Articles about University of Washington – Page 28 of 32

Geek of the Week: Software engineer Eli White makes the world his workspace

Software engineers are in high demand, and Eli White had no shortage of opportunities upon graduating from University of Washington in… Read More

Can a wristband prevent sexual assault? UW concept brings sensors to the party

You’re at a club, dancing to a great DJ, and suddenly your wristband vibrates, signaling that one of your friends hasn’t… Read More

Amazon hires Google Glass founder to ‘work on a few other things’

Updated at 3:30 p.m. with Google’s statement below. Babak Parviz, who founded and led the Google Glass project, has left the… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Brain-computer interfaces and the future of personal privacy

The past couple of years have brought a series of revelations about the lack of privacy online — all the… Read More

New record: University of Washington spun out 18 startups last year

Startups are sprouting out of the University of Washington at record pace. The school announced today that it helped launch… Read More

Linden Rhoads leaving University of Washington tech transfer post

Linden Rhoads, who helped boost the number of startups coming out of the University of Washington over the past six… Read More

Electric smart cars with Wi-Fi, tablets coming to University of Washington campus

Computers with wheels are coming to the University of Washington. The UW is one of four universities around the nation… Read More

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer committed to living in Washington ‘for the rest of my life’

With Steve Ballmer on the verge of owning a professional basketball franchise in Southern California, many have wondered if the former… Read More

University of Washington awarded $31M to help commercialize research in big data, clean energy

A local investment group would like to see the hometown research university commercialize its inventions, and now the Washington Research Foundation is handing over… Read More

New UW football coach lifts Twitter ban for players, brings in social media advisor

During his previous coaching stint with Boise State University, Chris Petersen made sure to keep his players off Twitter. But now,… Read More

Husky Pride: Check out these 5 startups founded by University of Washington grads, professors

The talent and tenacity of graduates and professors from the University of Washington was on full display Tuesday evening inside… Read More

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to speak at University of Washington graduation

Graduates, graduates, graduates, graduates, graduates, graduates. OK — maybe that’s not exactly what former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is going… Read More

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Q&A: Margaret O’Mara on the history of innovation and what makes a tech hub tick

Margaret O’Mara, an associate professor of history at the University of Washington, spends her days analyzing the ingredients that make… Read More

Future faces: Software lets parents see what their kids will look like in 50 years

It’s fun going through baby pictures and seeing what you used to look like back in the golden days. But… Read More

UW spin-out Oricula Therapeutics raises cash to sell medicine that prevents hearing loss

Oricula Therapeutics, a startup spun out of the University of Washington, has raised $122,000 to commercialize medicine that can help… Read More

Researchers use thermal radars to better understand Oso mudslide cause, evolution

To understand the cause and evolution of the massive mudslide in Oso, Wash., University of Washington researchers are using aerial… Read More

Can these startups save the world? Cooking-oil kiosks and more innovations from UW Enviro Challenge

Down at the local grocery store, you can no doubt find a few kiosks. One may carry DVDs for rent,… Read More

Washington Research Foundation to invest in UW researchers, help commercialize innovations

More innovations coming out of the University of Washington could reach commercialization thanks to a new grant from Washington Research… Read More

Virtual reality game for stroke patients wins UW competition

Four University of Washington students who developed a virtual reality game that provides real-time feedback for patients undergoing stroke therapy came… Read More

University of Washington grads sell content creation platform CloudPress to News Corp.

CloudPress, a content creation platform co-founded in Egypt by three University of Washington computer science graduates, today announced that it… Read More

Why these UW researchers had their own booth at CES

The giant Consumer Electronics Show is known for glitzy, multi-story booths, showing off the next big products from some of… Read More

Amazon sets up booth in front of college bookstore to tout Amazon Student program

During the first week of classes of any given quarter at the University of Washington, you can always find several… Read More

Here’s why the new University of Washington football coach keeps his players off Twitter

Update, 2:10 p.m — We caught up with UW president Michael Young and added his comments to this story When… Read More

Seahawks owner Paul Allen puts up $2.4M to fund brain injury research

Paul Allen loves sports. The Microsoft co-founder is also passionate about understanding the human brain. So it makes sense why… Read More

When technology – and time – overtake research

For the past three decades, I have been a psychological test subject. Not in a creepy NSA-and-tin-foil-hat kind of way,… Read More

The crazy surgical robot in Ender’s Game was built at the University of Washington

If you happen to catch “Ender’s Game” at the theaters this weekend, there’s a little Seattle love in the form… Read More

UW computer science program eyes 2nd building to meet booming demand

The Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering, which opened a decade ago, houses the University of Washington’s… Read More

Battery-free wireless communication technology highlights UW computer science show

The impressive work coming out of University of Washington’s computer science department was on full display Wednesday evening inside the… Read More

No eyes Namaste: Microsoft Kinect helping the blind do yoga

With help from the Microsoft Kinect, researchers from the University of Washington have figured out a way to help blind… Read More

No, you don’t have to sleep 4 hours and eat once per day to be a successful entrepreneur

Dan Price didn’t have the most healthy lifestyle during his first few years starting Gravity Payments. Price, our 2013 Young… Read More