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Here are the 16 student-led teams that advanced in the University of Washington’s business plan competition

Wireless routers. Influenza diagnostic tools. And even a new recipe for healthy sauerkraut. Those are among the 16 finalists who advanced… Read More

Meet the winners of the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge

The sixth annual University of Washington Environmental Innovation Challenge took place Thursday in Seattle, with 23 teams competing with new technologies… Read More

Google’s new ‘smart contact lens’ project began at UW, with help from Microsoft

Google got lots of attention Thursday with the news that it’s testing a “smart contact lens” that can monitor glucose… Read More

SNUPI raises $7.5M for sensor network Wally, looks to detect water leaks in homes

SNUPI Technologies, the University of Washington spin out led by serial entrepreneur Jeremy Jaech, has scored $7.5 million in financing… Read More

Startup Hall: University of Washington looks to transform old law school into magnet for startups

Welcome to the new tech hub of Seattle: North Lake Union? Startup companies in the city have historically set up… Read More

UW computer science professor Ben Taskar passes away at 36

Ben Taskar, a rising star in the University of Washington’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering, passed away on Sunday… Read More

University of Washington part of 5-year, $37.8M effort to apply data science to genetics, economics and other fields

It’s becoming an increasingly data driven world. And those organizations that can make sense of the vast arrays of information… Read More

UW spin out Qazzow scores $500,000, helps customers get questions answered on e-commerce sites

Qazzow, a spin out of the University of Washington founded by UW professors Andy Ko and Jake Wobbrock as well… Read More

Meet Wally: This $299 low-power sensor network detects water leaks and mold

Worried about toxic mold or pesky water leaks in your home? Never fear, Wally is here. That’s the new consumer… Read More

Paul Allen backs research project to restore hand, arm movement after spinal cord injuries

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is providing a $1.5 million grant to researchers at the University of Washington to… Read More

Going beyond Siri and Watson: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen taps Oren Etzioni to lead new Artificial Intelligence Institute

Perhaps no one has been more synonymous with the startup ethos at the University of Washington than computer science professor Oren… Read More

Big-screen gaming: You can play Xbox on the new Husky Stadium jumbotron

The new Husky Stadium at the University of Washington is going to be pretty freaking awesome when it re-opens next… Read More

Battery-free wireless communication: UW research breakthrough enables ‘Internet of Things’

One of the hurdles facing the “Internet of things” is the need for every device to have a source of… Read More

Welcome to startup U: University of Washington beats goal with 17 new startups in 12 months

Shortly after Michael Young joined the University of Washington as president, he made a pledge to double the amount of… Read More

Meet the clean water startup that just won 1st place in the UW biz plan competition

When you think about innovation, water usually isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But there’s a big problem… Read More

UW partners with not-for-profit edX to offer free online courses

In another attempt to help expand university-level instruction access on a wide scale, the University of Washington announced a new partnership Tuesday with… Read More

Heralded UW computer science professor scores $6.75M for GraphLab, looking to make better online recommendations

It was a major coup last summer when The University of Washington hooked computer science professor Carlos Guestrin, a leading data scientist… Read More

Wash. colleges debut 5-year engineering program for low-income students

You typically hear the term “redshirt” for collegiate athletics. It’s a title given to athletes who receive an extra year… Read More

Marijuana candies and brain-powered wheelchairs: Meet the 16 finalists in the UW business plan competition

The results are in from the initial rounds of the University of Washington Business Plan Competition, and there’s no shortage… Read More

Life on Kepler-62f? How a UW astronomer found a tantalizing new world

They’re in the zone. The habitable zone, that is: In a paper published today in Science, a team of astronomers… Read More

BeatBio gets $2.5M for new ‘super fuel’ that boosts pumping power of heart muscles

BeatBio, a Seattle life sciences startup led by former Vulcan Capital managing director Michael Kranda and former VieVax CTO Gregory… Read More

PolyDrop turns paint into conductive coatings, wins $10K at UW environmental challenge

College students are saving the world. Well, maybe not all of them. But the teams that participated in last week’s… Read More

Remote learning: University of Washington to offer first online-only degree program

In an attempt to fix a “national crisis in early childhood education,” the University of Washington is introducing its first-ever… Read More

This app studies your text messages to recommend restaurants

Intelligent robot assistants like Siri have changed the way we interact with our mobile devices, and can now make recommendations… Read More

Startup vet, aeronautical expert to lead University of Washington’s college of engineering

The University of Washington continues to undergo a radical transformation under the direction of president Michael Young. And today the… Read More

Ed Lazowska: The iPad wouldn’t be here without federal research dollars

University of Washington computer science professor Ed Lazowska is known for his strong opinions. And he got to share some… Read More

New computing institute on UW campus will focus on big data problems

The University of Washington is already a budding hub for computer science. Now, with some help from a national laboratory,… Read More

Jeremy Jaech’s new home sensor startup SNUPI lands $1.5M from Madrona, others

It may be several months before we get to see the new home sensor technology that Jeremy Jaech and his… Read More

Newsmakers 2012: UW president Michael Young shines a light on startups

Are startups in the DNA of the University of Washington? If not right now, they will be once President Michael… Read More

Mobile vet David Bluhm named UW entrepreneur-in-residence

Seattle entrepreneur David Bluhm has joined the University of Washington’s entrepreneur-in-residence program as part of an ongoing effort by the university… Read More