Notices

New Driver Guidelines
15-Passenger Van Driver Guidelines – Effective April 15, 2003

New policy and procedure guidelines have been published by the Office of Financial Management (OFM) Risk Management Division (70.

Peer Portfolio

PENNY PINCHING: The University of Michigan, responding to health care expenditures that have doubled in the last five years, will force employees to pay a share of the costs beginning in January 2004.

Spots still available in summer kids’ programs

There are still openings in the summer programs for kids sponsored by UW Educational Outreach.

Conference brings cyberscholars together

The rapidly advancing Internet, where things happen in “real-time,” will have to endure a moment of reflection next month.

Business plan competition moves to final round

Students aspiring to secure seed money to nurture future ventures showcased their brightest ideas last week during the investment round of the UW Business School’s Center for Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE) Business Plan Competition.

Three profs win prestigious fellowships

Three UW scholars have won prestigious fellowships from two different foundations.

UW joins telescope effort

The UW and three other organizations are joining forces to build a world-class telescope to search the heavens for supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, near-Earth asteroids and dark energy, the mysterious force behind the expansion of the universe.

Brotman Diversity Award winners named

Pacific Islander Partnerships in Education (PIPE) and the Center for Multicultural Education are being honored with the 2003 Jeff and Susan Brotman Diversity Award.

UW, Fred Hutch researchers honored by National Academy of Sciences

An oceanographer striving to find the limits of life, a marine policy expert helping resource managers and citizens prepare for global climate change and a neurobiologist investigating the mechanism underlying the sense of smell became the University of Washington’s newest members of the National Academy of Sciences this week.

UW offers free public lecture by RWJ president on unequal treatment

It’s a fact of life that everyone gets older, but everyone may not get the same health care as they age, suggests research from the Institute of Medicine.

April 29, 2003

National Academy of Sciences names two from UW, one from Fred Hutchinson as new members

An oceanographer striving to find the limits of life, a marine policy expert helping resource managers and citizens prepare for global climate change and a neurobiologist investigating the mechanism underlying the sense of smell became the University of Washington’s newest members of the National Academy of Sciences today.

Photo opportunity — UW’s Arbor Day Fair attracting hundreds of youngsters

WHAT:
The annual Arbor Day Fair for first-, second- and third graders.

April 28, 2003

Homegrown talent dominates worldwide mathematics competition

A group students in the University of Washington Department of Mathematics – all but one of them local residents and most products of public education – have taken top honors in an international mathematics competition, edging out teams from such math powerhouses as MIT, Harvard and Harvey Mudd College.

April 24, 2003

UW dominates mathematics competition with homegrown talent

A group of students in the UW Department of Mathematics — all but one of them local residents and most products of public education — have taken top honors in an international mathematics competition, edging out teams from such math powerhouses as MIT, Harvard and Harvey Mudd College.

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Where are we?  The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

Workers seek information from people they already know, study shows

Even with the Internet at their fingertips, people who really need information are more likely to seek it from other people — especially people they know.

Sherman Alexie to be commencement speaker

Award-winning writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie will deliver the commencement address at the UW on June 14 in Husky Stadium.

Record $70 million gift boosts UW’s position as leader in genomics research

The UW today announced a major gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enhances the University of Washington’s position as the emerging world leader in genomics research.

UW Tacoma launches geographic information systems certificate

The UW, Tacoma’s Urban Studies Program is launching a certificate program in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in September.

New state law brings more flexibility to care for family members

A new law that went into the books in January gives employees in Washington state more freedom to use accrued leave.

Students: Higher learning should include high tech

If a recent student survey is to be believed, UW students are a pretty tech-savvy group and would like to be more so by the time they graduate.

Record gift boosts UW’s position as world leader in genomics research

The University of Washington today announced a major gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enhances the UW’s position as the emerging world leader in genomics research. The $70 million gift is by far the largest single private donation ever to an institution of higher education in the Northwest.

April 22, 2003

Study shows that workers seek information from people they already know

Even with the Internet at their fingertips, people who really need information are more likely to seek it from other people — especially people they know.

April 21, 2003

Sherman Alexie to be UW Commencement speaker for 2003

Award–winning writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie will deliver the Commencement address at the University of Washington on June 14 in Husky Stadium.

240 families sought for study of childhood depression, conduct disorder

Psychologists at the University of Washington trying to understand the underlying causes of childhood and adolescent depression and conduct disorder are looking for 240 Seattle-area 8- to 12-year-olds and one of their parents to participate in a new study.

April 18, 2003

Eclectic ideas abound for UW’s sixth annual Business Plan Competition

Students aspiring to secure seed money to grow future ventures will put their brightest ideas forward during the investment round of the University of Washington Business School’s Center for Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE) Business Plan Competition.

April 17, 2003

2003 Distinguished Staff Award Nominees

Nominees for the Distinguished Staff Award were honored at a reception recently.

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