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The Biomedical Research Integrity (BRI) Series, administered by the Department of Medical History & Ethics Continuing Education Program, was developed several years ago by the UW School of Medicine in response to a directive by the National Institutes of Health.
The Center for the Advancement of Health Disparities Research, based in the School of Nursing’s Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, is holding a Spring Institute and Teach-In this Thursday and Friday, May 20 and 21.
Graduating from college can mark the end of going to classes and the beginning of going without health insurance.
- Stay on Your Parents’ Insurance.
“Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” the popular series sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations, has scheduled a presentation at Harborview Medical Center next week.
A university education, especially at the graduate level, often ends with a paper.
In a way, Richard Ladner inherited his volunteer interests.
Large changes in Atlantic Ocean circulation that have amplified abrupt changes in climate in the past — and parallel trends being observed today — are the subjects of a free, public lecture Monday, May 24, just weeks after UW and NASA scientists reported in the journal Science that the North Atlantic circulation system weakened considerably during the decade of the 1990s.
The UW’s Burke Museum will auction off more than 200 Native American-inspired works of art donated by about 70 artists in its Contemporary Northwest Coast Art Auction, 4 to 8 p.
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of columns by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
SPJ STARS: Columns magazine and KUOW radio have done well in the annual Excellence in Journalism competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to Dr.
As part of National Nurses Week, the UW School of Nursing recognized outstanding nurses and nursing leaders at its 2004 Nurses Recognition Banquet May 12, also National Nurses Day.
Frank Drake, author of “The Drake Equation,” will speak in June about the current status of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
Playwright August Wilson, who has received two Pulitzer prizes and numerous other awards for his plays, will be the featured speaker at the University of Washington’s 129th annual Commencement ceremonies June 12 at Husky Stadium.
Graduate students in chemistry and business pool resources to create viable venture.
A preliminary plan for a national science and engineering laboratory deep underground in the Cascade Mountains near Leavenworth is being unveiled this week as a starting point for a formal proposal.
A slow earthquake has apparently begun under western Washington, and UW scientists believe it will provide insight into stresses that eventually will lead to the region’s next major earthquake.
Preadolescents who reported high levels of conduct problems were nearly four times as likely to experience an episode of depression in early adulthood than were children who reported low rates of conduct problems, according to a new University of Washington study.
When jet lag or oft-changing work shifts make you feel out of synch, it’s probably not your imagination.
Urban American Indian women endure extremely high rates of physical and sexual trauma and, as a result, may engage in risky behaviors that place them at high risk for becoming infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS, according to a new study focusing on American Indians in the New York City area.
The Husky Marching Band will play, President Lee Huntsman will speak and Red Square will ring with the sounds of celebration at noon on Monday, all because of a high honor — the very highest, in fact — earned by the UW library system.
Five UW faculty members were among those recently elected as fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the highest honors accorded to scholars in the United States.
The Washington Research Foundation has committed to donate $5 million to the UW as the first founding donor in a new matching program designed to stimulate increased giving to the University.
It is virtually impossible for a prospective Magellanic penguin mother to find or build a soft spot to lay her eggs.
The School of Music’s spring opera is one well known to opera fans.
Are small-scale stream restoration projects successful? What are the most efficient undergraduate business programs in the Pac-10? And by the way, how have novelty records affected British popular culture?
Such questions and scores more will be addressed by UW students in oral and printed presentations at the Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, to be held noon to 5 p.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
New research led by a University of Washington biologist shows there are at least two circadian clocks in the mammal brain, one that sticks strictly to an internal schedule and another that can be altered by external influences such as light and dark.
Preadolescents who reported high levels of conduct problems were nearly four times as likely to have experienced an episode of depression in early adulthood than were children who reported low rates of conduct problems, according to a new University of Washington study.
New UW research shows Magellanic penguin eggs come with extra-thick shells to withstand being laid on hard surfaces and survive being kicked around during penguin fights.
Urban American Indian women endure extremely high rates of physical and sexual trauma and, as a result, may engage in risky behaviors that place them at high risk for becoming infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS, according to a new study fousing on American Indians in the New York City area.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will award a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to Dr. David E. Cummings, associate professor of medicine in the University of Washington’s Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition.
A new online database, “Access to Health Insurance/Resources for Care,” helps people who are uninsured find health insurance and low-cost health-care providers in their area.
Denice Denton, dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Washington, is among nine scholars being honored by the White House with a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.