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More news from the University of Washington

• New college to meet growing complexity, scale of environmental threats

  The University of Washington Board of Regents received a preliminary blueprint Thursday for a new college that will position the UW to be the leader in environmental research and education, and to better resolve complex regional, national and international environmental challenges, according to Provost Phyllis Wise. UW News | College of the Environment | Read the proposal (PDF) >

• Collaboration between UW and IBM tackles rice crisis

  As concerns of a global hunger crisis mount, the University of Washington and IBM have launched a new program to develop stronger strains of rice that could produce crops with larger and more nutritious yields. UW News >

• UW students unharmed in China earthquake

  Five students elected to temporarily go to Shanghai, but five others, along with the site manager, decided to remain in Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan, the region where the quake occurred. UW News >
  • UW student group raises money for quake aid

• The Long Journey Home: Honoring UW Nikkei students

  A formal ceremony at the University of Washington next weekend to honor 450 Japanese American students who were forced to leave their studies in the months after Pearl Harbor was featured in Sunday's Japan Times. The event has been widely publicized and will be televised live. Japan Times | NW Asian Weekly | Seattle Times | UWeek | The Daily | Columns magazine | Details about the ceremony >

• UW ranked among the nation's greenest universities

  In a report titled 'America's Greenest Colleges,' Forbes.com listed the UW among six schools graded best in 2008 by the Sustainable Endowments Institute. A gallery accompanying the report includes a photo of the Bothell campus. Forbes.com | Photo gallery >

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