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Tue, 03/10/2026 | UW Foster School of Business

Health innovation challenge winners

Congrats to the engineering and computer science students whose teams placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the 2026 Holloman Health Innovation Challenge!

Two pieces of an electronic glove lie on a table.

Thu, 03/05/2026 | UW News

Gloves with a sense of touch

Doctoral student Devin Murphy explains OpenTouch Glove, a smart glove developed in the Wearable Intelligence Lab that's embedded with sensors to enable it to “feel” on its own.

Aeriel view of a woman skiing

Tue, 03/03/2026 | University of Washington

An engineer on skis

Nicole Zaino found adaptive sports while pursuing her Ph.D. Now, the mechanical engineering alum is heading to the Paralympics.

Two men seated at a table holding signed agreements

Fri, 02/27/2026 | UW News

Q-DREAM deepens global collaboration

The UW and Tohoku University Japan have announced Q-DREAM, joint research and education in quantum information science & engineering, disaster resilience, engineering and advanced manufacturing, and medicine.

Three people looking at a computer monitor

Tue, 02/24/2026 | UW News

Expanding a partnership

The UW and Microsoft expand their relationship to enhance AI-learning and research with the aim of preparing Washington’s workforce for the future.

Vikram Iyer headshot

Thu, 02/19/2026 | UW News

Vikram Iyer named Sloan fellow

The Allen School assistant professor is among five UW faculty members awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

David Baker

Tue, 02/17/2026 | National Academy of Engineering

David Baker elected to NAE

Congrats to David Baker, head of the Institute for Protein Design and adjunct professor of bioengineering, chemical engineering, and computer science and engineering, on his election to the National Academy of Engineering.

Two curling atheletes

Thu, 02/12/2026 | University of Washington

Sliding into the Olympic spotlight

Civil and environmental engineering graduate Luc Violette balances engineering and elite competition on curling’s biggest stage.

A screenshot of the OpenScholar demo

Tue, 02/10/2026 | UW News

Introducing OpenScholar

Developed by UW and Ai2 researchers, the open-source AI model synthesizes scientific research and cites sources as accurately as human experts.

Airplane engines

Thu, 02/05/2026 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Smarter strakes, less drag

A capstone team advances "active strake" technology to significantly reduce aircraft drag and make jets more fuel-efficient.