Natural & Physical Sciences

Liz Dennett is tackling the copper crisis using nature’s oldest miners: microbes.

With Ms. Frizzle–level zeal and cross-cutting aspirations, Jumana Tanner embarked on the adventure of a lifetime with UW Marine Biology in the Florida Keys.

This year, the United States witnessed some of the worst flooding events in recent history. Researchers from multiple departments in the College of Letters & Science are focused on finding ways to address what has become a rising issue.

Sam Gellman studies synthetic molecules that could hold the key to a wide range of important scientific possibilities.

Combining the forces of the current integrative biology and botany departments, the University’s Department of Biology within the College of Letters & Science will be a powerhouse in research and education.

A new cohort of L&S professors achieves a major career milestone.

Backed by funding from the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy, Hiroshi Maeda is pursuing a groundbreaking study on how to improve the ways plants absorb and use nitrogen.

Meet one of the College of Letters & Science’s new Dean’s Ambassadors, Devin Guthrie.

Inspired by her mentor, a physics alumna continues a legacy of support, a quest for knowledge and the pursuit of discovery.