In the October 2014 issue:
- Dean's Message
- Research - Smartphone Jaundice Check; Fusion Reactor; SideSwipe App
- Campus News - Gollakota Honor; OneBusAway Enhancement; EcoCAR 3
- Events - Lecture Series; Hadi Partovi; Reinterpreting Genetic Code
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In the Media - Gamers & Ebola; HIV Prevention; Oso Landslide
Dean's MessageThe dean touches on game science that could help stop Ebola, our fall lecture series, a big data research grant, and an alumna who has won a MacArthur "genius" award. Read message » |
Research
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New smartphone app can detect newborn jaundice in
minutes Engineers and physicians at the UW have developed a smartphone application that checks for jaundice in newborns and can deliver results to parents and pediatricians within minutes. KING 5 | NBC News | GeekWire | Huffington Post | Gizmodo | Q13 Fox |
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UW fusion reactor concept could be cheaper than coal Researchers in aeronautics and astronautics have designed a concept for a fusion reactor that, when scaled up to the size of a large electrical power plant, would rival costs for a new coal-fired plant with similar electrical output. NBC News | Gizmag | KVI Radio | Crosscut | EE Times |
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Reflected smartphone transmissions enable gesture
control A new form of low-power wireless sensing technology developed at the UW called "SideSwipe" lets users train their smartphones to recognize and respond to specific hand gestures near the phone. MIT Technology Review | KING 5 | Discovery Channel | Gizmag |
Campus News
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Shyam Gollakota named one of world’s top innovators under
35 Shyam Gollakota, a UW assistant professor of computer science and engineering, has been named one of this year's "Innovators Under 35" by global media company MIT Technology Review. GeekWire |
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StopInfo for OneBusAway app makes buses more usable for blind
riders A UW study found that StopInfo, a new hub for bus stop information in the OneBusAway app, is helpful for blind riders and can promote spontaneous and unfamiliar travel. A team of students and faculty launched the program recently in collaboration with King County Metro. Fox News / Reuters |
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UW students to build hybrid-electric muscle car in EcoCAR 3
contest The UW is one of 16 schools invited to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co. EcoCAR 3 competition that spans four years with stand-alone contests each spring. Their challenge in this next competition is to convert a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid-electric car. |
Events
Engineering the Heart: From Cell Therapy to Computer Technology Attend the two remaining lectures in the College of Engineering's annual fall lecture series, presented in partnership with the UW Alumni Association. Register » Tuesday, Nov. 4 | 7 p.m. Kane Hall Get a Grip: Cell Biomechanics in Cardiovascular Health Nate Sniadecki, Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering Nathan White, Emergency Medicine, Bioengineering Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 7 p.m. Kane Hall Cutting the Cord: Wireless Power for Implantable Devices Joshua Smith, Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering |
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Computer Science: Changing the World vs. Making Money Tuesday, Oct. 28 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. Paul G. Allen Center Atrium Hadi Partovi, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Code.org, will share his perspective on the societal impact of the field as part of Computer Science & Engineering's Distinguished Lecture Series. |
Allan S. Hoffman Lecture: Reinterpreting the Genetic Code – From Polymers to Proteomics Thursday, Oct. 30 | 3:30 p.m. Magnuson Health Sciences Center T, Room T-625 David A. Tirrell of the California Institute of Technology will speak about how scientists are able to "reinterpret" the genetic code, leading to powerful new approaches to materials design and analysis of biological processes. |
In the Media
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Gamers helping UW in Ebola research The Seattle Times | Aug. 25, 2014 Players of the online computer game Foldit are helping UW researchers in their efforts to develop a protein that could stop the Ebola virus. |
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How a dissolvable fabric could one day help women stop
HIV NPR | Aug. 14, 2014 Researchers at the UW have come up with a new way for women to protect themselves against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The method is not unlike a technology familiar to many women: the tampon. See also: UW Today |
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Guest column: How to avert the next Oso landslide disaster The Seattle Times | Sept. 18, 2014 Public officials can do a better job of identifying vulnerable communities and averting a landslide disaster like Oso, writes guest columnist Joseph Wartman, a UW associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. See also: UW Today |