Posted: July 17, 2012
A group of Washington high-school students will arrive at the University of Washington campus this week for the annual DO-IT Scholars Summer Study program. It’s the 20th anniversary of the summer program, which has now helped launch the careers of hundreds of students from Washington and beyond who have a wide range of disabilities. DO-IT... Read more »
Posted: July 13, 2012
Robert J. Naiman has received the highest award given by the Ecological Society of America, the world's largest society of professional ecologists. Read more »
Posted: July 13, 2012
Students in the UW's new 3-D printing club plan to enter tomorrow Milk Carton Derby at Green Lake with what they believe is the world's first 3-D printed boat, made from more than 150 recycled, melted and extruded milk cartons. Read more »
Posted: July 12, 2012
"The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl," opening July 14, explores the world of vinyl records from the 1960s to the present through sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, photography, video, performance and — of course — sound. Read more »
Posted: July 11, 2012
UW researchers found that the decline in milk production due to climate change will vary across the U.S., since there are significant differences in humidity and how much the temperature swings between night and day across the country. Read more »
Posted: July 10, 2012
Experts have thought that multiracial adolescents use drugs and engage in violence more than their single-race peers. But in a new study, researchers find that mixed-race adolescents are more similar to their white counterparts than previously believed. Read more »
Posted: July 9, 2012
A senior class in Aeronautics & Astronautics won a national competition with the students' detailed plan to travel to the moon, establish a mining outpost and jettison the product back to Earth. Read more »
Posted: July 6, 2012
As scientists around the world celebrated the detection of what appears to be the long-sought Higgs boson, University of Washington physicists took satisfaction in knowing they played a significant part in it. Read more »
Posted: July 2, 2012
UW Alumni Association inaugurates distinguished veteran award || Physicists meet Tuesday night in anticipation of "God particle" announcement || Marla Salmon garners fellowships || Got Maps? Read more »
Posted: June 28, 2012
Science and art intersect in an exhibit at the Kirkland Arts Center through July 6. Read more »
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