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Amazon CEO’s advice to computer science grads: take risks, keep learning, write your own story

by Kurt Schlosser on June 13, 2024June 14, 2024 at 8:17 am

In a speech peppered with mentions of his own sports failings and achievements, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy offered up some advice for winning at life and work to graduates of… Read More

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Ana Mari Cauce, longtime UW president and champion of tech innovation, to step down next year

by Kurt Schlosser on June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 at 12:53 pm

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce announced Wednesday that she will leave her leadership position next year, calling it “an honor of a lifetime” to serve the institution where… Read More

Seattle-area teams blast into top 25 in national finals of American Rocketry Challenge

by Kurt Schlosser on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 at 3:10 pm

Three Seattle-area teams made strong showings during the national finals of the 2024 American Rocketry Challenge, the world’s largest student rocket-launching challenge. Out of 100 teams competing during the event… Read More

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Ex-Seattle Storm star Sue Bird teams with Coinbase to donate $25K to nonprofit Techbridge Girls

by Kurt Schlosser on May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 at 2:45 pm

Retired Seattle Storm star Sue Bird is teaming with cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase to donate $25,000 to Techbridge Girls, a nonprofit that promotes science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) opportunities… Read More

AI for AP: High school students create tool that acts as tech tutor for advanced placement courses

by Kurt Schlosser on April 27, 2024April 26, 2024 at 2:46 pm

Frustrated by inadequate resources to help students study for advanced placement courses, two Seattle-area high school teens turned to technology, and put AI to work on AP. Pradyu Kandala and… Read More

Amazon surprises 13 Seattle-area students with ‘Future Engineer’ college scholarships

by Kurt Schlosser on April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 at 11:09 am

The future is bright — and partially paid for — for 13 students from across the Seattle region after Amazon surprised them this week with college scholarships as part of… Read More

Google giving $500K to expand robotics and AI education programs in Washington state

by Kurt Schlosser on April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 at 1:59 pm

Google’s philanthropic arm is giving a $500,000 grant to expand access to robotics and artificial intelligence education programs across Washington state middle schools, the company announced Friday. In partnership with… Read More

Seattle-area students use tactile tech to help visually impaired people get a new feel for art

by Kurt Schlosser on February 3, 2024February 2, 2024 at 12:00 pm

A group of elementary and middle school students from districts east of Seattle are working together on a project to help visually impaired people experience paintings in museums through tactile… Read More

Founded by a former high school counselor, EdXeno aims to connect students with their future colleges

by Todd Bishop on January 19, 2024January 20, 2024 at 8:56 am

As a high school counselor for more than a decade, Jason Booker witnessed the challenges that students face when applying to college — including a lack of resources to guide… Read More

Meet the 6 women innovators featured in a new STEM exhibit at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center

by Kurt Schlosser on January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 at 9:20 am

Six orange statues on display at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle offer an eye-catching way to learn about the contributions of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).… Read More

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Univ. of Washington researchers roll out tiny, battery-free, autonomous robot called ‘MilliMobile’

by Kurt Schlosser on September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 at 3:13 pm

University of Washington researchers are rolling out another tiny robotic breakthrough, this time in the form of an autonomous device that relies on surrounding light or radio waves to move… Read More

Ada Developers Academy ‘significantly’ reduces headcount, pauses admissions, names interim CEO

by Kurt Schlosser on August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 at 6:58 pm

Seattle-based Ada Developers Academy has conducted another round of layoffs and named a new interim leader, a month after CEO Lauren Sato resigned from the tuition-free software development boot camp… Read More

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Back to School with AI: Code.org and partners create course for teachers facing big tech changes

by Todd Bishop on August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 at 2:34 pm

Can I use this for homework? What’s the point of school if this can do all these things? That was the response from Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi‘s teenage son after… Read More

Diversity-focused school Ada Developers Academy cuts 45% of staff amid tech industry hiring pullback

by Kurt Schlosser on May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 at 12:04 pm

Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, laid off 45% of its workforce, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire… Read More

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Saving squirrels and achieving ‘maximum smoke’ – insights from our STEM Educators of the Year

by Lisa Stiffler on May 3, 2023May 18, 2023 at 7:50 am

Today’s top STEM teachers embrace learning opportunities wherever they arise, whether it’s baby squirrels that have fallen from their nest, or engineering design failures that literally go up in smoke.… Read More

