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From GIX to Google, Bety Mehide is Adept at Adapting

How one Global Innovation Exchange alum pivoted from economics to engineering to thrive in tech.

Practical Robots: Aayush Kumar (MSTI ‘25) Creates Robots with Real-World Uses

Aayush Kumar is advancing what’s possible with his quadruped robot project. His work combines hardware innovation, software optimization, and a vision for practical applications.

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From GIX to Google, Bety Mehide is Adept at Adapting

How one Global Innovation Exchange alum pivoted from economics to engineering to thrive in tech.

Student Stories

Practical Robots: Aayush Kumar (MSTI ‘25) Creates Robots with Real-World Uses

Aayush Kumar is advancing what’s possible with his quadruped robot project. His work combines hardware innovation, software optimization, and a vision for practical applications.

Alumni Spotlight

Finding Fertile Ground for Global Health Innovations

Padraic Casserly is on a quest to improve global health – and he’s doing so one community at a time through his unique blend of interdisciplinary training, expertise, and experience.

Alumni Spotlight

From UW student to UX designer: How the MSTI program prepared Tianke Li to work at Amazon

Tianke Li's story starts with her industrual design undergrad and, after completing the MS in Technology program, continues with her new role as a UX designer at Amazon. Read how.

Career Prep

How to Navigate an Ever-changing and Dynamic Career: Leveraging Resiliency to Handle the Unexpected.

What tech-industry insiders and UW MSTI alumni say are critical strategies that everyone should use in their careers.

Career Prep

How the UW MSTI Will Launch Your Career in Technology

The University of Washington’s MS in Technology Innovation (MSTI) is an 18-month career- focused degree that combines design thinking, hardware/software prototyping, and entrepreneurship.

Career Prep

Five Ways the MS in Technology Innovation Prepares You for a Career in Technology

The MS in Technology Innovation gives next-generation project managers, designers, engineers, and business leaders an integrated skillset for a successful career.

Student Stories

University of Washington Students Win Microsoft Imagine Cup Americas Region Finals

Team Melodic, composed of Shuoxuan Wang, Xiaoyang Qiu, and Jinyao Ouyang from the University of Washington’s MS in Technology Innovation, was awarded first place in the Americas region.