University of Washington

On the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the law preventing sex discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding, KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick talks with Patricia "Trish" Bostrom of Mercer Island about playing sports in a pre-Title IX world. A nationally-ranked tennis player in the 1970s, her biggest battle may have been the right to play in the first place. She even sued the University of Washington.

Researchers at the University of Washington are investigating whether psychedelics could alleviate depression in healthcare workers. The pandemic saw record burnout among doctors and nurses.

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated a health care staffing shortage in Washington, so the state Legislature this year provided more than $38 million to expand nursing programs statewide.

By converting sounds to images, scientists can use artificial intelligence to quickly find and assess animals' calls, even deep in the ocean.

A new report by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights shows that there have been more than 60 sexual abuse allegations — ranging from harassment to assault — at the ICE detention center in Tacoma.

The University of Washington and Seattle University will return to in-person learning at the end of January after starting winter quarter online because of a omicron-fueled spike in COVID-19 cases.

Groundbreaking Seattle legislator and college football star George Fleming has died at age 83. Fleming was first elected to the state House in 1968 and two years later was elected to the state Senate, becoming its second African American member.

Washington is hoping that dipping back into the Mountain West pool with the hiring of Kalen DeBoer as its new head football coach will help the school replicate the success it had when Chris Petersen made the move from Boise State to the Huskies in 2013. DeBoer has agreed to a five-year, $16.5 million deal with Washington after two seasons as the coach at Fresno State.

The University of Washington hired Fresno State football coach Kalen DeBoer on Monday to lead the Huskies, handing a program that has struggled offensively to a coach with a track record of productive and creative offenses.

The University of Washington has fired football coach Jimmy Lake on Sunday. KNKX sports commentator Art Thiel joined Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about it.