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Apr 05, 2021
Alzheimer’s research gets a boost
Bioengineering startup AltPep advances its technology for the early detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other amyloid diseases.
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Mar 22, 2021
Faculty and students explain why engineering students should add data science to their toolbox.
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Mar 08, 2021
We highlight electrical and computer engineering alumna Pwint Htun’s work to make smartphone technology accessible across rural communities in her home country, Myanmar.
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Mar 08, 2021
When Sheldon Levias came to the UW as an engineering student, he never imagined the path he would travel as an educator and adviser.
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Feb 22, 2021
HCDE’s Os Keyes unpacks how and where bias occurs in artificial intelligence. Spoiler: it’s everywhere.
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Jan 07, 2021
Detecting COVID-19 in wastewater
CEE researchers work to introduce a new testing method that can identify neighborhood outbreaks.
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