Christian Sidor, UW Biology professor and curator of the Burke Museum's vertebrate paleotology department, was recently featured in a UW Magazine article on a new giant clam fossil...Read more

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute on Monday awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary E. Brunkow — an alum of the...Read more

On Monday, October 6, 2025, Mary E. Brunkow - an alum of the University of Washington - was jointly awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or...Read more

Horacio de la Iglesia, Biology professor, was recently a guest on an episode of the "Science Vs" podcast. On the episode, Horacio discusses his research on how the full moon affects...Read more

Sam Wasser, Biology Research Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Forensic Science (CEFS), was featured in an article in BBC on how scientists are leveraging...Read more

Berry Brosi, UW Biology professor, was recently interviewed by UW News in a Q&A on how habitat is important to two types of bees native to Washington. Berry...Read more

Biology Professor Horacio de la Iglesia was elected as a new member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences in July 2025. Election recognizes the new member’s “outstanding record...Read more

Biology Ph.D. graduate, Wesley Hull, received the 2025 Graduate School Medal Award. This award is given to recognize doctoral candidate “scholar-citizens,” whose academic expertise and social awareness are...Read more

Biology undergraduate student, Dave Young, was named the Dean's Medalist in Natural Sciences for 2025. The Dean’s Medal is awarded by the College of Arts & Sciences each spring to four...Read more

Biology professor Sharlene Santana was awarded an Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award from the UW Office of Undergraduate Research. This award honors mentors for "excellence in guiding undergraduates in their...Read more