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“Big Tech is throwing huge amounts of data and compute at the problem—we’re taking the opposite approach.” Professor @ShyamGollakota spoke to @WIRED about how @UW #UWAllen spinout Hearvana uses #AI to enable people to customize their soundscape. wired.com/story/welcome-… #AIforGood

From recyclable electronics to #AI for estimating carbon footprints (and more), @UW #UWAllen’s Zhihan Zhang is using his @Googleorg Ph.D. Fellowship to advance sustainable ubiquitous computing for healthy people and a healthy planet. #ThisIsUW #AIforGood news.cs.washington.edu/2025/12/17/all…

“We forget how complicated these physical manipulation tasks are. You have to be simultaneously forceful and delicate.” @UW #UWAllen professor @siddhss5 to @uwengineering on getting to grips with one of the biggest challenges in #robotics: engr.washington.edu/news/article/2… #ICYMI #ThisIsUW

If you’re tired of trying to hear people in a crowd, how does this sound? @UW researchers led by #UWAllen’s @ShyamGollakota developed #AI headphones that automatically identify and isolate the wearer’s conversation partner in real time.#ThisIsUW #AIforGood washington.edu/news/2025/12/0…

We’re proud to have been named a “Top Dawg in Safety” by @UW Environmental Health & Safety for 2025! Thanks to the #UWAllen Facilities team, Robotics Lab, Fabrication Research Lab, MISL and all our research labs for putting safety first for our colleagues! ehs.washington.edu/about/latest-n…

You may have heard @UW @UW_MSoccer are national champions 🤩. We get a kick out of the fact that 3 #UWAllen majors are on the roster. ⚽️ Congratulations to Egor Akulov, Jadon Bowton, Sheehan Ganguly and the entire team on an amazing season and a historic win! #ThisIsUW 💜💛

What time is it? It’s GigaTIME! A team at @UW #UWAllen, @MSFTResearch and @Providence unveiled an #AI tool that generates detailed cancer tumor data at scale using standard pathology slides—at a fraction of the time and cost of prior methods: geekwire.com/2025/microsoft… #ThisIsUW

Let them cook: To explore if #AI agents can adapt to different cultures, @UW #UWAllen researchers fed them data from a kitchen simulation game and found the AI learned cultural values from observing human behavior—like children do. @PLOSONE #HCI #AIforGood washington.edu/news/2025/12/1…

Video description (2/2): The journey ends with the robots arriving in a room full of members of the Allen School Robotics Lab, who wish the viewer "Happy Holidays." Bonus footage shows Spot interacting from a distance with a real dog outside.

Video description (1/2): A @BostonDynamics Spot robot follows a decorated Christmas tree as it wanders various sites on the University of Washington campus, including a visit to the @burkemuseum dinosaur exhibit, to the tune of The Nutcracker's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a roving tree chased by a robot reindeer…🤖 Happy howl-idays, Huskies, from Spot & your friends in the @UW @uwengineering #UWAllen Robotics Lab! Have a roaring good time over break, and see you next year.🦖(Watch to the end🐕!)

Can smart technologies help people experiencing homelessness? #UWAllen’s @kheimerl and @infrared_ether worked with tiny house villages in Seattle to explore their potential for managing infrastructure and other community needs. #ThisIsUW #CSCW #HCI #IoT news.cs.washington.edu/2025/12/04/all…

@UW @uwengineering @UwRealityLab @Meta Join us in person at 3:30 pm PST in the Amazon Auditorium in the Bill & Melinda Gates Center or watch the live stream on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/uwcse

It’s been 11 years since Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist at Meta Reality Labs Research, gave a talk at @UW on virtual reality’s potential. At today’s #UWAllen Distinguished Lecture, he’ll look back at how #VR has evolved and where the field is headed next. cs.washington.edu/news-events/ev…

In 2023, @UW researchers introduced GlucoScreen, a tool for prediabetes screening with a smartphone. Now, #UWAllen’s Jason Hoffman is working to put a plug-and-play app into the hands of clinicians and people at risk. #diabetesawarenessmonth💙 #UWinnovates engr.washington.edu/news/article/2…

Congratulations to @UW #UWAllen programming team Jiakrico on their 1st place finish at the @ICPCNews Pacific Northwest Regional Contest earlier this month! Next up: The North America Championship in March. 🎉 🏆 Final standings: pnw.na.icpc.global/scoreboard/202…

Visit our website to view the full schedule of #CSEdWeek events and register to participate. And please help spread the word! cs.washington.edu/community-enga… 3/3

For teachers, we’ll host a virtual session on @UW in the High School on Monday, Dec. 1. Find out how to provide your students with access to #UWAllen courses like Introduction to Computer Programming and build skills that will set them up for success in college and beyond! 2/3

#UWAllen is celebrating #CSEdWeek early! Middle & high school students are invited to join us for virtual and in-person activities Dec. 1-5. Learn about #AI, build your own website, and get information on applying to the @UW Allen School! #CSPowersAI #CSforAll #STEMeducation 1/3