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Close-up of a traffic surveillance camera overlooking a busy road with cars in motion during sunset

Thu, 12/19/2024 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Safeguarding privacy in transportation data

Civil & Environmental Engineering Professor Jeff Ban's research uses data to address traffic issues, ensuring solutions that protect personal privacy in modern cities.

person on laptop viewing digital profiles

Tue, 12/17/2024 | UW News

Subtle biases in AI models

In the ‘Wild West’ of AI chatbots, subtle biases related to race and caste often go unchecked.

A man lies down in a hospital bed while another man holds a handheld device to his back while seeing ultrasound imaging on a computer screen.

Thu, 12/12/2024 | UW Mechanical Engineering

Sound solutions

UW researchers have developed ultrasound technologies that break up and remove kidney stones.

An illustration of the endoscope lens system designed by UW ECE and Physics Professor Arka Majumdar and his research team

Tue, 12/10/2024 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

New lens system for endoscopes

A research team has designed a new kind of lens system for the tip of an endoscope, which could enable physicians to to see inside the body like never before.

A yellow aquatic drone on a body of water with residential buildings and palm trees in the background

Fri, 12/06/2024 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

Capturing Hurricane Helene

The RAPID Facility team deployed sensors and drones in Florida to gather critical data before and after Hurricane Helene’s landfall.

AI medical image analysis model

Wed, 12/04/2024 | UW News

Spotting systemic diseases with AI

BiomedParse is an AI medical image analysis model that works across nine types of medical images to better predict systemic diseases, such as lupus and diabetes.

Two lithium ion batteries on a conveyer belt

Mon, 12/02/2024 | UW News

Academia and U.S. battery manufacturing

Jie Xiao, a professor of mechanical engineering, talks about batteries and how academia can help support the growing domestic battery manufacturing industry.

UW ECE Assistant Professor Sajjad Moazeni stands next to columns in Sylvan Grove on the UW campus.

Tue, 11/26/2024 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering

The need for speed

Electrical & Computer Engineering's Sajjad Moazeni is developing a new kind of optical interconnect for data centers supporting AI and machine learning in the cloud.

David Prendez demonstrates how the car simulator works in the Human Factors and Statistical Modeling Lab.

Thu, 11/21/2024 | UW Industrial & Systems Engineering

Beyond autopilot

Engineering safer, smarter interactions with self-driving cars.

Two people sitting inside an AI generated sound bubble graphic

Tue, 11/19/2024 | UW News

AI headphones create sound bubble

A UW-led research team has developed a headphone prototype that allows listeners to hear people speaking within a bubble with a programmable radius of 3 to 6 feet.

A white square piece of foam on top of a bowl of vegetables.

Thu, 11/14/2024 | UW Material Science & Engineering

The future of foam

Engineering alumnus John Felts' bio-based foam is making waves in the packing industry.

The Liao family at the Wing Luke Museum. Photo credit: Wing Luke Museum.

Tue, 11/12/2024

A lasting legacy

A transformative gift from the Liao family supports the new Interdisciplinary Engineering Building.

The International Space Station

Fri, 11/08/2024 | UW News

Biology in Space

NASA has awarded $2.5 million to establish a regional scientific consortium based at the UW to study the effect of the space environment on living organisms.

Bridge across Elwha River

Wed, 11/06/2024 | UW Industrial & Systems Engineering

AI-driven disaster preparedness

PhD student Julia Lensing is leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience in Washington.

UW logo statue on campus

Mon, 11/04/2024 | UW CoMotion

I-Corps at UW

I-Corps Hub grant, which provides $15 million, across the institutions over five years, to bolster innovation training programs.

A computer-made rendering of the dry room with two rendered scientist working with machinery.

Thu, 10/31/2024 | Clean Energy Institute

Expanding battery research

A new open-access battery lab at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds aims to boost U.S. manufacturing and workforce development for electric vehicles and beyond.

MobiPrint mobile 3D printer

Tue, 10/29/2024 | UW News

MobiPrint for environment design and printing

From accessibility upgrades to a custom cat-food bowl, this mobile 3D printer can autonomously add features to a room.

June Lukuyu Headshot

Fri, 10/25/2024 | UW Electrical & Computing Engineering

Energy analytics for society

June Lukuyu, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is pushing engineering boundaries to improve energy systems in underserved communities.

Young person sitting at a desk writing with a pencil

Tue, 10/22/2024 | UW Human Centered Design & Engineering

VizCare for child welfare

UW researchers are advancing access to visualizations of foster care data with VizCare, a new tool to increase the use of research in child welfare decision-making.

Kristin Bennett standing in front of a white and purple wall

Fri, 10/18/2024 | UW Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Navy to neuroscience

Chemical engineering undergrad and Navy veteran Kristin Bennett is determined to uncover mysteries about the brain to help advance treatment.

three black and white photos of UW alumnae women

Wed, 10/16/2024 | UW Aeronautics & Astronautics

Trailblazing women in aeronautics

Honoring Rose Lunn, Eleanor Dickson and Luella Armstrong — three UW alumnae who shaped aerospace history.

Nicola Dell headshot

Fri, 10/11/2024 | MacArthur Foundation

Nicola Dell named MacArthur Fellow

The Allen School alumna has been honored with a MacArthur "Genius Grant" for her work on technology interventions to address the needs of overlooked populations.

A person on a beach checking a wave gauge attached to a pole

Thu, 10/10/2024 | UW News

Understanding Helene through data

A new dataset provides a robust picture of Hurricane Helene’s destruction — and could help design more resilient communities.

A person with a virtual reality helmet on stands in front of a screen that showcases a virtual world with two buildings and a parking lot

Tue, 10/08/2024 | UW News

Preparing students for future careers

In this Q&A, Associate Teaching Professor Rania Hussein explains how her Remote Hub Lab allows students to access physical engineering equipment from anywhere in the world.

Daniel J. Evans

Thu, 10/03/2024 | UW News

Remembering alumnus Daniel J. Evans

The former Washington governor, senator, public servant and UW civil and environmental engineering alumnus died Sept. 20, 2024. He was 98.