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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.

A head-and-shoulders photo of UW ECE Professor Lih Lin, standing in a brick hallway outside of the UW ECE building on the UW Seattle campus

Tue, 02/03/2026 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

National Academy of Inventors fellow

Lih-Yuan Lin, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors.

William Foege receives the Presidential Medal of Honor at the White House from President Barak Obama

Fri, 01/30/2026 | UW News

Remembering Dr. William Foege

The UW alum, namesake of the Bioengineering building, helped eradicate smallpox worldwide.

test

Wed, 01/28/2026 | UW News

Toughness at tiny scales

A UW materials lab led by Lucas Meza, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, probes the mysteries of toughness at the nano scale.

Five people working together at a table in a workshop with equipment and tools

Thu, 01/22/2026 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Bending digital fabrication constraints

Undergraduates in the Programmable Matter Lab have created a replicable, affordable wirebending system called WireBend-kit.

Nicole Gunderson and Waleed Abuzeid conduct an experiment in a hospital setting. Gunderson points at a screen showing a video of a sinus model while Abuzeid holds a probe inside a sinus model.

Tue, 01/20/2026 | UW Mechanical Engineering

3D vision for surgical precision

A UW team is creating real-time 3D models to help guide surgeon’s hands during endoscopic procedures.

Noah A Smith

Thu, 01/15/2026 | AI@UW

Inside AI at the UW

In part one of a three-part series, Allen School Professor Noah Smith, the UW's first vice provost for AI, discusses the vision, purpose and scope of the new AI@UW initiative.