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University of Washington TechTransfer announced today it has licensed a computer-aided cardiovascular analysis system to VPDiagnostics, Inc.

What was the longest-running television show with an African-American cast? Why was the popular early situation comedy Amos ‘n’ Andy cancelled after just two years? What made a 1968 Petula Clark television special a memorable event in the televised history of race relations?

These are a few of the historical nuggets to be found in the Historical Dictionary of African-American Television by Kathleen Fearn-Banks, recently published by Scarecrow Press.

Rusty Barceló leaves her friends and colleagues at the UW with these words of advice: Never fear change.

Many faculty members say that they’d like to use instructional technology more in their classrooms.

Sheila Edwards Lange has been selected interim vice president for minority affairs and vice provost for diversity, effective May 15.

Sheila Edwards Lange has been selected interim vice president for minority affairs and vice provost for diversity, effective May 15.

Charles Mitchell, chancellor of the Seattle Community College District, has been named the 2006 Charles E.

President Mark A.

Perhaps it’s not surprising that the UW’s top-rated School of Nursing is also a leader in philanthropy.

The University of Washington again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.

In December 2005, Provost Phyllis Wise created a new Office of Global Affairs, to be led by Vice Provost Susan Jeffords.

Sariah Khormaee has been selected as a National Institutes of Health – Marshall Scholar in Biomedical Research.

A team of students from the University of Washington’s graphic design program has created a bold new look for the University’s specialty license plate.

Lynne McKechnie, the first Visiting Cleary Professor in Children and Youth Services at the University of Washington’s Information School, will deliver her first UW lecture April 11 on the role of public libraries in the development of children as readers.

A decade into the information society, key computing and communication technologies are even more concentrated in a few countries, not less, according to a University of Washington report to be released today.

The University of Washington has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over faculty salaries.

At its regular monthly meeting today, the University of Washington Board of Regents increased the salary of President Mark Emmert by 5.

A new project at the University of Washington in collaboration with Syracuse University is aimed at addressing what is perhaps the most difficult problem in evaluating information gathered on the Internet: credibility.

Several nationally-known experts on how media can affect the health of young people and how media literacy can minimize these effects, will speak at a two-day conference at the University of Washington.

University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise announced the selection of Daniel S.

The Leadership, Community and Values Initiative is moving forward to implementation, based upon the findings in the Universitywide survey conducted in April, 2005.

UW President Mark A.

With the statutory deadline for the legislative session fast approaching, there appear to be no major obstacles in the way of a March 9 adjournment, according to UW Director of State Relations Randy Hodgins.

University of Washington President Mark A.

This legislative session has reached its midpoint, and much of the good news for the UW has been about legislation that has “died” or been amended to satisfy UW concerns.

The UW has become the largest purchaser of green power in Seattle.

The UW Graduate School has been honored for its innovations in promoting an inclusive graduate community.

The Washington State Senate will announce its supplemental budget proposal for the remainder of the 2005-07 biennium on Feb.

A new undergraduate course will explore how yearning for justice, vengeance, bravery, and honor — all manifested in the hero figure — has satisfied the psychological needs of Japanese and Chinese readers for centuries, and how that tradition is now being used to serve the psychological needs of American readers and moviegoers.

When a personal finance magazine named the 100 public universities that provide a stellar education at a relatively low cost, the University of Washington made the top 10.

Although the majority of faculty who were required to complete training on Faculty Effort Certification have done so, a number of follow-up issues have arisen, according to Sue Camber, assistant vice president for research and accounting analysis.

Last Thursday, the Office of News and Information was bamboozled by Google, specifically by Google News.

The ideal undergraduate experience at the UW would engage all students — not just in the classroom, but by extending intellectual life to where students live.

The UW has convened a group of international innovators in doctoral education to explore the forces that are driving change around the globe and the forms that innovation is taking.

University of Washington officials who have reviewed plans for a proposed additional bridge crossing the Arboretum and Union Bay have found that the proposal is “unacceptable” to the UW.

Mary Lidstrom, professor of chemical engineering and of microbiology, and holder of the Frank Jungers chair of engineering, has been appointed vice provost for research, effective Nov.

Four Involvement Workshops were held with campus leadership groups to discuss the preliminary findings of the survey conducted by the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative.

The message from UW researchers to state legislators was clear: “Thank you! Your past support of technological research helped us greatly.

University of Washington President Mark A.