The UW has launched one of the nation's first studies on preventing autism in infants.
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Students across the country can do large-scale computing on the Web through a collaboration by Google and IBM. The seeds of the program were planted at the UW, which will play a key role in the new initiative.
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The UW will receive $26 million over five years to study the effects of environmental and genetic factors on children's health.
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Five undergraduates combing images from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey have discovered more than 1,300 asteroids that had never been observed previously.
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The UW has joined a national effort -- the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment
-- to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become carbon-neutral.
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UW and Microsoft computer scientists have developed software called Photo Tourism that can map hundreds of photos of a single scene into a 3-D virtual world.
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About Media Relations and Communications
The Office of Media Relations and Communications is responsible for working with the media in order to broaden public awareness and understanding of the University of Washington, including its innovations in education; contributions to solving regional, national and worldwide problems; and discoveries and breakthroughs that improve the quality of life in the Northwest and around the globe. The office also is responsible for publishing the university's home page on the World Wide Web, developing multimedia content for UWTV and Web publication, and managing the Visitors Information Center and the Faculty Field Tour. The Office is led by Executive Director Norm Arkans.
Contacts
Norm Arkans
Executive Director
E-mail
| 206-543-2560
Tina Aguilar
Assistant to the Executive Director
E-mail
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Harry Hayward
Director of Electronic Media and Special Programs
E-mail | 206-685-2647
KUOW Public Radio
Wayne Roth, Director, General Manager
Web | E-mail | 206-543-2710
News and Information
Robert Roseth, Director
Web | E-mail |
206-543-2580
Public Records and Open Public Meetings
Eliza Saunders, Director
Web |
E-mail |
206-543-9180
UW Photography
Mary Levin, Photographic Supervisor
Web | E-mail | 206-543-2518
Visitors Information Center
Linda Hanlon, Program Coordinator
Web
| E-mail |
206-543-9198