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Dean's MessageDean Matt O’Donnell's video message discusses the smart grid demonstration project, the Boeing 787’s successful test flight, and the upcoming NAE Seattle Grand Challenges Summit. Play video » |
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Research News
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Cell phones become handheld tools for global development UW engineers harness the Android system to turn cell
phones into tools for collecting data. Graduate students traveled to help nonprofits in African villages and Brazilian rainforests use the device. Recently, Google awarded $1.35 million to the project. |
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'Greenroads' rates sustainable road projects UW researchers and engineering firm CH2M Hill this month launched the
first rating system for sustainable road construction. Learn more: UW News article about Greenroads or video of civil engineer Steve Muench explaining the project. |
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Managing Pacific Northwest dams for a changing climate Civil engineers at the UW and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers explore how the nation's largest hydropower system could be managed under climate change. |
Campus News
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Smart-grid demonstration project to take place on UW campus The major buildings on campus and at least one student residence hall will be wired with smart electrical meters, part of the $178 million Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project. |
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Gates Foundation funds technology to measure micronutrients in malnourished populations A grant from The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will help UW bioengineers and chemical engineers develop a portable, inexpensive device to detect nutrient deficiencies in settings with scarce resources. Crane installation a milestone in construction of Molecular Engineering Building The Molecular Engineering Building construction is under way. Read an article about the crane installation or take a peek through the construction webcam. |
Coming Events
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NAE Grand Challenges Summit May 2-3, 2010 UW campus, WA State Convention & Trade Center Six national summits bring together students, professionals and academics to discuss the coming challenges in engineering. Seattle's summit focuses on engineering better medicines and engineering the tools of scientific discovery. Register now. |
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Engineering Discovery Days April 23-24, 2010 UW campus Friday’s events will focus on school groups in grades 4-8. Saturday’s program will be aimed at high-schoolers, community college students, pre-majors and their families. |
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Engineering Xtreme Challenges: Outer Space to Cyberspace Now on UWTV If you missed the fall lectures, watch them now online or as scheduled broadcasts: Energy Crisis: Smart Solutions Final Mission to Hubble The Cyberspace Data Explosion: Boon or Black Hole? |
In the Media
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Can molecular medicine
survive its teenage years, and reach its potential this decade? Xconomy | January 15, 2010 Dean Matt O’Donnell starts the decade with an article on the promise of molecular medicine. |
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New Economy cities: A Seattle slew of advantages Christian Science Monitor | November 20, 2009 Seattle is named one of five cities that will rise in the New Economy, in part because of the UW. |
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A battery-free implantable neural sensor Technology Review | November 5, 2009 Electrical engineer Brian Otis has built a radio chip small enough to be implanted in a moth and sense its neural activity. |