Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett discuss their book, The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger.
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A three-day, open-ended “unconference” about the future of journalism.
An analysis of data from more than 20,000 people has uncovered several DNA sequence variations associated with impaired lung function.
Richard Umbdenstock, president, CEO and director of the American Hospital Association (AHA), says we need “a national framework for change” when it comes to U.
While many in the campus community were taking a break for the holidays, the workers building the Molecular Engineering Building passed a major milestone.
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.
Students, parents and teachers of current ninth and tenth grade students are invited to learn more about the UW Academy early entrance program at the UW at an information session on Monday, Jan.
UWTV is stepping into the world of UW sports with new programs featuring commentary from coaches and players, game previews and recaps — and rebroadcasts of some of the greatest sports matchups in Husky history.
A nifty way to make a bench more than just a bench: Give small groups of students in a UW landscape architecture class $400 apiece and five weeks to design, build and install their creations.
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Six UW-affiliated researchers are among 531 new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Barry Weisband has been named the new director of the Business Development Center (BDC) at UW Bothell.
Mark Lilla, professor of humanities at Columbia University, will speak at 7:30 p.
The UW faculty and staff have contributed more than $2 million to the Combined Fund Drive, the highest UW total in the 25 years of the statewide workplace donation campaign.
When school begins in the fall of 2010, the UW School of Drama will not be welcoming new classes in its graduate acting and design programs.
In response to significantly reduced funding, the University Libraries has substantially cut subscriptions to journals; many cuts were effective Jan.
TOPS IN DOGGEREL: Professor of Anthropology Steve Harrell got an award that was out of his field recently.
Who is that figure on the pedestal below Red Square, looking west to the Olympic Mountains?
It’s George Washington, of course.
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery at the UW starts the new decade with Introducing, a show featuring the work of the first-year MFA students from the UW Art Program.
A series of 10 films, each from a different country, will be offered Thursday evenings in Kane Hall from Jan.
The World Series at Meany is offering a package of three performances from its World Dance Series at the bargain price of $75, which is 40 percent off the regular price.
HUMAN FUTURES: Peter Ward, UW professor of Earth and space sciences, crushed some cliches with lively responses in an article about the future of human evolution on the Web site LiveScience.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Testing hair from Asian monkeys living close to people may provide early warnings of toxic threats to humans and wildlife, according to a study published online last week in the <A href="http://www3.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, Jan.
When most people’s alarm clock rings in the morning, it’s time to pick out an outfit and get dressed in order to start the day.
When scientists confirmed in October that they had detected the first rocky planet outside our solar system, it advanced the longtime quest to find an Earth-like planet hospitable to life.
Margaret Shepherd’s first foray into politics was in ninth grade, when she served as vice president of her class.
In real estate, it’s location, location, location.
Fictional secret agent Angus MacGyver knew that tough situations demand ingenuity.
For most of a decade, scientists have documented unfelt and slow-moving seismic events, called episodic tremor and slip, showing up in regular cycles under the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state and Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Joy, laughter and inspiration will fill the air as the angelic (and mighty) voices of the Women’s Chorus melt your holiday cares away with an eclectic program of traditional and very untraditional songs of the season.
Doctors Without Borders gave a documentary film crew uncensored access to its field operations in war-torn Congo and post-conflict Liberia.
Celebrate the holiday season with the Columbia Choirs, under the direction of founder Steve Stevens.
Maestro Peter Eros conducts the University Symphony in a performance of a Mozart piano concerto with soloist Craig Sheppard and a symphony by Tchaikovsky.
UW voice students present opera scenes directed by faculty artist Thomas Harper.
The Wind Ensemble, Campus Band and Concert Bands transport listeners on a musical journey.
Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you’ll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage.
Remember the last time you saw your primary-care doctor? Do you also recall whether you walked out of the clinic fully understanding the diagnosis and, if the doctor prescribed medication, how it was supposed to help?
With health care access in the news, it is useful to examine how to get the most value from a doctor’s visit.