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University of Washington adds data science master’s program to meet demand in job market

With the explosion of cloud computing, machine learning and other data-intensive projects throughout the tech field, companies are struggling to… Read More

Alan Eustace

Former Google exec Alan Eustace looks beyond his record-setting jump: ‘No reason you can’t go higher’

  One year after setting the world altitude record for a jump from the stratosphere, former Google executive Alan Eustace says… Read More

UW wins $250K grant to continue building high-tech VICIS football helmet that reduces brain trauma

Vicis has more cash to help the company finish developing its high-tech football helmet. The company, which spun out of the… Read More

Microsoft, UW participate in ‘Hour of Code’ events to get students interested in computer science

Computer science is taking over classrooms all across the world this week thanks to a Seattle-based non-profit. Code.org is organizing… Read More

UW researchers’ face-modeling software can turn Bush into Obama … or Tom Hanks

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a face-modeling algorithm that turns photos from the Internet into a digital… Read More

Sneak peek: Drawings show plans for new U.S.-China tech graduate campus in Seattle area

The Global Innovation Exchange has submitted designs for its new facility in Bellevue, Wash., where students from around the world will… Read More

Why these University of Washington innovators traveled to China

The University of Washington is committed to partnering with China’s leading technologists and innovators. That much was clear last week… Read More

China Diary: Microsoft Research in Asia, visiting the Uber of China, and eating duck in Beijing

BEIJING, China — Microsoft Research Asia. The Uber of China. Tsinghua University. And, some incredible Peking duck. It’s been a… Read More

OLYMPEX exposed: Inside the flying NASA lab that’s probing our rain clouds

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now – from below, on the receiving end of an… Read More

Dear GeekWire: Yes, there is new proof that coding bootcamps work

[Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a series of commentaries sparked by the post, Coding bootcamps question the need… Read More

Alibaba founder Jack Ma tells U.S. college basketball players in China to embrace failure

HANGZHOU, China — Alibaba, athletics, and American universities came together on Tuesday in China at the headquarters of one of… Read More

UW and China’s Tsinghua University announce first dual tech degree

Representatives of Seattle’s University of Washington and China’s Tsinghua University met in Beijing on Monday to announce the first degree program… Read More

University of Washington visits China to celebrate partnerships, play in historic basketball game

From athletics to academics, the University of Washington will be well represented in China next week. A large cohort from… Read More

Amazon to provide grants for ‘globally-impactful’ research at universities

Amazon.com announced a new program today called Amazon Catalyst, which is designed to help fuel research and spark more entrepreneurial… Read More

Kate Starbird

How social technologies and human behavior are changing the aftermath of disasters

How do people use social technologies to communicate and work together after disasters? And how can those technologies be improved to facilitate… Read More

Climate refugees? New study examines future impact of global warming on Pacific Northwest population

Forces of nature greater than the tech industry could be responsible for Seattle’s next population boom. That’s if you believe… Read More

Commentary: Seattle’s next major breakthrough — democratic innovation

Seattle is at a crossroads right now. And, as described in a recent New York Times article, it can go… Read More

Digital 3D face reconstruction technology wins top prize at UW computer science showcase event

University of Washington computer science students offered a glimpse into the future on Tuesday evening at the Paul G. Allen… Read More

Geek of the Week: Yarelly Gomez refuses to be another statistic about minorities in tech

The odds have always been stacked again University of Washington engineering student Yarelly Gomez. Her parents are both farm workers in… Read More

University of Washington performs first successful ‘heart in a box’ surgery in the U.S.

The University of Washington Medical Center performed the first successful transplant surgery in the U.S. which used a beating heart that arrived… Read More

See-through snapshots: Microsoft and UW tech takes pictures that are more than skin deep

They may not be X-ray specs, but the University of Washington and Microsoft Research are working together to let you… Read More

New UW president Ana Mari Cauce: Innovation, commercialization at the university will ‘escalate’

You can expect even more innovation and commercialization of startup ideas coming out of the University of Washington. The UW… Read More

University of Washington names Ana Mari Cauce as new president

The University of Washington today named Ana Mari Cauce as its new president. Cauce, formerly a UW provost, was named… Read More

Geek of the Week: UW innovation ambassador Vikram Jandhyala is cultivating the next crop of entrepreneurs

University of Washington administrator Vikram Jandhyala has been one of the driving forces behind the Global Innovation Exchange, a new Bellevue, Wash.-based technology… Read More

VR hackathon projects demonstrate emerging value of virtual reality

The Seattle VR Hackathon was held this past weekend in the University of Washington’s Center for Education and Research in Construction.… Read More

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer donates $20M to University of Washington School of Social Work

Getting into social work can come with many challenges, not the least of which is the financial baggage of school,… Read More

UW School of Social Work taps technology to help curb suicide and improve child welfare

Edwina “Eddie” Uehara, a University of Washington professor and Ballmer Endowed Dean in Social Work, is eager to facilitate cultural… Read More

Listen to this: University of Washington researchers develop 3D-printing process to help craft new ears

It’s considered one of the most difficult parts of the reconstruction process — carving cartilage to make a new ear for… Read More

Meet the 8 new college roommates who just moved into a house for women studying computer science

What started as a dream for Lucas and Lee Brown is now a reality at the Tune House. As classes… Read More

University of Washington partners with China’s Tsinghua University for clean tech research

The University of Washington and Tsinghua University today inked a multi-party memorandum of understanding focused on building research and industry collaborations in… Read More

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