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Science

Screams of joy and... what did you just say? UW biochemist recalls getting the Nobel Prize call

It's not every day a Seattle kid gets a Nobel Prize. University of Washington biochemist David Baker isn't exactly a kid anymore, but a curious spirit, sharp mind, and ground-breaking scientific discoveries got him that nod last week.
Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien
Education

Fear and intimidation on both sides. UW releases report on Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia

The University of Washington has released a report on the tense "campus climate" over the past academic year, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Dyer Oxley
Environment

UW biochemist wins Nobel Prize for using computers to design proteins

A biochemist at the University of Washington School of Medicine has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work in computational protein design.
Ann Dornfeld
Education

Learning tool or BS machine? How AI is shaking up higher ed

As students and their professors head back to college classrooms and lecture halls this fall, the elephant in the room is ChatGPT.
Stephen Howie
Politics

A friend reflects on Aysenur Eygi's vibrant life and tragic death

'She loved living and loved life, and she didn't go to the West Bank to die. She went to live and to tell the stories that she gained there.' -Juliette Majid
Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien
Books

'The Boys in the Boat' is narrative gold

This is KUOW's book club, and we just read through the first half of Daniel James Brown's "The Boys in the Boat" about the University of Washington crew team's quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Katie Campbell
Sports

UW rowers win record 11 medals at Paris Olympics

University of Washington rowers won a total of 11 Olympic medals in Paris, the highest total in the history of the venerated program.
Stephen Howie
Science

Seattle crows are so smart, they’re challenging what we know about evolution

Researchers have made startling discoveries in recent years about a crow’s ability to communicate, solve problems, remember people, and use tools. What they’re discovering about crow brains is changing how scientists understand intelligence — and bringing into question our accepted version of evolution.
Stephen Howie
Politics

UW researchers find online rumors, but no major disinformation, after Trump assassination attempt

Researchers identified no major disinformation campaign by outside actors. Instead, it's rumors that circulated spontaneously by people trying to get attention for themselves or their causes.
Ann Dornfeld

KUOW Staff
Health

Why this UW doctor wants colleagues to ask patients if they are lonely

Medical professionals have started noting that isolation and loneliness are increasingly factors in health care, alongside smoking or exercise. One Seattle doctor urges his colleagues to ask their patients about it.
Patricia Murphy

Andy Hurst

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