Alumni Stars in Outer Space and Cyberspace
NASA Space Shuttle Pilot, Greg Johnson
A rocket with 7.5 million pounds of thrust, hands at the controls of a $2 billion space ship, and filming the repair of the Hubble telescope are a few of the highlights of AA alumni Gregory Johnson's recent space mission. MORE »
High-Tech Entrepreneur, Jeremy Jaech
UW computer science alumnus (MS ’80) Jeremy Jaech has fueled the local economy by co-founding three companies. Jaech believes that promoting an innovation economy is essential to Washington’s ability to thrive in a competitive world. MORE »
Innovators
Miqin Zhang Leads Landmark Cancer-fighting Study
Promise for vastly improved diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors, among the most deadly cancers, fuels the interdisciplinary research team led by Miqin Zhang. In the team’s landmark study, fluorescent nanoprobes injected into the bloodstream of mice crossed the blood-brain barrier and attached to tumors. MORE »
Cutting Costs, Not Trees
We're reducing costs by limiting what we print and we're lowering our impact on the environment by using less paper and ink.
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