News
Tue, 03/15/2022 | UW News
Housing discrimination and air pollution
UW and UC Berkeley researchers have found that housing discrimination practices dating from the 1930s still drive air pollution disparities in hundreds of American cities today.
Fri, 03/11/2022 | UW News
New dental prototype for cavity preventionIn a new study, UW researchers have shown that a dental tool they created can measure the acidity built up by the bacteria in plaque that leads to cavities.
Tue, 03/08/2022 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering
Transitioning out of foster care
A new study by HCDE researchers is aimed at supporting the transition out of foster care by studying what former foster youth connect about online.
Mon, 03/07/2022 | UW Foster Blog
Engineering students win big
UW Engineering student teams swept the 2022 Holloman Health Innovation Challenge, taking home first, second and third place prizes.
Mon, 03/07/2022
Meet the ‘Hip Hop M.D.’
CEE alumnus Maynard Okereke, '06, has made a name for himself, quite literally. Known as the Hip Hop M.D., Okereke is a science communicator working to make STEM education accessible to underrepresented youth.
Mon, 03/07/2022
Sidewalk equity
Engineering and computer science researchers seek to make digital wayfinding more equitable and accessible to more people.
Thu, 03/03/2022 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
Addressing challenges in data science
ECE Professor and Institute for Foundations of Data Science Director Maryam Fazel discusses how the Institute is tackling some of the most difficult challenges data science faces today.
Tue, 03/01/2022 | UW News
Yulia Tsvetkov named Sloan Fellow
The Allen School assistant professor is one of two UW researchers receiving an early-career fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation this year.
Thu, 02/24/2022 | UW News
Competing on ‘Jeopardy!’
A&A junior Kaden Lee discusses their experience on the trivia game show’s recent College National Championship.
Tue, 02/22/2022 | Department of Bioengineering
Meet Princess ImoukhuedeBioengineering’s new department chair shares what drew her to the role and what’s exciting about the future.
Fri, 02/18/2022 | UW Bioengineering
Heart and leader
Meet recent BioE Ph.D. grad Nuttada Panpradist, who has developed tests for COVID and HIV drug resistance and is passionate about inspiring the next generation of female scientists.
Mon, 02/14/2022 | UW News
Smartphone app assesses how well blood clots
UW researchers have developed a new blood-clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone with a plastic attachment that holds a tiny cup beneath the phone's camera.
Mon, 02/14/2022
Space matters
SPARC sets the course for space research and policy partnerships in the Pacific Northwest.
Fri, 02/11/2022 | UW News
Engineering faculty elected to the NAE
Samson Jenehke, a professor of chemical engineering and of chemistry, and Anna Karlin, a professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Wed, 02/09/2022 | UW Industrial & Systems Engineering
Richard Hansen gives to ISE
A longtime friend continues to give to ISE, energized by mentoring and developing the diverse teams of the future.
Wed, 02/09/2022 | UW News
UW and Amazon announce creation of the Science Hub
The collaboration will focus on advancing innovation in core robotics, and AI technologies and their applications.
Tue, 02/08/2022 | UW Medicine
How to do heart research during a pandemicUW researchers share how they’ve adapted space technology to understand how the heart can be injured by the coronavirus.
Wed, 02/02/2022 | Allen School News
Deserts, demographics and diet
UW and Stanford researchers reveal findings of nationwide study of the relationship between food environment and healthy eating.
Mon, 01/31/2022 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
Harnessing noise in optical computing for AI
A UW-led research team has found innovative ways of using noise inherent to integrated optoelectronics to enhance the creativity of artificial intelligence.
Thu, 01/27/2022 | Allen School News
Richard Ladner elected as a AAAS Fellow
Allen School professor emeritus Richard Ladner has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his distinguished contributions to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the computing fields.
Tue, 01/25/2022 | UW News
UW researchers develop Harmony COVID-19 test
The new low-cost, rapid test can detect COVID-19 virus’s genome without need for PCR, providing results in less than 20 minutes.
Thu, 01/20/2022 | UW Bioengineering
Precision-engineered vascular grafts for healing
A new study by UW researchers presents the first biomaterial designed for vascular grafts with tuned mechanical properties and a precision-engineered porous structure optimized for healing.
Tue, 01/18/2022 | UW Mechanical Engineering
On a path to health innovation
ME grad student Shayla Payne shares the path that has led her toward a career in engineering for human health.
Fri, 01/14/2022 | UW Magazine
The machine runs amok
Twisted facts, fake news and social media spoofs can turn society upside down. One UW team is working to help us through the infodemic.
Tue, 01/11/2022 | UW Civil and Environmental Engineering
Satellite system success
When UW researchers helped implement a new satellite-based irrigation advisory system in Pakistan five years ago, it was uncharted territory. Today it’s being used in three countries and by more than 100,000 farmers.