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VOLUME 4 ISSUE 7 |
UW Ranks Among Top 20 Universities in the World
In reporting on higher education around the world, The Economist magazine in London ranked the University of Washington among the top 20 universities anywhere. In its report, the magazine noted, "We already possess a successful model of how to organize higher education: America's. That country has almost a monopoly on the world's best universities, but also provides access to higher education for the bulk of those who deserve it. The success of American higher education is not just a result of money (though that helps); it is the result of organization."
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Fall Quarter Starts with Extra Newcomers - Katrina Evacuees
The UW reported Sept. 28 that it has enrolled 93 students - undergraduates and graduates - who had to evacuate New Orleans and the Gulf Coast due to Hurricane Katrina. Most are attending class on the Seattle campus, but the UW's campuses in Bothell and Tacoma also are taking in those displaced by Katrina. In addition, there has been an outpouring of support for those coming to Seattle from the devastated region.
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UW Attracts Nearly $1 Billion in Research Funding
The UW drew a record-breaking $997 million in research grants and contracts for 2004–05, which is $43 million more than last year, officials announced at the Sept. 15 regents meeting. More than $792 million came from the federal government. The UW consistently ranks as the top public university in the nation for federal science and engineering grants, and it is number two among all U.S. universities.
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Local Quake Could Cause $33 Billion in Damage
A UW Bothell business professor says that the Puget Sound region could suffer $33 billion in property damage and economic losses following a magnitude 6.7 earthquake along the Seattle Fault. More than 190,000 structures would be damaged or destroyed, communications and utility infrastructures paralyzed, and Seattle's transportation grid severely affected, causing long-term transportation problems.
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Chimpanzee Is Human's Closest Relative, Say Researchers
Chimpanzees are remarkably close to human beings in their genetic makeup, UW Genome Sciences Chair Robert Waterston and others announced Sept. 1 in the journal Nature. Comparing 3 billion genetic "letters" in the two species' blueprints, they found they are 96 percent identical. "Reading these two genomes side by side, it's amazing to see the evolutionary changes that are occurring," Waterston told USA Today. "I couldn't imagine Darwin looking for stronger confirmation of his theories."
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UW Group Fights Cancer with Nanotechnology
The UW's Center for Nanotechnology will receive $3.2 million over five years to support graduate students in the center's interdisciplinary nanotechnology program, the UW announced Sept. 22. Nanotechnology, which fosters the development and design of devices so tiny they must be measured on a molecular scale, has great potential for preventing, diagnosing and treating disease, including cancer.
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Purple Days and Nights: Huge Homecoming Events Coming Oct. 30–Nov. 5
The Seattle campus is the place to be Homecoming Week as thousands participate in the 20th Annual Dawg Dash fun run/walk; a huge Homecoming Rally on Nov. 5 featuring UW personalities, food, giveaways and the Husky Band; an awards banquet honoring multicultural alumni; lectures; reunions and a game against the Oregon State Beavers.
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Husky Pride Has Its Rewards: Members Get Football Ticket Discount
Members of the UW Alumni Association qualify for discounts to two football games coming to Husky Stadium in the next four weeks - the Oct. 22 contest with USC and the Nov. 5 Homecoming game against Oregon State.
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In its "2005 Welcome Back" edition, the Daily ranked six undergraduate residence halls on a scale from one to 10. Which dorm got the highest rating?
1. McMahon
2. Hansee
3. Haggett
4. McCarty
5. Terry/Lander
6. Mercer
Answer this month's question
Last Month's Answer
Last month's trivia question noted that the Sylvan Theater on the Seattle campus reopened after a seven-month renovation. We asked, in addition to the famous columns, what other historical item is located on this site.
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