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Home sales, median prices up in Washington; affordability slips

By Peter Kelley

November 5, 2012

Washington state’s housing market continued to improve during the third quarter of 2012 as median selling prices and the number of homes sold both increased, according to the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the University of Washington. Existing home sales increased 3.4 percent from the second quarter, to seasonally adjusted annual rate of…

John Sahr: Professor, associate dean, zombie killer

By Peter Kelley

July 20, 2011

John Sahr is an excellent professor of electrical engineering and associate dean of undergraduate academic affairs, but a lousy zombie killer. Hes not much better as a zombie, but he enjoys being both in the student-created game.

UW researcher studies transit, other noises in life

By Leila Gray

February 2, 2011

The screech of a subway lurching into the station, the blast of a ferry horn: How do the sounds of people on the move affect their hearing and health? Occupational hygienist Rick Neitzel explores this question, and gives tips on protecting your hearing.

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