Articles about University of Washington – Page 13 of 36

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

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

The University of Washington is receiving a large chunk of a massive new grant from the National Science Foundation to… Read More

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

You may want to put off that big holiday dinner. Don’t have your heart set on sending the kids back… Read More

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

The University of Washington’s Kate Starbird has been immersing herself in election disinformation, and what she’s found is deeply troubling.… Read More

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

A researcher from the University of Washington, using tiny technology, has been playing a big role in helping state entomologists… Read More

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

The University of Washington has moved up two spots to No. 8 in the latest ranking of Best Global Universities… Read More

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

The good news is that Operation Warp Speed, the multibillion-dollar effort to develop vaccines for COVID-19, is moving ahead at… Read More

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

Chanee Choi’s “Pandemic” is a video game and it is art. And the “art game” is not an escape from… Read More

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

The same University of Washington team that brought us the beetle cam is now taking flight with moths, developing tiny… Read More

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

[Update, Oct. 9: The Urban Freight Lab told users of the Belltown Lockers that they will be moved to a… Read More

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

An international research team led by University of Washington scientists has identified two kinds of “ultrapotent human antibodies” that could… Read More

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

The blood oxygen measurement feature in the newly announced Apple Watch Series 6 will provide one of the key inputs… Read More

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

Researchers at the University of Washington working on both protein design and the understanding of gravity have been awarded the… Read More

Scientists design proteins that could keep coronavirus from spreading COVID-19

Imagine being able to ward off COVID-19 just by spritzing a nasal spray into your nostrils. It may not be… Read More

Backed by $12.5M in federal funding, Univ. of Washington leads new data science institute

With $12.5 million in federal funding, the University of Washington will lead a cohort of institutions tackling foundational challenges in… Read More

Microsoft, PNNL and UW leap into White House’s $1B initiative for AI and quantum research

Microsoft, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington are playing supporting roles in the White House’s $1… Read More

Researchers create synthetic proteins that use logic to choose which cells to kill

The age of molecular-scale computing is entering a new era, thanks to the development of a system that uses synthetic… Read More

UW grad launches Kickstarter to bring his smoothie mix to the masses and help reduce food waste

Austin Hirsh is ready for his next smoothie move: the young Seattle entrepreneur with a plan to turn potential food… Read More

Eyedropper startup Nanodropper lands new $500k Air Force contract as it begins shipping device

Nanodropper, makers of an eye drop bottle adapter that reduces the size of eye drops and saves medication and money… Read More

Univ. of Washington will shift more than 90% of classes online this fall

The University of Washington will move more than 90% of classes online this fall. UW President Ana Mari Cauce announced… Read More

Geek of the Week: UW’s Vikram Iyer uses small insects to tackle big wireless computing problems

Some of Vikram Iyer’s biggest ideas come in the smallest packages. And those packages can even be attached to insects.… Read More

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover mission serves as ultimate test for working from home (planet)

The launch of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover marks the start of a seven-month-long journey involving tens of millions of miles… Read More

UW Bothell and UW Seattle rank first and third among public universities that ‘pay off the most’

The University of Washington Bothell and the main UW campus in Seattle take two out of the three top spots… Read More

What the science says about reopening schools: Experts call for nuanced approach, based on data

As University of Washington epidemiologist Brandon Guthrie sifts through mounds of research in his Seattle home office, seeking to better… Read More

Next-gen vaccine from UW researchers shows promise in fighting COVID-19

University of Washington School of Medicine researchers using a cutting-edge approach to vaccinations report that their COVID-19 vaccine is performing… Read More

Has COVID-19 changed sports forever? UW, WSU athletic directors and Sounders owner look ahead

The future of sports, just like many industries across the world, is up in the air as COVID-19 continues spreading… Read More

Beetle juiced: UW researchers build tiny robotic camera that can attach to the back of an insect

Here’s what happens when a GoPro goes low — really low, as in insect height. Researchers at the University of… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Three tech stories that show how COVID-19 is radically changing our lives

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. The world of the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything… Read More

Gates Foundation awards $800K grant to A-Alpha Bio for COVID-19 treatment research

Seattle-based biotech research startup A-Alpha Bio announced on Thursday that it has received an $800,000 grant from the Bill &… Read More