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Typing on a laptop keyboard

Tue, 07/07/2026 | UW News

AI browsers and cybersecurity risks

A UW study finds that some agentic AI browsers come with major cybersecurity risks.

Footage from PaperTok

Thu, 07/02/2026 | UW News

Using AI to teach science

UW researchers have created PaperTok, an AI system that helps users turn research papers into short, engaging videos.

June Lukuyu

Tue, 06/30/2026 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

AI for power systems planning

Assistant Professor June Lukuyu is part of a research team developing machine learning datasets to improve power systems planning in the Global South.

Two people wearing white lab coats run experiments

Thu, 06/25/2026 | University of Washington

Engineering the future

Equipped with her doctorate in molecular engineering, Gizem Gökçe-Alpkılıç is using AI-powered tools to create proteins and solve global challenges, like drug-resistant infection.

The microchips inside a smartphone

Tue, 06/23/2026 | UW News

Estimating electronic devices' carbon footprints

UW researchers have developed an AI system that automatically estimates the environmental impacts of making different electronic devices.

The Switch Kit on a table

Thu, 06/18/2026 | UW Graduate School

Built to play

Mechanical Engineering's Mia Hoffman receives this year’s Graduate School Medal Award for her work to reimagine assistive technology for young children.

A grid of dots and lines creates a hexagonal lattice structure

Tue, 06/16/2026 | UW News

Advancing materials with AI and quantum

Two recent studies demonstrate how newer computing techniques can help researchers identify promising quantum materials to pursue.

Aerial view of a light rail on a floating bridge at night

Thu, 06/11/2026 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Keeping watch on a one-of-a-kind bridge

UW researchers built a digital twin of the I-90 Homer Hadley floating bridge to monitor the world's first floating light rail crossing.

A person's arm, wrapped with purple and yellow tape, gestures in front of a black monitor displaying a red and blue dot.

Tue, 06/09/2026 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

Game theory for neural interfaces

A UW research team applies game theory to create a computational framework for designing neural interfaces that could improve human-machine interaction.

Magdalena Balazinska and Shwetak Patel headshots

Thu, 06/04/2026 | UW News

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Congrats to Magdalena Balazinska and Shwetak Patel, who are among the UW faculty members elected to the AAAS this year.