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Anatomical illustration of human liver in the body

Mon, 10/04/2021 | UW Medicine Newsroom

Study looks at how disease scarring disrupts liver regrowth

New approaches will examine mechanical factors that could be interfering with liver’s usual ability to regenerate itself.

Two women putting together a robot

Fri, 10/01/2021

Social robot seeks to improve teen mental health

The Population Health-funded Project EMAR has created an innovative social robot that offers resources to support the mental health needs of adolescents.

Aerial view of University of Washington campus in Seattle

Wed, 09/29/2021 | UW News

Accelerated AI algorithms for data-driven discovery

The new NSF-funded A3D3 Institute at the UW will explore ways to harness AI for accelerated discoveries in physics, astronomy and neuroscience.

Researcher on Lake Killarney

Mon, 09/27/2021 | UW News

Arsenic makes some Puget Sound fish unsafe to eat

UW CEE and UW Tacoma researchers have found that eating contaminated fish or snails from some South Puget Sound lakes could lead to health risks because of the high arsenic levels.

Three people stand outside in front of a building

Fri, 09/24/2021 | UW News

Researchers receive AAAS Golden Goose Award

UW and UC San Diego researchers honored for their work discovering that someone could hack a car

Collection of close-up photos of cats in varying poses, arranged in a grid

Tue, 09/21/2021 | Allen School News

A snapshot of the future

Forget social media memes — searching for cat photos is serious business for members of the Molecular Information Systems Lab.

The MACS Lab robotic chess player

Fri, 09/17/2021 | UW Mechanical Engineering

A vision for robotics

The UW MACS Lab builds robots and machines that combine vision, intelligence and manipulation to play games, perform tasks and advance robotics research goals.

picture of woman sitting on sofa with AKTIV prototype artificial kidney

Tue, 09/14/2021 | UW Medicine

Kidney prototype earns international prize

The Center for Dialysis Innovation has claimed its third award in the KidneyX competition, which aims to stoke innovation that will reduce the burden of dialysis.

Aerial shot of the University of Washington campus in Seattle

Thu, 09/09/2021 | UW News

New NSF center for optoelectronic and quantum technologies

The Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand plans to bring atomic-level precision to devices and technologies and transform fields like information technology.

Bronze W

Tue, 09/07/2021

Expanding STEM pathways via materials research

The Molecular Engineering Materials Center is part of a three-year, NSF-funded partnership to build STEM career pathways for underserved Hispanic, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students.