News archive for 2020
![A serpentine hydrogel channel infused with tonic water fluoresces under ultraviolet light (left) and an infrared tomography of a heat-perfused hydrogel shows that heat traces the path of fluid flow and dissipates into bulk hydrogel.](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/hydrogel_channels_cropped_thermodynamic_heating__0.jpg.webp?itok=FnUyPffz)
Wed, 09/30/2020 | UW Medicine
The heat is on for building 3D artificial organ tissuesRadiator-like fluid systems adjust the genetic wiring inside human liver cells in preliminary work toward artificial organ-tissue engineering.
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Wed, 09/30/2020 | UW News
UW researchers driving around Seattle to track COVID-19 response over timeUW researchers developed a project that scans the streets every few weeks to document how Seattle has reacted to the pandemic and what recovery looks like.
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Mon, 09/28/2020 | Aeronautics & Astronautics
Estate gift from Richard Scherrer (‘42) creates new faculty support fundThe Richard Scherrer Endowed Fund for Faculty Support in Aeronautics & Astronautics will help advance teaching, research and leadership in the department.
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Mon, 09/28/2020 | UW News
Study tracked misinformation in adsCSE researchers found that both mainstream and misinformation news sites displayed similar levels of problematic ads.
![A computer rendering of the interior of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/IEB---Interior-Lobby-Updates.jpg.webp?itok=urGhOzb0)
Tue, 09/15/2020 | College of Engineering
A college transformedAs the UW’s “Be Boundless” campaign comes to a close, we highlight some of the pivotal investments made in the College of Engineering.
![Cecilia Aragon flies her custom-built air show plane, a Sabre 320, over San Francisco bay.](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/091120-cecilia-aragon-book.jpg.webp?itok=Ot9i5Qvx)
Fri, 09/11/2020 | UW News
HCDE professor Cecilia Aragon's publishes memoirMemoir tells journey towards becoming the first Latina pilot on the United States Aerobatic Team
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Fri, 09/04/2020 | UW News
First responders get training on how to decontaminate masksEngineering's Jonathan Posner has led the development of a box that can decontaminate N95 respirator masks.
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Wed, 09/02/2020 | UW Books
Book Q&A with HCDE research scientist Shana Lee HirschNew book explores future environments, climate change, adaptive restoration and the Columbia River Basin
![Uri Shumlak and Chris Hansen](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/090320-aa-fusion-energy.jpg.webp?itok=0Y1inH8-)
Wed, 09/02/2020 | UW Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
A&A's fusion energy labs receive $3.5MThe HIT Lab and the ZaP Lab received funding to advance two different strategies for compact, cost-effective fusion energy.
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Mon, 08/31/2020 | UW News
UW receives NSF funds for investment in an interdisciplinary quantum futureThe grant will help establish a NSF Research Traineeship at the University of Washington for graduate students in quantum information science and technology.
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Wed, 08/26/2020 | UW News
CSE faculty join NSF institutes on artificial intelligenceAllen School faculty join two new National Science Foundation institutes devoted to artificial intelligence research
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Wed, 08/26/2020 | The Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems
UW nanotechnology infrastructure gets a boost from National Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Washington and Oregon State University a five-year, $5 million grant to advance nanoscale science, engineering, and technology research in the Pacific Northwest.
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Tue, 08/25/2020 | Human Centered Design & Engineering
The project will help further advancement of women with disabilities in STEMThe project will help further the advancement of women with disabilities in STEM
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Tue, 08/25/2020 | Clean Energy Institute
Designing cutting-edge materials from homeMSE's Ting Cao brings computational science to the virtual classroom during COVID-19.
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Fri, 08/21/2020 | Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute
“Experiences of Black STEM in the Ivory” event examines inequities, calls for actionFaculty in engineering helped organize a conference to discuss the barriers Black scholars in STEM fields face.
![An artiist's depiction of a Co-LOCKR nano-device coming together on the surface of a cell that has the right combination of cell surface markers.](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/molecular-computer_smaller2-co-lockr.jpg.webp?itok=Y8-RjaUv)
Thu, 08/20/2020 | UW Medicine
New 'molecular computers' find the right cellsA laboratory breakthrough in cell targeting may improve the safety of cancer-killing CAR T cells.
![Jessica Ray, Richard Ladner and Maryam Fazel](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/Faculty_staff_honors_2020.jpg.webp?itok=X-35lIHn)
Thu, 08/20/2020 | UW News
Faculty/staff honors: Public service award, endowed professorship, cybersecurity grant — and a UW professor among TalentCongratulations to Jessica Ray, Richard Ladner and Maryam Fazel on their recent honors.
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Mon, 08/17/2020 | College of Engineering
Engineering STARSThree STARS graduates fill us in on what they’ve been up to since receiving their engineering degrees.
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Sun, 08/16/2020
Jihui Yang will become Vice Dean for the College of Engineering effective August 16, 2020
From Dean Nancy Allbritton: I am pleased to announce that Jihui Yang has accepted the position of Vice Dean for the College of Engineering effective August 16, 2020, subject to the approval of the Provost.
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Fri, 08/14/2020 | UW News
UW team developing model to help lower COVID-19 infections in King County, guide eventual vaccine distributionISE's Shan Liu leads a team developing a model to help lower COVID-19 infections in King County.
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Thu, 08/13/2020 | Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Drones help in search and rescueA&A Lab builds a drone-based machine learning dataset to find those lost in the wilderness.
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Tue, 08/04/2020
Eve Riskin wins national mentoring awardEve Riskin, Associate Dean of Diversity and Access, has been recognized for her exceptional mentoring efforts.
![James Carothers and Jesse Zalatan](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/Carothers-Zalatan.jpg.webp?itok=GRxYlle2)
Mon, 08/03/2020 | Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute
MolES faculty receive NSF EAGER award to develop new SARS-CoV-2 antibody testMOlES faculty have been awarded a National Science Foundation EAGER grant to develop a new type of SARS-Cov-2 antibody test.
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Wed, 07/29/2020 | UW News
CEE's Wartman, Pollock win media awardCEE professor Joseph Wartman and doctoral student Will Pollock have won a silver EXCEL Award from Association Media & Publishing for a feature magazine article on geologic hazard risks to Syrian and other refugees.
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Thu, 07/23/2020 | UW Medicine
Idea full of holes wins U.S. prize for kidney-dialysis teamThe Center for Dialysis Innovation earns acclaim for a porous synthetic graft intended to make the blood-cleansing process safer and more reliable.