A UW faculty member whose inventions led to the use of yeast cells to make pharmaceutically important proteins and another professor who studies human impacts on world fisheries and the global ocean environment have been named fellows by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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AEROSOLS AND CLIMATE UW Atmospheric Sciences Professor Robert Charlson, who has spent decades researching the effects of tiny airborne particles called aerosols on climate, has been selected to deliver the third Bert Bolin Lecture in Climate Research at the University of Stockholm in Sweden.
Mexican performer Laura Rebolloso will present a concert at 7:30 p.
UW Extension is changing its name, and will henceforth be called UW Professional & Continuing Education, or PCE for short.
Just in time for Earth Day, the UW has been rated one of the 15 “greenest” colleges in the country by Princeton Review.
Brian McAllister Linn, the Ralph R.
Make your plans to walk with your UW colleagues in the “March for Babies” on Saturday, May 15, at Seattle Center.
Are there genes that eliminate the side-effects of popularly used antibiotics? Is there a link between Facebook usage and psychological disorders? How does racial socialization within African-American families impact identity? Can we efficiently utilize piezoelectric and servo energy harvesting systems to reduce E-waste?
Such questions and more will be addressed by UW faculty or students at the 18th annual Pacific Northwest Ronald E.
Mary Levin UW Police Officer Patrick Gilbert (right) demonstrates striking locations for the use of a collapsible baton with Officer Tom Warwick in the annual Citizens Academy class on Wednesday, April 14. The 10-week class continues through June 2.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Zensi, a research startup that uses simple technology to monitor electricity and water use in the home, has been acquired by international electronics company Belkin.
Sandra Soderlund, a professor of organ and harpsichord at Mills College in Oakland, Calif.
Commuter Services is seeking to increase parking and U-PASS rates to help financially sustain the U-PASS program.
The UW has been ranked first among primary-care medical schools in the country for the 17th consecutive year, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided April 15 by U.
Josep Borrell, who served as president of the European Union Parliament from 2004-07, will speak at the UW School of Law at 4 p.
Masys will speak on the combined use of electronic records and biospecimens in studying relationships genetics and disease.
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Membersof the design community want to apply their skills as professionals to neglected communities, with the most recent being the earthquake in Haiti.
Director Ward Serrill follows the Roosevelt Roughriders girls’ basketball team through six tumultuous seasons in this inspiring documentary.
With a nod to the late, great Django Reinhardt, this fiery gypsy jazz trio from Amiens, France, delivers a concert full of musical pyrotechnics.
This ensemble provides a unique experience for University students to come together with performers and creators both within and outside the UW to present a creative and diverse event, and a rich experience for both the audience members and performers.
Powers, UW alumna and chief pop music critic of The Los Angeles Times, will give the first of three lectures sponsored by the Women Who Rock collective of the Women Studies Department.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The School Of Drama presents Brian Friel’s Translations, a play about language as a nation fights to protect its culture and its people.
The UW’s three campuses will brim with activities on the Earth Day’s 40th birthday on Thursday, April 22.
COMPUTING CHAMPION: The Association for Computing Machinery has given Ed Lazowska, who holds the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, its Distinguished Service award, recognizing his “wide-ranging service to the computing community and his longstanding advocacy for this community at the national level.
Editor’s Note: The UW Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions.
Students of Heidi Lehwalder, Melia Watras and Donna Shin present a recital of chamber music for harp, flute, and strings at 3 p.
Caroline Williams, author of Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide, now in its sixth edition, will give a presentation from 6:30 to 8 p.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to a public forum to answer questions about upcoming moves and construction in Mary Gates Hall.
Alexandre Dossin, faculty member at the University of Oregon, presents a lecture-recital on the life and music of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos at 7:30 p.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents’ meeting for Thursday, April 15, has been cancelled.
The Arboretum Foundation’s annual FlorAbundance Spring Plant Sale, the region’s largest plant sale, returns to Building 30 of the Warren G.
Records Management Services — the office that oversees UW compliance with laws regarding which paper and electronic records to keep and which to destroy — is having an open house on April 23.
Sound Transit is hosting a community meeting on Wednesday, April 21 to discuss the latest on the UW station construction.
The state Legislature finally adjourned this week, exactly 30 days into its special session.
UW Bothell will host noted author and academic Edie Goldenberg on campus Thursday, April 22.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom of the University of California, Irvine, will read from and sign his book China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, at 7 p.