RAPID Facility
April 6, 2022
UW-housed RAPID Facility receives $6M renewal grant

The first-of-its-kind center has received a $6 million renewal grant from the National Science Foundation.
September 30, 2020
UW researchers driving around Seattle to track COVID-19 response over time

UW researchers developed a project that scans the streets every few weeks to document how Seattle has reacted to the pandemic and what recovery looks like.
January 23, 2019
First-of-its-kind center hosts tools to analyze the effects of natural disasters

A center housed at the University of Washington offers a new way for scientists to get their hands on state-of-the-art equipment to study the effects of natural disasters. The RAPID Facility, which is the first of its kind in the world, contains over 300 instruments that are available for researchers around the world to use.