Almost two years ago, a team of University of Washington students won the university’s TechSandbox competition with a virtual reality game designed to help patients with neurological damage recover from injuries.… Read More
For Rutha Nuguse, access to technology has always meant opportunity. It’s a lesson she’s been living since she first began teaching herself computer skills at 16. She leveraged those skills to earn… Read More
Forces of nature greater than the tech industry could be responsible for Seattle’s next population boom. That’s if you believe the “climate refugee” (or perhaps more accurately climate migrant) theory… Read More
Hundreds of students and hackers from across the globe gathered at the University of Washington last weekend for the second annual DubHacks, one of the largest 24-hour collegiate hackathons in… Read More
They may not be X-ray specs, but the University of Washington and Microsoft Research are working together to let you see under your skin — and much more. The researchers… Read More
Our guests on the latest GeekWire radio show and podcast were Vikram Jandhyala, Vice Provost for Innovation at the University of Washington and Thaisa Way, director of the new Urban@UW… Read More
UW doctoral candidate Nao Murakami just might be the one to invent the next great Lady MacGyver. Murakami is one of 12 finalists in “The Next MacGyver” competition, a crowdsourced… Read More
There is one particular experience that many college students have shared, including me, over the past year. A strange and unfamiliar word quickly became part of everyday, college-life jargon: Venmo. “Oh, no worries, I’ll… Read More
The University of Washington’s Computer Science & Engineering Department is pressing ahead with plans for a second building on campus, despite a setback in the budget passed by the Washington state Legislature… Read More
At 15 years old, Sriharshita Musunuri has a resume that would be impressive for a graduate student. Which is all the more impressive, because she’s a freshman in high school. The… Read More
Two startup companies that are looking to improve the sexual health of people everywhere took home the top honors Thursday night at the 18th annual University of Washington Business Plan… Read More
Snoring can be annoying. Sleep apnea can be life threatening. And the University of Washington says it has developed an Android app that can identify sleep apnea events at home as… Read More
The University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center received a $6 million donation from the Ellison Foundation to boost its efforts to find new treatments for the degenerative brain disease, the… Read More
There is probably no better engineer on earth to take tips from than nature — and that’s exactly what a new center studying animal flight at the University of Washington… Read More
A collaboration between Facebook and researchers at the University of Washington has been launched to get help to those who post what may be suicidal thoughts on the social network. At… Read More
Not sure how tricky an operation with be? Practice surgery with a three-dimensional replica. That’s the approach being taken by surgeons at the University of Washington Medical Center and Seattle… Read More
When classes wrap up for the day, students working on the Human Powered Submarine Team at the University of Washington don’t cease their studies. They head to the lab for more… Read More
Many students in Stuart Reges’ computer science classes pull all-nighters, cramming in hopes of acing the introductory courses at the University of Washington. Little do they know that their professor… Read More
Former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson has taken tech companies to task in recent months, encouraging them to release data about workforce diversity. Things heated up so much in early September,… Read More
Computer science students at the University of Washington shared research projects — science fair-style — during an annual meeting of industry representatives on Wednesday. Nearly 100 research projects were on… Read More
Seattle’s second Bitcoin ATM has shorter hours, but the people who manage it say its location makes all the difference. Coinme, the Seattle-based company that introduced the city’s first means… Read More
There’s a lot of cool stuff percolating in Seattle’s startup scene, stories that we cover each day here at GeekWire. But every so often it’s cool to step outside and… Read More
Condon Hall isn’t exactly the University of Washington’s most impressive space. From the outside, the building looks like a prison. On the inside, few windows and narrow hallways make for… Read More
SNUPI Technologies, the University of Washington spin out led by entrepreneur Jeremy Jaech and computer scientist Shwetak Patel, has scored $2.2 million in additional financing as part of $3 million… Read More
This is one of the most important car races on Earth, but it’s not about speed. Nope, this competition is all about methodically building a highly-efficient eco-friendly vehicle. Welcome to… Read More
Innovation was on full display Thursday night as leaders from the technology community gathered for the 17th annual University of Washington Business Plan Competition. What started months ago with nearly… Read More
Everybody wants to learn how to code — well, at least it certainly seems that way. The latest “intended major” statistics from the incoming freshmen class at the University of… Read More
Wireless routers. Influenza diagnostic tools. And even a new recipe for healthy sauerkraut. Those are among the 16 finalists who advanced Tuesday in the University of Washington’s annual business plan competition,… Read More
The sixth annual University of Washington Environmental Innovation Challenge took place Thursday in Seattle, with 23 teams competing with new technologies that re-imagined alternative fuels, recycling, solar power, water treatment and more.… Read More
Google got lots of attention Thursday with the news that it’s testing a “smart contact lens” that can monitor glucose — a breakthrough with the potential to change the lives… Read More