Capstone Stories
MSIM team puts chatbot to the test
You’re a teen, hurting and confused, certain no one in the world has ever felt so low. You’re too embarrassed to talk to friends about it or go to the school counselor, and your parents are … well … your parents. Therapist? No way....
Snapshots of ecological change
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Scientists at the National Ecological Observatory Network, or NEON, study how ecosystems change over time. But their field instruments and low-altitude aircraft capture only short windows of data, and NEON does not have a standing...
Informatics project gets app in gear
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
The Washington State Department of Transportation app features extensive transportation information such as schedules, traffic alerts and weather reports, but it hasn’t been updated in about seven years. A team of Informatics students...