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Two robotics teams posing for the camera with President Jones

Mon, 06/29/2026 | University of Washington Magazine

Spotlight on Husky Robotics

The popular club, which prepares students for industry, was visited by President Robert J. Jones.

Adult person and a child playing with a switch kit

Mon, 06/29/2026 | UW Graduate School

Built to play

Mia Hoffman received the 2026 Graduate School Medal Award.

ME faculty standing with a group of 2026 graduates holding their student awards onstage

Mon, 06/22/2026

Congratulations, class of 2026

This year, ME awarded 236 bachelor’s, 134 master’s and 39 doctoral degrees.

A complex three-dimensional ball shape (icosahedron) made of interconnected bars.

Mon, 06/15/2026 | UW News

Researchers shrink structure down to the nano scale

UW researchers found a way to create tensegrities as small as five micrometers across. 

Collage of three people's headshots

Mon, 06/08/2026

ME students awarded NSF GRFP

Congratulations to ME graduate students Alex Eagan, Liam Knudsen and Janie Johnson for receiving the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). 

Five students stand behind a table showcasing pieces from their robotics project.

Mon, 05/18/2026

Engineering education for student success

ME Assistant Teaching Professor Renee Desing shares teaching, research and resources focused on creating environments that inspire student achievement.

A graphic of a face with a wearable device with circles by the eyes and head that represent where brain pressure is measured

Mon, 05/11/2026

A new way to monitor the brain

ME researchers developed a device that could measure brain pressure to better understand sleep issues or traumatic brain injury.

Illustration of five historical women in science gathered around a table with a scientific-themed background.

Mon, 05/11/2026 | The Daily UW

Reengineering pediatric mobility aids

ME doctoral student Mia Hoffman studies self-initiated mobility in toddlers with neuromuscular conditions.

Steve Brunton

Mon, 05/11/2026

AI for engineering

Two new professional programs, directed by ME Professor Steve Brunton, enable engineers to add AI and machine learning to their expertise.

Collage showing the process of a personalized computational modeling pipeline for the heart.

Mon, 04/13/2026

Q&A: Engineering better medical images

ME Assistant Professor Ashish Manohar shares how mechanical engineers can contribute to improving medical imaging for better health outcomes.