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Fred Hutch, Univ. of Washington biotech spinout Ensoma launches with $70M in funding

New spinout: Boston-based biotech startup Ensoma launched Thursday and announced a $70 million Series A funding round. The company is… Read More

Go deep on snow depth data: New online tool puts Pacific NW mountain totals in historic context

As the Seattle area braces for snow later this week, the mountains around the Pacific Northwest have already seen sizable… Read More

Seattle startup’s bright idea: High-tech crosswalk could signal a way to improve pedestrian safety

On a rainy, foggy night in Seattle, an incident in a crosswalk changed the path that Janie Bube was on.… Read More

Seattle tutoring app founders learn to harness TikTok to build a huge base of potential users

The young founders of Seattle-based tutoring app Kadama have been learning for years how to launch and grow a startup,… Read More

New study links our built-in sleep patterns to phases of the moon — even in Seattle

A newly published study adds to the long-debated evidence that humans are hard-wired to sleep less when the moon is… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: A UW student at 16, Merrill Keating leads other girls along STEM path

At the ages of 11 and 12, Merrill Keating wrote and published three books. It turns out her story was… Read More

More-transmissible COVID-19 variant confirmed in Washington state as vaccinations ramp up

The new, more-transmissible variant of COVID-19 is now confirmed in Washington state. Researchers from the University of Washington’s Medicine Virology… Read More

Robert Winglee, 1958-2020: UW’s ‘Rocket Man’ launched thousands of space and science careers

The global aerospace community and students across the Northwest have lost a researcher, mentor and “Rocket Man” who inspired and… Read More

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2021 Predictions: Why these tech, science and startup leaders are upbeat about the year ahead

An “incredibly dynamic year of change,” a “new hope,” and a “gangbusters” year in which the tech sector will come… Read More

Retired UW computer science professor embroiled in Twitter spat over AI ethics and ‘cancel culture’

The University of Washington computer science department denounced comments made online by a retired professor over a debate about AI… Read More

Univ. of Washington rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts

The University of Washington is aiming to make it easier for spinouts to get out of the research lab and… Read More

Tech Moves: Slalom and WTIA add diversity leaders; Seattle mayor won’t seek re-election

— Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom announced Iesha Berry as its first chief inclusion and diversity officer. Based in the Dallas… Read More

‘Smellicopter’ takes flight at UW with moth antenna on drone to fly toward smells and avoid obstacles

University of Washington researchers continue to push the boundaries between the technical and insect worlds in the pursuit of gaining… Read More

New human cell atlases track how tissues develop, providing a road map for research

Two new human cell atlases have mapped the molecular machinery that builds tissue in the weeks after conception — and… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture fleshes out plans for 2023 cargo delivery to the moon

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is working on a landing system that could put astronauts on the… Read More

Pentagon worries that satellite attacks could spark ‘mutually assured destruction’

In the years ahead, the long-running nightmare of the nuclear Cold War — mutually assured destruction — could return in… Read More

Do the math with Steve Brunton, a UW professor whose YouTube popularity keeps adding up

There’s online teaching and then there’s cool YouTube-style teaching with a lightboard, neon-colored markers, a black backdrop and a Steve… Read More

What gives you hope? Inspiration from scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators as anxious public awaits historic election results

Well, here we are: rattled, unsettled and full of anxiety. Less than 24 hours before a historic U.S. election, we… Read More

University of Washington

Fred Hutch, Univ. of Washington biotech spinout Ensoma launches with $70M in funding

Go deep on snow depth data: New online tool puts Pacific NW mountain totals in historic context

Seattle startup’s bright idea: High-tech crosswalk could signal a way to improve pedestrian safety

Seattle tutoring app founders learn to harness TikTok to build a huge base of potential users

New study links our built-in sleep patterns to phases of the moon — even in Seattle

Junior Geek of the Month: A UW student at 16, Merrill Keating leads other girls along STEM path

More-transmissible COVID-19 variant confirmed in Washington state as vaccinations ramp up

Robert Winglee, 1958-2020: UW’s ‘Rocket Man’ launched thousands of space and science careers

2021 Predictions: Why these tech, science and startup leaders are upbeat about the year ahead

Retired UW computer science professor embroiled in Twitter spat over AI ethics and ‘cancel culture’

Univ. of Washington rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts

Tech Moves: Slalom and WTIA add diversity leaders; Seattle mayor won’t seek re-election

‘Smellicopter’ takes flight at UW with moth antenna on drone to fly toward smells and avoid obstacles

New human cell atlases track how tissues develop, providing a road map for research

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture fleshes out plans for 2023 cargo delivery to the moon

Pentagon worries that satellite attacks could spark ‘mutually assured destruction’

Do the math with Steve Brunton, a UW professor whose YouTube popularity keeps adding up

What gives you hope? Inspiration from scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators as anxious public awaits historic election results

UW receives $23.5M grant to build and deploy fleet of robotic ocean-monitoring floats

Health experts weigh in on what we’ll have to do to get through a winter of COVID-19

Scholars tracking social media see efforts to delegitimize election, imperiling democracy

UW researcher put tiny tracking technology on giant hornets to help state deal with murderous pest

UW jumps to No. 8 in global ranking of best universities; computer science among top subjects

Experts foresee triumphs and tragedies in worldwide quest for COVID-19 vaccine

Geek of the Week: Artist Chanee Choi’s 3D video game ‘Pandemic’ looks at racism during COVID-19

UW researchers develop tiny sensors that can be dropped from moths, land safely and collect data

University of Washington studies future of urban package delivery with lockers and street sensors

Scientists find more potential ingredients for ‘antibody cocktail’ that fights COVID-19

Can a watch detect COVID-19? Here’s how Apple and the University of Washington plan to find out

Protein design and physics earn UW professors a pair of prestigious Breakthrough Prizes