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University of Washington

Study puts Google image search results to the gender bias test

Who are you more likely to see when you google “CEO?” According to this University of Washington study, which examined how accurately genders… Read More

Meet the winners of the University of Washington Environmental Innovation Challenge

The seventh annual Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge at the University of Washington took place Thursday in Seattle, with 22 teams from seven… Read More

Kristen Hamilton at Startupday 2015

Koru partners with University of Washington to help prepare college grads for jobs

Koru has inked another partnership with a top-tier university. The Seattle startup announced today that it is teaming up with… Read More

University of Washington engineering student builds crime-predicting model for Seattle

What does HBO’s classic crime drama The Wire and an Amazon Prime membership have to do with mapping crime in… Read More

Study: Here’s how to beat the stereotypes that keep women out of computer science

For computer science to grow, its most persistent stereotype has to fade. That’s the takeaway from the work of a group… Read More

Stasys Medical lands Series A to help trauma patients with blood clot dysfunction

Stasys Medical, a startup spun out of research done at the University of Washington, has raised a Series A funding… Read More

How sensors, games and data are giving new hope to stroke patients

A big key to recovering from a stroke, spinal cord injury, burn or other upper-extremity trauma is the ability to continue the prescribed physical… Read More

Hacking the housing market: Tech teams use open data to help people find affordable homes

Phrases like “housing vouchers” and “senior accessibility” aren’t commonly heard at a weekend hackfest. But those words were the focus of one… Read More

Startup leaders say President Young’s departure won’t slow UW entrepreneurial momentum

Don’t expect the unexpected departure of University of Washington President Michael Young to put a damper on the university’s startup efforts.… Read More

These students are building — and racing — a human-powered submarine

When classes wrap up for the day, students working on the Human Powered Submarine Team at the University of Washington… Read More

Confirmed: University of Washington president Michael Young leaving for Texas A&M

Updated with confirmation and official announcement. After a more than three years at the helm of the University of Washington, Michael Young is… Read More

Robotics pioneer Yoky Matsuoka leaving Google’s Nest to join Twitter, report says

Yoky Matsuoka, the former University of Washington computer science professor who rejoined Google with its $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest last… Read More

Boeing partners with University of Washington for new engineering research center

Boeing is tapping into the talent at the University of Washington to help the company develop its airplanes and spacecraft. Gov. Jay… Read More

University of Washington hires architect to develop plans for new computer science building

Plans for a new computer science and engineering building at the University of Washington are moving forward. The UW Board… Read More

Geek of the Week: Karan Goel cultivates a hacker culture at the University of Washington

Karan Goel is a University of Washington computer science student who designs, builds, and ships software with the goal of… Read More

A behind-the-scenes tour of the technology at Husky Stadium

Some of the renovations made to the University of Washington’s new Husky Stadium in Seattle are easily noticeable. There is no longer… Read More

Seeking oxygen in outer space, the next clue to finding life, astronomers say

A pair of University of Washington astronomers have unlocked another piece to the puzzle of finding life on other planets. Rodrigo Luger… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Microsoft Band, Starbucks delivery, and soaring demand for computer science

This week on the GeekWire Radio Show: Microsoft wants to put a computer on your wrist, Starbucks wants to deliver… Read More

Geek of the Week: GraphLab CEO Carlos Guestrin is unlocking the potential of machine learning

Carlos Guestrin wants to bring big data and machine learning to the masses. Guestrin, the CEO and co-founder of GraphLab, is the Amazon Professor… Read More

Q&A: How the University of Washington plans to become a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation

The University of Washington is a world-renowned institution. The school most recently finished No. 20 worldwide in the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities,… Read More

To meet demand, University of Washington moves forward with plans to build new computer science building

Demand for computer science education at the University of Washington is reaching record levels, and now the school is taking action… Read More

News Brief

University of Washington researchers land $1.5M grant to build more efficient solar cells

A group of University of Washington researchers was awarded $1.5 million today as part of a national grant to reduce the… Read More

How tech advances are helping innovators do more for people with disabilities

Inside a small office on the sixth floor of the University of Washington’s computer science building, Richard Ladner starts talking about Google’s… Read More

Women coders respond to Microsoft CEO’s controversial comments on asking for a raise

Satya Nadella set off a firestorm last week after advising women to not explicitly ask for a raise, but rather rely on “good… Read More

UW researchers crowdfunding for app that helps parents detect jaundice

Infant jaundice is a fairly common condition that turns a baby’s skin and eyes yellow. But for parents, it can be… Read More

UW researchers develop smartphone sensor that uses wireless transmissions to sense gestures

Imagine silencing a call or changing a song by waving the air above your smartphone — all while the device… Read More

Video: Inside the University of Washington’s new Startup Hall

Condon Hall isn’t exactly the University of Washington’s most impressive space. From the outside, the building looks like a prison.… Read More

UW football coach who once banned his players from Twitter joins social network

University of Washington head football coach Chris Petersen is finally on Twitter, but don’t expect the 49-year-old to be posting… Read More

UW computer science professor Shyam Gollakota named top innovator under 35 by MIT

The University of Washington is certainly not lacking in the innovation department. The MIT Technology Review has named UW researcher Shyam… Read More

Attention high school seniors: Google Street View adds new college campus tours

High schoolers that are making that big college decision may find Google’s Street View feature both fun and informing. Google… Read More

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