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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.

A scientific figure showing lots of advanced science stuff related to bioimaging

Wed, 01/05/2022 | NanoES

A miniaturized cardiovascular imaging device

UW researchers are developing a dramatically smaller endoscope to image previously inaccessible areas of the heart and brain.

 Matthew Conlen headshot

Mon, 01/03/2022 | Allen School News

Creating data visualizations for better public understanding

Allen School Ph.D. student and data journalist Matthew Conlen develops interactive visualizations that help people understand what’s happening in the world.

Associate Professor Mike Motley diagrams the test parameters being studied through the experiments.

Tue, 12/28/2021 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

A new wave of research

With an elevated risk of a tsunami event in the Pacific Northwest, civil and environmental engineering researchers work to understand the tumultuous nature of tsunami debris.

colorful medical image showing collagen structure in two rat hearts

Thu, 12/23/2021 | BioE News

Imaging captures deep layers of collagen in 3D

The new non-invasive method developed by UW researchers may help detect heart attacks, monitor healing after bypass procedure and improve image-guided plastic surgery.

Close-up of downtown Seattle map displaying color-coded routing between two pins in "uphill mode," from a screenshot of the AccessMap app

Mon, 12/20/2021 | Allen School News

AccessMap app available now

The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology has launched the first mobile version of its pedestrian trip planning tool AccessMap for Android and iOS.

Shawn Swanson

Thu, 12/16/2021

Spotlight: Shawn Swanson pursues medical innovations through social entrepreneurship

Shawn Swanson, a Mechanical Engineering alum, Engineering Innovation in Health all-star, MedsForAll founder and Population Health Social Entrepreneurship Fellow - is profiled by the UW Population Health Initiative.

Ed Lazowska headshot

Thu, 12/16/2021 | Allen School News

Technology leaders create endowed professorship fund in honor of Allen School professor and tech community champion Ed Lazowska

Last year, a group of technology leaders who have worked alongside Lazowska to boost the UW and greater Seattle as innovation hotspots came together to recognize his outsized impact.