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How the Cheap, Creepy Robotic Hand from UW Will Change the Way We Work
Applied Mathematics and CSE Professor Emo Todorov talks about the $1,000 breakthrough he helped create. -
BlackPast.org history site gets redesign, first executive director
BlackPast.org, the online reference guide to African-American history started by University of Washington history professor Quintard Taylor, is getting an executive director and a website redesign. -
How politicians should and shouldn’t use Twitter bots
Campaigns and officials worldwide now use bots for a multitude of tasks beyond simple social media account management. A Department of Commuication research project is referenced.
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Small satellites threaten to disrupt global markets and militaries
Small satellites have emerged as one of the principal driving forces for democratizing the landscape of outer space activities.
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Training the Brain
Psychology major Marissa Pighin, is using her experience at UW's I-LABS to better support students like herself who are diagnosed with ADHD. -
UW professor’s website becomes go-to resource for African-American history
When Professor Quintard Taylor got an email from New Zealand, he realized he was onto something big. -
DNA tests conducted by researchers from the University of Washington helped bring down one of Africa’s biggest kingpins in the illegal elephant ivory trade.
Dr. Sam Wasser, head of UW’s Center for Conservation Biology provides the latest updates on his work in Africa. -
UW scientists create ultrathin semiconductor heterostructures for new technological applications
The semiconductors created by a team of UW physicists and engineers could support new uses in clean energy and optically-active electronics. -
Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein’s prediction
The LIGO team, which includes UW Physics faculty, opens new window on the universe with observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes -
How the Bundys' social media machine fed their political movement
After several leaders from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation were arrested the alarm was sounded on social media. Phil Howard, professor of communication at the UW, is quoted.
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What is your class telling you?
UW Biology's Ben Wiggins details how implicit bias negatively impacts classroom setting and what faculty can do to change that. -
Diplomacy and danger in orbit: The Jackson School's role in discussions of space
Saadia Pekkanen is associate director at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and is leading conversations about the frontiers of diplomacy.
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Sam Wasser named Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge winner
Dr. Wasser, a faculty member in UW Biology, is also a finalist for a $500,000 grand prize thanks to his work in DNA tracking. -
Quiet quasar has apparently eaten its fill
Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), including UW's Scott Anderson announced that a distant quasar ran out of gas, revealing that our skies are still. ever-changing. -
Japan's space security worries extend to the U.S.
Saadia Pekkanen, professor of international studies, writes that Japan's quest for parity raises questions about the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance.