Month: September 2005

UPDATE THURSDAY, SEPT.

A University of Washington-led consortium is one of four groups selected nationwide under a federal program to explore nanotechnology’s applications for treating cancer, the National Cancer Institute and National Science Foundation announced this week.

A study comparing antimicrobial peptides, or AMPs, a group of small proteins that occur naturally in human saliva and act like antibiotics against oral bacteria, could lead to new ways to screen children for risk of tooth decay and protect them against this common, chronic problem.

The University of Washington has opened its doors to scores of students displaced by the immense devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

University of Washington President Mark A.

Sometimes less is more.

At least two thousand freshmen, their parents and guests are expected to attend the 2005 UW Freshman Convocation, to be held at noon Sept.

A language is a terrible thing to lose, and that’s why nearly two dozen community members of Northwest Indian tribes and nations will spend next week at the University of Washington learning ways to breathe new life into endangered indigenous languages.

A triumvirate of University of Washington colleges will host the inaugural Seattle Innovation Symposium Sept.

Dear UW Faculty, Staff, and Students:

Hurricane Katrina has wreaked a level of destruction unprecedented in any natural disaster in our history.