News
Mon, 08/16/2021
Leading an innovation partnership
Longstanding partners, the UW College of Engineering and School of Medicine have created a position to expand health innovation. Meet Tueng Shen, the first to serve in this new role.
Tue, 08/10/2021
Congrats to Husky Robotics
The UW Husky Robotics team finished as the top U.S. team in the 2021 Virtual University Rover Challenge.
Thu, 08/05/2021 | UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Using light to accelerate AI
ECE researchers are developing a computer chip using laser light to accelerate the computing speed and efficiency of AI and machine learning applications while reducing energy consumption.
Wed, 08/04/2021
Technology for kids’ health
HCDE and School of Medicine researchers are co-designing a technology intervention to support the health and development of children.
Mon, 08/02/2021 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
Clearing the air
The impacts of air pollution on communities living near airports are no longer up in the air, thanks to breakthrough research by CEE professor Tim Larson.
Thu, 07/29/2021 | UW News
UW to lead new NSF institute
The UW-led AI Institute for Dynamic Systems will focus on fundamental AI and machine learning theory, algorithms and applications for real-time learning and control of complex dynamic systems.
Tue, 07/27/2021 | UW Advanced Robotics
Big win for student robotics
The Advanced Robotics student team placed first in this summer’s North American RoboMaster University League competition.
Thu, 07/22/2021 | UW News
Engineering researchers elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
Anna Karlin, Kristi Morgansen, Tueng Shen and other researchers affiliated with UW Engineering are among the new members elected for 2021.
Thu, 07/22/2021 | UW News
Playing with plasma
Gaming graphics card allows faster, more precise control of fusion energy experiments.
Thu, 07/15/2021 | HCDE News
Getting King County moving again
Human Centered Design & Engineering students generate winning campaign to bring King County residents back to transit.
Tue, 07/13/2021 | UW News
UW student mental health during spring 2020
To understand how the UW’s transition to online-only classes affected students’ mental health, UW researchers surveyed 147 UW undergraduates over the 2020 spring quarter.
Tue, 07/13/2021
Hope and healing
One researcher combats cancer with the help of UW doctors and tools developed by his colleagues.
Mon, 07/12/2021 | UW News
We need to be patient
CEE’s Dawn Lehman on the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida.
Thu, 07/08/2021 | UW News
Professor Ostendorf named UW Vice Provost for Research
ECE professor Mari Ostendorf will assume leadership of the UW’s premier and growing research enterprise.
Fri, 07/02/2021
Our reality
In his new novella, Allen School professor Tadayoshi Kohno invites readers to consider who benefits from technology — and who doesn’t.
Wed, 06/30/2021
From research to reality
A bumpy journey turned to smoother sailing after engineers utilized research from CEE’s Structural Research Laboratory when designing the new Mukilteo Ferry Terminal wharf.
Mon, 06/28/2021 | UW Magazine
Death dodger
Taking risks was second nature for A&A alum Albert Scott Crossfield. That’s how he became the first man to fly at twice the speed of sound and laid the groundwork to go into space.
Mon, 06/28/2021
Flying free
In her memoir, high-flying HCDE professor Cecilia Aragon recounts her victory over fear.
Fri, 06/25/2021 | College of Engineering
Alberto Aliseda named chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
"His vision for the future of mechanical engineering will propel the department from its current high level to even greater heights in the years to come."
Fri, 06/18/2021 | Office of the President
On Juneteenth, we honor the past and act for the future
"This Saturday, we will honor Juneteenth, a commemoration of the day when news of the Civil War’s end – and the cessation of chattel slavery in the United States – at last reached enslaved people in Texas."
Wed, 06/16/2021
Boeing-Roundhill Professor Lilo Pozzo named interim chair of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering
"Lilo’s dedication to leadership and service, as well as her collaborations with MSE faculty to accelerate the pace of materials discovery, make her uniquely qualified for this role."
Tue, 06/15/2021 | UW News
Turning a single photo into a video
Allen School researchers have created a deep learning method that can animate flowing material in a photo, such as waterfalls, smoke or clouds.
Mon, 06/14/2021
Smartphone cameras illuminate bacteria causing acne, dental plaques
UW researchers have developed a method that uses smartphone-derived images to identify potentially harmful bacteria on skin and in oral cavities.
Mon, 06/14/2021 | UW News
Cause, scope determined for deadly winter debris flow in Uttarakhand, India
A self-organized coalition of 53 scientists from 14 countries, including CEE's David Shean and Shashank Bhushan, worked nonstop following the Feb. 7 disaster to investigate the cause, scope and impacts.
Wed, 06/02/2021 | UW News
Regional survey reveals work, leisure habits during the pandemic
A new UW-led survey reveals changes to remote workers’ commuting and other habits during the COVID-19 pandemic.