UW lands $50M from National Science Foundation to lead new center for research security Backed by $50 million from the National Science Foundation, the University of Washington will lead a national consortium of research… Read More
Speed read: This new AI-powered tool helps researchers skim through scientific papers Don’t worry, this article will be short enough to not create a time-consuming task for readers looking to absorb its… Read More
New renderings show Univ. of Washington building that will house clean energy research and more Newly released renderings show a building planned for the west campus of the University of Washington in Seattle that will… Read More
Washington state universities will lead AI research institutes funded by National Science Foundation The University of Washington and Washington State University are adding artificial intelligence research institutes thanks to $40 million in funding… Read More
Fred Hutch opens dedicated research center in Seattle to test treatments for COVID-19 patients Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is opening a new facility dedicated to testing treatments for people who have tested… Read More
UW researchers driving around Seattle using Street View-style camera to study response to pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has altered life as we know it in Seattle, and a team from the University of Washington… Read More
Microsoft invests $2.5M in CREATE, a new center for accessible tech at the University of Washington The University of Washington is launching a new Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE) and… Read More
Fred Hutch lays off 14 people in data science shakeup, calls move unrelated to COVID-19 crisis Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has laid off 14 people as part of a broader restructuring of its internal… Read More
UW treating COVID-19 patients with antimalarial drug — researcher calls it ‘very promising’ Researchers and physicians at the University of Washington in Seattle are treating patients diagnosed with COVID-19 using a drug best… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Meet the hacker professor who’s saving lives with smart devices and sonar Play Shyam Gollakota has come a long way since his first day as a university undergraduate. “I didn’t know how to… Read More
University of Washington once again named world’s most innovative public university For the third year in a row, the University of Washington has won the title of the world’s most innovative… Read More
Univ. of Washington researchers make futuristic baby monitors from smart speakers Alexa could soon be the ultimate baby monitor. Researchers at the University of Washington created a speaker system that is… Read More
Seattle Children’s opens a ‘cure factory’ to explore treatments for childhood cancer and other diseases Maryn Sage remembers the words she heard on the day she learned that her 16-year-old son, Jedd Feliciano, was cancer-free.… Read More
Artificial intelligence scores another victory in diagnosing breast cancer Human doctors once again fell short of artificial intelligence in a test to accurately diagnose breast cancer, adding yet more… Read More
Gene found in embryos can cloak cancer from common immunotherapy methods, researchers find The question of why immunotherapy eradicates cancer in some people while having little effect on the majority of patients has… Read More
Microsoft joins with Pacific NW medical research institutions on data discovery platform Microsoft is teaming up with leading medical research organizations to create a shared network of research data in the Pacific… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Why this cancer researcher (and survivor) is climbing Kilimanjaro to raise money to study cancer Play Kristin Anderson has already fought cancer in more ways than one. She’s a cancer survivor whose battle with breast cancer… Read More
Washington governor’s tech guru Joseph Williams leaves to run Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Seattle office For the past three years, Joseph Williams has been advising Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on tech policy. In that time… Read More
Amgen and University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design team up to build better cancer drugs Biotech giant Amgen is putting up the money to fund three research projects in partnership with the University of Washington’s… Read More
University of Washington researchers use robots to unlock mysteries of massive holes in Antarctic ice For years, giant holes in Antarctic sea ice have confounded scientists. But this week researchers from the University of Washington… Read More
Historic steam plant in Seattle gets a fresh new look courtesy of Fred Hutch The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has a historic new signpost on Seattle’s Lake Union. The institution has started adding… Read More
Allen Institute researchers show how cells divide in first-of-its-kind 3D model One of the most basic biological dramas is now available in interactive 3D. Researchers at the Allen Institute for Cell… Read More
Scientists use gene editing to make cells immune to HIV and other infections in Fred Hutch study Some viruses, no matter how hard we try, remain resistant to vaccines. Now, researchers are using a different method, gene… Read More
Google says its AI can spot early-stage lung cancer, in some cases better than doctors can What if deep learning models could detect early-stage cancer more accurately than a veteran radiologist? Google is showing that day… Read More
To fight Alzheimer’s disease, Univ. of Washington researchers target plaque-causing proteins Researchers at the University of Washington have created a molecule that aims to stop the formation of protein clusters thought… Read More
Bill Gates, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos fund research to find a better Alzheimer’s diagnosis The richest people in the world are putting some of their fortunes toward finding a better way to diagnose Alzheimer’s… Read More
White House budget proposal tightens the screws on science, from space to salmon The White House’s $4.7 trillion spending plan for fiscal year 2020 aims to give a boost to the Space Force,… Read More
Microsoft and Seattle Children’s study shows strong link between smoking and unexpected death in infants Microsoft data scientists and researchers at Seattle Children’s Hospital have teamed up to give a high-resolution picture of the link… Read More
University of Washington researchers create massive genetic map of organ development It takes three weeks for a mouse to develop from a fertilized egg into a newborn. In that time, there… Read More
Fred Hutch researchers root out sleeping breast cancer cells to stop metastasis Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center led by Dr. Cyrus Ghajar recently uncovered promising new science in the… Read More
