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Alexis Harroun headshot

Tue, 08/19/2025 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Making space history

Aeronautics & Astronautics alumna Alexis Harroun prepares to launch the first U.S. orbital flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine.

George Darkwah portrait

Mon, 08/18/2025 | UW News

Predicting river temperatures

Doctoral student George Darkwah is harnessing satellite data to help Pacific Northwest tribes manage salmon populations and restore fishing stocks.

UW researcher in a lab

Fri, 08/15/2025 | UW News

Addressing antibiotic resistance

UW researchers test common disinfectants’ abilities to fight antibiotic resistance at the genetic level.

UW Formula Motorsports team posing in front of Suzzallo

Wed, 08/13/2025 | University of Washington

Pit stop

Meet Formula Motorsports, the student group behind the wheel, and build, of an award-winning race car.

A screenshot of a conversation between a Democrat and a conservative chatbot.

Mon, 08/11/2025 | UW News

Talking politics with ChatGPT

UW researchers find that biased AI chatbots can sway people’s political views with just a few messages.

Grace Pardini

Thu, 08/07/2025 | University of Washington

Flight path to the stars

Aeronautics and astronautics undergraduate Grace Pardini shares her journey through identity, engineering and community.

Beth Kolko holds the drip assist device while smiling for the camera

Tue, 08/05/2025 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

From research to global impact

From lab to lifesaving tool, federal support helped HCDE Professor Beth Kolko launch Shift Labs, a startup whose infusion device improves care worldwide.

Jim Hermanson in a Blue Angel jet

Thu, 07/31/2025 | UW News

Riding with the Blue Angels

Jim Hermanson, a professor of aeronautics and astronautics, took a ride aboard a U.S. Navy Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, also known as one of the Blue Angels.

A sensor suite next to an insect robot with wings and part of a pencil for scale.

Tue, 07/29/2025 | UW Mechanical Engineering

New sensor system for micro-robots

A bumblebee-sized micro-robot could soon take flight while sensing its surroundings, thanks to innovations from UW researchers.

A researcher presses cement into one of three metal molds

Fri, 07/25/2025 | UW News

From seaweed to structural material

To help cut concrete's carbon footprint, UW and Microsoft researchers are developing a new type of concrete by mixing seaweed with cement.