Julie Kientz, Professor & Chair of HCDE, and her husband Professor Shwetak Patel are establishing an endowment to support HCDE students facing unexpected financial hardship. hcde.washington.edu/news/kientz-pa…
UW Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE)
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UW Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE)
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University of Washington Human Centered Design & Engineering. We advance systems and technologies to build accessible, sustainable, and prosperous futures.
- HCDE was honored last week to welcome Phil Spencer (@XboxP3), EVP of Gaming and Xbox at Microsoft and @UW alumnus to deliver the graduation address to the HCDE Class of 2020. Video of Phil's address here: hcde.washington.edu/news/phil-spen… #HCDEgrad
- We are celebrating HCDE prof. @nadyapeek for receiving the @techreview Innovators under 35 award. This award annually recognizes exceptionally talented young innovators whose work has potential to transform the world. More: hcde.washington.edu/news/peek-tr35
- HCDE is pleased to announce the newest addition to our faculty: join us in welcoming Sucheta Ghoshal! @suchetaghoshal is a community organizer and researcher who studies how grassroots social movements use technology. She will join us in January 2021. hcde.washington.edu/news/welcoming…
- HCDE Professor Julie Kientz (@juliekientz) is named the next Chair of HCDE, announced @uwengineering Dean Nancy Allbritton. Dr. Kientz has been serving as Interim Chair since September, and her new appointment will be in effect through March 2025. More: hcde.washington.edu/news/julie-kie…
- HCDE Professors Cecilia Aragon and Sean Munson are named Distinguished Members of the @TheOfficialACM for their outstanding scientific contributions to computing. hcde.washington.edu/news/article/2…
- HCDE major Tsewone Melaku is working to make #STEM education accessible to high school students. via @uwengineering engr.washington.edu/news/tsewone-m…
- We are celebrating HCDE Professor & Chair @juliekientz on being named Distinguished Member of the @TheOfficialACM. Distinguished Members are nominated by their peers and recognized for significant accomplishments and impact on the computing field. More: hcde.washington.edu/news/kientz-acm
- Join us in congratulating HCDE PhD student Os Keyes for receiving the inaugural Ada Lovelace Fellowship from @MSFTResearch! This three-year fellowship will support Keyes' research on bias in facial recognition systems: hcde.washington.edu/news/hcde-phd-…
- Announcing the newest addition to our faculty: join us in welcoming Dr. Sayamindu Dasgupta to HCDE! @sayamindu is an educator, designer, and researcher who studies new ways in which young people can learn with and about data. More: hcde.washington.edu/news/sayamindu…
- HCDE Associate Professor Kate Starbird is named by @SeattleMet as one of Seattle's 10 Most Influential Thinkers. Starbird, who directs the @uwcip, is leading an interdisciplinary team in coordinating "rapid response" to disinformation.
- Today UW is announcing the new Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (@uwCREATE), led by an interdisciplinary team including HCDE Associate Professor Leah Findlater, and powered by a $2.5M investment from Microsoft. washington.edu/news/2020/05/2…
- HCDE congratulates PhD students Jay Cunningham, Neilly Herrera Tan, and Emma McDonnell on receiving Graduate Research Fellowships from the @NSF, and Akeiylah DeWitt for receiving an Honorable Mention. Learn more about their research here: hcde.washington.edu/news/NSFGRFP-2… #NSFGRFP
- We had a great time yesterday celebrating the promotion of Dr. Sean Munson. Sean is promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective September 2018. Congratulations @smunson!
