COMPUTING CHAMPION: The Association for Computing Machinery has given Ed Lazowska, who holds the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, its Distinguished Service award, recognizing his “wide-ranging service to the computing community and his longstanding advocacy for this community at the national level.
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Editor’s Note: The UW Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions.
It sounds a little corny to hear someone organized an event to bring smiles to the faces of all involved, including audience members.
Students of Heidi Lehwalder, Melia Watras and Donna Shin present a recital of chamber music for harp, flute, and strings at 3 p.
Caroline Williams, author of Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide, now in its sixth edition, will give a presentation from 6:30 to 8 p.
It all started with a death.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to a public forum to answer questions about upcoming moves and construction in Mary Gates Hall.
A team of UW undergraduates has been declared an Outstanding Winner in the <A href="http://www.
Alexandre Dossin, faculty member at the University of Oregon, presents a lecture-recital on the life and music of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos at 7:30 p.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents’ meeting for Thursday, April 15, has been cancelled.
The Arboretum Foundation’s annual FlorAbundance Spring Plant Sale, the region’s largest plant sale, returns to Building 30 of the Warren G.
Records Management Services — the office that oversees UW compliance with laws regarding which paper and electronic records to keep and which to destroy — is having an open house on April 23.
Sound Transit is hosting a community meeting on Wednesday, April 21 to discuss the latest on the UW station construction.
The state Legislature finally adjourned this week, exactly 30 days into its special session.
Whether forests are dying back, or just drying out, projections for warming show the Pacific Northwest is becoming primed for more wildfires.
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UW Bothell will host noted author and academic Edie Goldenberg on campus Thursday, April 22.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom of the University of California, Irvine, will read from and sign his book China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, at 7 p.
Professor Diane Gillespie believes that writing and telling stories are a great way for educators to assess their teaching practices.
Creative Communications is looking for UW license plate holders and their vehicles for a celebrity photo shoot on the Seattle campus between April 19 and 23.
The largest general career fair on campus, bringing more than 100 employers to campus who are looking to hire for internship and full-time entry-level opportunities.
The accolades for this top-notch ensemble are as extensive as they are impressive: 30 acclaimed recordings with Deutsche Grammophon, eight Grammy Awards, three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and more than three decades of outstanding performances worldwide.
Faculty pianist Marc Seales performs original compositions with Portland-based musicians Gary Hobbs and Dave Captein on drums and bass and UW faculty artist Cuong Vu on trumpet, with a special appearance by UW percussionist Tom Collier.
Violinist Maria Larionoff, concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony, and pianist and UW Music Professor Robin McCabe, perform together for the first time.
The 2009 National Champion Huskies women’s softball team takes on Arizona, and you can watch it live.
A weekend designed for the public to learn directly from UW scientists about the amazing research breakthroughs taking place at the UW, with plenty of interactive activities and demonstrations.
Editor’s Note: The UW Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions.
UW music students perform works for piano.
A lecture by Ariel Heryanto, professor of Indonesian Studies at Australia National University, titled Becoming Religiously Hip: Middle Class Muslims in Indonesian Pop Culture.
The Targeted Rural-Underserved Track selects and trains UW medical students for high-need specialties and prepares them to
Study findings may be a starting point for identifying younger men prone to aggressive forms of cancer.
When the United States went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, many people began thinking about costs — the cost of deploying troops, the cost to purchase guns and missiles, and the cost of American lives.
Allen leads the medical school’s interstate partnership with Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho
Catterall pioneered research on the molecular basis of electrical signaling by cells, particularly those in the brain.
It’s Complicated, might be the title of Sara Breslow’s dissertation.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Last Thursday, the UW staged what was probably the largest celebration of Census Day in the state.
UW staff, faculty, alumni, affiliates, and students are eligible to register for the UW Computer Training Online Learning Subscription.