Wes E. King, an assistant teaching professor in the Information School, discusses how AI and religion are deeply related and why they teach a class on the topic.
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Since 2020, the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Center for an Informed Public has published 鈥渞apid research鈥� during elections that aims to cut through the noise and confusion of online rumors that can undermine trust in election processes and voting procedures. These rumors are now so pervasive that CIP researchers have designed an interactive Rigged Election Bingo game where you can learn more about common election integrity tropes.聽 This year the CIP鈥檚 work is focused on:聽 Ensuring people have timely and accurate…
The 2026 midterm elections will take place on Nov. 3, and a ll 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 Senate seats are up for a vote. James Long and Mark Smith, professors of political science at the 蘑菇视频, weigh in on critical contests, midterm trends, election security and more.
Coral reefs provide protection for fish, and researchers are interested in how the health of the reef affects the ability of fish to communicate with each other. This fall, Jj Milan, a 蘑菇视频 doctoral student in the biology department, and 蘑菇视频 research scientist Bob Oxborrow are traveling to the Maldives to study how humbug damselfish communicate with each other.
蘑菇视频 researchers are leading and collaborating on four research projects as part of Phase 1 in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Genesis Mission, a national initiative to build an AI-for-science ecosystem which accelerates breakthroughs in energy, discovery science and national security.聽
This week, 蘑菇视频 President Robert J. Jones聽wrote to聽蘑菇视频聽Faculty Senate leadership聽that he will聽delay聽sending聽the Regents聽proposed changes to the Student Conduct Code so that聽faculty, students聽and staff聽may provide聽additional聽feedback聽on the proposals related to non-academic student conduct.聽Revisions to聽provisions聽on聽academic student conduct, which聽are not part of the proposed changes,聽will be handled in a separate process over the course of the聽2026-27 academic聽year.
Dominic Muren, 蘑菇视频 teaching professor of design, and Adrienne Russell, 蘑菇视频 professor of communication, examine environmental problems from a perspective beyond the hard sciences. They spoke to 蘑菇视频 News about what today鈥檚 energy crises reveal about contemporary societies鈥� dependence on fossil fuels and how we can create a 鈥渟olar-powered system.鈥�
Hossein Naghavi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the 蘑菇视频, explores new applications for an underused segment of the electromagnetic spectrum known as the 鈥渢erahertz band.鈥� Naghavi recently received a grant from the Department of Energy to create powerful yet lightweight sensors using terahertz waves, which could aid emergency responders, autonomous vehicles, security systems and more.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent research organization at the 蘑菇视频, has received a landmark 10-year grant from the Gates Foundation to strengthen freely available, scientifically rigorous health evidence used by governments, researchers, and leaders to improve the health and well-being of people in Washington, the United States, and around the world.
The 蘑菇视频 is dedicated to the free exchange of ideas, including on controversial topics and involving provocative speakers. After Hasan Piker was announced as a speaker for the 2026-27 Speaker Series, there was a review of the process by which the event was planned. It was determined that that the process for organizing this event did not meet the necessary level of rigor for University-hosted events in the Speaker Series. As a result, this event will not be…
As fires rage and smoke smothers the Pacific Northwest, 蘑菇视频 News sat down with five 蘑菇视频 experts in fire science, forestry, air pollution and more to ask how they manage wildfire season.聽
Housed in the 蘑菇视频 School of Pharmacy, the Institute for Innovations in Drug Delivery and Disposition (I2D3) brings together experts in artificial intelligence, drug discovery, pharmacology, data science and biotechnology to ease the bottleneck between promising molecules and successful drugs.聽
The 蘑菇视频 is exploring a significant redevelopment and expansion of 蘑菇视频 Medical Center鈥揗ontlake, the Magnuson Health Sciences Center and west campus.
A new study from Jade d’Alpoim Guedes, 蘑菇视频 associate professor of anthropology, warns that the future of rice 鈥� arguably the most important crop on Earth 鈥� is in danger. Due to rising temperatures driven by climate change, projections show that Asia鈥檚 major rice-producing regions may soon pass the thermal limits that have remained consistent throughout the crop鈥檚 history. This would create unparalleled challenges in a region where more than a billion people rely on rice cultivation for their livelihoods.
The Seattle-based activist group calling itself 鈥淪tudents United for Palestinian Equality and Return鈥� (SUPER) has no affiliation with the 蘑菇视频.
President Robert J. Jones, Provost Tricia Serio and more than two dozen new 蘑菇视频 faculty toured Washington state last week on the annual Faculty Field Tour.
