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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.

Illustration of atomic layers that hold excitons

Thu, 05/26/2022 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

Using sound waves to advance ‘excitons’

A UW research team uses sound waves to move ‘excitons’ further than ever before, leading toward faster and more energy efficient electronics and optical devices.

People on public transit. Everyone is looking at their phones.

Mon, 05/23/2022 | UW News

Social media and ‘dissociative states’

UW researchers investigate if people enter a state of dissociation when surfing social media, and if that explains why users might feel out of control after spending time on their favorite app.

Cynthia Chen

Wed, 05/18/2022 | College of Engineering

Professor Cynthia Chen named as interim chair of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering

"Cynthia’s dedication to leadership and service makes her exceptionally qualified to serve as interim chair of ISE."

Joyce Yen

Mon, 05/16/2022 | UW News

Joyce Yen receives Presidential Award for mentoring

ADVANCE Center Director Joyce Yen has been honored with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.

Professor Cecilia Aragon standing in front of an airplane

Mon, 05/16/2022 | UW News

Breaking barriers

Professor Cecilia Aragon vanquished fear to become the first Latina pilot on the U.S. Aerobatic Team — and the first Latina full professor in the UW College of Engineering.

Dawn Lehman headshot

Thu, 05/12/2022

Pulitzer Prize-winning collaboration

A Miami Herald media team — which included CEE Professor Dawn Lehman as a key technical contributor — has received the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting for its investigation into the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South.

Three women rowers on the water

Mon, 05/09/2022 | Department of Bioengineering

Perseverance and discipline

Senior Claire Marion shares her journey as a bioengineering student and a member of the UW Women’s Rowing team.