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- Do you wonder whether Pacific Northwesterners have an accent?
- Are you curious what your eyes reveal about your risk of Alzheimer’s?
- Do you know what your car’s worn tires mean for coho salmon?
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Featured stories in the latest issue
What fruit flies can teach us about Parkinson’s disease
Mary Bun, an undergraduate student in engineering, studies fruit flies to better understand how our brains handle multitasking — and to uncover valuable insights into human brain diseases.
The UW Information School ranks #1 in the nation
In addition, more than 80 other UW graduate programs — including nursing, education, and computer science & engineering — scored highly in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Smarter hearing aids with the help of AI
Traditional hearing aids amplify everything, including unwanted background noise. Now, a UW researcher is using the power of AI to allow users to fine tune their own devices.