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Mon, 04/05/2021 | UW News

‘Telling Stories’: Imagined tales of artificial intelligence presented by the UW Tech Policy Lab

For “Telling Stories: On Culturally Responsive Artificial Intelligence,” the UW Tech Policy Lab collects stories of AI and its effects on future life. The lab is an interdisciplinary collaboration of the UW Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, Information School and School of Law.

a medical form titled Alzheimer's Disease on a clipboard next to a brain x-ray, medication, and syringes

Mon, 04/05/2021 | College of Engineering

Alzheimer’s research gets a boost

Bioengineering startup AltPep advances its technology for the early detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other amyloid diseases.

woman holding in a smartphone in front of her face

Thu, 04/01/2021 | UW News

New system that uses smartphone or computer cameras to measure pulse, respiration rate could help future personalized telehealth appointments

A University of Washington-led team has developed a method that uses the camera on a person’s smartphone or computer to take their pulse and respiration signal from a real-time video of their face. 

Kueh lab image T cell timer

Wed, 03/31/2021 | Department of Bioengineering

Delayed action gene switch controls when stem cells become T cells

Bioengineering assistant professor Hao Yuan Kueh has uncovered a molecular timer used by stem cells to control when they differentiate, or turn into a specialized cell type.

microvasculature 3D structure

Wed, 03/31/2021 | Department of Bioengineering

New approach builds capillaries in full 3D complexity

Bioengineering associate professor Ying Zheng has developed a technique that replicates microvasculature in full 3D complexity using multiphoton ablation and laser-guided cellularization. 

carbon fiber

Thu, 03/25/2021 | College of Engineering

The carbon fiber state

How Washington became a global epicenter for advanced carbon fiber.

Azadeh Yazdan

Mon, 03/22/2021 | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

A larger, clearer window into the brain

UW researchers have received a National Institutes of Health grant to lead a team in creating a unique device for brain study. 

Nathalie Thelemaque

Thu, 03/18/2021 | UW Graduate School

Building for sustainability

Doctoral student Nathalie Thelemaque is studying infrastructure's impact on the environment and communities so she can create sustainable systems.

Woman gives a box of masks to a donation drive at a UW parking lot.

Wed, 03/10/2021

Helpful behavior during pandemic tied to recognizing common humanity

A new University of Washington study links helpful behavior during the pandemic, such as donating medical supplies, to individuals’ feelings of connection to others.

A small white box on a table and a person sitting in front of it (their back is to the camera)

Tue, 03/09/2021

Alexa, do I have an irregular heart rhythm? First AI system for contactless monitoring of heart rhythm using smart speakers

UW researchers have developed a new skill for a smart speaker that acts as a contactless monitor for both regular and irregular heartbeats.

Sheldon Levias writing on a whiteboard

Mon, 03/08/2021

Making connections

When Sheldon Levias came to the UW as an engineering student, he never imagined the path he would travel as an educator and adviser.