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Fri, 09/04/2020 | UW News
First responders get training on how to decontaminate masksEngineering's Jonathan Posner has led the development of a box that can decontaminate N95 respirator masks.
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Wed, 09/02/2020 | UW Books
Book Q&A with HCDE research scientist Shana Lee HirschNew book explores future environments, climate change, adaptive restoration and the Columbia River Basin
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Wed, 09/02/2020 | UW Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
A&A's fusion energy labs receive $3.5MThe HIT Lab and the ZaP Lab received funding to advance two different strategies for compact, cost-effective fusion energy.
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Mon, 08/31/2020 | UW News
UW receives NSF funds for investment in an interdisciplinary quantum futureThe grant will help establish a NSF Research Traineeship at the University of Washington for graduate students in quantum information science and technology.
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Wed, 08/26/2020 | UW News
CSE faculty join NSF institutes on artificial intelligenceAllen School faculty join two new National Science Foundation institutes devoted to artificial intelligence research
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Wed, 08/26/2020 | The Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems
UW nanotechnology infrastructure gets a boost from National Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Washington and Oregon State University a five-year, $5 million grant to advance nanoscale science, engineering, and technology research in the Pacific Northwest.
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Tue, 08/25/2020 | Human Centered Design & Engineering
The project will help further advancement of women with disabilities in STEMThe project will help further the advancement of women with disabilities in STEM
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Tue, 08/25/2020 | Clean Energy Institute
Designing cutting-edge materials from homeMSE's Ting Cao brings computational science to the virtual classroom during COVID-19.
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Fri, 08/21/2020 | Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute
“Experiences of Black STEM in the Ivory” event examines inequities, calls for actionFaculty in engineering helped organize a conference to discuss the barriers Black scholars in STEM fields face.
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Thu, 08/20/2020 | UW Medicine
New 'molecular computers' find the right cellsA laboratory breakthrough in cell targeting may improve the safety of cancer-killing CAR T cells.
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Thu, 08/20/2020 | UW News
Faculty/staff honors: Public service award, endowed professorship, cybersecurity grant — and a UW professor among TalentCongratulations to Jessica Ray, Richard Ladner and Maryam Fazel on their recent honors.
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Mon, 08/17/2020 | College of Engineering
Engineering STARSThree STARS graduates fill us in on what they’ve been up to since receiving their engineering degrees.
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Sun, 08/16/2020
Jihui Yang will become Vice Dean for the College of Engineering effective August 16, 2020
From Dean Nancy Allbritton: I am pleased to announce that Jihui Yang has accepted the position of Vice Dean for the College of Engineering effective August 16, 2020, subject to the approval of the Provost.
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Fri, 08/14/2020 | UW News
UW team developing model to help lower COVID-19 infections in King County, guide eventual vaccine distributionISE's Shan Liu leads a team developing a model to help lower COVID-19 infections in King County.
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Thu, 08/13/2020 | Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Drones help in search and rescueA&A Lab builds a drone-based machine learning dataset to find those lost in the wilderness.
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Tue, 08/04/2020
Eve Riskin wins national mentoring awardEve Riskin, Associate Dean of Diversity and Access, has been recognized for her exceptional mentoring efforts.
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Mon, 08/03/2020 | Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute
MolES faculty receive NSF EAGER award to develop new SARS-CoV-2 antibody testMOlES faculty have been awarded a National Science Foundation EAGER grant to develop a new type of SARS-Cov-2 antibody test.
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Wed, 07/29/2020 | UW News
CEE's Wartman, Pollock win media awardCEE professor Joseph Wartman and doctoral student Will Pollock have won a silver EXCEL Award from Association Media & Publishing for a feature magazine article on geologic hazard risks to Syrian and other refugees.
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Thu, 07/23/2020 | UW Medicine
Idea full of holes wins U.S. prize for kidney-dialysis teamThe Center for Dialysis Innovation earns acclaim for a porous synthetic graft intended to make the blood-cleansing process safer and more reliable.
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Mon, 07/20/2020 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
Soaring success: First Boeing capstoneCEE's first-ever capstone design project in partnership with Boeing during spring quarter was a soaring success.
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Fri, 07/17/2020 | UW News
WA State Academy of Sciences elects facultyDean Nancy Allbritton and MSE's Christine Luscombe are among UW faculty who were elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
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Thu, 07/16/2020 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
Alaska Airlines adopts software tool developed by UW ECE undergraduate studentsUW ECE undergraduates developed the Aircraft Software Configuration Tool (ASCT) for Alaska Airlines.
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Wed, 07/15/2020 | UW News
A GoPro for beetles: Researchers create a robotic camera backpack for insectsA UW team has developed a tiny wireless steerable camera small enough to ride aboard an insect.
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Thu, 07/09/2020 | Department of Bioengineering
UW bioengineers pivot to develop coronavirus solutionsA number of UW Bioengineering faculty members quickly pivoted and are adapting their research to addressing the needs created by the coronavirus pandemic. From developing rapid at-home tests to vaccines and treatments, here is a sampling of some of the ways UW BioE faculty, staff and students are stepping up to help.
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Tue, 07/07/2020 | Department of Bioengineering
How credible are the covid-19 models? Center aims to find outBioengineering Professor Herbert Sauro leads COVID-19 partnership with top U.S. government agencies.