News
Mon, 09/23/2024 | College of Engineering
Interim Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence
Robin Neal Clayton is serving as the College's interim Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence. Her appointment began on August 1.
Fri, 09/20/2024 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
Smarter irrigation for a greener UW
A new project combines satellite data with ground sensors to conserve water and create a more sustainable campus environment.
Thu, 09/19/2024
A shared love of rocketry
Students from Indigenous cultures unite to build rockets and compete in NASA's First Nations Launch — while celebrating their culture and traditional native values.
Wed, 09/18/2024 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
Tech leader and Mrs. Universe America
Meet Arpita Ghosh Dacy, the electrical and computer engineering alumna who hold the crown of Mrs. Universe America 2023–24.
Thu, 09/12/2024 | Allen School News
Singular sensation
Allen School researchers develop a new method for sequencing proteins using nanopores.
Wed, 09/11/2024 | Allen School News
Painting a clearer picture
UW and Stanford researchers have introduced MONET, a medical concept retriever that helps paint a clearer picture of medical AI systems.
Wed, 09/11/2024 | UW News
Bots and language models
Researchers find that large language models can help detect social media bots — but can also make the problem worse.
Tue, 09/10/2024 | UW CREATE
AI risks, opportunities for people with disabilities
UW CREATE has been awarded $4.6 million for research on AI risks and opportunities for people with disabilities.
Mon, 09/09/2024 | UW Mechanical Engineering
Testing an in-home mobility system
Through innovative capstone projects, engineering students worked with community members on an adaptable mobility system.
Thu, 09/05/2024 | UW News
Snowpack and rainfall
Why isn’t Colorado’s snowpack ending up in the Colorado River? New UW research suggests the problem might be the lack of spring rainfall.
Tue, 09/03/2024 | Allen School News
Pushing beyond the silos
Allen School’s Jon Froehlich aims to build a unified approach to urban science as part of new NSF-funded project.
Tue, 09/03/2024 | College of Engineering
Juming Tang appointed ISE chair
Tang, who holds a joint professorship in industrial and systems engineering (ISE) and mechanical engineering, begins his tenure this fall.
Fri, 08/30/2024 | UW News
Public views on synthetic media
According to a recent survey by UW and Georgetown researchers, respondents rated seeking out sexually explicit "deepfakes" as more acceptable than creating or sharing them.
Wed, 08/28/2024 | UW Chemical Engineering
Advancing microelectronics atom by atom
Researchers in the Bergsman Research Group have created a new multi-chamber device that allows them to run multiple experiments at once to develop advanced materials used in microelectronics.
Thu, 08/22/2024 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
Nathalie Thelemaque receives Graduate School Medal
The award recognizes one UW graduate student annually whose academic expertise and social awareness demonstrate an exemplary commitment to the UW community.
Mon, 08/19/2024 | Allen School News
Mind over model
Allen School’s Rajesh Rao proposes brain-inspired AI architecture to make complex problems simpler to solve.
Mon, 08/19/2024 | College of Engineering
Training robots with visuals and AI
Two new studies introduce AI systems that use either video or photos to create simulations that can train robots to function in the real world.
Tue, 08/13/2024 | UW Mechanical Engineering
Improving cancer surgeries with 3D imaging and AI
With $21 million from ARPA-H, a multi-university project led by mechanical engineering Professor Jonathan Liu aims to help surgeons remove cancer tumors more completely during a single procedure.
Mon, 08/12/2024 | IT Connect
What's going on with your heart?
A bioengineering team is using machine learning, artificial intelligence and the UW’s supercomputer Hyak to spot electrical abnormalities in the heart before they turn into strokes.
Thu, 08/08/2024 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
Alumna named to TIME100 Health list
Jenna Forsyth, who received her master's degree in civil engineering in 2012, has been named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in Health list for 2024.
Mon, 08/05/2024 | UW News
Washington State Academy of Sciences
Engineering faculty members Valerie Daggett, Paul Kinahan, Daniel Kirschen and Ruikang Wang are among the fifteen UW researchers elected to the 2024 Washington State Academy of Sciences. Kristi Morgansen, elected in 2021, will join the board.
Wed, 07/31/2024 | UW News
Understanding women's sports injuries
Jenny Robinson, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is interested in designing methods to help women athletes train prevent and recover from common injuries.
Wed, 07/24/2024 | UW Human Centered Design and Engineering
UW awarded $50M to lead U.S. research security center
Under a five-year, $67 million investment from the National Science Foundation, Human Centered Design & Engineering Professor Mark Haselkorn is leading a national consortium of research institutions to bolster U.S. research security. The Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) Center will empower the U.S. research community to address critical issues of research security and integrity.
Mon, 07/22/2024 | UW News
The climate change toll on roads
Two UW researchers are investigating how to mitigate the effects of climate change on common road pavements, such as asphalt and concrete.
Thu, 07/18/2024 | UW Aeronautics and Astronautics
Revolutionizing space rendezvous
Aeronautics and astronautics researchers test a groundbreaking precision tool with Blue Origin.