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Keeping watch on a one-of-a-kind bridge

With sensors, computer modeling and a boatload of data, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers are helping Washington transit crews maintain the world’s first floating light-rail crossing.

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Out of sequence

Geneticist Mary Brunkow’s unconventional journey from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø student to Nobel laureate was shaped by a love of discovery.

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A Second Life for Plastics

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Matthew Golder and his research team are exploring ways to alter the chemical structure of plastics to keep them out of landfills.

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Fire and water

Wildfires and reduced water supplies are two dangers of a changing climate — but ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø engineering researchers are showing how better forest management can make a difference.

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Arts & Sciences Roundup

Connect with the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø this summer

From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.

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The Institute for Innovations in Drug Delivery and Disposition (I2D3) is led by three ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty members: Gaurav Bhardwaj (left), associate professor of medicinal chemistry; Marco Pravetoni (center), professor of psychiatry and behavioral science in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine; and Nina Isoherranen (right), the Milo Gibaldi Chair of Pharmaceutics.
Health and Medicine

New institute uses AI to speed drug development

Housed in the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Pharmacy, the Institute for Innovations in Drug Delivery and Disposition brings together experts to ease the bottleneck between promising molecules and successful drugs.

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Environment

Rising heat threatens rice crops

A recent ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø study warns that the future of rice — arguably the most important crop on Earth — is in danger due to rising temperatures driven by climate change.

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Fast Facts

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70% of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø seniors graduate with no known debt.

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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is ranked as a top 10 value public college by the Princeton Review 2025.