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A large condominium that has partially collapsed, and people with helmets amidst the rubble.

Mon, 06/30/2025 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Improving building safety standards

UW engineers tested full-scale slabs for NIST's investigation of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse, helping improve national building safety standards.

Elizabeth Nance headshot

Wed, 06/25/2025 | UW College of Engineering

Elizabeth Nance appointed Chemical Engineering chair

Nance, who currently holds appointments in chemical engineering and bioengineering, begins her tenure on Sept.1.

Astroid in space

Fri, 06/20/2025 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

The perfect angle

Aeronautics and astronautics Ph.D. student Aditya Deole is using sunlight to better track space objects.

Omeed Yazdani glancing over at research

Tue, 06/17/2025 | University of Washington

From classics to cures

Bioengineering graduate student Omeed Yazdani is using ancient inspiration to change the narrative in modern medicine.

Interdisciplinary Engineering Building exterior

Tue, 06/17/2025

The IEB opens its doors

Since its soft opening this spring, the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IEB) has quickly become a hub for students across the College of Engineering.

An aerial view of a neighborhood that has some homes completely burned to the ground and some left fully standing.

Fri, 06/13/2025 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Tracking recovery after the LA wildfires

After devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the RAPID Facility collects key data to study long-term health, environmental and recovery impacts.

Images of immunocytostaining for cell identity

Wed, 06/11/2025 | UW Chemical Engineering

A blood-brain barrier research roadmap

UW researchers have developed better ways to isolate cells from the brain's protective barrier, creating a roadmap for future scientists to follow.

Satellite image of the United States at night, showing concentrated clusters of city lights

Mon, 06/09/2025 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

Protecting US research security

The SECURE Center brings together the national research community to co-create tools and strategies that address security challenges.

Armon Dadgar (left) and Joshua Kalla smiling

Thu, 06/05/2025 | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

A gift to drive systems innovation

A $3 million gift from HashiCorp co-founder and alum Armon Dadgar and Joshua Kalla will support systems research and student success.

An aerial view of Seattle's West Point Treatment Plant.

Tue, 06/03/2025 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Wastewater innovation

Engineering researchers are developing new approaches to protect waterways by improving nitrogen removal without expanding wastewater plants.