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Autumn 2025 Edition

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Robotic grip

Good grips

UW researchers from multiple disciplines are taking on one of the greatest challenges in robotics: the ability to grasp and manipulate objects with superhuman dexterity.

Students standing in an IEB hallway

A new hub for future engineers

Find out how the newly opened Interdisciplinary Engineering Building (IEB) is already serving students across the College of Engineering.

A parked drone on the ground

Fighting fire before it sparks

The entrepreneurial undergrads behind Voltair are innovating drone technology to prevent wildfires from igniting along rural power lines.

Engineering research matters

Every day, our researchers are creating solutions for a healthier, more sustainable and more connected world. But those gains are now at risk.

Fostering engineering leaders

The UW Engineering Leadership Institute, a new partnership of the College of Engineering and Foster School of Business, will equip mid-career engineers to lead effectively in fast-evolving industries.

Unlocking the brain with the fruit fly

Recent grad Mary Bun studies multitasking in fruit flies to offer valuable insights into disorders like Parkinson’s disease.

From seaweed to structural material

UW and Microsoft researchers have developed a low-carbon concrete by blending cement with powdered seaweed, resulting in greener construction materials that still meet strength standards.

Nature’s shock absorbers

What if the secret to building safer aircraft and automobiles is hidden in the neck of a diving seabird? UW researcher Bart Boom is exploring just that.

Fortifying building standards

UW engineers tested full-scale slabs for NIST's investigation of the 2021 Surfside condo collapse, helping improve national building safety standards.

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