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An aerial photo of a snowy forest with a mountain range in the background. In the foreground, several small figures stand next to a pickup truck.

Thu, 03/26/2026 | UW News

Snowpack, wildfires and forest thinning

Researchers at the UW and The Nature Conservancy show that selective forest thinning in the eastern Cascades supports both snowpack and wildfire resilience.

A manifold - mathematical space that is curved on a large scale

Tue, 03/24/2026 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Back to the future

Aeronautics and astronautics doctoral student Spencer Kraisler resurfaces old math papers to speed up spacecraft navigation.

New marine energy tech is put to the test at Harris Hydraulics Lab

Thu, 03/19/2026 | UW News

Marine energy tests

New marine energy technologies are put to the test at Harris Hydraulics Lab.

Illustration of phone using a microphone that says "Press button to start recording"

Tue, 03/17/2026 | UW News

Tracking fetal heart rate by smartphone

A UW-led research team has created DopFone, a system that uses a smartphone’s existing speaker and microphone to estimate fetal heart rate.

An aerial view of the Heimdal Glacier in southern Greenland.

Thu, 03/12/2026 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

NASA selects EDGE satellite mission

The project uses laser measurements to create high-resolution 3D maps of the Earth’s surface and track how it changes over time.

Five people holding up an oversized check

Tue, 03/10/2026 | UW Foster School of Business

Health innovation challenge winners

Congrats to the engineering and computer science students whose teams placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the 2026 Holloman Health Innovation Challenge!

Two pieces of an electronic glove lie on a table.

Thu, 03/05/2026 | UW News

Gloves with a sense of touch

Doctoral student Devin Murphy explains OpenTouch Glove, a smart glove developed in the Wearable Intelligence Lab that's embedded with sensors to enable it to “feel” on its own.

Aeriel view of a woman skiing

Tue, 03/03/2026 | University of Washington

An engineer on skis

Nicole Zaino found adaptive sports while pursuing her Ph.D. Now, the mechanical engineering alum is heading to the Paralympics.

Two men seated at a table holding signed agreements

Fri, 02/27/2026 | UW News

Q-DREAM deepens global collaboration

The UW and Tohoku University Japan have announced Q-DREAM, joint research and education in quantum information science & engineering, disaster resilience, engineering and advanced manufacturing, and medicine.

Three people looking at a computer monitor

Tue, 02/24/2026 | UW News

Expanding a partnership

The UW and Microsoft expand their relationship to enhance AI-learning and research with the aim of preparing Washington’s workforce for the future.