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Tapovan Vishnugad hydroelectric plant

Mon, 06/14/2021 | UW News

Cause, scope determined for deadly winter debris flow in Uttarakhand, India

A self-organized coalition of 53 scientists from 14 countries, including CEE's David Shean and Shashank Bhushan, worked nonstop following the Feb. 7 disaster to investigate the cause, scope and impacts.

traffic on Interstate 5 through downtown Seattle at sunset

Wed, 06/02/2021 | UW News

Regional survey reveals work, leisure habits during the pandemic

A new UW-led survey reveals changes to remote workers’ commuting and other habits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Figure from paper showing three x-ray images paired with color-coded saliency maps indicating weight of factors in model prediction

Tue, 06/01/2021 | Allen School News

Medical AI model “shortcuts” could lead to COVID-19 misdiagnosis

Allen School researchers discover medical AI models rely on “shortcuts” that could lead to misdiagnosis of COVID-19 and other diseases.

iPhone Screenshots

Thu, 05/27/2021 | HCDE UW

Students lead study of COVID-19 exposure notification app

HCDE students have worked with the Washington Department of Health to study WA Notify, a statewide COVID-19 exposure notifications tool.

2021 Dean's Medalists - Headshots of two men

Wed, 05/26/2021 | College of Engineering

2021 Dean’s Medalists

Congrats to undergraduates Alejandro Diaz and Parker Ruth on receiving this year’s Dean’s Medals for academic excellence.

Hand pointing at a model airplane

Mon, 05/24/2021

Paris’s Law celebrates 60 years

First published in The Trend in Engineering, former UW Engineering professor Paul C. Paris’s ideas revolutionized airplane design and gave way to the field of fracture mechanics.

A collage of women faculty

Mon, 05/24/2021

Engineering equity

The ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change celebrates 20 years of supporting women faculty and developing leaders in STEM fields at the UW.

Nancy Allbritton Headshot

Thu, 05/13/2021 | Department of Bioengineering

Nancy Allbritton to receive 2021 Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award

The Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award is the Biomedical Engineering Society’s premier recognition.

Grasses growing in tubes in the foreground. Two people stand behind them. Another person standing to the right.

Tue, 05/11/2021 | UW News

Genetically engineered grass cleanses toxic soil

UW researchers genetically engineered a switchgrass to break down the chemical RDX — a toxic pollutant left by military explosives — using genes from a soil bacterium.

A virtual reality rendition of a river scene

Mon, 05/10/2021 | UW Mechanical Engineering

Worlds of possibility

Four virtual worlds developed by ME research scientist Hunter Hoffman signal the future of VR for health.