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UW President Jones and Tohoku University President Tominaga

Wed, 04/29/2026 | UW Global Affairs

Global connections

A strategic visit to Japan accelerates UW collaborations in research, innovation and student exchange.

Two people reviewing wireframes and interface sketches spread across a table.

Thu, 04/23/2026 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

Closing the research–practice gap

Professor Gary Hsieh's Prosocial Computing Group is developing new tools that help practitioners apply research insights in their work.

Three people stand next to a complex metal tube-shaped machine

Tue, 04/21/2026 | UW News

Inside a quantum testbed lab

At the Quantum Technologies Training and Testbed lab, UW researchers probe the "spooky" mysteries of quantum phenomena.

Two black earbuds: one with the casing removed exposing a computer chip and tiny camera.

Thu, 04/16/2026 | UW News

Tiny cameras on wireless earbuds

UW researchers have developed a system called VueBuds that uses tiny cameras in off-the-shelf wireless earbuds to allow users to talk with an AI model about the scene in front of them.

Glowing abstract sphere with particle patterns and surrounding mathematical equations on a purple background

Tue, 04/14/2026 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Sharpening fusion modeling

Aeronautics & Astronautics graduate student Mark Dunn’s simulations capture particle-scale effects previous plasma models missed, with sights on better fusion reactor design.

Snowy mountains with two signs in foreground.

Thu, 04/09/2026 | UW News

Pacific Northwest avalanche risk

Warming temperatures in the Pacific Northwest are likely to complicate avalanche forecasting in the coming years, according to a new UW study.

Flowering cherry trees line the UW quad, taken from above.

Tue, 04/07/2026 | UW News

US News Best Graduate Schools rankings

In U.S. News & World Report's 2027 rankings, the College of Engineering ranks No. 22 overall. Several engineering and computer science programs rank in the top 25.

Thomas Brown sits on a couch smiling.

Thu, 04/02/2026 | UW Mechanical Engineering

A move in the right direction

Mechanical engineering undergraduate Thomas Brown hopes to use his engineering skills to improve mobility aids.

Eliane Nirere wearing a hardhat and standing between two solar panels outdoors

Tue, 03/31/2026 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

Bringing electricity to African communities

Electrical and computer engineering graduate student Eliane Nirere is helping to bring electricity to remote African communities.

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.