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Back pain affects an estimated 8 in 10 people, according to the National Institutes of Health.
The UW Medicine Eye Institute officially opened last week.
By Clare Hagerty & Susan Gregg-Hanson
News & Community Relations
Airlift Northwest (ALNW) will again base one of it helicopters at the Friday Harbor airport this summer to expedite emergency services for residents and visitors in the San Juan Islands.
By Mary Guiden
News & Community Relations
Seattle doesn’t have a subway, but that doesn’t stop research scientist Rick Neitzel from doing his work.
Seattle Parks & Recreation, the UW Botanic Gardens, and the Arboretum Foundation will host an old-fashioned picnic on Saturday, July 18, from 11:30 a.
Ask any mother and she’ll tell you that raising a preschooler is no easy task.
On June 23, 1909, the first automobile of six entrants crossed the finish line on the UW campus after an “ocean to ocean endurance contest.
BORDERLINE BLUES: The New York Times visited the topic of borderline personality disorder in a recent article, and quoted UW Psychology Professor Marsha Linehan.
Beginning this fall, UW Bothell will offer student housing for the first time.
The Burke Museum will be renovating its collection storage areas over the next two years, moving items from open shelves to new storage compactors that protect them from light and dust and possible damage from earthquakes.
The UW Combined Fund Drive has been presented with EarthShare’s 2008 National Campaign Award for Excellence as the outstanding public sector workplace giving campaign in the nation.
Fear is a powerful emotion and neuroscientists have for the first time located the neurons responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain.
Most scientists who create models trying to understand the mechanics and aerodynamics of insect flight have assumed that insect wings are relatively rigid as they flap.
UW Technology has launched a new Web site, IT Connect (<A href="http://itconnect.
CHAPTER TOPS CHARTS: The UW chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) has won the Chapter of the Year Award in the 10-19 member division from the national organization.
For 10 years now, the UW’s GEAR-UP Project has helped middle school students prepare for high school and high schoolers prepare for college.
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.
Eleven UW students are now able to say: “As a matter of fact, I am a rocket scientist.
A celebration of the life of Samuel E.
Scientists trying to understand how the brains of animals evolve have found that evolutionary changes in brain structure reflect the types of social interactions and environmental stimuli different species face.
A study of elderly patients receiving CPR in the hospital shows that rates of survival did not improve from 1992 to 2005.
Editor’s note: Federal stimulus money is starting to be distributed.
The UW Symphony Orchestra’s performance for Thursday, July 23, has been canceled due to an unforseen problem.
The rain band near the equator that determines the supply of fresh water to nearly a billion people throughout the tropics and subtropics has been creeping north for more than 300 years, probably because of a warmer world, according to research published in the July issue of Nature Geoscience.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The UW Speech and Hearing Clinic presents “Ear-responsible?” from 1 to 2 p.
The Parapsychological Association, which studies psychic experiences and clairvoyance, will visit the UW this summer for a conference.
People tune into UWTV for all manner of reasons — to watch reports on UW medical research, notable campus lectures, historical programming, to hear UW leaders addressing current issues, and much more.
Larry Knopp arrived at UW Tacoma recently to head Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, the largest of UW Tacoma’s academic programs.
It’s rare when real-world events perfectly mirror experiments that scientists are conducting.
Three archivists from Radio Afghanistan are spending three weeks at the UW in a National Endowment for the Arts-funded summer residency workshop on archiving.
Junior’s back and Ichiro’s hitting — it’s a great time to head to Safeco Field for some major league baseball.
Editor’s note: The Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department is offering a tip a month to help people get prepared for a disaster.
Ashley Saleeba, senior designer with UW Press, got a nice surprise last Thursday — she was named the recipient of the Graduate School’s first-ever Making a Difference staff award.
As astronomers gaze toward nearby planetary systems in search of life, they are focusing their attention on each system’s habitable zone, where heat radiated from the star is just right to keep a planet’s water in liquid form.
On July 1 the School of Music will experience its first change in top leadership since 1994.
There were a few official remarks, some hearty applause, and then it was time to scamper and play!
The Experimental Education Unit (EEU) opened two new play courts on Wednesday, June 10, with the help of a few friends — and a bunch of youngsters really ready to romp.
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