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Researchers looking at yeast plates in the lab

Mon, 06/27/2022 | Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute

Unlocking biotechnology with RNA

Recent molecular engineering graduates Jason Fontana and David Sparkman-Yager share their journey to commercialize their platform to design ‘smart’ RNA.

Closeup of person’s hands holding rubber-tipped ear canal probe and smartphone attached to 3D-printed casing.

Thu, 06/23/2022 | Allen School News

Smartphones for testing middle ear function

A smartphone-based tympanometry system from UW researchers offers a pocket-sized solution for testing middle ear function.

Gary Lai portrait

Tue, 06/21/2022 | UW Magazine

Engineering alum helps lead Blue Origin into space

Gary Lai, ’99, an A&A alum and lead architect of Blue Origin’s New Shepard program, joined five other passengers for the company’s fourth suborbital space flight in March.

Leilani Battle

Thu, 06/16/2022 | Allen School News

New ways to explore massive datasets

The Allen School’s Leilani Battle is recognized for her work to advance new tools and techniques for exploring massive datasets.

Trees in a forest. The trees are blanketed by heavy snow.

Mon, 06/13/2022 | UW News

Is there snow in that tree?

Snow Spotter, a citizen science project created by UW researchers, helps unpack snow’s effect on summer water supplies.

Students hiking up to the Easton Glacier

Mon, 06/13/2022

A mountain of learning

There’s an ideal way for students to learn about retreating glaciers: Visit them for the day.

Taylor Juenke and Isaiah Lemmon headshots

Thu, 06/09/2022

2022 Dean’s medalists

Congrats to undergraduates Taylor Juenke and Isaiah Lemmon on receiving this year’s Dean’s Medals for academic excellence.

A laptop with a screen reader attached sitting on a table

Mon, 06/06/2022 | UW News

Expanding graphics accessibility

UW researchers worked with screen-reader users to design VoxLens, a JavaScript plugin that — with one additional line of code — allows people to interact with visualizations.

Group photo of the CathConnect team winners

Thu, 06/02/2022 | UW Foster Blog

Engineering students win startup awards

Congrats to the engineering student teams who took home awards from the 2022 Dempsey Startup Competition.

Group of students standing with a car with logos on it

Tue, 05/31/2022 | UW News

EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

With EcoCAR, which just wrapped up the last year of its four-year challenge, UW students rebuilt a car and experienced post-COVID camaraderie under the hood of a hybrid vehicle.