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Scott Crossfield siting in a spacesuit side by side with photo of Scott near plane

Jun 28, 2021

Death dodger

Taking risks was second nature for A&A alum Albert Scott Crossfield. That’s how he became the first man to fly at twice the speed of sound and laid the groundwork to go into space.
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Hand pointing at a model airplane

May 24, 2021

Paris’s Law celebrates 60 years

First published in The Trend in Engineering, former UW Engineering professor Paul C. Paris’s ideas revolutionized airplane design and gave way to the field of fracture mechanics.
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A collage of women faculty

May 24, 2021

Engineering equity

The ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change celebrates 20 years of supporting women faculty and developing leaders in STEM fields at the UW.
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Two researchers standing in the midst of trees devastated by wildfire

May 03, 2021

A burning need

Civil and environmental engineering researchers work to understand and mitigate post-wildfire landslide hazards.
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quantum super computer

Apr 19, 2021

Quantum leap

 In quantum computing, UW researchers see the building blocks of the next technological revolution.
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a medical form titled Alzheimer's Disease on a clipboard next to a brain x-ray, medication, and syringes

Apr 05, 2021

Alzheimer’s research gets a boost

Bioengineering startup AltPep advances its technology for the early detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other amyloid diseases.
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