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Global cases have reached an estimated 16.7 million per day this month already

Getting a sense of falsehoods online might sound straightforward, but it isn't. Researchers use state-of-the-art algorithms but it also comes down to lots of scrolling and reading.

This Week 6 matchup will be notable for the overwhelming number of players and coaches who spent time at the University of Washington

A team of sleep researchers have found high-schoolers are not getting nearly enough sleep

Early school start times and late-night screen times are making sleep deprivation in kids even worse.

Michelle Martin is the Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services in the Information School at the University of Washington. She primarily teaches students who will be youth services librarians who work with children and young adults in libraries or other information science spaces. Below are highlights from an…

Rising interest rates, dampened growth and the public’s shifting views on Big Tech are giving experts pause

Unprecedented heat waves are on the rise as the climate gets hotter. But experts say the country's heat warning system may be leading the public to underestimate the dangers.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic guard Gary Harris had arthroscopic surgery on Wednesday to perform a meniscectomy in his left knee after tearing his meniscus, a league source told the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday.

Largest research project of its kind also points to alcohol and being overweight as major contributors

SEATTLE — While the unusual quiet of COVID's first months was hard on many people, it allowed birds in the Pacific Northwest to use a wider range of habitats, according to a newly published University of Washington study.