Code.org helping launch TeachAI to guide integration of artificial intelligence in education

by Kurt Schlosser on May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 at 7:25 am

Seattle-based computer science education nonprofit Code.org is helping to launch TeachAI, a new effort aimed at guiding governments and educators on teaching with and about artificial intelligence. The initiative, announced… Read More

Univ. of Washington jostling for a slice of R&D funding from the CHIPS and Science Act

by Charlotte Schubert on April 12, 2023April 14, 2023 at 9:37 am

The University of Washington is chasing research funding unleashed by the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law in August by President Biden. The UW is spearheading a proposal submitted to the… Read More

Ballmer Group giving $43M to UW and others to boost early childhood education

by Kurt Schlosser on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 at 1:46 pm

The Ballmer Group is giving a $43 million boost to early childhood education in Washington state with gifts directed toward the University of Washington and others. The philanthropic organization, co-founded… Read More

Ballmer Group invests $3M in CodePath to help boost diversity in tech education

by Kurt Schlosser on March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 at 9:19 am

The Ballmer Group, co-founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, is investing $3 million in CodePath, an education platform that helps underrepresented students pursue computer science… Read More

UW prevails in lawsuit filed by developer that lost bid to build new clean energy research facility

by Kurt Schlosser on March 8, 2023March 9, 2023 at 10:54 am

The University of Washington will move ahead with a building envisioned as a gateway into a reimagined part of its Seattle campus after prevailing in a lawsuit brought by a… Read More

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ChatGPT goes to college: Here’s how the UW says professors should deal with AI in the classroom

by Kurt Schlosser on January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 at 2:15 pm

The sudden rise of ChatGPT — the AI-powered chatbot released by OpenAI last fall — has educators across the country rethinking how they teach and assess student work. The University of… Read More

New renderings show Univ. of Washington building that will house clean energy research and more

by Kurt Schlosser on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 at 5:43 pm

Newly released renderings show a building planned for the west campus of the University of Washington in Seattle that will be home to research centers in clean energy, medical science… Read More

Univ. of Washington is 24th in ranking of top 100 colleges based on startup founders

by Kurt Schlosser on October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 at 10:10 am

The University of Washington is ranked No. 24 in a new list of the top 100 universities in the world based on the number of alumni entrepreneurs who came out… Read More

DreamBox Learning hit by layoffs, but promises strategy to take on ‘troubling trends’ in education

by Kurt Schlosser on September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 at 8:01 am

DreamBox Learning laid off an undisclosed number of employees this week, citing the need for a “realignment” at the Seattle-area education technology company. Founded in 2006, DreamBox sells software to… Read More

High school team from Bellevue finishes second in International Rocketry Challenge

by Kurt Schlosser on July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 at 10:00 am

A team of students from Newport High School in Bellevue, Wash., made a strong showing at the International Rocketry Challenge outside London on Friday, finishing second behind Team Japan and… Read More

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Seattle-area community college lands grant from Dell, Intel to launch AI lab

by Nate Bek on July 12, 2022July 13, 2022 at 7:34 am

Edmonds College landed $76,000 in grants to build out an artificial intelligence incubator program. The funding will cover AI computing power and other resources. The American Association of Community Colleges,… Read More

Hundreds of tech, business and nonprofit leaders urge states to boost computer science education

by Kurt Schlosser on July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 at 9:59 am

More than 500 business, education and nonprofit leaders have teamed with Seattle-based computer education nonprofit Code.org to issue a call to state governments and education leaders to bring more computer science… Read More

Boise State University’s new cybersecurity program helps train workers and protect rural communities

by Julie Emory on June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 at 7:14 am

Boise State University wants to provide cybersecurity resources to rural organizations while also training future industry professionals. That’s the goal of Cyberdome, a new initiative run by faculty, staff, and… Read More

High school teams from Bellevue, Wash., take top two spots in finals of American Rocketry Challenge

by Kurt Schlosser on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 at 1:44 pm

Two teams from one high school in Bellevue, Wash., are flying high after a rocket-launching competition on the other side of the country last weekend. Newport High School (Team 2)… Read More

Univ. of Washington and Meta partner on program linking PhD students to AI mentors at tech giant

by Kurt Schlosser on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 at 9:01 am

Meta has accepted a new friend request from the University of Washington. The tech giant is bolstering its relationship with the UW’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering… Read More

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