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Nancy Allbritton Headshot

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.

Grasses growing in tubes in the foreground. Two people stand behind them. Another person standing to the right.

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.

A virtual reality rendition of a river scene

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.

picture of UW post-doc Savannah Bifulco

Tue, 05/04/2021 | UW Medicine

Study yields new clue to strokes of undetermined source

Researchers 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.

Two researchers standing in the midst of trees devastated by wildfire

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.

Anna Karlin

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.

A picture of power lines at sunset. Everything is hazy.

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.

Professor Hussein assembles hardware

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.