Researchers at the University of Washington are investigating how genetic changes impact the severity of schizophrenia symptoms. A new study supports the idea t

We cover relationships for The New York Times and you might be surprised to know how many articles and columns are born out of our own conversations, conflicts and yearslong negotiations with our partners.

The University of Washington's CoMotion program announced 10 startups that secured UW-licensed intellectual property over the past year. Eight are in healthcare, spanning diagnostic tools, medical…

This week, we dive into the results of the Washington Youth Survey, including stories about trends in weight control, social media use and gambling.

Can nature heal? Scientific data have converged on an answer.

The NIH-funded Black Adult Resilience Study has met its enrollment goals in Seattle and Dallas-Fort Worth, challenging assumptions about Black participation in research.

Nicole McNichols' new book,

In “You Could Be Having Better Sex,” Dr. Nicole McNichols shares a roadmap for deeper intimacy with your significant other. #newdaynw

Over 40 million people ask ChatGPT for health information globally, according to an OpenAI report from January 2026.

At SXSW 2026, Leaders in AI and biology including Jessie Thomas, and Abhijit Rajagopal, from the Allen Institute join Dona Sarkar (Microsoft) and Chantel Prat (University of Washington) to examine a new reality: AI is quickly becoming an active thinking...

Objective: Systemic inequities are associated with stressor experiences of racial and ethnic minoritized individuals and disparities in health and substance use. Recently, young adults (YAs) have expe...

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From the thousands of undergraduate students at the University of Washington, three are selected each year for the prestigious President’s Medalist Award. Kaytlin Rose Vanderhorst, Carilyn Brandt...

EMDR has entered the Zeitgeist and mainstream therapists’ offices. Does it matter that some practitioners have no idea how (or why) it works?

The University of Washington was awarded $2.5 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to fund 16 postdoctoral fellows in a number of fields across the College of Arts & Sciences, the...

States across the country are age-gating sites with explicit sexual content. But critics have raised concerns about privacy.

New UW study to assess sleep and wellness in young adults

UW’s sex professor Nicole McNichols releases debut book ‘You Could Be Having Better Sex’

The University of Washington’s Youth Advisory Board, a group of teens from Seattle-area schools, tackled school phone policies, highlighting the need for student input.

If parents want to limit biases in their child, they have to start early.

Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty alumnus Sama Ahmed spoke with the foundation about his experiences with the fellowship.

A University of Washington study shows that AI can learn culture-specific values, like altruism, by watching people play a cooperative video game. The work points toward future AI systems that better ...

Apparently humans aren't the only animals who are neat freaks. Find out how this small rodent and other animals also declutter.