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Metal objects on a table. There are two tubes and also two other hexagonal shapes.

Fri, 09/23/2022 | UW News

Destroying 'forever chemicals'

UW researchers have created a reactor that can completely break down hard-to-destroy "forever chemicals," a class of molecules that are ever-present in our daily lives and can lead to health effects.

CEE Ph.D. student Dan McCabe standing next to a bike inside of a food bank

Tue, 09/06/2022 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

The power of pedaling

Engineering graduate student Dan McCabe is working to improve bicycle-powered emergency food response.

fusion energy development illustration

Mon, 08/01/2022 | UW Aeronautics and Astronautics

Fusion energy is getting its moment

Fusion energy is taking off thanks to advancements from UW labs and spinoff companies.

Students hiking up to the Easton Glacier

Mon, 06/13/2022

A mountain of learning

There’s an ideal way for students to learn about retreating glaciers: Visit them for the day.

Stephanie Bostwick (far right) teaches engineering at Northwest Indian College on Lummi Nation land near Bellingham, WA.

Mon, 04/18/2022 | Clean Energy Institute

Microgrids for energy sovereignty

Alumna Stephanie Bostwick aims to bring clean energy to her classroom at Northwest Indian College and to the Lummi Nation.

Associate Professor Mike Motley diagrams the test parameters being studied through the experiments.

Tue, 12/28/2021 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

A new wave of research

With an elevated risk of a tsunami event in the Pacific Northwest, civil and environmental engineering researchers work to understand the tumultuous nature of tsunami debris.