There will be a free hearing aid informational seminar from 1 to 2:30 p.
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When Pam Schreiber was an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, she took a job as a resident adviser in student housing.
Homeful is not a word, but perhaps it should be.
South African guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet-activist Vusi Mahlasela will perform at 8 p.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, March 18, at UW Tacoma.
As biologists and ecologists propose ever-larger conservation areas in the tropics, ones that encompass multiple countries, social scientists say it’s local people banding together with their community leaders who ultimately determine the success or failure of such efforts in many parts of the world.
The trove is vast:
Fifty years of audio recordings.
Everyone has an opinion about Wal-Mart, whether they love it or hate it.
For five months, students have been organizing every aspect of the upcoming Dance Majors Concert.
Michael Beecher, UW professor of psychology and adjunct professor of biology; and Michael H.
Susan Hassmiller, senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, explores critical issues facing nursing in a new era of health care focusing specifically on how nursing could be affected by health care reform.
Baltasar Garzon, investigating judge of the Spanish National Court, speaks on Human Rights and Historical Memory.
Gerard Schwarz conducts the University Symphony side by side with members of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
Seattle Symphony Orchestra bassist Jordan Anderson performs original compositions and other works for double bass.
Sarah Reichard, associate professor, hosts “Botany, Bugs and the Art of Forensic Science,” where forensic scientists (in town for their annual convention) present a fascinating look at the world of forensic science in the areas of botany, entomology and anthropology as they relate to crime investigations and solving cold cases.
Friends of the UW Libraries and the UW Alumni Association present an evening with journalist and novelist Jim Lynch, author of The Highest Tide.
Songs and Dances for Band features the UW symphonic, campus and concert bands.
The School of Drama reflects on the current economic crisis with a series titled “Looking Up at Down: Plays from the Great Depression.
Drawing upon the evidence provided by the Dead Sea Scrolls, Alex Jassen of the University of Minnesota explores the rich world of prophets and prophecy that continued to thrive long after the end of the age of the classical biblical prophets.
The UW lost a great friend and colleague on February 9 when Kathryn Waddell, executive director of Health Sciences Administration, passed away after a long battle with cancer.
UW School of Pharmacy faculty work with their Ethiopian colleagues to expand pharmacists’ duties in the populous East African country.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
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.
Class title: Law, Societies and Justice 490/Political Science 401 — Guantanamo and Its Legacy.
While millions of college students spend hours playing the Facebook phenomenon FarmVille, planting and harvesting cyber crops, a group of UW students are doing the real thing on the <A href="http://students.
UW students using marginal urban land to grow vegetables, a class helping re-prioritize conservation sites on the Columbia River Plateau and a project drawing on indigenous people’s knowledge to manage the threat of wildfires are among the topics during a “Conservation Colloquium” March 3.
It was a huge honor to have his design selected as the new flag of the African Union and to watch as the flag was presented at the recent African Union Summit, says Yadesa Bojia, a graphic designer in Housing and Food Services.
When Dr. Mike Linden takes to the ice, curling lets him unwind from his residency training in pathology and laboratory medicine.
Arun Majumdar, inaugural director of the <A href="http://arpa-e.
To have been at the UW in 2009 was to hear a great deal about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Centennial a century back, in 1909.
When a humanitarian crisis arises, it seems to be part of human nature to want to help.
Boaters considering a cruise to Southeast Alaska will get valuable information at a one-day workshop cosponsored by Washington Sea Grant and the Seattle Yacht Club.
They were three young people not long out of college.
Helping UW scientists compete more effectively for energy-related research projects is one goal of a Universitywide Web site just unveiled.
Dennis Lettenmaier, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
PATRIOT SALUTED: UW Tacoma History Professor Mike Allen is getting national attention since a book he co-authored, A Patriot’s History of the United States, hit the number one spot on Amazon.
The Henry Art Gallery is presenting the first comprehensive, touring survey of artist Kiki Smith’s work in photography.
By Shari Ireton
UW School of Law
A 14-year nightmare ended Feb.
The annual Art + Design juried show will be on exhibit at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Feb.
Senior leaders at the UW have decided to donate 5 percent of their salaries to the University in support of student scholarships and academic programs.