Contents:
- Message from Dean Matt O'Donnell
- Research news: Brain-controlled robot; 3-D photo software; Underground robotic crawler
- Campus news: Students rebuild after Katrina; $10 million for heart-tissue engineering; UW launches "Google 101"
- Coming events: Engineering open house; Diamond Awards; Concrete canoe competition
- In the media
Message from Dean Matt O'Donnell
Research news
You think it, the robot does it
Brain signals are used for the first time to control movement of a humanoid robot. Read story »
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Photo software creates 3-D world
Hundreds, thousands or even millions of digital photos combine to create a virtual reality, in graduate research now licensed by Microsoft. Read story »
Subterranean crawler performs an equivalent of a checkup
An underground robot performs checkups on high-voltage power lines, finding worn cables before the power goes out. Read story »
Campus news
Electrical engineer Denise Wilson brought 12 students to Mississippi for a hand-on look at technology, natural disasters and emergency response. Read story »
NIH awards additional $10.2 million to UW research team to grow heart muscle
The UW's Engineered Biomaterials center combines biology and engineering in a quest to rebuild human heart muscle. Read story »
Google class debuts at the UW: Students learn firm's approach to programming
An alum came back to UW establish an undergraduate course based on techniques used by his current employer, Google. Read story »
Coming events
April 27 and 28, UW campus
A fun, interactive open house offering everything from computer games to robots to making liquid nitrogen ice cream. Event Web site »
UW Engineering's Diamond Awards
May 18, Hotel Deca, Seattle
The College's annual recognition of ingenuity and entrepreneurship. Event Web site »
2007 ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition
June 14-16, UW campus and Lake Sammamish State Park
The 20th national battle of concrete boats will take place in Seattle. Event Web site »
In the media
Newsweek: An escape into healing: Virtual reality is helping ease excruciating pain, phobic anxiety and stress from trauma
An alumni triple-header:
REI's Sally Jewell, The Museum of Flight's Bonnie Dunbar and a local weather-forecasting company were among local alums making headlines:
Puget Sound Business Journal: Executive of the year 2006, CEO Sally Jewell
The Seattle Times: Bonnie Dunbar: From the ranch to outer space, she soars
Puget Sound Business Journal: "Weather wizard: UW graduates power 3Tier Environmental Forecast Group's predictions