Articles about University of Washington – Page 11 of 36

‘We’ve been instrumental’: How Seattle became a hub for COVID-19 vaccine research

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, University of Washington scientist Deborah Fuller did a quick pivot to the new virus. Her… Read More

U.S. blames China for Microsoft exploit, lists University of Washington among separate hack targets

The United States and its allies took the extraordinary step of attributing cyberattacks that exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Exchange Server… Read More

New protein folding technology from UW lab rivals DeepMind, promises to accelerate research

The lab of David Baker at the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design has released its application to solve… Read More

Are COVID-19 booster shots on the horizon? Here’s what researchers investigating the question say

With 70% of Washington residents age 16 and older having initiated their COVID-19 vaccine, the pandemic can feel, locally at… Read More

Astronomy professor Emily Levesque looks out at massive stars and back at history of her profession

When Emily Levesque was 2 years old, Halley’s Comet made its most recent close pass to Earth. Her older brother… Read More

Univ. of Washington and Sana researchers use gene editing to prep stem cells for heart repair

Human stem cell scientists have long dreamed of repairing damaged hearts, but have been stymied by research showing that the cells… Read More

University of Washington’s Husky Robotics is top U.S. team at Rover Challenge

The University of Washington’s Husky Robotics team was the top-performing U.S. team and third in the world in the 2021… Read More

UW student projects highlight how WebXR ‘levels the playing field’ with remote VR/AR development

University of Washington students this week presented demos of their augmented, virtual and mixed reality apps developed over the last… Read More

‘Lazy’ AI: UW researchers find that tech can misdiagnose COVID-19 by taking shortcuts

The future use of artificial intelligence in medical contexts could be beneficial in improving efficiency, but a new University of… Read More

SpaceX provides a ride to the space station for ‘kidney on a chip’ and new solar arrays

SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station today with more than 7,300 pounds of supplies and… Read More

New accelerator in Seattle: Creative Destruction Lab to launch ‘deep tech’ startup hub with Microsoft, UW

The news: Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a nonprofit that runs nine startup accelerators across the world, is coming to Seattle.… Read More

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Lessons from the pandemic: Top STEM educators offer their insights on the future of learning

The pandemic upended education in extraordinary ways, and shed new light on the social, economic and racial disparities in schools… Read More

‘World’s lowest power wireless chip’: UW spinout Jeeva unveils new sensor data streaming tech

The news: Jeeva, the Seattle startup founded by University of Washington researchers, has developed what it’s calling the world’s lowest… Read More

Block out the date: Minecraft graduation ceremony will show off UW group’s detailed Seattle build

A college diploma is considered one of the building blocks for a successful future. If the diploma itself is made… Read More

ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system goes live in Washington state — here’s how it works

The news: ShakeAlert, an automated system designed to warn people that an earthquake has occurred and shaking is imminent, is… Read More

University of Washington joins growing list of colleges that will require COVID-19 vaccine

The University of Washington will require all students get vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the autumn quarter, UW… Read More

Excise or income? Washington state capital gains tax already faces a lawsuit — here’s what to know

The conservative Freedom Foundation filed a lawsuit Wednesday in an effort to stop the capital gains tax approved by the… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Rover CTO joins moving startup Dolly; Egencia’s CFO to depart; and more

— Former Rover CTO Scott Porad joined peer-to-peer moving service Dolly as its first-ever chief technology officer. The Seattle startup… Read More

Society of Women Engineers group at University of Washington aims to close the gender gap

A hackathon hosted by the Society of Women Engineers at the University of Washington later this month wants to play… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2021: Learn about the 5 finalists for Innovation of the Year

Innovators across the Seattle area are tackling problems big and small with a variety of breakthroughs and technologies. Whether it’s… Read More

Photos: Go inside the University of Washington’s new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health

A lot can change in the landscape during a year in which social isolation is the norm. At the University… Read More

Researchers develop health tech tool that can detect vital signs from a person’s face via video

At an international health conference this week, scientists with the University of Washington and Microsoft Research will virtually present new… Read More

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Microsoft gives $5M to UW Medicine to use AI to accelerate response to next pandemic

The speed of the creation of vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 was a modern marvel. You might… Read More

Double dose of debate: Opinions vary on timing of COVID vaccine shots as potential 4th wave looms

With COVID-19 vaccines still in limited supply and case counts threatening to resurge, there is a debate over the benefits… Read More

UW scientists turn Amazon’s Alexa into heart monitoring device using sound waves

Researchers at the University of Washington have figured out a way to use machine-learning algorithms to turn smart speakers into… Read More

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‘The Code Breaker’ author Walter Isaacson on the genetic revolution, regional hubs and ethical lines

Walter Isaacson has studied and written extensively about the physics and technology revolutions as the biographer of such figures as… Read More

UW’s Os Keyes takes on tech’s ethical challenges, from gender bias in AI to facial recognition

A PhD candidate with the University of Washington’s Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, Os Keyes researches the ethical… Read More

The curse of neural toxicity: AI2 and UW researchers help computers watch their language

In 2011, shortly after IBM’s Watson defeated Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter to become the reigning “Jeopardy” champion, the researchers… Read More

Seattle researchers zero in on COVID virus mutation that could be driving spread of new variants

A team of researchers from Seattle is raising concerns about a mutation in the COVID-19 virus that’s infecting growing numbers… Read More

Human genome sequencing rises to the next level of diversity and accuracy

Twenty years after the first human genome sequence was published, an international research team has kicked the sequencing game to… Read More