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A computer rendering of a heart

Tue, 02/08/2022 | UW Medicine

How to do heart research during a pandemic

UW researchers share how they’ve adapted space technology to understand how the heart can be injured by the coronavirus.

Grocery store produce shelves filled with different varieties of fruit, including apples, oranges, lemons and pears.

Wed, 02/02/2022 | Allen School News

Deserts, demographics and diet

UW and Stanford researchers reveal findings of nationwide study of the relationship between food environment and healthy eating.

Optical GAN illustration

Mon, 01/31/2022 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

Harnessing noise in optical computing for AI

A UW-led research team has found innovative ways of using noise inherent to integrated optoelectronics to enhance the creativity of artificial intelligence.

Richard Ladner headshot

Thu, 01/27/2022 | Allen School News

Richard Ladner elected as a AAAS Fellow

Allen School professor emeritus Richard Ladner has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his distinguished contributions to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the computing fields.

The Harmony COVID-19 test includes a small, inexpensive detector (left) that can processes four reaction tubes — shown in the detector — and a sample collection device (center). Results are displayed on a smartphone (right).

Tue, 01/25/2022 | UW News

UW researchers develop Harmony COVID-19 test

The new low-cost, rapid test can detect COVID-19 virus’s genome without need for PCR, providing results in less than 20 minutes.

Porous vascular scaffold

Thu, 01/20/2022 | UW Bioengineering

Precision-engineered vascular grafts for healing

A new study by UW researchers presents the first biomaterial designed for vascular grafts with tuned mechanical properties and a precision-engineered porous structure optimized for healing.

Shayla Payne holding a vial and looking at another researcher in a lab

Tue, 01/18/2022 | UW Mechanical Engineering

On a path to health innovation

ME grad student Shayla Payne shares the path that has led her toward a career in engineering for human health.

Illustration of a giant smart phone with fake news on its screen destroying a city

Fri, 01/14/2022 | UW Magazine

The machine runs amok

Twisted facts, fake news and social media spoofs can turn society upside down. One UW team is working to help us through the infodemic.

A Pakistani farmer standing in a farm field and looking down at this cell phone

Tue, 01/11/2022 | UW Civil and Environmental Engineering

Satellite system success

When UW researchers helped implement a new satellite-based irrigation advisory system in Pakistan five years ago, it was uncharted territory. Today it’s being used in three countries and by more than 100,000 farmers.

Cecilia Aragon and Sean Munson

Thu, 01/06/2022 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

ACM distinguished members

HCDE Professors Cecilia Aragon and Sean Munson have been named Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery for their scientific contributions to computing.