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October 2022

UW President Ana Mari Cauce (center left) and UW College of Engineering Dean Nancy Allbritton (center right) ceremoniously break ground along with engineering students Liban Hussein (l) and Aisha Cora (r) on the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building
 
IEB groundbreaking
 
The UW broke ground on the new $102 million Interdisciplinary Engineering Building, supported by public and private investments. Pictured above: UW President Ana Mari Cauce (center left) and UW College of Engineering Dean Nancy Allbritton (center right) with engineering students Liban Hussein (l) and Aisha Cora (r).
 
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Yejin Choi headshot
 
Yejin Choi wins MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’
 
The Allen School professor uses natural language processing to develop AI systems that have the ability to reason and can understand the implied meanings in human language.
 
 
 
Headshot of Bart Nijssen
 
Bart Nijssen named Chair of Civil & Environmental Engineering
 
The Allan & Inger Osberg Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering began his appointment in September.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corey Clay headshot
 
Corey Clay hired as Mechanical Engineering’s first DEI Officer
 
The department’s new Diversity Equity & Inclusion Officer shares efforts underway to increase representation.
 
 
 
A hand holding a cellphone with one finger over the flash and the camera. The flash is shining through the finger and glowing red.
 
Measuring blood oxygen levels with smartphones
 
UW and UC San Diego researchers have shown that smartphones are capable of detecting blood oxygen saturation levels down to 70% — the lowest value that pulse oximeters should be able to measure.
 
 
 
Suzie Pun headshot
 
Suzie Pun to serve as Director of the Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute
 
The Washington Research Professor of Bioengineering will serve as the Director of the Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute beginning in July 2023.
 
 
 
 

Finding — and keeping — the perfect fit for a prosthetic leg

 
Research | UW News
 
 

UW-built wave sensors dropped off Florida coast measure waves in the path of Hurricane Ian

 
Research | UW News
 
 

A reactor that can completely break down hard-to-destroy “forever chemicals”

 
Research | UW News
 
 

Introducing ClearBuds, new wireless earbuds that clear up calls thanks to deep learning

 
Research | UW News
 
 

“Sex, Gender and Engineering”: Denise Wilson tackles sexual harrassment in engineering with new book and course

 
Education | UW News
 
 

Andre Berndt receives McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award

 
Awards | UW Medicine Newsroom
 
 

Researchers receive NSF support to address security and privacy needs of marginalized and vulnerable populations

 
Research | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
 
 

A new tool helps assembly-line robots shift gears and pick up almost anything

 
Research | UW News
 
 

A new stretchable thermoelectric device converts body heat to electricity to power wearable electronics

 
Research | Mechanical Engineering
 
 

Black Lives Matter social media content points to the power of positivity in online activism and large-scale social movements

 
Research | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
 
 

Maya Cakmak wins Anita Borg Early Career Award for human-centered robotics

 
Awards | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
 
 

Engineering microbes that will convert CO2 into high-value chemicals, thanks to U.S. Dept of Energy funding

 
Research | Chemical Engineering
 
 

Julie Kientz receives Drexel University’s Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering & Science fellowship

 
Awards | Human Centered Design & Engineering
 
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