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Yinhai Wang

Mon, 07/24/2023

Washington State Academy of Sciences

Professor Yinhai Wang is one of eight UW researchers recently elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

Polaroid photos collage of group of students smiling to the camera

Tue, 06/20/2023

A formal education

Across the College of Engineering, dances grow in popularity and number post-COVID.

Purple and gold balloons

Mon, 05/15/2023

Awards and accolades

Congratulations to students and faculty who have received awards, scholarships and other honors.

Alex Ratcliff

Mon, 05/15/2023

Alumnus Alexander Ratcliff to return as graduation keynote speaker

A desire planted during Alexander Ratcliff’s undergraduate years has continued to grow and flourish in his early career — to create a more sustainable world.

researchers in a raft on a river

Mon, 05/15/2023

Center news

From the Urban Freight Lab's work to digitize the curb to the RAPID Center’s gathering of perishable data at Yellowstone, CEE centers continue to innovate.

Hands typing on a laptop keyboard

Mon, 05/15/2023

A course of action

Four faculty share how they have incorporated diversity, equity and inclusion content into their classes. The past few years, they’ve been busy updating existing courses and developing new classes from scratch.

A Mobile Unit for Sensing Traffic (MUST) sensor in the foreground and two researchers working on laptops in the background

Mon, 05/15/2023

Fighting fatalities with facts

Along a dangerous highway corridor in the heart of Yakima Valley, a sensing device developed by the UW STAR Lab and associated spin-off company AIWaysion is being utilized to help improve traffic safety and save lives.

Alumna Amy Leland standing on the former Snohomish River bridge

Mon, 05/15/2023

Building bridges: Meet alumna Amy Leland

In addition to overseeing more than 3,000 bridges throughout the state of Washington in her position as the new State Bridge Design Engineer, alumna Amy Leland is also the first woman to hold this position.

Faisal Hossain holding an award certificate

Thu, 05/11/2023

Faisal Hossain receives inaugural UW Excellence in Global Engagement Award

From helping to conserve water to reducing food insecurity in numerous countries around the world, a steady stream of accomplishments have led to Professor Faisal Hossain's latest honor.

The exterior of a 10-story building constructed from mass timber

Mon, 05/08/2023

A timber triumph: Seismically resilient and sustainable

CEE researchers including Professor Jeffrey Berman and Ph.D. student Sarah Wichman test a sustainable and seismically resilient 10-story mass timber building designed to withstand Seattle earthquakes.