Articles about University of Washington – Page 9 of 36

Amazon robotics leader Siddhartha Srinivasa leaves to join self-driving vehicle venture Cruise

— Siddhartha Srinivasa, a leading robotics expert and professor at the University of Washington, has left his position as director of… Read More

Electric airplanes, greenhouses, and sunrises in Seattle: Some of our favorite photos from 2022

Across Seattle and from Redmond all the way to Iceland, GeekWire had its eye — and cameras — on stories in… Read More

New renderings show Univ. of Washington building that will house clean energy research and more

Newly released renderings show a building planned for the west campus of the University of Washington in Seattle that will… Read More

Companies are making bold climate pledges – but where are the workers needed to reach them?

Some 3,900 companies worldwide have made pledges to cut their carbon emissions. But many, or perhaps most, lack the skilled… Read More

Q&A with the 19-year-old Univ. of Washington grad who just won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship

Daniel Chen is only 19, but he’s already a freshly minted University of Washington graduate and a recipient of a… Read More

How technology is helping remove racist language in Washington state property deeds

If you live in a home built before the 1950s, there’s a chance that lurking in its property records is… Read More

How a Seattle investor, Univ. of Washington student and Amazon are linked by new documentary film

A documentary film about wildlife conservation and the redemptive power of nature, shot primarily in the Amazonian rainforest of Peru,… Read More

Election misinformation experts share 5 things to watch on Election Day and beyond

The U.S. midterm elections are Tuesday and academic researchers are expecting another wave of misinformation and rumors related to voter… Read More

Univ. of Wash. aims to dismiss suit by computer science instructor over land acknowledgements

University of Washington leaders filed a motion Monday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by an instructor who created his own… Read More

Univ. of Washington is 24th in ranking of top 100 colleges based on startup founders

The University of Washington is ranked No. 24 in a new list of the top 100 universities in the world… Read More

Inside the Univ. of Washington’s new greenhouse, where a tech upgrade keeps the 6,000 plants happy

Exposure to plants and nature is said to make humans calmer and more productive, and just feel better overall. That… Read More

Debunked rumor of serial killer in Seattle offers another lesson in spotting misinformation

Quick-spreading claims on social media over the weekend about a suspected serial killer in the Seattle area have been refuted… Read More

University of Washington computer science professor Yejin Choi wins $800K ‘genius grant’

Yejin Choi, a University of Washington computer science professor and senior research manager at Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence… Read More

Drone over stadium disrupts Seahawks game in Seattle, a day after same problem at UW game

The football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons was stopped and delayed on Sunday when a drone was… Read More

Seattle-area startup Cheq lands $8M for mobile ordering platform used in stadiums, restaurants

Editor’s note: The headline and story were updated to better reflect CHEQ’s business and technology. Seattle-area startup Cheq Lifestyle Technology… Read More

Univ. of Washington breaks ground on engineering building funded by Boeing, Amazon, T-Mobile

The University of Washington broke ground Thursday on its new 70,000 square-foot Interdisciplinary Engineering Building designed to support students throughout… Read More

Univ. of Washington pledges to divest multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuels by 2027

The University of Washington on Thursday announced that it will divest its multi-billion dollar endowment from fossil fuel companies by… Read More

Univ. of Washington spinout Somalytics, which is developing sensory tech, raises $1.9M

Somalytics, a University of Washington spinout developing tech to sense human gestures, body functions and eye movement, raised $1.9 million. The… Read More

Boeing pledges $10M for new UW engineering building that will house AI Education Institute

The University of Washington is breaking ground next month on its Interdisciplinary Engineering Building. The new facility should help the… Read More

Computer science lecturer sues Univ. of Wash. leaders over indigenous lands statement

A lecturer at the University of Washington is suing university leaders over his free speech rights, claiming he was made… Read More

Tsunami advice triggers quake confusion: Stop, drop and cover or head for the hills?

News this week that a big earthquake in Seattle could trigger destructive tsunami waves that would hit some shorelines in… Read More

New tsunami warning to those in Seattle: If the earth starts shaking, get to higher ground ASAP

If a really big earthquake hits offshore from Seattle, the city’s shorelines could be struck with massive tsunami waves within… Read More

‘I wouldn’t be an engineer without it’: UW program supports underserved STEM students

A University of Washington program to support STEM students from low-income and underserved backgrounds is now nine years old. And… Read More

How ‘Big Data’ could help SETI researchers intensify the search for alien civilizations

Could far-off aliens be sending out signals telling us they exist? If so, how would we know where to look?… Read More

You didn’t get into the University of Washington’s acclaimed computer science program. Now what?

You’re young, you’re ambitious, you love tech. Your heart is set on the nationally ranked Paul G. Allen School of… Read More

‘It is not acceptable’: UW computer science program can’t keep up with record demand from undergrads

Before enrolling last fall in the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, Mya Baker… Read More

Astronomers demonstrate how using the cloud can rev up the race to find asteroids

Astronomers have used a cloud-based technique pioneered at the University of Washington to identify and track asteroids in bunches of… Read More

Visualizing brains, plants and salamanders in 3D: University of Washington microscope does it all

A new study showcases a microscope years in the making, licensed to University of Washington spinout Alpenglow Biosciences. The microscope… Read More

Univ. of Washington and Meta partner on program linking PhD students to AI mentors at tech giant

Meta has accepted a new friend request from the University of Washington. The tech giant is bolstering its relationship with… Read More

‘Incredible impact’: This researcher is bolstering STEM students and inspiring university DEI efforts

Dr. Tam’ra-Kay Francis was feeling a little nervous. The confession was a surprise given all she has accomplished. Francis, who… Read More