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University of Washington

From Beijing to Seattle: How the U.S. and China are teaming up at the new GIX tech innovation institute

Yuanchun Shi and Qing-Shan Jia have spent a majority of their lives at Tsinghua University, earning their undergraduate, graduate, and… Read More

Kat Schaffer in Alternative Spring Break

Boeing awards $6 million in grants for STEM education (and its future workforce)

Three universities and scores of other educational programs stand to benefit from $6 million in grants from the Boeing Co.… Read More

Redondo Beach

Stray DNA suggests the waters along urban shorelines are surprisingly lively

A novel method for analyzing the DNA left behind in the waters of Puget Sound shows that urban shorelines tend to harbor a wider… Read More

Bad news for the polar bears: Arctic sea ice is shrinking in all habitats, UW team says

Scientists have long known that Arctic climate change is bad news for bears, but University of Washington researchers quantify just… Read More

What preschoolers can teach the tech industry about working on STEM problems

Tech engineers and managers struggling to improve productivity and performance could take a lesson from preschoolers. A new study from the… Read More

This University of Washington spin-out can charge robots and drones wirelessly

WiBotic is coming out of stealth mode. The University of Washington spin-out today revealed more details about its technology that wirelessly… Read More

Migrations in Motion

‘Migrations in Motion’: Visualization shows where climate change will push species

A University of Washington professor’s research into climate-caused migrations has been transformed into a hypnotic map of the Americas that gets… Read More

University of Washington football team using high-tech mouthguards to measure head impacts

Can a mouthguard keep football players safe and reduce the amount of impact to their heads? The University of Washington is… Read More

Smart contact lens using interscatter tech

‘Interscatter’ tech uses reflected signals to link smart contact lenses to the internet

Contact lenses and brain implants that can transmit data may sound like science-fiction gizmos  but researchers at the University of… Read More

‘Like Star Trek, but with information’: UW researchers get $2M grant to study quantum communications

Two University of Washington professors will explore how to make communications more secure through quantum mechanics after receiving a four-year, $2 million Emerging… Read More

University of Washington spinout C-SATS raises $3.2 M for medical performance review platform

C-SATS, a Seattle-based startup that facilitates performance reviews for surgeons, has raised $3.2 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing released today. The… Read More

As millions visit Rio Olympics, a lack of funding leaves Zika researchers in the dark

Millions of athletes, trainers, and adoring sports fans will fill the streets of Rio today. Champions from around the globe… Read More

Human and Neanderthal skulls

UW prof delves into why we got genes linked to autism, but Neanderthals didn’t

One of the biggest genetic differences between humans and other members of the primate family tree, including Neanderthals, predisposes people to… Read More

Video gamer wins college scholarship thanks to ‘League of Legends’ skills

Eddy Su is about to enter his freshman year at the University of Washington with $3,000 in his pocket — and… Read More

Dreambit

Time for a change? UW imaging software Dreambit offers realistic glimpse at switching up your looks

Trying to picture yourself with a completely different look — long hair, curly hair, no hair — or imagining yourself… Read More

Fish scan

What a fish story: UW professor has the pictures to prove that he’s digitizing every species

Forget the one that got away. A University of Washington professor is concentrating on the ones he can get his… Read More

University of Washington football players to test high-tech helmet from Vicis

Vicis didn’t have to look far for a team to test its high-tech helmet. The University of Washington football team… Read More

Aedes aegypti mosquito, disease carrier

Dengue fever calling: Researchers forecast disease outbreaks with hotline traffic

Researchers from the University of Washington and elsewhere say they can forecast the rise and fall of dengue fever outbreaks as much… Read More

Pencil and test tube of DNA

Video in a test tube? Microsoft and UW raise the bar for DNA data storage systems

Computer scientists from Microsoft and the University of Washington say they’ve set a new standard for DNA storage of digital… Read More

NASA-funded UW researchers develop kidney-stone zapping technology

Imagine you are an astronaut, chosen for the first manned mission to Mars. After years of preparation, dozens of health… Read More

UW CoMotion opening new HQ with space for virtual, augmented reality startups

University of Washington’s CoMotion innovation program announced today it will move to a new University District headquarters that will include an incubator space for… Read More

Michael Katze

UW mulls disciplinary action in sexual harassment case involving Ebola researcher Michael Katze

The University of Washington says that an internal investigation has found virus researcher Michael Katze violated sexual harassment policies – and… Read More

Computer science demand soars at UW, surpasses business as top choice among incoming freshmen

Computer Science & Engineering has become the leading “first-choice” major among confirmed incoming freshmen at the University of Washington, surpassing the… Read More

A better air filter: UW spinout raises $1.25M for new approach to electrostatic air filtration

A Seattle-based startup is developing a new air filter that it says will cost less than the alternatives, use less energy, filter out more harmful… Read More

The science of ‘Finding Dory’: University of Washington professor helps bring movie to life

The new “Finding Dory” movie takes place deep in the ocean, but it was a University of Washington professor who helped Pixar… Read More

Inside the ‘world’s first HoloLens class’: UW computer science students show mixed reality projects

What happens when a group of talented computer science students at the University of Washington get to play with a HoloLens… Read More

El Gordo undersea vent

Ocean Observatories Initiative ramps up real-time views of undersea wonders

The National Science Foundation and its partners, including the University of Washington, are showing off the real-time data streams from… Read More

Rajeev Singh

Tech Moves: Rajeev Singh joins board at startup Amperity; Kelly Smith returning to Seattle for new Starbucks role; and more

— Amperity, the marketing technology startup that raised $9 million from a who’s who of angel and venture investors in… Read More

University of Washington will host first-ever White House workshop on artificial intelligence

Between the University of Washington, a thriving tech community, and strong research institutions, like the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence… Read More

Via Harvard

Drone on the wall: Insect-sized robots use static electricity to perch on objects, save energy

Here’s some drone news worth buzzing about. Researchers have developed insect-sized flying robots that have the ability to perch on… Read More

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