News

Fri, 05/29/2026

HCDE undergraduate student Maya Gillaspy and PhD student Leslie D. D. Coney have been selected as 2026 Bonderman Fellows, a prestigious University of Washington program that supports eight months of independent international travel and cultural exploration.

Thu, 05/28/2026

From teaching middle school students in northeastern Washington to coordinating Engineering Discovery Days activities at UW, Human Centered Design & Engineering student Taylor Bradshaw is helping inspire the next generation of engineers through outreach and mentorship.

Tue, 05/26/2026

HCDE ivites the community to a week of student showcases (June 2–8) featuring interactive demos, prototypes, presentations, and capstone projects from across HCDE courses.

Mon, 05/25/2026

HCDE senior Athena Ortega has received the 2026 Dean's Medal for Leadership & Engagement, one of the University of Washington College of Engineering's highest student honors, recognizing her leadership, mentorship, and commitment to human-centered healthcare research.

Wed, 05/13/2026

Dr. Laura Forlano delivered HCDE's 2026 Distinguished Lecture, Designing Consequences: On Living Well with Machines. Drawing on her own “disabled cyborg” life and nearly two decades of research spanning design, critical disability studies, critical computing, and critical pedagogy, Forlano explored the social consequences of technology design and posed a broader provocation about who gets to decide what it means to be human — and who we will become as a species.

Fri, 05/08/2026

The 2026 HCDE Research Showcase brought together researchers, students, alumni, and community partners for an evening of lightning talks, research posters, and interactive demos highlighting ongoing work across the department.

Tue, 04/21/2026

HCDE undergraduate Zahra Jamal Hassan has been named to the 2026 Husky 100, a UW recognition honoring students who demonstrate leadership, service, and meaningful impact. Hassan’s work centers on expanding access to engineering and supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion through community-centered outreach.

Mon, 04/20/2026

On April 23, Husky Giving Day brings the HCDE community together to support student success. Gifts help fund student opportunities, strengthen inclusive programs, and provide emergency support when students need it most.

Mon, 04/20/2026

First-year HCDE PhD students Hanna Barakat, Matthew Bilik, and Jessica Jarratt have been awarded prestigious fellowships through the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Their work explores topics ranging from AI policy and technology infrastructure to environmental contaminants and community-driven science.
 

Mon, 04/13/2026

HCDE researchers contributed 23 papers to the 2026 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), including two Best Paper Award and two Honorable Mentions.