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Two-lane road with yellow lines flanked by plowed and grassy fields under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Mon, 07/22/2024 | UW News

The climate change toll on roads

Two UW researchers are investigating how to mitigate the effects of climate change on common road pavements, such as asphalt and concrete.

Space station orbiting Earth with multiple cylindrical modules against a backdrop of Earth and space.

Thu, 07/18/2024 | UW Aeronautics and Astronautics

Revolutionizing space rendezvous

 Aeronautics and astronautics researchers test a groundbreaking precision tool with Blue Origin.

Students at the 50th anniversary gala

Wed, 07/17/2024

50 years of uplifting voices

Celebrating 50 years at the UW, the National Society of Black Engineers student organization continues to provide resources to support Black engineers who excel academically and succeed professionally.

Series of microscope slides with purple-stained specimens on a light wooden surface.

Tue, 07/16/2024 | UW Allen School News

'Sliding' into the future of cancer diagnosis

Researchers have developed an AI model for digital pathology that combines whole-slide data with individual image tiles at an unprecedented scale. 

Zoom-in of sunflower

Mon, 07/15/2024 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Sunflowers architecting sound

UW and SUNY-Buffalo researchers are developing structural designs for noise reduction, inspired by the Fibonacci spiral arrangement of sunflower seeds.

Graphic: research experience for undergraduates SITE

Mon, 07/15/2024 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

Expanding undergraduate opportunities

 UW to establish NSF REU Site for human-centered computing research.

A group photo of the students and Kiewit workers who participated in the field trip. Photo courtesy of Steve Muench.

Tue, 07/09/2024 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Beyond the blueprint

Kiewit shows students around the Federal Way Link Extension construction site.

In a bioengineering lab, Kelly Stevens (left), Colleen O'Connor and Eileen Brady (right) talk about biomaterials research.

Mon, 07/08/2024 | UW Medicine

Biomaterials center funds ideas, fights inequity

Building on a researcher network and grants to reduce disparities, the University of Michigan and UW lead a new NIH-funded center.

A smartphone with the Chapt GPT app in a person's hand

Tue, 07/02/2024 | UW News

Bias and ChatGPT

UW researchers found that ChatGPT is biased against resumes with credentials that imply a disability — but it can improve.

González-Montijo standing behind submerged turbine

Mon, 07/01/2024 | UW Stories of Impact

Energized for change

After living through the devastation of hurricanes in Puerto Rico, grad student Miguel González-Montijo is working on clean energy innovations for the future.