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Juan Carlos Idrobo

Fri, 07/24/2026 | UW College of Engineering

Juan Carlos Idrobo appointed Materials Science & Engineering chair

Idrobo, who holds a joint appointment with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, begins his tenure on Sept. 1.

Students standing in lab wearing virtual reality headsets and holding controllers in their hands.

Thu, 07/23/2026 | UPWARDS for the future

VR for job training

A new UW course is using virtual reality modules to train students for in-demand semiconductor jobs.

Taylor Bradshaw headshot

Tue, 07/21/2026 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

Bringing HCDE to Washington students

Human centered design and engineering undergrad Taylor Bradshaw inspires the next generation of engineers through outreach and mentorship.

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.