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Water matters

The UW’s Population Health Initiative, now in its eighth year, is working to address flood concerns along the Duwamish River.

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A NEW LEVEL OF LUNG CANCER DETECTION

Assistant Professor Sajjad Moazeni and grad students in his lab are part of a team using optical fibers and hi-res 3D imaging to detect lung cancer sooner.

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BATTLING BIAS IN AI

With a National Science Foundation award, Assistant Professor Aylin Caliskan of the UW Information School is measuring how bias in artificial intelligence impacts humans.

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Engineering heart health

At the UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, researchers are unlocking the mysteries of the human heart.

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Mary Bun, in the red light of the rig she made to study multitasking in fruit flies

Research

Unlocking the brain with the fruit fly

Undergraduate Mary Bun studies multitasking in fruit flies to offer valuable insights into disorders like Parkinson’s disease.

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Two researchers in a barn examine a cow.

Health Sciences

Avian flu: Why it’s different this time and what we can do

Professor Peter Rabinowitz calls the current state of bird flu “unprecedented” and recommends stemming outbreaks by focusing on worker health. He and fellow researchers are developing training programs in partnership with dairy farms to help protect workers and prevent and control infections.

Avian flu research