This month the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship Program awarded scholarships to 800 freshman and sophomores who declared majors in science and engineering. Sponsored through a public-private partnership between Boeing, Microsoft, and the State of Washington, the scholarships are intended to encourage more students to enter the STEM fields and help fill the more than 25,000… Read More…

By Michelle Ma It’s a familiar scenario – a patient receives a medical implant and days later, the body attacks the artificial valve or device, causing complications to an already compromised system. Lei Zhang, UWThese images show differences in collagen build-up in two tissue samples. Collagen is labeled in blue. The left image shows a… Read More…

  Buddy Ratner recognized for contributions to field of biomaterials The European Society for Biomaterials has chosen Buddy Ratner, a UW professor of bioengineering and chemical engineering, for the 2012 George Winter Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of biomaterials. The committee cited Ratner’s excellence in research, his vision and his leading role in the promotion of biomaterials… Read More…

  In a fitting tribute to our late colleague, mentor and friend, the School of Pharmacy is humbled to share that we have formally established the Sid Nelson Endowed Professorship in Drug Metabolism. The seeds for the professorship were sown in December 2011, after our much-loved professor of medicinal chemistry and dean emeritus passed away… Read More…

Congratulations to MolES faculty member and Chemical Engineering professor Danilo Pozzo, who recently received the following three awards for his accomplishments in the areas of research, mentoring, and commercialization: DOE Early Career Award, selected for his project “Neutron Scattering Investigation of the Relationship between Molecular Structure, Morphology and  Dynamics in Conjugated Polymers.” Outstanding Undergraduate Research… Read More…