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A researcher holds a phone to a patient's forehead.

Tue, 06/27/2023 | UW News

Transforming smartphones into thermometers

A team led by UW researchers has created an app—FeverPhone—that transforms smartphones into thermometers without adding new hardware.

Outline map of the United States with stars and dots on various locations indicating the presence of lead organizations or organizations with subawards under the National AI Research Institutes program, accompanied by the NSF logo.

Thu, 06/22/2023 | Allen School News

National AI Research Institutes

Allen School faculty Simon Du and Sewoong Oh will advance AI for responding to threats both natural and human-made as part of two new NSF-led National AI Research Institutes.

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Wed, 06/21/2023 | UW Medicine

Students, experts collaborate over kidney stones in space

Seven Florida high school students with accomplished science résumés visited Seattle recently to learn from researchers at UW Medicine and the University of Washington. The relationship between the two groups dates back to 2019, when the students, who were middle schoolers at the time, joined a club dedicated to robotics

Male student playing viola

Tue, 06/20/2023 | University of Washington

String theory

The synergy of math and music powers the UW Symphony. Watch a video, which features engineering and computer science students.

Four Polaroid photos of students smiling at the camera during the engineering formals, set against a purple and yellow ripped paper background

Tue, 06/20/2023

A formal education

Across the College of Engineering, dances grow in popularity and number post-COVID.

Sara Mouradian portrait

Thu, 06/15/2023 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

Quantum tech for real-world applications

Sara Mouradian, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is building quantum technologies for computing, communication and sensing.

scientists working in a lab

Tue, 06/13/2023 | UW News

Washington's clean energy future

Work happening at the UW’s Washington Clean Energy Testbeds is helping to position the university as the epicenter of Washington state's clean energy revolution.

Student wearing protective gear while holding iPad. Overlaid text: "Proud to be a partner of the Northwestern University Semiconductor Network"

Mon, 06/12/2023 | Micron

UW College of Engineering joins Northwest University Semiconductor Network

The network, established by Micron Technology, will drive foundational and emerging research to increase students’ opportunities for experiential learning across the semiconductor ecosystem, with equitable access for underrepresented students, including those in rural and tribal communities.

A hand holding a spring roll open in the palm. Inside the spring roll are noodles and finely chopped vegetables. Behind the hand is a plate containing more vegetables.

Thu, 06/08/2023 | UW News

Have a favorite food memory?

Human centered design and engineering doctoral student Danli Luo has developed a technology that may help take you back.

A Mobile Unit for Sensing Traffic (MUST) sensor in the foreground and two researchers working on laptops in the background

Tue, 06/06/2023 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Fighting fatalities with facts

UW researchers are working with the community on a data-driven approach to improve traffic safety and save lives at Yakama Nation’s deadliest intersection.