Fred Pitz really knows how to tell a story, even if he claims not to be prepared.
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GOING BUGGY: David Gordon, science writer at Washington Sea Grant, is the author of a book that made it onto a rather dubious Top 10 list.
The Fourth Annual Graduate Horizons Program met at the UW Friday through Tuesday, providing information and advice to Native American college students visiting from across the country, here because of their interest in pursuing graduate work.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
When Christoph Giebel was a medical rescue technician on a German Red Cross boat in the early 1980s, he treated Vietnamese boat people — men, women and children fleeing the government that took over after the war ended in 1975.
The UW scored very high in a survey of published geosciences research by Thomson Scientific, both in the number of times UW research was cited by other scientists and the average number of times a UW paper was cited.
Professors may sometimes see their classes as a kind of theater, but it isn’t often that a University class is portrayed onstage at a real theater.
UW longtimers might remember the days when you signed your name to check out a book from a UW Library.
Where are we? The photo at right was taken somewhere on campus.
Last year, students enrolled in a professional master’s degree program in Seattle sat 800 miles from their teacher.
Kayanna Warren has traveled abroad and even lived a year in China.
Should journalists and other witnesses of traumatic events receive mandatory counseling or debriefing in the aftermath?
No, concludes an article published July 1 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
More than 50 college-bound high-school students with disabilities will come together on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus to participate in the annual DO-IT Scholars Summer Study program.
Former Washington State University President V.
Last year, students enrolled in a professional master’s degree program in Seattle sat 800 miles from their teacher.
The University of Washington Medical Center’s exceptional performance was noted in the U.
The scars created by domestic violence persist long after the bruises have healed, leaving some adolescent mothers psychologically distressed and increasing their chances of being unemployed, according to a new study.
A new study of sweetened beverages shows that cane sugar and high fructose corn syrup have similar effects on hunger, fullness, and food consumption at lunch.
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The UW has created a new research center that will conduct independent, rigorous evaluations of health programs worldwide.
Young adults chatting on their mobiles wind their way through a crowded, steamy street.
The UW Center for AIDS and STD is sponsoring a symposium to honor its director Dr.
UW scientists and other members of an international consortium have completed a multiyear research effort that dramatically boosts understanding of how the human genome functions.
For 16 years, UW Medical Center (UWMC) staff have corresponded with Montlake Elementary’s third-grade class to enhance the school’s language arts curriculum.
Video clips of seals zipping around, a kelp crab latching onto the lens of the camera, swirling schools of silvery perch and even birds “swimming” by.
Engineering undergraduates begin college with little idea of what it means to be an engineer, and they often don’t find out until their third year.
UW Copy Centers are now using 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper.
SCHOOL OF ROCK: If you’ve passed by Johnson Hall recently, you might have noticed that the Department of Earth and Space Sciences has some rather unusual signage marking its presence in the building.
THE KEMPER 100 — Who doesn’t like a good reading list? William T.
Kitchens at the UW have been composting their food waste for some time — but now composting is coming out front, and becoming everybody’s business.
Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems compared to the offspring of women who had no prenatal exposure to smoke, according to a new UW study.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
By university standards, the newest residence hall on campus is pretty small, but those living there don’t seem to mind.
Researchers tracing the development of violent behavior have found a link between teenage violence and domestic violence.
For years, academic advisers at the UW have been paid to advise students.