UW and the CommunityAging with grace for boomers with disabilities
For many, older adulthood brings some decline in function. For people living with physical disabilities the slide can be more dramatic. A UW study is focusing on this often overlooked population.
KUOW
Health and MedicineStudy tracks PTSD symptoms after Boston Marathon bombing
Researchers collaborated on a unique opportunity to study whether patterns of brain activity predict teenagers’ response to a terrorist attack.
UW Today
ILABSMonths before first words, babies’ brains rehearse speech mechanics
Research shows that in 7- and 11-month-old infants, speech sounds stimulate areas of the brain that coordinate and plan movements for speech.
UW Today
TechnologyUW launches a record 18 startups
The University of Washington launched a record number of new startup companies in the past fiscal year based on UW research technologies.
Center for Commercialization
EnvironmentStudents calculate future sea-level rise in Olympia
Many scientists are working to establish what we can know about future climate. One statistician is focusing on what we can’t know – gauging the uncertainties around projections of climate change.
UW Today
