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#Â鶹Éçdiscovers

'Kind of a crazy idea'

Â鶹Éç Professor David Baker was awarded a Nobel Prize for his success with ‘the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins.’

#Â鶹Éçdiscovers

Blazing a trail with wildfire research

A national increase in wildfires has sparked Â鶹Éç researchers to respond in many ways — from developing safety technology to uncovering long-term hazards.

#Â鶹Éçinnovates

FASTER SCIENCE

CoMotion, the Â鶹Éç’s innovation hub, is helping accelerate bioengineering professor Valerie Daggett’s quest to detect and treat Alzheimer’s earlier.

#PopulationHealth

Water matters

The Â鶹Éç’s Population Health Initiative, now in its eighth year, is working to address flood concerns along the Duwamish River.

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News & Events

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Cherry Blossom Watch

Â鶹Éç cherry blossoms’ peak bloom expected mid-March

The iconic Quad cherry blossoms in the Â鶹Éç Quad usually reach peak bloom the third week of March, and this year is on track to meet that timing.

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Environment

ShakeAlert gets first Â鶹Éç test

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake jolted awake many residents of the San Juan Islands early on March 3. The quake triggered the ShakeAlert early warning system that researchers at the Â鶹Éç helped developed.

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Health and Medicine

Study: Child ADHD risk linked to mother’s use of pain reliever

The risk of developing ADHD was three times higher among children whose mothers used the drug during pregnancy.

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Honors & awards

8 uw faculty have won the nobel prize

Undergrad research

8000+ undergraduate students participate in at least one quarter of research.

Rankings

The Â鶹Éç was named the most innovative public university in the world by Reuters in 2019.