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![Joan Sanders, a UW professor of bioengineering, holds a prototype auto-adjusting prosthesis that her team developed.](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/10/Joan-Sanders.jpg.webp?itok=v3rsRGxR)
Fri, 10/28/2022 | UW News
The perfect fit for a prosthetic leg
BioE Professor Joan Sanders' team is creating a new type of prosthetic leg: one that automatically adjusts its fit throughout the day.
![An aerial shot of Seattle showing a large road surrounded by neighborhoods and businesses. There is water on the right and downtown is in the top left.](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/10/air-pollution-disparities-news-item-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=5D9LNXuO)
Wed, 10/26/2022 | UW News
A new approach to eliminate air pollution disparities
After comparing three strategies for reducing air pollution disparities across the U.S., researchers have found that a community-specific approach is most effective.
![Marco Salviato headshot](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/10/Marco-Salviato-thumbnail.jpg.webp?itok=KIeS0sZ9)
Fri, 10/21/2022
Marco Salviato named as Director of the Advanced Composites Center
The associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics will also serve as Director of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft Structures.
![A screenshot of a map of New York City. Rail stations are shown as green (accessible), yellow (elevator outage) or orange (not accessible) circles](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/10/UnlockedMaps-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=WMZnRa1J)
Tue, 10/18/2022 | UW News
Real-time accessibility info for rail transit
Allen School researchers have developed UnlockedMaps, a web-based map that allows users to see in real time how accessible rail transit stations are in six metro areas.
![Man walking on a treadmill wearing an exoskeleton device while a female researcher stands next to him monitoring his activity on a tablet](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/10/Supporting-mobility-in-cerebral-palsy-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=LLz86eOL)
Fri, 10/14/2022 | UW Mechanical Engineering
Supporting mobility in cerebral palsy
Graduate student Alyssa Spomer is exploring how a robotic exoskeleton paired with real-time feedback can enhance rehabilitation therapy for children with cerebral palsy.
![Yejin Choi](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/10/750-yejin-choi.jpg.webp?itok=4gRyshzq)
Wed, 10/12/2022 | UW News
Yejin Choi wins MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’
The Allen School professor uses natural language processing to develop AI systems that have the ability to reason and can understand the implied meanings in human language.
![Laila Abudahi headshot](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/10/Laila-Abudahi-news-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=9VfbNKqF)
Fri, 10/07/2022 | UW ECE News
A 'lighthouse' for engineering talent
ECE alumna Laila Abudahi created a social impact startup in the Middle East that provides job opportunities for young engineers.
![An image of neurons under a microscope](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/research-in-neuroscience-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=A7_HUvk2)
Tue, 10/04/2022 | UW News
Accelerating neuroscience research
The UW has joined the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience, an industry-academia research partnership focused on the fight against brain diseases and central nervous system disorders.
![Collage of two people dropping wave sensor from plane](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/micro-SWIFT-chute-drop-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=6krNrk8C)
Fri, 09/30/2022 | UW News
Improving hurricane forecasts
Wave-monitoring sensors developed at the UW have been deployed off the Florida coast. Data collected from them will be used to improve hurricane forecasts.
![Suzie Pun](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/suzie-pun-hp.jpg.webp?itok=dnFGj3PQ)
Wed, 09/28/2022 | College of Engineering
Suzie Pun named Director of the Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute
The Washington Research Professor of Bioengineering will serve as the Director of the Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute beginning in July 2023.
![A group of students sitting in front of laptops](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/20220829_STARS-at-The-Mill_120.jpg.webp?itok=9iivkwKT)
Mon, 09/26/2022
A pathway to engineering
One of the College’s Pathways for Inclusive Excellence, the Engineering Dean’s Scholars Program is making it possible for more Washington students to become engineers.
![Metal objects on a table. There are two tubes and also two other hexagonal shapes.](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/forever-chemicals-reactors.jpg.webp?itok=9qTbGvpj)
Fri, 09/23/2022 | UW News
Destroying 'forever chemicals'
UW researchers have created a reactor that can completely break down hard-to-destroy "forever chemicals," a class of molecules that are ever-present in our daily lives and can lead to health effects.
![A hand holding a cellphone with one finger over the flash and the camera. The flash is shining through the finger and glowing red.](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/smartphone-camera-measure-blood-oxygen-levels.jpg.webp?itok=2ZGNOSpr)
Wed, 09/21/2022 | UW News
Using smartphones to measure blood oxygen levels
UW and UC San Diego researchers have shown that smartphones are capable of detecting blood oxygen saturation levels down to 70% — the lowest value that pulse oximeters should be able to measure.
