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News »

Ostendorf to Receive Engineering Education Award EE professor and CoE associate dean Mari Ostendorf named HP-Harriett B. Rigas Award winner.

Sign Language by Cell Phone Gets First Tests Students in the UW's deaf & hard of hearing in computing program are testing the first device able to transmit ASL over US cellular networks.

Technology to 'Do the Right Thing' PhD candidate Jon Froelich (CS&E) helped compile a list of the coolest "persuasive technologies" that seek to help us save energy and make better health choices.

Events »

September 6, 8, & 10, 2010
NAE Grand Challenges on UWTV UW Engineering dean Matt O'Donnell and Hugh Chang of PATH speak at the NAE Grand Challenges Summit on May 2. Several air times.

October 11 and 12, 2010
Electrical Engineering Lecture Series Two lectures by Dr. Thomas Kailath of Stanford. RSVP by October 1: 206-685-9816 or coeevent@uw.edu.

Wednesday, October 13, 7 p.m.
High-Pressure Crisis in the Gulf Our fall lecture series kicks off with an inside look at the BP oil spill from two UW Engineering professors tasked with measuring it. Kane Hall.