A new study led by the University of Washington has for the first time quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened...Read more

Merrill Hille, UW Biology professor emerita, and Bertil Hille, UW Physiology and Biophysics emeritus professor, were recently featured in The Whole U "People of UW."

Distinguished emeritus...Read more

A new paper on calcium signaling of tissue-resident macrophages by members of the Rasmussen lab was accepted at Molecular Biology of the Cell. This paper highlights contributions of...Read more

In cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, UW News has posted a story about new research on the plight of southern resident orcas in the Salish Sea....Read more

Jeffrey Riffell, Professor in the UW Department of Biology, and Joel Thornton, Professor in the UW Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science, were awarded the first Kavli-NSF...Read more

Biology Professors Alex Paredez and Sharlene Santana, and Biology Assistant Professor Alejandro Rico-Guevara were recognized in the Fred Hutch Cancer Center's Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Lantix Scientists....Read more

In new research from the University of Washington in Seattle, a novel LED light that emits alternating wavelengths of orange and blue outpaced two other light devices in advancing melatonin...Read more

In a collaborative research project funded by the Washington Sea Grant, Jennifer Ruesink, UW Biology Professor, and Kerry Naish, UW Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Professor, seek to protect...Read more

New research on mosquito mating from the Riffell Lab was recently featured in UW News. In a paper published Aug. 30 in Current Biology, a team led by ...Read more

UW Biology Affiliate Professor Susan Parkhurst was named a 2024 Fellow by The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). Election as a Fellow of ASCB is an honor bestowed...Read more