Welcome to our Winter 2021 Newsletter, the first in a new series of quarterly updates focused on highlighting our program…
Daniel Larsen A recently completed study, led by UWAB Faculty member Eric Agol and with UWAB Program Director, Victoria Meadows,…
Support our Program Did you know that even a small donation can have a big impact! One of UWAB’s goals,…
Alumni Updates The UW Astrobiology Program has graduated over 60 alumni, who have exciting careers as faculty members, scientists, university…
Annual Workshop 2020 Unfortunately, due to the ongoing pandemic we were unable to hold our annual workshop this year. We’re…
Polar Microbes Give Peptide Clues For Detecting Life on Icy Worlds Daniel Larsen & Brook Nunn Many bodies in our…
Graduations Please join us in congratulating our latest batch of graduates and wish them well as they move on to…
Welcome to our Autumn 2109 Newsletter! It’s been another exciting year for the field of astrobiology and the UW Astrobiology Program, and you can read about many of our activities in this newsletter.
This interview was conducted by Samantha Gilbert Who are you and when did you graduate from UW? My name is…
Article Written by Eliah Overbey Photo Credit: Mike Wong What microbes are present in extreme environments? How genetically diverse are…
Prebiotic amino acids bind to and stabilize prebiotic fatty acid membranes Members of the Keller Research Group, including UW Astrobiology…
A BBC news story — “Could NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope detect alien life?” — covers research in a recent…
Please join us in congratulating our latest batch of graduates and wish them well as they move on to their…
Our big focus this summer was hosting the 960-attendee Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) in nearby Bellevue, and running a day-long…
This year the UW Astrobiology Program has continued to advance the search for life in the Universe through both our research and our science leadership.
Astronomers in the University of Washington’s Astrobiology Program are continuing their exciting discoveries of nearby potentially habitable planets…
With the discovery of Proxima Centauri b, a possibly terrestrial planet orbiting in the habitable zone of the nearest star to the Sun
Our last year was a productive and exciting one! We graduated five students:
Our list of alumni continues to grow as seven more graduates join the ranks. As of Fall 2014, we are…
In addition to our Annual Astrobiology Workshop, the UWAB Program encourages, supports, and in many cases organizes educational experiences for…
By Giada ArneyStudent Representative, UW Astrobiology Steering Group 2014 has been an exciting year for astrobiology. The number of known exoplanets…
Fall 2014 By Max ShowalterUW Astrobiology Graduate Student UWAB faculty member Jody Deming has made a living studying life where one…
This year was certainly a productive one for training the next generation of astrobiologists!
How do we define “life”? This fundamental question has remained largely philosophical,
We’ve had a busy and productive year with a focus on maintaining our excellence while expanding our program.