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Dec 14, 2020

Saving the salmon

A CEE-led research team has uncovered what's killing coho salmon in Puget Sound’s urban streams: A chemical that preserves tires.
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Oct 26, 2020

An extraordinary expedition

Alumna Madison Smith advances climate change research as part of the largest polar expedition in history.

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Oct 19, 2020

Impactful internship

Thanks to a summer internship, CEE undergraduate Bailey Griffin gained hands-on experience working on light rail construction efforts in Bellevue.  

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Jun 29, 2020

Gathering concrete details

To better assess the structural integrity of reinforced concrete buildings in the aftermath of earthquakes, UW CEE researchers are working to advance newer data collection and analysis methods.
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Jun 29, 2020

A landslide victory

CEE Ph.D. student William Pollock will soon release a first-of-its-kind map that predicts landslide risk throughout the city.

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Jun 22, 2020

Engineering an engaging online experience

This spring, instructor Julian Yamaura was presented with a new type of engineering challenge — moving hands-on labs online due to COVID-19.

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