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Maggie Ramirez holding a diploma

Mon, 10/31/2022 | UW School of Public Health

How engineering inspired Maggie Ramirez to research public health equity

Spotlight on Maggie Ramirez, William L. Dowling Endowed Professor in Health Administration

Joan Sanders, a UW professor of bioengineering, holds a prototype auto-adjusting prosthesis that her team developed.

Fri, 10/28/2022 | UW News

The perfect fit for a prosthetic leg

BioE Professor Joan Sanders' team is creating a new type of prosthetic leg: one that automatically adjusts its fit throughout the day.

An aerial shot of Seattle showing a large road surrounded by neighborhoods and businesses. There is water on the right and downtown is in the top left.

Wed, 10/26/2022 | UW News

A new approach to eliminate air pollution disparities

After comparing three strategies for reducing air pollution disparities across the U.S., researchers have found that a community-specific approach is most effective.

Marco Salviato headshot

Fri, 10/21/2022

Marco Salviato named as Director of the Advanced Composites Center

The associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics will also serve as Director of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft Structures.

A screenshot of a map of New York City. Rail stations are shown as green (accessible), yellow (elevator outage) or orange (not accessible) circles

Tue, 10/18/2022 | UW News

Real-time accessibility info for rail transit

Allen School researchers have developed UnlockedMaps, a web-based map that allows users to see in real time how accessible rail transit stations are in six metro areas.

Man walking on a treadmill wearing an exoskeleton device while a female researcher stands next to him monitoring his activity on a tablet

Fri, 10/14/2022 | UW Mechanical Engineering

Supporting mobility in cerebral palsy

Graduate student Alyssa Spomer is exploring how a robotic exoskeleton paired with real-time feedback can enhance rehabilitation therapy for children with cerebral palsy.

Yejin Choi

Wed, 10/12/2022 | UW News

Yejin Choi wins MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’

The Allen School professor uses natural language processing to develop AI systems that have the ability to reason and can understand the implied meanings in human language.

Laila Abudahi headshot

Fri, 10/07/2022 | UW ECE News

A 'lighthouse' for engineering talent

ECE alumna Laila Abudahi created a social impact startup in the Middle East that provides job opportunities for young engineers.

An image of neurons under a microscope

Tue, 10/04/2022 | UW News

Accelerating neuroscience research

The UW has joined the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience, an industry-academia research partnership focused on the fight against brain diseases and central nervous system disorders.

Collage of two people dropping wave sensor from plane

Fri, 09/30/2022 | UW News

Improving hurricane forecasts

Wave-monitoring sensors developed at the UW have been deployed off the Florida coast. Data collected from them will be used to improve hurricane forecasts.