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Thu, 05/13/2021 | Department of Bioengineering
Nancy Allbritton to receive 2021 Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award
The Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award is the Biomedical Engineering Society’s premier recognition.
Tue, 05/11/2021 | UW News
Genetically engineered grass cleanses toxic soil
UW researchers genetically engineered a switchgrass to break down the chemical RDX — a toxic pollutant left by military explosives — using genes from a soil bacterium.
Mon, 05/10/2021 | UW Mechanical Engineering
Worlds of possibility
Four virtual worlds developed by ME research scientist Hunter Hoffman signal the future of VR for health.
Tue, 05/04/2021 | UW Medicine
Study yields new clue to strokes of undetermined sourceResearchers shed light on why some people who have a stroke do not also have abnormal heart rhythms, even though their hearts contain similar scar tissue.
Mon, 05/03/2021 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
A burning need
Civil and environmental engineering researchers work to understand and mitigate post-wildfire landslide hazards.
Thu, 04/29/2021 | UW News
Anna Karlin elected to National Academy of Sciences
The Bill and Melinda Gates Chair in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering is one of five UW faculty elected this year.
Thu, 04/29/2021 | UW News
Unequal exposure to air pollution
A new study models peoples’ exposure to air pollution — based on race/ethnicity and income level — and shows that exposure disparities among people of color and white people are driven by nearly all, rather than only a few, emission source types.
Tue, 04/27/2021 | UW News
Bridging the distance
When the UW returns to in-person learning this fall, instructors like Rania Hussein and Julian Yamaura will bring with them the creative methods developed while teaching remotely.