Technology

Assistant Professor of Astronomy Matthew McQuinn has teamed up with an international team of astronomers to discover more about the clouds of gas surrounding galaxies.  

Linguistics professor Emily Bender explores the challenges involved when computers handle human language, and the ethical issues that can arise.

Faculty Jessica Beyer speaks about “Decoding Disinformation” in a recent panel discussion moderated by CNN Anchor Kate Bolduan.

Seattle-based artist and DXARTS associate professor James Coupe exhibition “Exercises in Passivity,” will be at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Aug. 1 to 24.

Doctoral student Jared Canright is exploring the potential of virtual reality to explain physics concepts to UW undergraduates. 

In the arts, visit an exhibition of portraits and stories, explore a collection of prints that date back to the 1490s, and more!

Margaret O’Mara, Professor of History at the UW discusses her book "The Code" about the history of Silicon Valley and its complex relationship with Washington DC.

Alison Atwell (BDes, Visual Communication Design, 2013), who trains and guides conversations with Amazon's Alexa made Fortune's 40 Under 40 list.

NYT op-ed by UW Department of History Professor, Margaret O'mara.

"There's a lot these companies should have reckoned with earlier," argues History professor Margaret O'Mara.

A new space race is underway, but what does that mean for international politics and law? Professor Saadia Pekkaenen and others explore this question in a group of new essays.

The Seattle Symphony's 2018-19 composer in residence Derek Bermel collaborates with Marcin Paczkowsky, a research associate in DXARTS.

Emily Levesque, an astronomer at the UW, weighs in on the significance of the first image of a black hole.

Learn about how this exciting new coalition aimed at bringing about a revolution in quantum research and technology.

The public may balk at the sharing of social media data, but social scientists use the information to understand our world.