Neighborhood property values predict local obesity rates better than education or incomes, according to a study from the University of Washington being published online this week by the journal Social Science and Medicine.
Year: 2007
A stretcher races through the entrance of a busy hospital.
Washington State now has the fourth lowest child poverty rate in the nation, tied with Hawaii.
When human heart muscle cells derived from embryonic stem cells are implanted into a rat after a heart attack, they can help rebuild the animal’s heart muscle and improve function of the organ, scientists report in the September issue of Nature Biotechnology.
The University of Washington is showing a free, live broadcast of Washington National Opera’s edgy new production of Puccini’s La Boheme at 11 a.
This morning’s announcement by the Joint Oceanographic Institutions concerning a $97.
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The University of Washington is tied for the 11th best public university in the most recent edition of America’s Best Colleges released today by U.
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“I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people.
Song, dance, storytelling and demonstrations of art and crafts will be offered in Celebrate Native American Arts!, a special two-day event at the Burke Museum, 10 a.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
An assessment of the impact of climate change on the state, being launched this week by the UW’s Climate Impacts Group for the Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED), is the most comprehensive ever.
Two years after setting out to provide wireless connections campuswide within a three-year time span, work toward implementing the UW Wireless Initiative is on schedule.
LAUDED LIBRARY: Odegaard Undergraduate Library was held up as an ideal in a recent journal article published by a Japanese librarian.
They’re wrangling Red Wrigglers — try saying that three times — at UW Bothell these days.
A team led by Larry Dalton, a UW chemistry professor, has received an $18 million grant over five years from the National Science Foundation to continue its pioneering work in the field of photonics.
UW physicians Constance Lehman and Barbara Goff have been awarded Ladies’ Home Journal’s second-annual Health Breakthrough Award for their work in transforming health care for women and families.
When the Husky men’s basketball team heads to Greece Aug.
Five undergraduate students are spending the summer creating sculptures that will serve a useful purpose.
Didja hear the one about the economist who became a stand-up comic? His dad fretted that there wasn’t a demand for comics, but the economist said, “Don’t worry, I’m a supply side economist.
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The Board of Regents has cancelled its August meeting.
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What is information management, and why should you care about it?
Information management is the term used to describe the storage and maintenance of data, especially large and complex sets of data.
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News & Community Relations
Surgeons at the UW Medical Center performed Seattle’s first adult heart-lung transplant on 30-year-old Patrick Farris of West Richland, Wash.
Artists have vision, creativity, often a unique world view, and the courage to pursue their work in a society that isn’t always supportive.
Technology Review magazine today announced it has recognized three members of the University of Washington’s College of Engineering as being among the world’s top innovators under the age of 35.
In this era of not surrendering to age, some claim that 60 is the new 40.
It’s an odd combination of Navier-Stokes equations and NASCAR driving.
Traditional plow-based agricultural methods and the need to feed a rapidly growing world population are combining to deplete the Earth’s soil supply, a new study confirms.
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Despite marketing claims, parents who want to give their infants a boost in learning language probably should limit the amount of time they expose their children to DVDs and videos such as “Baby Einstein” and “Brainy Baby.
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You could understand if a half-dozen Magellanic penguins developed a “big bird is watching” phobia before this month is over, but the surveillance really will be for their own good.
UW Commuter Services is urging staff and faculty to take one car off the road by biking, busing or sharing a ride to campus during the I-5 lane closure.