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Noah A. Smith poses in front of the Drumheller Fountain at the University of Washington.

Thu, 07/16/2026 | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering

University Faculty Lecture Award

Noah A. Smith, Allen School professor and UW vice provost for artificial intelligence, is the 2026 recipient of the University Faculty Lecture Award.

UW Concrete Canoe paddlers in Grand Coulee approach shore as a teammate waves a UW flag in shallow water.

Tue, 07/14/2026 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

UW hosts Concrete Canoe regionals

This spring the UW hosted student teams from across the Pacific Northwest for a weekend of displays, presentations and races as part of the American Society of Civil Engineers' concrete canoe competition.

Husky Robotics and TrickFire Robotics with President Jones

Thu, 07/09/2026 | UW Magazine

President Jones joins Husky Robotics

The student organization, which is tackling the challenge of building a Mars rover, hosted a special Husky VIP this year.

Typing on a laptop keyboard

Tue, 07/07/2026 | UW News

AI browsers and cybersecurity risks

A UW study finds that some agentic AI browsers come with major cybersecurity risks.

Footage from PaperTok

Thu, 07/02/2026 | UW News

Using AI to teach science

UW researchers have created PaperTok, an AI system that helps users turn research papers into short, engaging videos.

June Lukuyu

Tue, 06/30/2026 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

AI for power systems planning

Assistant Professor June Lukuyu is part of a research team developing machine learning datasets to improve power systems planning in the Global South.

Two people wearing white lab coats run experiments

Thu, 06/25/2026 | University of Washington

Engineering the future

Equipped with her doctorate in molecular engineering, Gizem Gökçe-Alpkılıç is using AI-powered tools to create proteins and solve global challenges, like drug-resistant infection.

The microchips inside a smartphone

Tue, 06/23/2026 | UW News

Estimating electronic devices' carbon footprints

UW researchers have developed an AI system that automatically estimates the environmental impacts of making different electronic devices.

The Switch Kit on a table

Thu, 06/18/2026 | UW Graduate School

Built to play

Mechanical Engineering's Mia Hoffman receives this year’s Graduate School Medal Award for her work to reimagine assistive technology for young children.

A grid of dots and lines creates a hexagonal lattice structure

Tue, 06/16/2026 | UW News

Advancing materials with AI and quantum

Two recent studies demonstrate how newer computing techniques can help researchers identify promising quantum materials to pursue.