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News & Events
![Top-view image of the arena, or flight simulator, used to present different visual objects and olfactory cues to tethered mosquitoes.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2024/09/02212048/mosquito-research-tile.jpg)
New discoveries may help the fight against malaria
An international team led by researchers at the UW has uncovered surprising details about mosquito mating, which could lead to improved malaria control techniques and even help develop precision drone flight.
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Settling one cosmic question and raising others
A new study resolves a long-standing debate among astrophysicists over the relationship between a galaxy’s size and its environment, but also raise new questions about how galaxies form and evolve over billions of years.
![Fall Campus scene on the quad](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2019/01/30100124/fall-campus-quad-377x160.jpg)
Smarter irrigation for a greener UW campus
The University of Washington is testing sensor-driven technology to reduce its water footprint and create a more sustainable campus.
Fast Facts
For Washington
![All 39 counties in Washington state are represented by students at the UW.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2020/01/02104327/wa-counties-represented.png)
Honors & Awards
![7 uw faculty have won the nobel prize](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/81/2017/05/07084207/nobel-prize-2017.png)