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November 10, 2005
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The first in this year’s series of programs on non-academic careers for people with doctorates in the sciences will be at 5 p.
“Winning Game Plan,” an educational program about non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, will be held on Tuesday, Nov.
“Advances in Facial Rejuvenation” will be presented by the Cosmetic Surgery Center at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt on Monday, Nov.
National experts in drug development and drug safety will speak with the public during a free forum on Tuesday, Nov.
Nominations are now being solicited for the University’s annual awards — awards that honor outstanding teachers, staff, mentors and those engaged in leadership and public service.
Fiction writers Jonathan Franzen and Sherman Alexie are coming to the UW, as well as other authors, cartoonists and critics as part of the New Yorker College Tour, in various locations at the HUB Nov.
The University of Washington’s Department of Bioengineering has received a $2.
Infants begin pulling off an amazing feat sometime in the final three months of their first year of life.
Record amounts of cash have gone to statewide ballot initiatives this year in Washington, according to data compiled by a student research team at the University of Washington.
Ten UW faculty members have been awarded the distinction of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.
What if you had to work all day in a language not your own? How would you feel if, despite education in your native tongue, you couldn’t fully grasp the nuances of the language around you each work day?
Such is the case for a number of UW employees who are not native speakers of English, from maintenance crews to research fellows.
The chill in the air means it’s time to become familiar with the University’s inclement weather and suspended operations policies and the new numbers to call for the latest information on possible disruption of operations.
What would you call an alien if you encountered it on the street tomorrow? What if that alien didn’t come from another world but rather was created in a laboratory right here on Earth and functioned differently from other Earth life?
Either way, Peter Ward has the beginnings of an answer.
Community leaders and several UW faculty and staff who promoted diversity at the University and in the community will be honored when the UW Alumni Association and the Multicultural Alumni Partnership hold the 11th annual Bridging the Gap Breakfast on Saturday, Nov.
When the UW School of Music opens the comic opera Tartuffe on Friday, Nov.
Meany Hall’s International Chamber Music Series continues with a program of classical and romantic music performed by the Paris Piano Trio at 8 p.
A pilot project in participatory democracy will begin later this month in King County, pairing local policymakers with young adults who were once in foster care and are now existing on minimum-wage incomes.
Pacific Northwest eighth- and ninth-graders identified by teachers as being at or above the 95th percentile through national standardized testing — and with an interest in marine and ocean sciences — attended a day of exploration Oct.
The UW Alumni Association is sponsoring a Homecoming Rally beginning at 8 p.
The campus community is invited to meet with the first candidate to visit, Matthew O’Donnell, Jerry W.
The University of Washington Retirement Association (UWRA) offers its next Long-term Care Insurance Workshop from 5 to 7 p.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The University Police have released their breakdown of campus crime statistics for the calendar year 2004, and have made the report available to all online.
A pilot project in participatory democracy will begin later this month in King County, pairing local policymakers with young adults who were once in foster care and are now existing on minimum-wage incomes.
What would you call an alien if you encountered it on the street tomorrow? What if that alien didn’t come from another world but rather was created in a laboratory right here on Earth and functioned differently from other Earth life?
Either way, Peter Ward has the beginnings of an answer.
The level and breadth of interest in the subject of climate change and its effects in Washington state was evidenced Thursday as a capacity crowd of more than 600 attended “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be: Planning for Climate Disruption,” sponsored by King County and various state agencies.
The first all-university colloquium on conservation issues, planned for Nov.
The subject of shared governance remains a major focus for the UW Faculty Senate this year, as Ashley Emery, professor of mechanical engineering, steps up to become chair.
WHITE HOUSE KEYNOTER: David Hawkins, social work professor and founding director of the Social Development Research Group, has a date today at the White House.
UW Medical Center is a recipient of the 2005 Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention & Sustainable Practices, the state’s highest honor for taking care of the environment while doing business in Washington.
Suzanne Ortega was immediately interested when she saw the UW’s Graduate School was looking for a new dean.
- The 2005 AIDS & STD Research Symposium, from 10 a.
The way we see them undulate through the water and their eyes — their eyes are dark without a flicker of life as you see in the eyes of a dog or cat or other animals — well, it’s just a primordial instinct to be afraid,” says Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Professor Vince Gallucci of sharks.
It started as a classic bad day.
Among patients who are insured by Medicare, the risk of early death after bariatric surgery, sometimes known as gastric bypass surgery, is considerably higher than has been suggested by previous research.
The School of Public Health and Community Medicine has been chosen to receive $3.