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Aerial view of a light rail on a floating bridge at night

Thu, 06/11/2026 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Keeping watch on a one-of-a-kind bridge

UW researchers built a digital twin of the I-90 Homer Hadley floating bridge to monitor the world's first floating light rail crossing.

A person's arm, wrapped with purple and yellow tape, gestures in front of a black monitor displaying a red and blue dot.

Tue, 06/09/2026 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

Game theory for neural interfaces

A UW research team applies game theory to create a computational framework for designing neural interfaces that could improve human-machine interaction.

Magdalena Balazinska and Shwetak Patel headshots

Thu, 06/04/2026 | UW News

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Congrats to Magdalena Balazinska and Shwetak Patel, who are among the UW faculty members elected to the AAAS this year.

Three people holding up an oversized check

Tue, 06/02/2026 | UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship

2026 Dempsey Startup Awards

Congrats to the engineering and computer science students whose teams placed 1st, 2nd and 4th in the 2026 Dempsey Startup Competition!

Technical Director Kaleb Shaw with Alejandro Santana and Natalie Hagerman on the tarmac with The Mako.

Thu, 05/28/2026 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Design Build Fly takes second

One year after a humbling 51st-place finish, the Design Build Fly student team returned to the annual AIAA competition with a new philosophy.

Two people in a lab

Tue, 05/26/2026 | UW Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Empowering students through mentorship

In Assistant Professor Ayokunle Olanrewaju's lab, undergraduates don't just assist with research — they help drive it.

A close up view of the new optical chip designed by UW ECE and Physics Professor Arka Majumdar and his research team.

Thu, 05/21/2026 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

A new type of optical chip

A UW research team has engineered a low-power, mass-producible optical microchip that could be used in information processing, sensing, imaging, and AI.

A colorful outdoor pantry with small windows showing various foods within.

Thu, 05/21/2026 | UW News

"Little free pantry" mapping pilot

UW researchers have launched an experimental mapping app designed to help users find nearby micropantries and communicate with one another about sharing food.

Woman studies on a laptop

Mon, 05/18/2026 | AI@UW

AI@UW SEED grants

Congrats to the UW Engineering faculty members who are part of the 36 projects selected for inaugural AI@UW funding, supporting projects that apply AI to enhance teaching and learning.

Glowing pink, purple and yellow bubbles against a black background

Wed, 05/13/2026 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

The Moon's natural power supply

Researchers create computational and physical models of the Moon to test harvesting power from magnetic anomalies.