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The Daily's Double Shot
Burgeoning journalists at the UW's student newspaper take over UWTV airwaves. Watch the Webcast. More >
A Changing Climate
UW engineers look at how dams in the Columbia River basin, the nation's largest hydropower system, could be affected. More >
Husky Football
The 2010 recruiting class features 30 players, making it one of the largest and most diverse in modern Husky history. More >

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Major student housing project begins

It's just called site 32W now, along Campus Parkway, but as seen in this architect's illustration, come 2012 this will be a residence hall housing 430 students. The tree on the property will be saved and celebrated with an area called Elm Plaza. UWeek »

News from the University of Washington

With interpreter's help, Harborview reaches out to Haitian community
Martine Pierre-Louis, with a team at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center, is preparing information and services to help survivors of psychological trauma, translating the material into Creole and making it suitable for Haitian culture. Seattle Times »
• NBC Nightly News: Risking an epidemic Port-au-Prince's tent cities
• Haiti Relief:Learn how you can help
UW is still No. 1 for the hardest job you'll ever love
For the fourth year in a row, the UW has more undergrad alumni serving in the Peace Corps than any other university. Seattle P-I »
Editorial: UW's Husky Promise one worth keeping
Launched in 2007, the Husky Promise has grown to support more than 7,000 students, or a quarter of the university's undergraduates. That's a lot of students who might not have gone to college otherwise. Seattle Times »
• Learn more about the Husky Promise program
Office Hours: Winter 2010
In the latest edition of Office Hours, UW President Mark Emmert offers his perspective on the 2010 legislative session and what's at stake for the UW. UWTV | President's Blog »
Alert: Sound Transit construction begins near Husky Stadium
The project will cause traffic disruptions and a detour on the Burke Gilman Trail. Details »