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Dec 19, 2016

Refugee Reconnaissance

A team of CEE researchers is working to improve wastewater treatment systems at refugee camps, which are typically constructed quickly to accommodate people displaced by natural and human-made disasters.
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Dec 06, 2016

ME and the Seattle VA: Empowering possibility through innovation

For over 15 years, ME has partnered with the Seattle VA’s Center for Limb Loss Prevention & Prosthetic Engineering, providing hands-on research opportunities for students and helping propel UW biomechanics research.
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Nov 29, 2016

Disaster Data: $4 Million NSF Grant Funds New CEE-Led Center for Post-Disaster Data Collection

The Post-Disaster Rapid Response Research Facility builds on Joe Wartman’s post-disaster data collection expertise, including leading data collection following the 2014 Oso landslide, the deadliest in U.S. history.
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Nov 02, 2016

Undersea, undaunted: A naval engineer’s journey begins with mechanical engineering

An alumnus who aligned his passions for diving and oceanography with mechanical engineering, Glenn Piper, '80, spoke with ME about the value of hands-on learning.
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Oct 13, 2016

Helping the Body Heal, Feel and Move Again

From the Ability & Innovation Lab to the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, the College of Engineering is innovating novel devices to help people of all abilities live out their dreams.
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Oct 12, 2016

Bioengineers without Borders create anesthesia device for developing countries

In low-resource settings, lack of access to anesthesia can prevent life-saving surgery. Engineering students are working to create an affordable, portable anesthesia delivery device that could make surgeries possible and reduce unnecessary deaths.
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