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UW establishes new home on Microsoft’s Redmond campus

The UW and Microsoft expanded their decades-long partnership with the opening of the university’s first-ever, full-time location on Microsoft’s Redmond campus.

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GIX Launches New Hybrid Master of Science in Technology Innovation

GIX announces a new hybrid format for its Master of Science in Technology Innovation (MSTI) program, designed specifically to accommodate the needs of working professionals.

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Building a Career in Product Design: Kelsey Guo’s Journey at GIX

Guo found the perfect fit for her goals with the Master of Science in Technology Innovation program.

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GIX News

UW establishes new home on Microsoft’s Redmond campus

The UW and Microsoft expanded their decades-long partnership with the opening of the university’s first-ever, full-time location on Microsoft’s Redmond campus.

Faculty

Mihaela Vorvoreanu and Her Fight for Good AI

Mihaela Vorvoreanu's work sits at the forefront of responsible AI, where she studies how these systems are designed, how they affect people, and how organizations can build them more thoughtfully.

GIX News

GIX Launches New Hybrid Master of Science in Technology Innovation

GIX announces a new hybrid format for its Master of Science in Technology Innovation (MSTI) program, designed specifically to accommodate the needs of working professionals.

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Capstone Projects

Machine Learning + Forestry: A Student Team’s Mission to Enable Better Wildfire Prediction

How a student team in the MS in Technology Innovation is working to create better wildfire predictions through enhanced data collection.

Capstone Projects

AI-Powered Farm Monitoring: GIX Students Help Farmers Reduce Crop Loss

With Farmgazer, students are bridging the gap between machine learning and modern agriculture—helping farms detect problems early through automation and user-informed design.

Student Stories

A Day in the Life of a Master’s Student at UW Global Innovation Exchange

Follow an MS in Technology Innovation student as he blends tech, business, and design while seizing every opportunity the ecosystem offers.

Capstone Projects

Automating Mood Tracking: GIX Team Builds AI-Powered Mental Health Tool

A team of graduate students is tackling a significant challenge in mental health care: how to make mood tracking effortless and actionable.

Capstone Projects

Improving Eye Drop Accessibility: GIX Students on a Mission to Help People with Limited Dexterity

A team of MS in Tech Innovation students is building a device to help patients overcome the daily struggle of self-administering eye drops.

Capstone Projects

Bridging the Gap: Connecting Non-profits and Corporations for Meaningful Social Impact

CauseConnect aims to reduce inefficiencies in nonprofit-corporate partnerships by automating matchmaking and campaign management.

Alumni Spotlight

Equipping the Robots of Tomorrow with Expertise Honed at UW

GIX grad Tim Huff has a vision for the future of robotics.

Alumni Spotlight

Angela Sun Shares Career Growth and Mentorship Insights

Recipient of the 2024 MSTI Alumni Impact Award talks about breaking into tech and why she gives back.

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Capstone Projects

Restoring Underwater Ecosystems: Global Innovation Exchange Students Help Marine Biologists with AI-Powered Robots

Students’ robot aims to streamline marine research and aid the recovery of underwater ecosystems impacted by climate change.

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Alumni Spotlight

Building a Career in Product Design: Kelsey Guo’s Journey at GIX

Guo found the perfect fit for her goals with the Master of Science in Technology Innovation program.

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Capstone Projects

Innovating Precision Agriculture: Team Aigen’s Journey to Modernize Farming with Big Data and Robotics

On the farmlands of eastern Washington state, an interdisciplinary team of graduate students from the University of Washington’s Global Innovation Exchange is helping farmers grow healthier crops.

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Alumni Spotlight

Fusing Art and Tech at the Global Innovation Exchange

Maks Surguy’s passion for human-computer interaction was the perfect match for UW's Master of Science in Technology Innovation program.

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Alumni Spotlight

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.

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Student Stories

Practical Robots: Aayush Kumar 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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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.

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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 industrial design undergrad and, after completing the MS in Technology program, continues with her new role as a UX designer at Amazon. Read how.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.