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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
In a world without terrific STEM teachers there would be fewer tech entrepreneurs and cutting-edge innovators that are honored each year at the GeekWire Awards. Luckily for all of us,… Read More
An academic career in STEM is about specialized knowledge, access, and connections that foster collaboration and access. Professors are managers, teachers, and busy miners of outside funding. Their most demanding… Read More
It’s been a rocky road for education the past couple years as schools, teachers, students and parents all navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges it has created. Kirkland, Wash.-based… Read More
The shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic caused plenty of technological headaches for families and educators. But one large company and one small one provide a glimpse into… Read More
Over the years, GeekWire has highlighted so many of the tireless folks who are nurturing the next generation of geeks. And this year we’re excited to announce a new award… Read More
A lot can change in the landscape during a year in which social isolation is the norm. At the University of Washington, the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health has… Read More
Amazon is making a significant donation to Seattle University to create an endowed chair to lead its Computer Science Department, a move that promises to help the private Jesuit university… Read More
Seattle University has attached a name to the $100 million Center for Science and Innovation that it is building as a gateway to its campus. The building will be named… Read More
Ada Developers Academy, the Seattle-based tuition-free software development boot camp for women and underrepresented sexual, gender and racial minorities, is spinning out from its parent organization and going independent. Ada… Read More
Gov. Jay Inslee is using $24 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to purchase approximately 64,000 computing devices to help more students in Washington state get connected during remote learning. Inslee’s… Read More
