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Featured stories in the latest issue

Connecting to the coastline

UW researchers and scientists are helping Washington’s coastal town of Westport prepare for a tsunami.

FIND OUT HOW

Can AI boost accessibility?

UW researchers tested whether AI-assisted tools for language, text and images can assist people with various disabilities.

READ THEIR FINDINGS

Engineering “spidey-senses”

UW engineering researchers examine how spiders can inform sensing structures without sensors.

READ ABOUT IT