University of Washington
University of Washington Is Using a Former Manufacturing Plant To Develop Clean Energy Products
UWs Testbeds facility provides open access for cleantech research.
FOR A HEALTHIER PLANET: A UW researcher works on a solar film at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds. Photo by Matt Hagen. This article appears in print in the December 2017 issue. Click here for a free subscription. The Washington Clean Energy Testbeds center is taking the concept of university-industry collaboration to a new level….
How Wave Broadband is Helping the University of Washington Launch a New Era of Ocean Discovery
The Regional Cabled Array facility is using Wave's fiber network to transmit data real-time 24/7 to a global user community.
Image Credit: University of Washington/NSF-OOI/CSSF; See below for image description. sponsored by Wave Broadband The University of Washington (UW) operates and maintains the Regional Cabled Array facility, a component of the National Science Foundations Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The OOI is an integrated infrastructure program composed of science-driven platforms and sensor systems that measure physical,…
Seattle Startup with UW Roots is Fighting Resistance to Antiobiotic Treatment
ID Genomics takes the guesswork out of prescribing antibiotics.
In 2014, a UK study predicted that, by 2050, antibiotic resistance will cause more fatalities than cancer. Bacteria like E. coli, one of the most common causes of urinary tract infections, are quick to evolve and are rapidly outsmarting new treatments. With bugs, were losing the battle, says Dr. Evgeni Sokurenko, the founder of ID…
On Reflection: Corporate Game Changer
Gamification software from a UW startup makes biz-school case studies more authentic.
Imagine youre the CEO of an airline in crisis. Customers and shareholders are unhappy. Your employees have just gone on strike. What do you do? Give in to union demands? Hold your ground and negotiate? Fire all the employees? Its the first of a cascading set of decisions you must make in The Signature Case…
Final Analysis: Flying Higher
How a certain local airline could strike a blow for fairer treatment of college athletes.
Heres a thought: While Alaska Air Group spends $2.6 billion swallowing up Virgin America, it should wield some of its new clout Alaska will soon be the nations fifth-largest air carrier on becoming the college athletes best friend. Alaska already showers upon the University of Washington nearly $5 million a year for naming rights to…
The 2016 Leaders in Health Care Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Delivery of Digital Health
Winner: David Baker, University of Washington; Silver Award: HealthSparq
WINNERDavid BakerProfessor of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle Designing a whole new world of proteins to address 21st-century problems in biomedicine, energy and technology is all in a days work for David Baker. Baker, who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Sciences, is leading a team of…