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A serpentine hydrogel channel infused with tonic water fluoresces under ultraviolet light (left) and an infrared tomography of a heat-perfused hydrogel shows that heat traces the path of fluid flow and dissipates into bulk hydrogel.

Wed, 09/30/2020 | UW Medicine

The heat is on for building 3D artificial organ tissues

Radiator-like fluid systems adjust the genetic wiring inside human liver cells in preliminary work toward artificial organ-tissue engineering.

A view of a street corner

Wed, 09/30/2020 | UW News

UW researchers driving around Seattle to track COVID-19 response over time

UW researchers developed a project that scans the streets every few weeks to document how Seattle has reacted to the pandemic and what recovery looks like.

Mon, 09/28/2020 | Aeronautics & Astronautics

Estate gift from Richard Scherrer (‘42) creates new faculty support fund

The Richard Scherrer Endowed Fund for Faculty Support in Aeronautics & Astronautics will help advance teaching, research and leadership in the department.

screenshot of ads

Mon, 09/28/2020 | UW News

Study tracked misinformation in ads

CSE researchers found that both mainstream and misinformation news sites displayed similar levels of problematic ads.