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People walk across a crosswalk.

Thu, 08/21/2025 | UW News

On the move

New research led by the UW provides clear evidence that highly walkable areas lead to significantly more walking.

Alexis Harroun headshot

Tue, 08/19/2025 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Making space history

Aeronautics & Astronautics alumna Alexis Harroun prepares to launch the first U.S. orbital flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine.

George Darkwah portrait

Mon, 08/18/2025 | UW News

Predicting river temperatures

Doctoral student George Darkwah is harnessing satellite data to help Pacific Northwest tribes manage salmon populations and restore fishing stocks.

UW researcher in a lab

Fri, 08/15/2025 | UW News

Addressing antibiotic resistance

UW researchers test common disinfectants’ abilities to fight antibiotic resistance at the genetic level.

UW Formula Motorsports team posing in front of Suzzallo

Wed, 08/13/2025 | University of Washington

Pit stop

Meet Formula Motorsports, the student group behind the wheel, and build, of an award-winning race car.

A screenshot of a conversation between a Democrat and a conservative chatbot.

Mon, 08/11/2025 | UW News

Talking politics with ChatGPT

UW researchers find that biased AI chatbots can sway people’s political views with just a few messages.

Grace Pardini

Thu, 08/07/2025 | University of Washington

Flight path to the stars

Aeronautics and astronautics undergraduate Grace Pardini shares her journey through identity, engineering and community.

Beth Kolko holds the drip assist device while smiling for the camera

Tue, 08/05/2025 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

From research to global impact

From lab to lifesaving tool, federal support helped HCDE Professor Beth Kolko launch Shift Labs, a startup whose infusion device improves care worldwide.

Jim Hermanson in a Blue Angel jet

Thu, 07/31/2025 | UW News

Riding with the Blue Angels

Jim Hermanson, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics, took a ride aboard a U.S. Navy Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, also known as one of the Blue Angels.

A sensor suite next to an insect robot with wings and part of a pencil for scale.

Tue, 07/29/2025 | UW Mechanical Engineering

New sensor system for micro-robots

A bumblebee-sized micro-robot could soon take flight while sensing its surroundings, thanks to innovations from UW researchers.

A researcher presses cement into one of three metal molds

Fri, 07/25/2025 | UW News

From seaweed to structural material

To help cut concrete's carbon footprint, UW and Microsoft researchers are developing a new type of concrete by mixing seaweed with cement.

A photo collage featuring headshots of 12 UW faculty members.

Wed, 07/23/2025 | UW Today

Engineering faculty elected to WSAS

Congrats to the five engineering professors who are among the 12 UW faculty members elected to the 2025 Washington State Academy of Sciences.

Collage of a long-tailed river stingray and a banded eagle ray

Mon, 07/21/2025 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Exploring stingray skeleton architecture

Undergrad John Michael Racy's research is revealing how generative design can be used to analyze the complex shapes found in biological structures like skeletons.

Karen Leung headshot

Tue, 07/15/2025

Karen Leung appointed UW–Amazon Science Hub Director

Karen Leung will lead the Amazon Science Hub’s efforts to develop research and education programs in robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

Person sitting outdoors on grass using a smartphone

Mon, 07/14/2025 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

Improving mental health care

The UW's ALACRITY Center is exploring new ways to make high-quality mental health care more available to all Americans.

A digitally machine-knitted assistive glove

Thu, 07/10/2025 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

AI dressed for success

Yiyue Luo is developing AI-enhanced clothing that can guide its wearers to move and perform physical tasks more adroitly and efficiently.

Two children play a game on a computer.

Tue, 07/08/2025 | UW News

AI Puzzlers

AI Puzzlers, a game developed by UW researchers, show kids how they're smarter than AI.

Jiaxin Li sitting at a computer desk

Wed, 07/02/2025 | UW Industrial & Systems Engineering

Predicting performance under pressure

Ph.D. student Jiaxin Li is developing tools to anticipate when we're about to make critical errors while juggling multiple tasks.

A large condominium that has partially collapsed, and people with helmets amidst the rubble.

Mon, 06/30/2025 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Improving building safety standards

UW engineers tested full-scale slabs for NIST's investigation of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse, helping improve national building safety standards.

Elizabeth Nance headshot

Wed, 06/25/2025 | UW College of Engineering

Elizabeth Nance appointed Chemical Engineering chair

Nance, who currently holds appointments in chemical engineering and bioengineering, begins her tenure on Sept.1.

Astroid in space

Fri, 06/20/2025 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

The perfect angle

Aeronautics and astronautics Ph.D. student Aditya Deole is using sunlight to better track space objects.

Omeed Yazdani glancing over at research

Tue, 06/17/2025 | University of Washington

From classics to cures

Bioengineering graduate student Omeed Yazdani is using ancient inspiration to change the narrative in modern medicine.

Interdisciplinary Engineering Building exterior

Tue, 06/17/2025

The IEB opens its doors

Since its soft opening this spring, the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IEB) has quickly become a hub for students across the College of Engineering.

An aerial view of a neighborhood that has some homes completely burned to the ground and some left fully standing.

Fri, 06/13/2025 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Tracking recovery after the LA wildfires

After devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the RAPID Facility collects key data to study long-term health, environmental and recovery impacts.

Images of immunocytostaining for cell identity

Wed, 06/11/2025 | UW Chemical Engineering

A blood-brain barrier research roadmap

UW researchers have developed better ways to isolate cells from the brain's protective barrier, creating a roadmap for future scientists to follow.