Articles about University of Washington – Page 13 of 32

GeekWire Summit: Early-bird pricing ends Thursday, new speakers and sessions just added

The GeekWire Summit is less than a month away. Do you have your tickets yet? Early-bird rates end Thursday for… Read More

How a VR project documenting Seattle’s music history revealed the risk of a new digital divide

Yolanda Barton loves Seattle’s music history — the history that starts decades before Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Soundgarden came screaming… Read More

Public records reveal T-Mobile’s plan to make Seattle a 5G hub in partnership with UW and tech giants

T-Mobile wants to make the Seattle region the capital of 5G innovation, and it has brought along an all-star cast… Read More

Robotic race car platform from Univ. of Washington designed to speed research around A.I.

The drive to better understand robotics and artificial intelligence now includes a cool little robotic race car thanks to researchers… Read More

Could an app make warehouse work safer? Univ. of Washington algorithm flags risky ergonomics

It’s no secret that warehouse work can be dangerous. Critics have long dogged Amazon for its warehouse practices, citing reports… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft taps former Samsung exec as chief medical officer; Apptio names India leader amid blistering expansion

— Microsoft hired David Rhew as the chief medical officer and vice president of healthcare for its worldwide commercial business.… 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

Kids re-enact moon landing in robot challenge at Univ. of Washington — and win trips to NASA sites

Middle and high school students from across Washington state competed in a robotics challenge last week at the University of… Read More

University of Washington lands $5 million to study fake news and misinformation

Americans were shocked to learn how misinformation was weaponized during the 2016 presidential race and experts believe it was just… Read More

Univ. of Washington names longtime professor François Baneyx to lead CoMotion innovation center

The University of Washington named longtime professor François Baneyx to lead its CoMotion innovation center. Baneyx is currently the Charles… Read More

Rocketeers from University of Washington take the prize at Spaceport America Cup

If at first you don’t succeed … try, try, try again. That’s the formula that the University of Washington’s Society… Read More

Astrobiology takes the spotlight: Saturn’s moon Enceladus may offer a ‘free lunch’

The sea that lies beneath the icy surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, could provide even more fuel for… 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

Can Alexa help detect a heart attack? Researchers explore life-saving potential of smart speakers

At the onset of a heart attack, people often have a few telltale symptoms: pain in the chest or arm,… Read More

Podcast

University of Washington computer science leader Hank Levy reflects on 13 years of massive change

The past decade has been a period of incredible growth for the technology industry in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.… Read More

Geek of the Week: ‘Secret superpower’ helps guide Hannah Werbel’s success at the Univ. of Washington

Hannah Werbel’s impact at the University of Washington was recognized early at the school when she was awarded the President’s… Read More

Podcast

Harvey Mudd President Maria Klawe has a message for computer science grads — and the tech industry

In the 13 years since Maria Klawe took over as president of Harvey Mudd College, she has surprised skeptics and… Read More

UW student virtual reality projects demonstrate empathy, education, entertainment use cases

What is it like to be homeless? How do you navigate around a crowded room in a wheelchair? Is teaching… Read More

‘Photo Wake-Up’ makes still photographs – and Picasso paintings – come eerily alive

What would it be like to see pictures of moonwalkers, comic-book characters and painted portraits get up and walk right… 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

Inclusive design and accessible tech in the spotlight at Univ. of Washington student showcase

An app that helps blind and deaf people find bus arrival information. An attachment to make kayaking easier for individuals… Read More

Univ. of Washington’s Husky Robotics is on a roll, as Mars rover offers students a big engineering project

A team from the University of Washington just returned from a competition on Mars. Or, Utah’s version of the Red… Read More

How can new technology reach the people who need it most? Experts discuss social impact ideas

Technologies such as artificial intelligence, IoT and blockchain should benefit not just wealthy countries, but the poorest and most vulnerable… Read More

Two new startups join Seattle fintech incubator run by BECU and University of Washington’s CoMotion

Two additional startups are set to join a Seattle financial technology incubator operated by BECU and based at CoMotion, the… Read More

Volunteers asked to give up a little floorspace in Seattle to help scientists better map seismic data

Worrying about your own property during an earthquake would be a natural reaction, but what if your home could help… Read More

Researchers use the ancient art of origami to produce high-tech shock absorbers

Can origami protect football players and reusable rockets? Researchers have shown how the ancient art of paper-folding can soften the… Read More

How a bridge collapse inspired this founder to launch a civil infrastructure monitoring startup

Startup inspiration can come at unexpected times. That’s what happened to Harsh Rathod, who was doing his Ph.D research work… Read More

Univ. of Washington studies compulsive phone use: what triggers us to look and what makes us stop

Heads up, smartphone addicts. New research from the University of Washington provides some insight into what triggers us to partake… Read More

What makes kids see technology as ‘creepy’? Fear not, a Univ. of Washington study seeks answers

It’s one thing to be scared, as parents, about some of the technology our kids are using. Distracting a child… Read More

Colleagues, friends, family share memories of former UW innovation leader Vikram Jandhyala

Innovator. Scholar. Researcher. Entrepreneur. Leader. Athlete. Musician. Poet. Mentor. Father. Friend. Vikram Jandhyala was a renaissance man who impacted so… Read More