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Professor Pat Bajari elected Econometric Society fellow
One of only 13 Fellows elected this year to lifetime appointments, Professor Bajari joins an elite group of economic researchers from around the world.
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Douglass North, Nobel Prize-winning economic historian, dies at 95
Dr. North was on the faculty of the University of Washington in Seattle for 33 years.
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After Nobel win, neutrino endeavors snag Breakthrough Prize in Physics
The $3 million prize will be shared among the over 1,300 scientists, including University of Washington researchers. -
Marek Basler and Clemens Cabernard are new “EMBO Young Investigators”
Cabernard will join the UW Department of Biology next year as an assistant professor. -
UW Alumnus Nilanjan Chatterjee named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Chatterjee, a renowned biostatistician is the 16th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University. -
Swartz Foundation grant to boost UW research in computational neuroscience
The UW will join universities like Harvard, Columbia and Yale as Swartz-funded centers for research in this growing field of brain science. -
Seattle Times editorial board praises real-world impact of UW research
"Serious research has serious consequences," says the Seattle Times editorial board in response to recent news of a break-in at the UW Center for Human Rights. -
Major award will help young UW scientist capture the power of light
Brandi Cossairt, UW professor of chemistry, will receive five-year funding through Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. -
Chemistry’s Brandi Cossairt named a 2015 Packard Fellow
The fellowship includes a five-year research grant of $875,000. -
UW is fourth in social sciences and fifth overall in global ranking of scientific research
Continuing a recent string of noteworthy accolades, the University of Washington held its place at No. 5 in the world on the National Taiwan University Ranking of Scientific Papers.
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UW physicists celebrate contribution to Nobel-winning neutrino discoveries
Two teams of University of Washington researchers were members of the multinational, decades-long scientific groups that won. -
Karen Goldberg receives the 2016 ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry
The national award recognizes outstanding research in the preparation, reactions, properties, or structure of organometallic substances. -
Fareed Zakaria reviews Jackson School professors' book
The world has been horrified but also puzzled by the rise of ISIS. How does one comprehend its brutality and success? What is its likely path? -
UW prof nominated for top conservation prize
Prof. P. Dee Boersma is nominated for the 2016 Indianapolis Prize, the biggest award in the field. -
Nat Geo Explorers Nominated for Top Conservation Prize
UW Biology Professor Dee Boersma named a finalist in recognition of her work documenting the impacts of climate change on penguins.