January 6, 2005
UW first university chosen for emergency training
The UW is the first higher education institution in the country to be chosen for participation in a prestigious emergency management training course offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Governor or no, UW and higher ed budgets will loom large in 2005 legislature
The Washington State Legislature will open its session Jan.
Patricia Spakes named chancellor of UW Tacoma
University of Washington President Mark Emmert has selected Patricia Spakes, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, to become chancellor of University of Washington, Tacoma, effective April 4, 2005.
January 5, 2005
Pinatubo’s rivers show the danger isn’t over when volcanic eruption ends
Erupting volcanoes are among the most destructive forces in Mother Nature’s arsenal.
Shepherds whistle while they work and brains process sounds as language
The human brain’s remarkable flexibility to understand a variety of signals as language extends to an unusual whistle language used by shepherds on one of the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa.
January 3, 2005
Elementary school intervention boosts positive functioning in early adulthood
An elementary school intervention program that taught children impulse control and gave their teachers and parents better management skills has long-lasting effects extending into early adulthood, showing that the children are more productive and well-adjusted members of society at age 21, according to a new study.
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