News archive for 2019
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Mon, 08/12/2019 | UW News
First cells on ancient Earth may have emerged because building blocks of proteins stabilized membranes
A team of researchers at UW has solved the puzzle of how Earth's first cells came to function.
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Fri, 08/09/2019 | UW News
Artificial intelligence could yield more accurate breast cancer diagnosesResearchers at University of Washington and University of California, Los Angeles, have developed an artificial intelligence system that could help pathologists read biopsies more accurately, and lead to better detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.
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Thu, 08/08/2019 | Washington Nanofabrication Facility
Encouraging the next generation of quantum pioneers: students receive grants to fabricate nanoscale quantum devicesFive undergrads, including three from engineering, have been awarded grants by the Washington Research Foundation to fabricate nanoscale quantum devices.
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Mon, 07/29/2019 | UW News
Stressed at school? Art therapy reduces teenage girls’ headachesIn a pilot study led by the University of Washington, researchers explored art-based mindfulness activities that schools could use to reduce headaches, a common side effect of stress in adolescent girls. After three weeks of twice-weekly mindfulness and art therapy sessions, the girls reported experiencing significantly fewer headaches.
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Thu, 07/18/2019 | UW News
First-ever visualizations of electrical gating effects on electronic structure could lead to longer-lasting devicesScientists have visualized the electronic structure in a microelectronic device for the first time, opening up opportunities for finely tuned, high-performance electronic devices.
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Thu, 07/18/2019 | UW News
Baneyx will direct CoMotionFrançois Baneyx has been named the new director of CoMotion and Interim Vice Provost of Innovation at the University of Washington. Baneyx is the Charles W.H. Matthaei Professor of Chemical Engineering and an adjunct professor of bioengineering.
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Wed, 07/17/2019 | UW Allen School
Professor Magdalena Balazinska appointed to lead the Paul G. Allen SchoolBalazinska, who co-leads the Allen School's Database and Data Science research groups, will succeed current director Hank Levy.
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Wed, 07/17/2019 | UW News
8 UW professors elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2019ME professor Per Reinhall and ECE professor Mari Ostendorf have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
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Mon, 07/15/2019 | College of Engineering
Atari WomenHCDE research project unearths and celebrates the forgotten histories of women who helped shape the early days of Atari — and the computer gaming industry ever since.
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Tue, 07/02/2019 | Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
SARP wins Spaceport America CupSARP, the UW rocketry club, clinched the top spot as the 2019 Judge's Choice and Overall Winner in the Spaceport America Cup.
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Mon, 07/01/2019 | UW News
How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your mindsA team created a method that allows three people to work together to solve a problem using only their minds.
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Mon, 07/01/2019 | Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Research as a platform for changeRising senior Hugo Pontes recently presented his research at the Council on Undergraduate Research’s Posters on the Hill Conference in Washington, D.C. Hugo shares his journey from arriving in the states not speaking English to sharing his research and story with members of Congress.
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Wed, 06/19/2019 | UW News
‘Alexa, monitor my heart’: Researchers develop first contactless cardiac arrest AI system for smart speakersShyam Gollakota, an associate professor in Computer Science & Engineering, and his research partners have developed a new tool to monitor people for cardiac arrest while they’re asleep without touching them. The findings are published June 19 in the Nature journal npj Digital Medicine.
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Mon, 06/17/2019 | College of Engineering
Greg Miller appointed interim deanGreg Miller, vice dean of the College of Engineering, has been appointed interim dean effective July 2019.
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Thu, 06/13/2019 | KIRO 7
UW students help AT&T design antennas for disaster-relief dronesA team of UW engineering students has been working to develop new antennas for disaster-relief drones. The students showed off their new antennas to AT&T on Tuesday.
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Wed, 06/12/2019 | City of Bellevue
Bellevue-UW partnership yields out-of-the-box solutionsA team from the UW Industrial and Systems Engineering program developed a model to make winter weather plow routes more efficient and cost-effective.
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Wed, 06/12/2019 | UW News
Behind the magic: Making moving photos a realityThe Photo Wake-Up algorithm, developed by computer scientists at the University of Washington, can take a person from a 2D photo or a work of art and make them run, walk or jump out of the frame. The system also allows users to view the animation in three dimensions using augmented reality tools.
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Thu, 06/06/2019 | UW Electrical & Computer Engineering
ECE students create robot to help farmers for ENGINE programAn ECE student team built an unmanned vehicle to inspect crops.
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Thu, 06/06/2019 | College of Engineering
Remembering Dean Emeritus Ray BowenWe honor the life and leadership of J. Ray Bowen, who served as the dean of engineering for 15 years from 1981 to 1996.
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Fri, 05/24/2019 | UW News
Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraftA&A researchers have developed a novel solution, inspired by origami, to help reduce impact forces on spacecraft.
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Mon, 05/20/2019 | UW News
Scientists use molecular tethers and chemical ‘light sabers’ to construct platforms for tissue engineering
In a paper published May 20 in the journal Nature Materials, a team of UW researchers unveiled a strategy for more efficient, precise tissue engineering, which could have broad implications in medicine.
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Wed, 05/15/2019 | UW News
First smartphone app that can hear ear infections in childrenEar infections are difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are vague. UW researchers have created a way to detect them by simply using a piece of paper and a smartphone’s microphone and speaker.
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Fri, 05/03/2019 | UW News
Researchers take a bottom-up approach to synthesizing microscopic diamonds for bioimaging, quantum computingMSE professor Peter Pauzauskie and a team of researchers have published a paper in Science Advances on nanodiamonds. Their research indicates the potential for advances in medical research, computation and beyond.
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Thu, 05/02/2019 | College of Engineering
Kristi Morgansen appointed department chairProfessor Kristi Morgansen has accepted the position of Chair of the Aeronautics & Astronautics Department. Says College of Engineering Dean Mike Bragg, "Her experience and dedication to the mission and excellence of A&A will serve the department and college well."
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Tue, 04/30/2019 | College of Engineering
Dean Bragg announces 2019 Dean's MedalistsDean Michael Bragg has announced the recipients of the 2019 Dean's Medal for Academic Excellence: Thanika Painruttanasukho (Industrial Systems & Engineering ) and Alexander Ratcliff (Civil & Environmental Engineering). Selection criteria include grades, rigor and distribution of courses, research experience, extracurricular activities, and leadership. Medals will be presented at the College of Engineering Awards Ceremony and reception on Thursday, May 23. Read more about the honorees on the Dean's Medal page.