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May 21, 2018

Helping the body heal, feel and move again

Months after Hurricane Maria, thousands in rural Puerto Rico still lack electricity. In partnership with local communities, UW engineers and public health scientists are working to restore their power.
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May 14, 2018

Making play possible

Driven by students, HuskyADAPT is teaching the UW community how to modify toys for kids with disabilities.
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Molly Grear on dock

May 08, 2018

Careful Coexistence

CEE doctoral student Molly Grear studies whale blubber to determine how marine mammals may be impacted by tidal turbines.
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Apr 23, 2018

Rooted in engineering

A Washington wine industry pioneer, MSE alumnus Jim Holmes shares how he established a world-renowned vineyard thanks to engineering.
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Mar 16, 2018

A robot confidant

Meet EMAR, a social robot being developed by UW researchers to better understand teen stress and emotional well-being.
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Mar 05, 2018

A meeting of minds

Eric Chudler has traveled to India nearly every year since 2011 to teach neuroscience to Tibetan Buddhist monastics through the “Science for Monks” educational program.
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