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Research Makes America

UW research makes America healthier, safer and more prosperous. But those gains are now at risk.

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#UWdiscovers

Precision at the smallest scale

Tiny tech transforms research in quantum computing, medicine and beyond at the UW Washington Nanofabrication Facility — part of a National Science Foundation network of nanotech expertise.

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#UWdiscovers

Restoring marine ecosystems

Graduate students at the UW Global Innovation Exchange have developed an AI-powered underwater robot to track sea life that’s critical to keeping ocean ecosystems healthy.

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WELCOME, PRESIDENT JONES

Accomplished leader and scholar Robert J. Jones takes office as the University of Washington’s 34th president.

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News & Events

View from the cockpit looking back at UW professor wears helmt and goggles while going for a ride-along with the Blue Angels.
News

UW aeronautics professor goes for ride-along with the Blue Angels

Professor Jim Hermanson is known for his decades of research on topics related to jet and spacecraft propulsion, but this was his first time flying at about 700 mph in a Navy jet.

Blue Angels Ride-along

A drone photo taken from above the Homer Spit, a 4.5 mile stretch that extends into the ocean. On the left, fiber optic cables are beneath the water.
Environment

Seismologists tapped into the fiber optic cable network to study offshore faults

UW researchers showed that they can monitor seismic activity at the ocean floor using fiber optic cables without disrupting telecommunications, creating a starting point for earthquake analysis.

Earthquake Research

UW doctoral student Meng-Yen Lin casts green cement samples into molds to cure and later test their structural properties.
Engineering

Seaweed-infused cement could cut concrete’s carbon footprint

Researchers at the UW and Microsoft developed a new type of low-carbon concrete that has a 21% lower global warming potential while retaining its strength.

Concrete research

Fast Facts

Honors & awards

8 uw faculty have won the nobel prize

Undergrad research

8000+ undergraduate students participate in at least one quarter of research.