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Students hold a rocket

Sep 19, 2024

A shared love of rocketry

Students from Indigenous cultures unite to build rockets and compete in NASA's First Nations Launch — while celebrating their culture and traditional native values.
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Three people standing around drone about to launch

Sep 02, 2024

Blazing a trail with wildfire research

An increase in wildfires across the nation has lit a fire under many UW engineering researchers who are responding by developing safety technology and uncovering long-term hazards.  
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Close-up of wolf skull

Aug 12, 2024

Biting into resilient materials

When it comes to developing next-generation engineering materials that are fracture resistant, a team of UW researchers is all smiles about the prospect of utilizing insight gleaned from the hardest tissue in all mammals: tooth enamel.
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River flowing through a valley with green hills and mountains under a cloudy sky.

Jul 22, 2024

Engineering by nature

Learn how researchers across the College of Engineering are drawing inspiration from nature to drive cutting-edge innovations. 
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Students at the 50th anniversary gala

Jul 17, 2024

50 years of uplifting voices

Celebrating 50 years at the UW, the National Society of Black Engineers student organization continues to provide resources to support Black engineers who excel academically and succeed professionally.
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González-Montijo standing behind submerged turbine

Jul 01, 2024

Energized for change

After living through the devastation of hurricanes in Puerto Rico, grad student Miguel González-Montijo is working on clean energy innovations for the future.
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