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Gates Foundation is giving $279M to help UW study global population health, the largest private donation in university history

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the University of Washington a $279 million grant, distributed over the next… Read More

Study links infant diarrhea to telomere shortening and troubles later in life

Frequent bouts of diarrhea can be bad news for babies, even decades later: A new study has found a correlation between… Read More

UW Hyperloop team unveils its purple pod racer, and gets ready to let ‘er rip

The University of Washington’s Hyperloop team showed off its sleek pod racer and let fans take a peek under the… Read More

UW researchers trace how complex life lost its first chance to dominate Planet Earth

Researchers say multicellular life could have arisen in Earth’s oceans more than 2 billion years ago, only to fall victim to a… Read More

University of Washington approves funding plan for new computer science building

Update, 1:45 p.m. PT: The Board of Regents officially approved the funding and budget plan this afternoon. The University of Washington… Read More

ID Genomics consortium to build national database of bacterial ‘fingerprints’ to help doctors diagnose infection

There’s a reason bacteria take up almost an entire kingdom in our map of life: they are an endlessly complex… Read More

UW Hyperloop team fuels its final dash to the national pod races with crowdfunding

The University of Washington’s Hyperloop team is getting ready to compete in a set of pod races aimed at blazing… Read More

Zillow gives $5M to new University of Washington computer science building, construction could start this week

Zillow announced Tuesday that it has donated $5 million toward a second building for the University of Washington’s Computer Science… Read More

U.S. Dept. of Transportation taps UW to help solve traffic problems of the future

Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) named the University of Washington one of 18 “Beyond Traffic Innovation Centers” across… Read More

Suburban sprawl drives songbirds apart

Researchers at the University of Washington report that suburban development is forcing lovebirds in the Seattle area to split up… Read More

Connie Bourassa-Shaw, ‘heart and soul’ of UW entrepreneurship program, to step down as director

Connie Bourassa-Shaw, who spent nearly two decades helping the University of Washington grow its student entrepreneurial programs, is stepping down as… Read More

Here’s what’s next for The W Fund, an early-stage venture fund focused on university spin-outs

Since The W Fund launched more than four years ago in Seattle, it has invested $20 million across 17 early-stage companies… Read More

UW president lands on Bill Gates’ list of 5 ‘fanatics’ who inspired him in 2016

An educator, a nerd farmer, a former president: these are a few of Bill Gates’ favorite things. As the holidays… Read More

Geek of the Week: UW Ph.D. student Irene Zhang has big ideas to make life easier for programmers

Irene Zhang was born in Beijing, moved to the United States when she was 4, grew up in a small… Read More

Chinese genomics giant BGI announces new Seattle office

BGI, the Shenzhen, China,-based genomics giant, announced today that it has opened a Seattle office as part of a major expansion… Read More

Amazon partners with Techstars for new Alexa accelerator at University of Washington

Amazon is looking for startups that can build innovative technologies using the company’s Alexa artificial intelligence platform. The tech giant today… Read More

How to get water on Mars? UW researchers are working on a way to cook it out of soil

Scientists say there’s enough water in just one region of Mars to fill up Lake Superior – if only it could be… Read More

Inside the new CoMotion HQ, a hub for innovation at the University of Washington

Helping its students, faculty, and researchers focus on innovation has become a top priority for the University of Washington. That… Read More

Electrodes on the brain could return sense of ‘touch feedback’ to patients with spinal cord injuries

In a study to be published this month, University of Washington researchers announce a promising discovery: electrodes placed on the… Read More

What do kids really need to know about computer science? New roadmap wins widespread support

K-12 educators in the U.S. are struggling. Like everyone else, they know that computer technology is a well-paying, in-demand field… Read More

Proposed wireless charging station would make dead batteries ‘a thing of the past’

Imagine the living room of the future — AI-controlled heating and cooling systems, VR gear strewn across the floor, and best… Read More

Gates Foundation announces $210M donation to UW’s Population Health Initiative

The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is awarding $210 million to the University of Washington’s Population Health Initiative, in one… Read More

WiFi communication project takes top prize from Madrona at UW computer science showcase

For the 11th year, the students and faculty at the University of Washington’s Computer Science & Engineering Department displayed some… Read More

University of Washington debuts new Urban Freight Lab in partnership with Costco, Nordstrom, UPS

A new lab at the University of Washington will bring together a multitude of stakeholders — urban planners, city officials,… Read More

The startup side of Sears: Retail giant’s WallyHome sensor company grows rapidly after acquisition

One of the people who sometimes jumps into the Slack channel for the Seattle-based WallyHome sensor company is a colleague named Eddie… Read More

Amazon ‘Catalyst’ program reveals the first university projects it’s backing

For students at the University of Washington and other schools in the Seattle area, learning via video lectures is a… Read More

Why Amazon just gave the University of Washington $10M for its new computer science building

Amazon wants to give more University of Washington students a chance to study computer science — and hopes some of… Read More

Amazon donates $10M for new University of Washington computer science building

Amazon is putting $10 million toward a second building for the University of Washington’s Computer Science & Engineering program, helping to… Read More

University of Washington ranks No. 5 among the world’s most innovative universities

Reuters is back with its annual list of the world’s most innovative universities and the University of Washington once again… Read More

U.S. and Chinese universities start construction on joint tech innovation institute in Seattle region

Leaders from the University of Washington, Tsinghua University, Microsoft and other local organizations came together Friday to celebrate to kick off construction… Read More