An elementary school intervention program that promotes social competency, academic success and bonding to school also has the long-term effect of cutting pregnancy and birth rates among young women before age 21, according to a new University of Washington study.
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Pets can help children learn about life, love and death.
UW Daily News Editor Lale Giray went on to a distinguished career in the UW School of Law.
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I ride my bike to work almost every day.
Smart Alecky. Amazon.com closed at a low of around 4 bucks a stub this year. In a spectacular miscalculation, Amazon offered more than $2B in covertible bonds at the height of the stock bubble in 1999. Rather than taking advantage of their frothy stock price to raise capital, AMZN took on a mountain of debt with the expectation that the convertible bonds would quickly hit a strike price of ~$80, convert to stock, and further dilute the outstanding pool of common shares. Instead, AMZN shares fell like a rock as the tech bubble collapsed, and the company’s survival is imperiled as this debt comes due.
Isn’t “responsible” something of an editorial distinction?
This is a great story about the UWRA. It’s really great!
This is a story about Johnnella Butler.
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Textbook Requirements
Each spring the University Book Store asks faculty teaching fall quarter courses to forward their textbook requirements to the store before the end of May.
We’ve all heard it’s a good idea to consume a diet rich in vegetables, legumes, and whole grains because of the many health-promoting nutrients they contain.
Because of the rise in HIV and STD infections in King County, the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit of the UW and the Student Leadership Division of Multicultural Events and Activities at Seattle Central Community College have joined forces and organized a conference and health fair called “Sex Gets Even Louder.
Stroke survivor event
Harborview Medical Center is hosting a free community event this Saturday, May 11, for stroke survivors, their families and others concerned about strokes.
When the UW Opera production of The Beggar’s Opera opens Friday, it will be with a new “musical realization” of the score written by a student.
A new center named in honor of Evans School of Public Affairs Dean Marc Lindenberg was announced last week to increase the UW’s teaching, research and service connections with struggling regions around the world.
Cynthia Scanlon
UW Bothell
At the UW Bothell, nursing students studying ethics get a true cross-cultural perspective.
SUPREMELY LEGAL: When the recent well-publicized case of disability rights vs.
Last month, Dan Jacoby, Chair of the General Faculty Organization at UW Bothell shared his views in a University Week column titled, “Growing up is a challenging balancing act for Bothell.
Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
The UWired Health Sciences initiative will present the second in a series of Advanced Applications Forums on Thursday, May 16.
Marjorie Wenrich
Medical Affairs
Dr.
Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
The School of Medicine’s Office of Research and Graduate Education has recently completed reorganization of a unit focusing on outside professional employment for faculty members, research contracts and conflict-of-interest policies.
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Because of the rise in HIV and STD infections in King County, the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit of the University of Washington and the Student Leadership Division of Multicultural Events and Activities at Seattle Central Community College have joined forces and organized a conference and health fair called “Sex Gets Even Louder.”
Scientists returned last week from the North Pole after recovering 3,500 pounds of instruments and equipment from a mooring anchored to the seafloor for a full year, eight times longer than the only previous mooring at the pole.
Businesses that provide goods and services designed to foster a better and healthier lifestyle dominate this year’s University of Washington Business Plan Competition, continuing through May 21.
Seattle, WA Harborview Medical Center will host an educational event for stroke survivors, their families and friends from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at the Harborview Research and Training Building, 300 9th Ave., Seattle.
The number of 15- to 17-year-old boys having sex in the past decade dropped 8.5 percent, and teens were generally acting more responsibly when it came to sex with rates of pregnancy, abortions and sexually transmitted diseases all falling
A new center to be named in honor of Evans School of Public Affairs Dean Marc Lindenberg will be announced tomorrow by the University of Washington with the mission of increasing the university’s teaching, research and service connections with struggling regions around the world.
Craig Hogan, the divisional dean of sciences in the University of Washington’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the university’s vice provost for research.
Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Shah of Iran, will speak at 7 p.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Nanoscience Awards
Annual Awards Starting Summer 2002.
The 2002 Taking Control of Your Diabetes conference is Saturday, May 4, at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in downtown Seattle.
The National Science Foundation said Tuesday it has tentatively chosen the UW as the host of one of six new science and technology centers, a designation that would place the University firmly at the leading edge of research to develop ground-breaking information technology.
Thomas J.
Craig Hogan, the divisional dean of sciences in the UW’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named vice provost for research.
Say you’re a student, thousands of miles from home in a foreign culture, where a language other than your own is spoken.
President Richard L.
A new study demonstrates the challenge facing the nation in carrying out the goal President Bush announced last month to give every young child a jump on literacy.
HISTORIC QUILT: Faculty and staff volunteers from the University of Pittsburgh’s Greensburg campus have commemorated some of the institution’s history in a 10-panel quilt.