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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.

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!