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Stories about the Allen School’s people, research and impact.
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July 9, 2026 -
Allen School News
Smith, who serves as the UW vice provost for artificial intelligence and is also senior director of Natural Language Processing Research at AI2, was honored for his influential contributions to his field and to society as a whole.
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June 30, 2026 -
UW News
Professors David Kohlbrenner and Franziska Roesner (Ph.D., ‘14) of the Allen School’s Privacy & Security Research Lab found that browser agents are susceptible to cyberattacks by violating the same-origin policy, a cornerstone of modern web security that has safeguarded users for 30 years.
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June 17, 2026 -
GeekWire
As students, teachers and employers wrestle with the demands of an increasingly AI-powered world, the UW has a new proposition: an interdisciplinary AI minor set for launch in Spring 2027. It’s the latest move in the university’s push toward global leadership in AI education and research.
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June 12, 2026 -
UW News
A team led by Allen School professor Vikram Iyer and Ph.D. student Zhihan Zhang published a paper in Nature Electronics describing a system that can assemble life cycle assessments, or LCAs, for electronic devices in about a minute with the help of AI agents.
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June 12, 2026 -
Allen School News
Dawson and Khoussainova, the 2026 Alumni Impact Award recipients, have combined their computing skillset with their entrepreneurial spirit to build companies that are making a positive impact in people’s lives.
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June 11, 2026 -
Allen School News
The award, which is based on nominations from University of Washington alumni, honors “UW educators whose profound influence continues to shape the lives of their students long after they’ve left the classroom.”
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June 4, 2026 -
Allen School News
Ph.D. students Vicente Arroyos and Kyle Johnson recently received special recognition from ACM SIGCHI for co-founding AVELA - A Vision for Engineering Literacy & Access, which connects K-12 students with STEM learning opportunities and college and professional mentors.
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June 2, 2026 -
Allen School News
Professor Magda Balazinska was honored for her influential contributions in data management and data science, while Professor Shwetak Patel was recognized for his groundbreaking work applying computing to health and sustainability.
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May 27, 2026 -
Forbes
Kim was honored in the health care and sciences category for his work with professor Su-In Lee in the Allen School’s AI for bioMedical Sciences (AIMS) Lab on methods for improving the transparency, safety and explainability of medical AI systems.
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May 22, 2026 -
Allen School News
After more than four decades on the faculty, Henry M. Levy (Hank) officially retired from the University of Washington last summer. Now, friends and colleagues are contributing to the creation of a new professorship in the Allen School to honor his vision and leadership.