Articles about University of Washingon

Ana Mari Cauce, longtime UW president and champion of tech innovation, to step down next year

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce announced Wednesday that she will leave her leadership position next year, calling it… Read More

Look, and listen: AI headphones cancel background noise and focus on one speaker after a glance

Perhaps you’ve heard the admonishment “look at me when I’m speaking to you.” But what if while wearing headphones you… Read More

Inside the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, which uses DNA to ‘record biology over time’

Researchers opened the doors Monday to the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, a collaboration between the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg… Read More

New jewel in wearable tech: UW researchers create smart earring to monitor body temperature

Researchers at the University of Washington have a new jewel in the realm of wearable technology. A smart earring prototype… Read More

UW biotech spinout raises $5M to develop gene therapy system for muscular dystrophy

The news: Myosana Therapeutics, a Seattle startup developing gene therapy technology, raised $5 million to develop an early-stage candidate treatment… Read More

Seattle-area health officials to require vaccination proof for bars, restaurants, and other public venues

Faced with filling hospitals, serious infection rates and aggressive new COVID-19 variants, King County’s Department of Health will require proof… Read More

Meet the 4 new startups joining a fintech incubator run by BECU and UW in Seattle

Four Seattle startups have won a slot in a financial technology incubator run by banking company BECU and CoMotion, the… Read More

Funeral planning idea wins $25k top prize at UW student startup competition

A team of University of Washington students whose mission is to simplify planning and transactions related to burial plots, has… Read More

Microsoft helps found an industry alliance to advance DNA data storage systems

Microsoft is teaming up with other companies to form an alliance to advance the field of DNA data storage, which… 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

As Uber and Lyft pick-ups and drop-offs clog traffic, new study calls load zones a move in right direction

Keeping traffic flowing in Seattle is not an easy feat, especially when you factor in the stop-and-go maneuvering of ride-hailing… Read More

Univ. of Washington names veteran data scientist to lead booming computer science school into new era

Professor Magdalena Balazinska has long been considered a leader in data management and data science at the University of Washington’s… 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

‘Batman’ tech: UW spins out new startup that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses

An app that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses is making the leap from research to startup mode with the… Read More

UW app emits sonar from smartphone to detect opioid overdoses by monitoring breathing rate

You may have heard of naloxone, an antidote to opioid overdoses so effective that the U.S. Surgeon General recommended people carry… Read More

University of Washington launching new certificate program for women in entrepreneurship

Like all entrepreneurs, Christy Johnson wears many hats. She’s currently the CEO and founder of strategy consulting firm Artemis Connection,… Read More

Seattle researchers make science history by encoding Miles Davis, Deep Purple songs onto DNA

In a first for science, researchers from the University of Washington, Microsoft and Twist Bioscience have stored archival-quality recordings of… Read More

Inside UW’s cutting-edge Clean Energy Testbeds, researchers seek breakthroughs to help the planet

The students and technicians in white lab coats look like they could be testing and developing processes and prototypes for… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: A scary game bot, snooping via smartphone, and Google’s Seattle startup deal

On this episode of the Week in Geek Podcast, we start with two fascinating tech advances with not-so-great implications for… Read More

New breed of microbrew: UW chemists use 3-D printing to blaze a trail for better beer

Long before you take that first sip of an ice-cold beer, the ingredients that went into that beverage had to… Read More

Experts lay out their concerns about the ethics of brain implants and ‘brainjacking’

Losing the ability to control your own mind seems like something out of a dystopian science-fiction novel, but some researchers… Read More

How virtual reality is shaping the new home of Washington state’s oldest museum

A key concept for the new Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, currently under construction… Read More

Geek of the Week: Data scientist Muhammad Ahmad’s many pursuits include AI, art and simulations of dead people

As a senior data scientist at Groupon and an affiliate associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the… Read More

Big data (and volunteers) help scientists solve hundreds of protein puzzles

Molecular biologists have enlisted cutting-edge trends in genomics and big data to get a grip on one of the grand… Read More