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This season, we're thankful for our UW Engineering community. 🍁 To our students, faculty and staff, we’re grateful for your innovation, passion and hard work. From the UW College of Engineering (and puppy Dubs), thank you.

Discovery Days 2025 Cancelled. engr.washington.edu/about/k12/disc… The UW is facing significant financial challenges and to preserve resources for our core mission of educating students, we sadly cannot move forward with Discovery Days.

Today, we are thrilled to share that Robert J. Jones has been selected as the UW’s 34th President! Dr. Jones is a dedicated champion of accessible and affordable higher education, with a strong commitment to innovation and community impact. 1/2 youtu.be/0KdPhovh_No

Microchips power the modern world, but engineering them is far from simple. 🔬 @uw_ece faculty are advancing chip design for self-driving cars, #quantum computing & more. Meet five professors shaping the future: bit.ly/4hpoVrT

Don't miss out on upcoming UW Engineering events! 📅 We're constantly updating our event calendar with workshops, student activities, and opportunities to learn about the latest research from experts in the field. Take a look at winter quarter events: bit.ly/4eBCumY

Y2K is seen today as an overhyped scare, but in 1999, it threatened blackouts & medical failures. A new @NPR article revisits the crisis & lessons for the future, with insights from @HCDEuw professor Mark Haselkorn. 🖥️ Learn more: n.pr/3C4vgtV

Smart devices make our homes more connected, but controlling them can be frustrating. 💡 @uwcse researchers have developed IRIS: a smart ring that controls devices by aiming & clicking, even adjusting volume with a hand rotation. 💍 Learn more: bit.ly/3DSOGm9

Did you hear? 📣 The @HCDEuw UX Speaker Series is back every Thurs this winter! This Thurs (1/19), hear from Bekah Marcum, Product Equity Design Lead at @Meta. Talks are public & in Gowen 201. Learn more: bit.ly/40hcEPj

At the @AllenSchool Gates Center, you’ll see a figure on a trapeze—but it’s no circus act. 🤖Not Afraid of Falling by @GlennKaino is an art installation & meditation on time, fragility, & humanity. The automaton moves slowly, completing 1 swing per week. bit.ly/3WhO67s

"Stars, nebulae, even the space between galaxies – it's all plasma," says @UWAeroAstro PhD student Daniel Alex. 🌌 Harnessing plasma for fusion energy is a challenge. Alex researches its dynamic nature to unlock clean energy: bit.ly/41ZgDTa

Most AI chatbots are one-size-fits-all. UW researchers, led by Prof. Natasha Jaques, are changing that with 'variational preference learning'—tailoring AI to individual preferences. 🤖 More from @Geekwire: bit.ly/4257W9L #UWInnovates

UW Engineering faculty, staff & students collaborate with industry, gov & community partners to drive impact 🌎. Recently, @UW_CEE partnered with @SeattleSPU & Concrete Technology Corporation on transformative projects. Learn more: bit.ly/3DJ1oUt

Play is for everyone! 🎮🛠️ At a @HuskyADAPT event, UW Engineering students adapted toys to make them accessible for kids with disabilities. These toys were then donated to families for the holidays. Learn more: bit.ly/3BPaZZg

2024 was a year of innovation & impact at UW Engineering! ✨ From Dean Allbritton's @theNAEng election to Discovery Days returning, we celebrated groundbreaking research, inspired future engineers & strengthened our community. 🌎 See highlights & join us in welcoming 2025!

Happy New Year from all of us at the UW College of Engineering! Here's to a great #2025. 🎊

Did you know that Benson Hall had a 35-ton sliding door and reverse pressure rooms to contain radioactive material? Or that Guggenheim Hall opened the same year @UWAeroAstro awarded their first degrees? 🏗️Explore the history of UW Engineering buildings: bit.ly/40fWKWC

Docking spacecraft in orbit is tough. @UWAeroAstro's Nick Andrews, with @BlueOrigin, researches 'April Tags' to calculate position & orientation in space, aiming to develop a control system for autonomous spacecraft tracking & docking. 🚀 bit.ly/3Dqk3nC

From cherry blossoms 🌸 to graduation 🎓, 2024 was unforgettable at @UW! Catch standout moments – including highlights from UW Engineering – in this video recap from @UWNews 🎥: bit.ly/4fy7WCj

Warm wishes for the holiday season from all of us at the College of Engineering! ❄️

#AI is revolutionizing hiring, but @UW researchers found bias in 7 out of 8 LLMs during mock screenings. 48% of interactions contained harmful content. Their findings aim to inform policy and build fairer systems. bit.ly/3ZNG7Qu