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Protecting Washington’s workers

Every day, hundreds of workers across Washington state are hurt on the job. UW research, training and education help keep workers safe — but those efforts are now under threat.

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A man standing on a platform fishes in a river
For Washington

Predicting river temperatures

A UW doctoral student in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is using publicly available NASA satellite data to help Pacific Northwest tribes manage salmon populations.

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The new sensing system next to the RoboFly and a pencil.
Engineering

A new sensor system for insect-sized robots

A micro-robot the size of a bumblebee could soon take flight while sensing its surroundings, thanks to innovations from researchers in the Autonomous Insect Robotics Laboratory.

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The underside of an adult sunflower sea star at UW Friday Harbor Laboratories.
Environment

Researchers have made the ‘discovery of the decade’

An international research effort, including scientists from the University of Washington, has finally revealed the cause of sea star wasting disease.

Research highlights

Fast Facts

Honors & awards

8 uw faculty have won the nobel prize

Undergrad research

8000+ undergraduate students participate in at least one quarter of research.