Articles about University of Washington – Page 2 of 32

After Trump shooting, UW researchers try to make quick sense of online reaction, rumors and more

The chaos and confusion in the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump led many people… Read More

‘Greatest setting in college football’ gets the LEGO treatment with fan’s elaborate Husky Stadium build

Husky Stadium is often called the “greatest setting in college football.” Now the iconic University of Washington football venue might… Read More

UW disinformation researchers will continue work amid reports of Stanford group crisis

As the presidential campaign was heating up four years ago, the University of Washington and Stanford University led a nonpartisan… Read More

Amazon CEO’s advice to computer science grads: take risks, keep learning, write your own story

In a speech peppered with mentions of his own sports failings and achievements, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy offered up some… Read More

Seattle startup Sanctum is developing private pods where solo travelers can work, rest, or relax

Stuck in an airport due to a layover or flight delay, people seeking a place to work or rest grapple… Read More

Chatbots for teachers: Univ. of Washington releases free AI tool for quicker, better lesson plans

Teachers are spending more than 10 hours per week prepping their lesson plans, cutting into time that could be spent… Read More

Illustration: Stylized microchip incorporating the look of a whole-slide pathology image

Microsoft, Providence and UW make use of generative AI for digital cancer diagnosis

Researchers at Microsoft, Providence Health System and the University of Washington say they’ve developed a new artificial intelligence model for… Read More

Antarctic ozone hole visualized through climate data

Climate science mission led by University of Washington wins backing from NASA

NASA has selected four proposals for climate science missions, including an effort led by a University of Washington researcher, to… Read More

Can tech help cities plan for disasters? 7 ideas from an urban resilience hackathon

Editor’s note: Chuck Wolfe participated in this hackathon and is an affiliate associate professor at the University of Washington. The… Read More

Inside CoMotion’s new HQ: UW’s entrepreneur program plants its roots in an innovation hub

The University of Washington this week held an open house to celebrate the new headquarters of CoMotion, the UW organization… Read More

Asteroid hunters say they’ve found 27,500 new prospects in search for space rocks

A team of asteroid hunters that includes researchers at the University of Washington says it has identified 27,500 new, high-confidence… Read More

UW joins $110M U.S.-Japan academic partnership for AI that includes support from NVIDIA, Amazon

A new partnership between universities in the U.S. and Japan backed by $110 million from tech corporations aims to boost… Read More

New study for early detection of Alzheimer’s shows promising results

A new test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease — potentially even before symptoms are present — show that… Read More

University student entrepreneurs pitch planet-protecting ideas in annual ‘Environmental Innovation Challenge’

University students from the Pacific Northwest on Thursday competed in the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge in Seattle, pitching their… Read More

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Researchers find a way to detect signs of extraterrestrial life in a single grain of ice

Scientists have verified that a method to look for cellular life on Europa, an ice-covered moon of Jupiter, just might… Read More

Illustration: Visualization of AI structure translated into biomolecule

Leading researchers join effort to support responsible AI for biomolecular design

More than 100 researchers — including a Nobel laureate — have signed on to a call for the scientific community… Read More

Univ. of Washington launches research center to tackle computer science education challenges

Despite technology seeping into practically every corner of our lives, computer-related education in Washington is woefully limited. Last year, 8.4%… Read More

Transplant organ freezing and rewarming technique wins U. of Washington health innovation challenge

A team working on prolonging the lifespan of transplant organs took home the top prize in the 9th annual Hollomon… Read More

Univ. of Washington’s famed cherry blossoms have some bright, tech-infused competition on campus

The cherry blossoms at the University of Washington offer a spectacular welcome to spring every year on the school’s Seattle… Read More

Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

A decade ago, University of Washington oceanographers Julian Sachs and Alex Gagnon were working in a tropical paradise, studying the… Read More

Cecilia Aragon at Women's Leadership Conference in Bellevue, Wash.

Computer scientist Cecilia Aragon traces her trajectory from stunt flying to a startup

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Three decades ago, Cecilia Aragon made aviation history as the first Latina to earn a place on… Read More

From biotech to 3D printing, here are 7 startups that recently spun out of the Univ. of Washington

The startup spinout machine at the University of Washington keeps on humming. According to CoMotion, the university’s tech transfer office,… Read More

Illustration: Laser pulses used to probe an atom's excited electron

Researchers take a freeze-frame reading of electrons energized in a stream of water

An international team of scientists has blazed a new trail for studying how atoms respond to radiation, by tracking the… Read More

Scientists go to Canada to study the kind of lake where they say life may have arisen

Several years ago, scientists at the University of Washington theorized that key ingredients for life could have built up billions… Read More

Washington vs. Michigan: Which university takes the title in tech?

Nothing like a little tech investor college football trash talk before the big game. As the Washington Huskies take on… Read More

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NASA awards funds to study deep-space interferometer and other far-out ideas

A proposal to build a far-flung set of radio antennas to measure the cosmos is one of 13 far-out concepts… Read More

Univ. of Washington set to break ground on 69-acre redevelopment to create Seattle innovation hub

The University of Washington this year expects to break ground on a new building that will anchor an ambitious, innovation-focused… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: NY Times vs. Microsoft; Plus, Oren Etzioni on AI in 2023 and beyond

“The biggest surprise is that AI used to be narrow. … And when you went from one application to the… Read More

Scene from "The Boys in the Boat" showing UW athletes rowing

How rowing has changed since ‘The Boys in the Boat’ — and how it’s stayed the same

Thanks to tectonic shifts in technology and training, Olympic-level rowing has come a long way since the University of Washington’s… Read More

UW Medicine geneticist Jay Shendure in lab

Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology plans to transform cells into tiny recording devices

The Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington have launched a collaboration called the Seattle Hub… Read More