Breaking barriers
Professor Cecilia Aragon vanquished fear to become the first Latina pilot on the U.S. Aerobatic Team — and the first Latina full professor in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ College of Engineering.

Dinosaur dreams
Zeke Augustine, ’23, has sifted through soil for microscopic fossils and helped dig up a Triceratops. The Burke Museum has been at the heart of it all.

Chasing the cretaceous
Kelsie Abrams and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Burke Museum hunt for dinosaur fossils and solve mysteries in the Hell Creek Formation.

Discoveries in dino country
On a pivotal excavation in Montana, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ paleontologists, students and volunteers uncovered clues that shine light on the age of the dinosaurs.

A call to action
Associate Professor Wendy Barrington is bringing a passion for health equity to her new role as the inaugural director of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health.

Speeding up the science
Johanna Trueblood, a semiprofessional cyclist, lost her life to an uncommon form of cancer. Now, through her parents’ philanthropy, there’s new hope for patients and their families.

Unleashing the superpower of dogs
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s Conservation Canines sniff out answers to pressing environmental questions.

Bridging the distance
When the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ returns to in-person learning this fall, faculty will bring with them the creative methods developed while teaching remotely — even in courses that are typically hands-on.

A new age of fires
As wildfires grow in severity, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ researchers are helping our region create a path forward — for the health of our forests and all who live here.

Racing against a pandemic
Last winter, King County became the nation’s COVID-19 epicenter. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s quick response was months, even years, in the making.

Putting health care in your hands
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty and students are developing smartphone apps to improve health and save lives.

Tracking a global hurricane
Experts at an independent population health research center are helping policymakers navigate the COVID-19 pandemic — and prepare for an uncharted future.

Between humanity and technology
What makes us human? The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Center for Neurotechnology examines the ethics of tomorrow’s technology.
