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Screenshot of website Uplift Locally with map pinpointing restaurants and images of food with restaurant names.

Mon, 02/01/2021 | UW Graduate School

How two design graduate students launched Uplift Locally to support Black-owned restaurants

A HCDE and a HCI+D graduate student created Uplift Locally, a website that shares Black-owned businesses through an interactive map.

young man standing on a rock with water behind him

Fri, 01/29/2021 | Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics

Undergraduate coral research wins national recognition

A summer program in oceanography paved the way for Isaiah Cuadras to apply his interest in fluid dynamics to ocean ecosystems.

a sign in the grass with an icon of a wheechair user

Wed, 01/27/2021 | UW News

$11.45 million federal grant will develop transit, mobility tech for underserved groups

Two UW centers, together with public and private partners, are collaborating on the Transportation Data Equity Initiative.

a group of young people standing on a beach

Tue, 01/26/2021 | UW Population Health

Examining student mental health

Funded by the Population Health Initiative, a new project studies student well-being and promotes equitable access to mental health resources.

an electrostatic comb drive

Mon, 01/25/2021 | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

A new kind of lens for tiny cameras

A UW ECE research team is developing a new type of lens that could help improve optical components anywhere there is a need for a tiny camera in a small space.

composite image of 3D slices from the gel

Tue, 01/19/2021 | UW News

Researchers use lasers and molecular tethers to create perfectly patterned platforms for tissue engineering

A technique developed by College of Engineering researchers might help create the tissue engineering platforms of the future.

Tue, 01/12/2021 | UW News

New treatment allows some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand and arm function

Using physical therapy combined with a noninvasive method of stimulating nerve cells in the spinal cord, electrical and computer engineering researchers helped six Seattle area participants regain some hand and arm mobility.

an illustration of the optical computing system

Thu, 01/07/2021 | Department of Electrical & Computing Engineering

Accelerating AI computing to the speed of light

A research team led by ECE associate professor Mo Li has come up with a system that could contribute toward speeding up AI while reducing associated energy and environmental costs.

Two CEE researchers setting up an autosampler to collect wastewater from a utility hole.

Thu, 01/07/2021 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Detecting COVID-19 in wastewater

CEE researchers work to introduce a new testing method that can identify neighborhood outbreaks.

Elizabeth, Sophia and Christin Lin

Mon, 12/07/2020 | Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

Allen School and ECE students create virtual summer coding program for kids

Allen School senior Elizabeth Lin and her twin sister Christin, an electrical and computer engineering senior, have developed a free online coding program for kids.

A moth in rest in front of a drone

Mon, 12/07/2020 | UW News

The Smellicopter is an obstacle-avoiding drone that uses a live moth antenna to seek out smells

A team led by the UW has developed Smellicopter: an autonomous drone that uses a live antenna from a moth to navigate toward smells.