Six graduate students, one from each health sciences school, are working on projects as Magnuson Scholars for the 2003-2004 academic year.
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A table set with china, linen, silverware, and flowers is a civilized garnish for a basic survival mechanism: feeding.
Sound Transit is about to consider another option for a light rail tunnel on or near campus, and the University is poised to provide its opinion.
The University of Washington School of Pharmacy and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology are conducting a study to determine the feasibility of screening and prescribing birth control medication to women in pharmacies, rather than in visits to a doctor or clinic.
Steven G. Olswang, UW vice provost and vice provost for international education, professor of education and adjunct professor of law, has been appointed interim chancellor of the University of Washington, Tacoma.
Increasing evidence clearly documents that air pollution from Asia can get caught up in an express transport system and cross the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast of North America in a matter of days.
The economy’s recent slump prompted growing numbers of top U.
As the world’s population surges, pollution generated in one country more and more frequently invades the air of another country, most often a nation in the same part of the globe but occasionally one that lies thousands of miles away.
In the not too distant future, if you miss a meeting, you’ll likely be able to check a database prepared by a computerized secretary that recorded, indexed and stored the event in such a way that you can search for the main topics of discussion, find out who committed to do what, determine participants’ stances on the topics at hand or pinpoint courses of action.
For years, organic electro-optic polymers have held the promise of vastly improving technologies such as communications, data processing and image displays.
Neutrinos are about the tiniest things in existence, but developing a greater understanding of what they are and how they function is likely to have a huge impact in the next few years.
Housing and Food Services is planning an open house from 2 to 4 p.
Thousands of economically priced used books will be available at Arbor-Read-Em, the Arboretum Foundation’s 18th annual used book sale, on Saturday, March 6, 10 a.
Architectural theorist and historian Anthony Vidler will present a lecture, to lecture, “Reflections on Architecture and the Public Realm: The World Trade Center 1964-2004” at 7 p.
The Frequently Asked Question section of Uweek answers questions of general interest to the UW community.
Prolonged exposure to low-level magnetic fields, similar to those emitted by such common household devices as blow dryers, electric blankets and razors, can damage brain cell DNA, according to researchers in the University of Washington’s Department of Bioengineering.
Neutrinos are about the tiniest things in existence, but developing a greater understanding of what they are and how they function is likely to have a huge impact in the next few years.
For years, organic electro-optic polymers have held the promise of vastly improving technologies such as communications, data processing and image displays. Now it appears scientists are on the verge of breakthroughs that will bring dramatic progress.
A new imaging technique used by a group of researchers at the University of Washington and elsewhere has revealed a previously unknown cellular structure in the retinas of mice.
Tiny microheaters that can prompt chemical changes in surrounding material may provide the means to more easily grow replacement tissue for injured patients and form the basis for medical sensors that could quickly detect pathogens.
The economy’s recent slump prompted growing numbers of top U.S. college graduates to hunker down in graduate school, new data show.
Pollution generated in one country frequently invades the air of another. An international relations specialist at the University of Washington, Bothell, suggests that effective answers might require efforts on the regional and local levels
Increasing evidence clearly documents that air pollution from Asia can get caught up in an express transport system and cross the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast of North America in a matter of days.
In the not too distant future, if you miss a meeting, you’ll likely be able to check a database prepared by a computerized secretary.
There are no general laws of human relationships as there are for physics, but a leading marital researcher and group of applied mathematicians have teamed up to create a mathematical model that predicts which couples will divorce with astonishing accuracy.
Even though there is evidence that dyslexia has a genetic basis, researchers will report new findings today (Feb. 12) that show children afflicted with the learning disability are not doomed to a life of reading difficulties.
Scientists trying to understand and treat autism have discovered that the brains of people with autism function differently than those of normal people when they view pictures of unfamiliar people.
Kavandi was awarded a doctorate in chemistry in 1990 for her work with pressure-sensitive coatings to aid in studying air pressure on surfaces such as airplane wings. She subsequently joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, logging 33 days in space and 13.1 million miles traveled in 535 Earth orbits.
There are no general laws of human relationships as there are for physics, but a leading marital researcher and a group of applied mathematicians have teamed up to create a mathematical model that predicts which couples will divorce with astonishing accuracy.
Even though there is evidence that dyslexia has a genetic basis, UW researchers are reporting new findings today that show children afflicted with the learning disability are not doomed to a life of reading difficulties.
Scientists trying to understand and treat autism have discovered that the brains of people with autism function differently than those of normal people when they view pictures of unfamiliar people.
A controversial and powerful play by a Nobel laureate will have a special one-night performance at the Faculty Club Feb.
The University of Washington Libraries has received the 2004 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, which recognizes the top university research library in the country.
The first of three public lectures on the topic of Religion, Conflict, and Violence: Exploring Patterns Past and Present, East and West will be presented next week.
Now is a great time to be a home buyer or to refinance your current home.
DRAMA KINGS AND QUEENS: When The Time of Your Life begins preview performances at Seattle Repertory Theatre tonight, the UW School of Drama will be well represented.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Ethnic studies grants
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from UW faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States.
Prolonged exposure to low-level magnetic fields, similar to those emitted by such common household devices as blow dryers, electric blankets and razors, can damage brain cell DNA, according to researchers in the UW’s Department of Bioengineering.
Imagine the scene: All the factories in a city have been closed by sit-down strikes.