![Illustration of editing microbe genomes to upcycle co2](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/Retooling-microbes-news-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=Kcwso-XJ)
Mon, 09/19/2022 | UW Chemical Engineering
Retooling microbes to upcycle CO2
An interdisciplinary, UW-led team of synthetic biologists will embark on a 5-year, $15 million project to engineer microbial genomes that transform CO2 into high-value chemicals.
![Simona Liao headshot](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/Simona-Liao-news-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=NCa8a4Bx)
Wed, 09/14/2022 | UW College of Arts & Sciences
At the intersection of STEM and feminism
With a double major in computer science and gender, women and sexuality studies, Simona Liao is lifting women in STEM in the U.S. and China.
![Two researchers in a lab looking at a laptop screen](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/next-gen_materials.jpg.webp?itok=VlTWEIH1)
Mon, 09/12/2022 | UW NanoES
New framework for next-gen materials
UW researchers have reported the development and characterization of a new method to synthesize large volumes of high-quality metal organic frameworks (MOFs) quickly, cheaply and sustainably.
![A boy in a hospital bed and three family members standing next to him smiling at the camera](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/Medical-tape-news-item-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=9sQnPLPS)
Thu, 09/08/2022 | WE-REACH
A paradigm shift in medical tape
Inspired by his young son, ME Research Professor Eric Seibel set out to develop a medical tape that sticks strongly when applied to the skin and becomes “unsticky” when removed.
![Two people in t-shirts and swimming trunks underwater in a tank holding smartphones in flexible waterproof cases. One of the smartphone screens is visible, displaying the AquaApp interface with text and graphics depicting various diving hand signals.](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/underwater-messaging-app-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=fK14xBTS)
Tue, 09/06/2022 | Allen School News
Underwater messaging app
Allen School researchers bring first underwater messaging app to smartphones.
![CEE Ph.D. student Dan McCabe standing next to a bike inside of a food bank](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/08/20220723_U-District-Food-Bike-Delivery_0284_thumbnail.jpg.webp?itok=cq_5d9rP)
Tue, 09/06/2022 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
The power of pedaling
Engineering graduate student Dan McCabe is working to improve bicycle-powered emergency food response.
![Protest participants marching toward camera with arms in the air, featuring a black sign with chalk drawing of raised fist and text "Say Their Names" and "#BlackLivesMatter" that one marcher is holding above their head. Only the forehead, hands and wrists of the sign holder is visible.](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/09/BLM-blog-clay-banks-Wg3whp6W_nw-unsplash.jpg.webp?itok=LWPd1KGc)
Thu, 09/01/2022 | Allen School News
Social media narratives and emotions
Allen School researchers' analysis of #BlackLivesMatter social media content points to the power of positive positivity in online activism and large-scale social movements.
![Bronze W with trees in the background](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/08/Bronze-W-news-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=_M8MoAmc)
Mon, 08/29/2022 | UW Industrial & Systems Engineering
Industry capstone advances innovation
An Industrial & Systems Engineering capstone project developed in partnership with Snohomish County, WA, will provide the county with an estimated $70,000 savings annually.
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Thu, 08/25/2022 | UW Bioengineering
Global collaboration
Remote study during the pandemic led to a creative approach to learning for four bioengineering undergraduates, who partnered with five students in Taiwan on exosomes research.
![Closeup of hands with purple gloves holding a stretchable device](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/08/Wearable-electronics-thumb.jpg.webp?itok=HQQmVWjZ)
Mon, 08/22/2022 | UW Mechanical Engineering
Powering wearable electronics
UW researchers have developed a stretchable thermoelectric device that converts body heat to electricity to power wearable electronics.
![Photo of rover on simulated lunar surface](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/08/lunar-rover-challenge.jpg.webp?itok=MQiwAqNR)
Fri, 08/19/2022 | UW News
Lunar rover challenge
The UW hosts NASA's Artemis Student Challenge, in which student teams turn model lunar lava tubes into habitats suitable for housing on the moon or Mars.
![Collage of people's faces](https://www.engr.washington.edu/sites/engr/files/styles/large/public/media/images/2022/08/UW-Amazon-Science-Hub-awards-.jpg.webp?itok=ZB7DcCAh)
Mon, 08/15/2022
UW + Amazon Science Hub awards
Six UW Engineering professors will advance AI and robotics research as part of Science Hub's inaugural set of research awards.