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July 16, 2020

7 University of Washington researchers elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2020

Seven scientists and engineers at the University of Washington have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences, according to an announcement July 15 by the academy.


December 2, 2019

Faculty/staff honors: Housing association nod, honorary doctorate, distinguished fellow, best conference paper

Recent honors to UW faculty and staff members include an honorary doctorate from the University of Bucharest, membership in an inaugural class of distinguished fellows in pharmacology, and a leadership position in a national student housing association.


July 16, 2019

8 UW professors elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2019

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Eight scientists and engineers from the University of Washington have been elected this year to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.


November 23, 2015

AAAS names four UW researchers as fellows

Four University of Washington researchers are among 347 new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for 2015.


March 19, 2014

Anti-anxiety drug ameliorates autistic behaviors in mice

autistics mice

Increasing cell signals that put the brake on excitatory brain cells reduces repetitive behaviors and learning problems and improves social interactions in a mouse model of autism. This was achieved with a low dose of benzodiazipine, a common anti-anxiety, anti-seizure medication.


November 24, 2013

How living cells solved a needle in a haystack problem to generate electrical signals

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Filtered from a vast sodium sea, more than 1 million calcium ions per second gush through our cells’ pores to generate charges