Jay Falk, Biology postdoctoral scholar, led a study examining why a minority of female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds mimic the colorful plumage of males. The research found that while...Read more

Alejandro Rico-Guevara, Biology Assistant Professor, was featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" about research that suggests one species of hummingbird in California has evolved to get the most...Read more

Biology PhD alum Karly Cohen was an author on a recent study that looked at the repeated and widespread evolution of biofluorescence in marine fishes. The study presents...Read more

Jennifer Nemhauser, Biology professor, was featured as a guest on the Science Friday podcast episode on Joanne Chory, a plant scientist whose research had an unconventional approach to...Read more

Research from the Rasmussen Lab identified the direct precursors of Merkel cells during zebrafish skin development and regeneration. The manuscript was published in Development. Congratulations, "Team Merkel"!Read more

Alyssa Sargent, Biology graduate student, was featured on the first episode of the "Write for You" podcast. The "Write for You" podcast from the UW Odegaard Writing and...Read more

A new study of grasshoppers in the mountains of Colorado shows that, while the answers are complicated, biologists have much of the knowledge they need to make these predictions and...Read more

In a study published February 19 in Animal Behaviour, a team of researchers from the UW and Carnegie Mellon University have discovered the reason: They’re mimicking males. That trickery...Read more

Many congratulations to Janet Germeraad, UW Biology Director of Academic Services, and Dave Hurley, UW Biology IT Director, who both recently celebrated their UW milestone anniversaries. Janet celebrated 25 years...Read more

For Valentine’s Day, UW News asked 12 University of Washington researchers to share their love stories: What made them decide to pursue their career paths? Featured among the 12...Read more