When you think about economics and mergers, you probably think about merging two companies into one, a la Boeing and McDonald Douglas.
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The University will honor 22 individuals, one team and one unit this year as part of the annual Universitywide awards program.
Lynne McKechnie, the first Visiting Cleary Professor in Children and Youth Services at the UW’s Information School, will deliver her first UW lecture April 11 on the role of public libraries in the development of children as readers.
The UW Physicians Network, made up of eight primary-care Neighborhood Clinics, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
UW Anthropology Professor Devon Peña will give the Samuel E.
A team of students from the UW’s graphic design program has created a bold new look for the University’s specialty license plate.
Julian Schwarz, son of Seattle Symphony Maestro Gerard Schwarz, will be featured on the violoncello at the “Barry Lieberman & Friends” concert Sunday, April 2.
The traditions of two countries will be on display at Meany Theater over the next week.
Two new groups on campus, the Black Faculty and Staff @ UW Association and Qolors, will hold meetings in coming days.
If you’re interested in how the next phase of construction on Stevens Way will impact you this summer, the Capital Projects Office will host a brown bag presentation on the project from noon to 1 p.
The physiological and sensory challenges of life at sea for whales and other marine mammals, as well as strategies for conserving these animals, are the subject of the April 10 lecture Tails of the Ocean and Other Whale Stories.
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I have a 10th-grade daughter.
Was part of your March Madness fandom a small, just-for-fun bet on your favorite Division I basketball team? Maybe a wager as a sign of support for the Husky men, the Husky women, or the Gonzaga Bulldogs?
Friendly wagers can be a pleasant, camaraderie-building diversion, and informal betting pools are generally legal in Washington.
Provost Phyllis Wise has appointed the Future of Information Systems Task Force to take a comprehensive, 5-10 year view of information technology needs and alternative approaches to meeting those needs.
UW Provost Phyllis Wise has announced the selection of Daniel S.
If you’ve been out on the central portion of campus recently, you know that pedestrians must make a wide detour around Frosh Pond.
Two UW professors are among 116 outstanding young scientists, mathematicians and economists selected to receive Sloan Research Fellowships.
UW faculty, staff and students interested in learning more about the UW Police Department are invited to apply for the UW Police Citizens’ Academy.
The UW International Chamber Music Series continues with a performance by the young and exciting Claremont Trio.
Henryka Bochniarz, former minister of industry and trade of Poland and currently President of the Polish Confederation of Private Employers (Lewiatan), will speak on The changing European Union: New Challenges and Opportunities, at 1:30 p.
The UW’s combined choruses and symphony will present Mozart’s monumental unfinished work, the Great Mass in C minor tonight and again on Friday, March 10.
New technologies are changing the ways we live and work, and few are more excited about these changes than teens and pre-teens.
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Memorial service for Milo Gibaldi
A memorial service for Dr.
Starting a business can be a daunting challenge, but with help from a new University of Washington Bothell Center for Student Entrepreneurship, the advice and mentoring from faculty and professionals can mean success.
Scientists analyzing recent samples of comet dust have discovered minerals that formed near the sun or other stars.
Maya Lin, the award-winning artist who designed the evocative Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.
The UW Teaching Academy’s Institute for Teaching Excellence is offering 16-20 UW faculty a chance to reflect with peers on their teaching methods and goals in a weeklong workshop June 11-17 at the Olympic National Resource Center, located on the Olympic Penninsula.
A group of legislators in Olympia is tackling the state treasury’s perennial “rainy day fund” problem.
Containing an emerging bird flu pandemic at its source is likely to only delay, and not stop, the spread of illness.
Last summer, University Week wrote to faculty and staff who have worked here at least 35 years and asked for their reminisciences.
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Varied events are scheduled for Graduate and Professional Education Week at the UW, March 6-10, sponsored by The Graduate School, GPSS, UW Alumni Association and the Center for Career Services.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to UW Educational Outreach, the programs we administer, the value we bring to students, departments and the UW, as well as the services our talented and professional staff offer to our campus partners.
Journalist William Dietrich will speak on Two Roads to Reality: Journalism, Fiction, and the Future of Writing as part of the UW Libraries’ Blom Lecture Series.
Millions of school students could “visit” the Wind River Canopy Crane this Tuesday.
Shortages of physicians may threaten the planned expansion of the nation’s Community, Migrant, Public Housing, and Homeless Health Centers, concludes a study released this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.