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A researcher uses RAPID monitoring technology to collect data in the aftermath of Washington’s Bolt Creek wildfire in 2022. Photo courtesy of RAPID center.

Thu, 06/20/2024 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Enhancing disaster response & public health research

 The Natural Hazard and Disaster Reconnaissance Facility (RAPID) has received an NIH grant to enhance research on the intersection of engineering and public health.

Jon Schlueter plays guitar in the lab of UW Medicine professor Chet Moritz.

Mon, 06/17/2024 | UW Medicine

Restoring hand function

UW engineering and medicine researchers are leading groundbreaking research enabling some people with paralysis to regain hand strength and function via electrical stimulation to the spine.

A group of people posing to the camera on a red semi-truck in a workshop.

Fri, 06/14/2024 | UW Mechanical Engineering

An electrifying experience

New this year, the student club Electric Truck (E-Truck) is converting a medium-duty diesel truck into a battery electric vehicle.

Colorful Post-it notes arranged on a whiteboard to visualize a workflow process.

Tue, 06/11/2024 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

Designing for 21st century challenges

Microsoft support drives human centered design and engineering innovation in design education.

A person sits in the middle of grassland with a laptop. There are trees surrounding the researcher.

Fri, 06/07/2024 | UW News

In the field

Civil and environmental engineering doctoral student Joel Eklof is in Alaska studying factors that lead to permafrost thaw and educating foster care youth.

closeup of headphones on a table

Wed, 06/05/2024 | UW News

Isolating one voice with a glance

UW researchers have developed AI headphones that let the wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once.

a group of people posing for a photo with a race car

Mon, 06/03/2024 | UW Mechanical Engineering

From clubs to careers

Mechanical engineering students, alumni and faculty share how student clubs and organizations can lead to successful careers.

A collage shows multiple teams participating in the Dempsey Startup Competition. Participants hold large checks and celebrate their achievements on stage.

Thu, 05/30/2024 | UW Foster School of Business

Dempsey Startup Competition recap

Congrats to the engineering students and alums on the winning teams from this year's Dempsey Startup Competition! Alumnus Paul Mikesell, '96, was also honored at the event.

A crowd of people in a reception hall viewing academic research posters

Tue, 05/28/2024 | UW Materials Science and Engineering

A breadth of knowledge

Materials science and engineering students displayed a wide range of research topics to peers, faculty and industry professionals at the 2024 Research & Industry Showcase in April.

An older person's hands hold a smart phone. The person is wearing a blue sweater.

Thu, 05/23/2024 | UW News

Older adults, tech and COVID

UW researchers interviewed 16 adults, ages 65 to 80, about how their technology use with their social support networks changed during the pandemic.