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Collage of a long-tailed river stingray and a banded eagle ray

Mon, 07/21/2025 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Exploring stingray skeleton architecture

Undergrad John Michael Racy's research is revealing how generative design can be used to analyze the complex shapes found in biological structures like skeletons.

Karen Leung headshot

Tue, 07/15/2025

Karen Leung appointed UW–Amazon Science Hub Director

Karen Leung will lead the Amazon Science Hub’s efforts to develop research and education programs in robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.

Person sitting outdoors on grass using a smartphone

Mon, 07/14/2025 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

Improving mental health care

The UW's ALACRITY Center is exploring new ways to make high-quality mental health care more available to all Americans.

A digitally machine-knitted assistive glove

Thu, 07/10/2025 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

AI dressed for success

Yiyue Luo is developing AI-enhanced clothing that can guide its wearers to move and perform physical tasks more adroitly and efficiently.

Two children play a game on a computer.

Tue, 07/08/2025 | UW News

AI Puzzlers

AI Puzzlers, a game developed by UW researchers, show kids how they're smarter than AI.

Jiaxin Li sitting at a computer desk

Wed, 07/02/2025 | UW Industrial & Systems Engineering

Predicting performance under pressure

Ph.D. student Jiaxin Li is developing tools to anticipate when we're about to make critical errors while juggling multiple tasks.

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.