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Wed, 10/28/2020 | College of Engineering
Tueng Shen announced as Associate Dean for Medical Technology Innovation
From Vice Dean of College of Engineering Jihui Yang and Vice Dean of School of Medicine John Slattery: It is with great enthusiasm that we write to announce a partnership between the School of Medicine (SOM) and the College of Engineering (COE) through the appointment of Professor Tueng Shen to a new joint position, Associate Dean for Medical Technology Innovation, effective November 1, 2020.
Thu, 10/22/2020 | UW News
Simple actions can help people survive landslides, UW analysis showsA new study by CEE researchers shows that behavioral changes can save lives.
Wed, 10/21/2020 | Department of Electrical & Computing Engineering
Researchers design an implantable brain chip
ECE associate professors Chris Rudell and Visvesh Sathe have developed an implantable chip that will help neuroscientists deepen understanding of the brain and enable better treatments for a wide range of medical conditions and disorders.
Mon, 10/19/2020
Putting health care in your handsUW faculty and students are developing smartphone apps to improve health and save lives.
Tue, 10/13/2020 | UW Population Health Initiative
Healthy planet, healthy peopleHow can we recover from a health crisis during a climate crisis? Engineering faculty weigh in.
Mon, 10/12/2020 | UW News
Stream anytime: Engineering lecture on contact tracing while respecting privacyThe lecture, now available on Youtube, centered around monitoring COVID-19 infections while respecting privacy featuring Stefano Tessaro, an associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science.
Mon, 10/12/2020 | Chemical Engineering
How to build a network of pharmaceutical biofactoriesAdvances in synthetic biology and biomaterials open up exciting prospects for distributed manufacturing of drugs, food products, and other commodities
Thu, 10/08/2020 | UW News
Airdropping sensors from moths: Researchers use flying insects to drop sensors from air, land them safely on the groundUW researchers have created a sensor system that can ride on the back of a moth.
Wed, 10/07/2020 | Department of Materials Science and Engineering
MSE's Xu honored
MSE's Xiaodong Xu has won prestigious honors from the American Physical Society and the Optical Society.
Tue, 10/06/2020 | UW News
All together now: Experiments with twisted 2D materials catch electrons behaving collectivelyIn a paper published in Nature Physics, a team led by MSE researchers reports that carefully constructed stacks of graphene can exhibit highly correlated electron properties.
Mon, 10/05/2020 | University of Washington
A twist of fateEngineering alumna Ayan Hassan’s life was changed by the UW Making Connections program — and then unexpectedly saved by one of the program’s founders.
Fri, 10/02/2020 | College of Engineering
Today’s engineering student experienceUW photographers share some of their favorite examples of engineering education at the UW.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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