News
Wed, 08/21/2024
We look to having EIH projects start in Fall’24
EIH learning opportunities expanded with exciting new Engineering Medical Device Design course.
Mon, 08/19/2024 | UW Mechanical Engineering
Students strive to ensure accurate AED shock dosage
ShockSafe can distinguish between children and adults during cardiac arrest emergencies.
Thu, 08/17/2023 | UW Mechanical Engineering
A partnership with Engineering in Health Innovation (EIH) and Seattle Children’s
ME undergraduate students gain real-world experience on projects that help industry, nonprofit, government and healthcare partners.
Wed, 06/14/2023
2023 EIH Spring Symposium
We have reached the end of our 10th year of Engineering Innovation in health and want to share!
Wed, 05/24/2023
Lok Hin Wang: A Gift that Propels Engineering Excellence
Tian Deng and the Wang family generously donated $50,000 named in honor of his great-uncle Lok Hin Wang.
Wed, 04/12/2023
Where are they now? Winners of 2022 Holloman HIC reflect on their journey to success
Winners of the 2022 Holloman Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) talk about the teamwork and strategy that helped them win the Grand Prize.
Wed, 03/08/2023 | UW ECE News
An IV fluid monitor that could help save the lives of newborns worldwide
A team of UW ECE undergraduate students, led by UW ECE Professor Denise Wilson and Dr. Gregory Valentine from the pediatrics department at UW Medicine, has engineered a low-cost, accessible and highly accurate intravenous (IV) fluid monitor. This new device promises to improve newborn infant health outcomes around the globe, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Sat, 03/04/2023 | GeekWire
EIH teams that placed in the Holloman Health Innovation Challenge
Congratulations to our EIH teams, SmarTrach and AMOR, that placed in the recent Holloman Health Innovation Challenge.
Wed, 01/11/2023
EIH students take center stage at 2022 Fall Showcase with keynote speaker Ron Ho
Over 60 students gathered at the 2022 EIH Fall Showcase to present their projects on stage. The event also welcomed guest speaker Ron Ho.
Wed, 11/02/2022
Human-centered medical technology: Equalize Health CEO speaks at LHI series on health equity
Boston Nyer, interim CEO of Equalize Health (EH), spoke at fall quarter's EIH quarterly speaker series, Leaders in Health Innovation, about challenges in working towards health equity in low- to middle-income countries.
Fri, 10/14/2022
Fourteen new EIH projects announced for Fall 2022
The EIH program is excited to announce 14 new health innovation projects for Fall quarter of 2022. Over 60 students from engineering, global health, and business join health professionals and engineering faculty to investigate critical challenges in global healthcare.
Fri, 06/03/2022 | UW Engineering Innovation in Health
EIH students present to health leaders and innovators at 2022 Spring Symposium
Award-winning teams pitch their latest projects to leaders in health innovation at this year's Spring Symposium.
Thu, 03/03/2022
EIH Wins BIG TIME at the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
EIH Awarded 5 Prizes at HIC!
Fri, 03/05/2021
EIH Team Places at Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Under Pressure places at the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge!
Check out the awards ceremony here
More information on HIC can be found here
Fri, 01/15/2021
Past EIH Team wins WE-REACH go-to-market award!Congratulations to Taylor Sawyer and his team! Taylor Sawyer, DO, M. Ed and his team are designing a device to make neonatal intubation safer and easier. This go-to-market award provides funding, additional resources, and guidance to help transform their idea into an impactful solution!
Fri, 12/11/2020
EIH Team awarded the CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund!H2neO, an EIH Team of 2019, is focusing on the prevention and treatment of neonatal dehydration in resource-limited settings. This interdisciplinary engineering student team includes Jenny Cho, Trixie Ip, Josh Chong, Kay Keyi Zhou, Jan Silva, Caroline Johnson, Eric Jeong, Cory Lam. They are partnered with Gregory Valentine, MD MEd FAAP and Krystle Perez, MD, MPH from UW Neonatology. Way to go H2neO!
Thu, 09/10/2020 | UW Mechanical Engineering
EIH teams up with regional first responders on mask decontaminationThanks to a unique and innovative Washington partnership, first responders have a new tool for the pandemic.