Carl Bergstrom is quoted in an article in The Atlantic(link is external) on the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The article argues that as the U.S. heads toward the...Read more

Mother orca Tahlequah has had her baby.

The endangered southern resident killer whale, J35, touched hearts in the Pacific Northwest and around the world in August 2018 when she lost...Read more

Jim Truman, UW Biology Professor Emeritus, is one of ten entomologists recently honored as 2020 Fellows of the Entomological Society of America(link is external).

Election as a Fellow...Read more

Scott Freeman and Elli Theobald co-wrote an OpEd piece on Inside Higher Ed(link is external) on active learning and how it will effectively help colleges and universities achieve antiracism, equity...Read more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quietly changed its guidance on Monday to now say that asymptomatic people do not need to be tested for coronavirus, even if...Read more

Ray Huey, UW Biology professor emeritus, lead-authored a paper recently published to PLOS ONE(link is external). The paper's findings represent the most comprehensive look at success and death rates in...Read more

Christian Sidor, UW Biology professor, and Megan Whitney(link is external), former UW Biology doctoral student, co-authored a paper published in Communications Biology(link is external) reporting evidence of a hibernation-like state in Lystrosaurus,...Read more

Sharlene Santana was featured in this week's episode of the People Behind the Science Podcast(link is external). In the episode, Sharlene discusses her research on diversity in bats, her experiences...Read more

We’ve known from the beginning how the end will arrive. Eventually, the coronavirus will be unable to find enough susceptible hosts to survive, fading out wherever it briefly emerges.

To...Read more

Off the west side of San Juan Island, Deborah Giles(link is external) quickly grabbed her boat’s bright yellow research flag and started waving it at a small boat chopping through the...Read more