Despite a longstanding international ban on ivory trade, African elephants continue to be killed in large numbers for their prized tusks.
Year: 2004
Five floats loaded with instruments and deployed in the path of the eye of hurricane Frances — that’s the one after Charley and before Ivan and Jeanne — have transmitted data that may help scientists better understand ocean conditions that put a damper on tropical storms and those that pour on the gas.
While the University is gearing up for a new academic year, Nancy Amidei, a senior lecturer in the social work department, is gearing up for the election in November.
An interdisciplinary team of University of Washington researchers has been awarded $12.
A former dean with Oxford University — who oversaw refurbishment of gardens in the heart of Oxford that are visited by many thousands every year and managed one of the most historically significant herbarium collections in the United Kingdom — has been named director of the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture and Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum.
A new national research center is being established at the UW with the aim of finding easier, more powerful and more environmentally friendly ways of manipulating the strong chemical bonds found in most materials, from petroleum products to pharmaceuticals and biological molecules.
A-TAC, I-TAC and U-TAC.
What organization has the longest tradition of philanthropy in connection with the UW? A strong case can be made for the University Book Store.
When the UW Tacoma celebrated its recognition for sustainable building design last week, it was only one example of a universitywide commitment to environmental stewardship.
Oceanographers and computer scientists will design cyberinfrastructure to link research institutions on land with several existing or planned ocean observatories off the west coasts of the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The first ever genomic map of a diatom, part of a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth’s most important inhabitants, has yielded surprising insights about the way they may be using nitrogen, fats and silica in order to thrive.
An interdisciplinary team of University of Washington researchers has been awarded $12.
Two University of Washington student groups have planned gatherings — open to the public and press — to watch and discuss tonight’s first presidential debate:
<b> Communications Building 126</b> — Students, faculty and the public will gather at 5:45 p.
A University of Washington chemist whose work focuses on developing new inorganic semiconductor materials is among 57 researchers who this month received Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
Substantially more men than women favor routine paternity testing when a baby is born, according to a recent University of Washington survey, but the surprise to researchers is that the percentage of men favoring such testing wasn’t higher.
Despite a long-standing international ban on ivory trade, African elephants continue to be killed in large numbers for their prized tusks.
Clashes over an “explosion” of lawsuits and “massive” jury awards may well play a role in next Tuesday’s vice presidential debate involving a famous former trial lawyer, John Edwards.
The following statement was issued today by the U.
The following statement was issued today by the U.
Americans had a strong need for spiritual support and a positive outlook in coping with the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, according to a new study conducted by University of Washington and University of Michigan researchers.
WHAT: A celebration of the contributions of our community and University of Washington students faculty and staff in support of our society, our region and our world.
There will be a free educational forum with nationally recognized experts to explain current issues in stem cell research and policy at 7 p.
University of Washington researchers will be taking part in a multi-site project examining a portion of the genome of the strain of influenza responsible for the “Spanish Flu” outbreak in 1918.
Volunteers needed for borderline personality disorder treatment studies
More than 60 Puget Sound residents with borderline personality disorder, a serious but treatable psychiatric condition, are needed as volunteers for two studies at the University of Washington designed to refine a therapeutic treatment for the disorder.
The next time you change junior’s diaper, think of the University of Washington’s Department of Chemical Engineering as you conveniently toss the soiled article in the trash.
Five floats loaded with instruments and deployed in the path of the eye of hurricane Frances have transmitted data that may help scientists better understand ocean conditions that put a damper on tropical storms and those that pour on the gas.
Using previously unavailable census data, a team of geographers has found that residents of one of America’s largest metropolitan areas are far less racially and ethnically segregated at work than they are in their home neighborhoods, confirming what social scientists have long suspected but could not verify.
While the number of fatalities resulting from crashes between passenger vehicles decreased steadily between 1980 and 1998, there has been an increase in fatalities resulting from collisions between passenger vehicles and light trucks, a category that includes sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and vans.
For many years scientists have believed they understood how closely related species that occupy the same regions of the ocean were kept from interbreeding.
With hacking, spam and computer viruses disrupting more businesses and even threatening national security, three area colleges will launch a new program to train experts in countering such cyber-threats.
Students from many disciplines will be reporting for a week of duty beginning Monday.
One of the most comprehensive studies of the forces that have shaped patterns of human genetic variation has found strong evidence for the action of natural selection, which may help explain why certain people are at risk for a variety of conditions and others are not.
Bone marrow produces cells that not only help fight infection but also permanently heal wounds, according to research at the University of Washington.
Nonpartisan, grassroots effort started at the UW encourages citizens to gather at public libraries for discussions of democracy, citizenship and patriotism — and much more — on Sept. 11, 2004.
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding $4.7 million to the University of Washington to address the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genomic research in minority communities.
As office workers pause for Labor Day and students prepare for school, a new study sheds harsh light on an item that gives both groups headaches — paper.
A University of Washington program that brings together students from all three campuses to restore damaged landscapes has just received the Society for Ecological Restoration’s highest service award.
A new national research center is being established at the University of Washington with the aim of finding easier, more powerful and more environmentally friendly ways of manipulating the strong chemical bonds found in most materials, from petroleum products to pharmaceuticals and biological molecules.
Harborview Medical Center physicians and staff will do their part to improve the cardiovascular health of the community by offering free Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) screenings 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Harborview’s Patient and Family Resource Center (325 9th Avenue, ground floor of East Hospital near the Gift Shop).
The area burned by wildfires in 11 Western states could double by the end of the century if summer climate warms by slightly more than a degree and a half, say researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Group at the University of Washington.