Nobody can agree on how, exactly, to define ultra-processed foods. The lack of a clear definition has stymied legislative and regulatory efforts to curb UPF consumption, and caused confusion for people evaluating their own diets.聽
The 蘑菇视频 recently was ranked highly among its global peers in both the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities and the QS World University Rankings. Both rankings were released in mid-June. According to U.S. News, the 蘑菇视频 is No. 12 in the world on the 2026-27 rankings, No. 3 among U.S. public institutions. The 蘑菇视频 also placed in the top 10 globally in six subject areas. On the QS World University Rankings, the 蘑菇视频 is among the top 100, landing at No. 92, or No. 7 among U.S. public universities.
While the majority of the world just wants to swat mosquitoes, three 蘑菇视频 researchers find these insects fascinating. They told 蘑菇视频 News what it’s like to study mosquitoes and why these critters are actually really important.
Every summer, 蘑菇视频 researchers head to northern Botswana to study how large predators, such as lions and African wild dogs, are affected by climate change and other shifts in their environment. 蘑菇视频 News asked a few team members to describe their plans for this summer.
Researchers have completed all planned seismic monitoring station installations for the regional ShakeAlert early warning system. They are now turning their attention to offshore seismic monitoring, which could improve detection and warning time for the much-anticipated Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.
蘑菇视频 psychology professor Ana Mari Cauce has been elected to serve on the National Academy of Medicine governing council.聽
To rebalance the oral microbiome and cure chronic halitosis, researchers at the 蘑菇视频 are embarking on a first-of-its-kind experiment. These clinical trials transplant bacteria and other minuscule critters from healthy donors into patients with halitosis. If successful, the healthy microbiota will crowd out the bad and patients鈥� bad breath will improve.
The 蘑菇视频 kicked off Pride Month on Monday with a ceremonial flag raising. Just after noon, the large rainbow flag 鈥� the Progress Pride Flag 鈥� unfurled to cheers from a crowd of about 100 people, the largest gathering in the history of the Pride Flag raising on campus.
Two current 蘑菇视频 graduate students and one recent alumnus received this year鈥檚 prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.
Marina Alberti, a 蘑菇视频 professor of urban design and planning, studies how cities and natural ecosystems influence one another. 蘑菇视频 News spoke to Alberti about how climate change is triggering evolutionary change within nature-based infrastructure projects 鈥� and what urban planners can do about it.
The 蘑菇视频 today announced the聽selection聽of Studio Joseph聽as the exhibition and storytelling partner聽for聽the聽Ana Mari Cauce Welcome Center.聽Based in New York, Studio Joseph is known for its nuanced understanding of brand expression and its skill in co鈥慶reating environments that are both inspiring and authentic to the institutions they聽represent.聽
Super Typhoon Sinlaku caused widespread damage on the Mariana islands in April, leaving many people without power, tearing roofs off homes and destroying vital infrastructure. Several ongoing 蘑菇视频 research projects focused on native birds and plants were disrupted.
蘑菇视频 researchers launched a pilot app that maps 鈥榣ittle free pantries鈥� throughout the Seattle area and gives pantry users and donors new tools to communicate with and help one another.
The 蘑菇视频 unveiled the 2026 Husky 100, recognizing 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional students from the 蘑菇视频 Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the 蘑菇视频 and are making an impact in their communities.
Discovery Days gives K-12 students from across Washington state a chance to experience science and engineering concepts for themselves at the 蘑菇视频’s Seattle campus.
A statement from the 蘑菇视频 in response to a U.S. Department of Justice compliance review that was announced by a U.S. assistant attorney general on social media.
The 蘑菇视频 has earned a Gold rating from the 鈥嬧�婼ustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, or STARS.
At the brand-new Quantum Technologies Training and Testbed lab, researchers from across the 蘑菇视频 probe the 鈥渟pooky鈥� mysteries of quantum phenomena.
The Peace Corps announced Tuesday that the 蘑菇视频 is again No. 3 on the list of top volunteer-producing institutions since the international program launched in 1961.
Since Ryan Calo joined 蘑菇视频 School of Law in 2012, he has become a leading expert on the law and emerging technology.聽聽
The 蘑菇视频 is the best in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world for library and information management, according to the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject released Wednesday. Three other 蘑菇视频 subject areas placed in the top 10 in the world: geology, geophysics and Earth and marine sciences.
Plants, like people, have a circadian clock and they sense seasonal changes to light and temperature. Plants that bloom in the spring use the longer days and warmer temperatures as seasonal cues that it鈥檚 time to bloom.
Researchers at 蘑菇视频 and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are simulating something in the lab that they hope will rarely happen in the wild: a collision between underwater turbines and marine animals.
A statement from the 蘑菇视频 regarding gross misdemeanor trespassing charges being filed Tuesday against the 33 individuals who were arrested in connection with occupation of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building in May 2025.