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Samson Jenekhe and Anna Karlin

Fri, 02/11/2022 | UW News

Engineering faculty elected to the NAE

Samson Jenehke, a professor of chemical engineering and of chemistry, and Anna Karlin, a professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

An image showing a woman and a man standing in front of an Alaskan landscape

Wed, 02/09/2022 | UW Industrial & Systems Engineering

Richard Hansen gives to ISE

A longtime friend continues to give to ISE, energized by mentoring and developing the diverse teams of the future.

W sculpture surrounded by cars driving through campus

Wed, 02/09/2022 | UW News

UW and Amazon announce creation of the Science Hub

The collaboration will focus on advancing innovation in core robotics, and AI technologies and their applications.

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.