Energy experts from the UW want to help local businesses cut their utility bills.
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UW Provost Phyllis Wise announced Nov.
When a College of Forest Resources student group manufactured holiday papers on campus as a fundraising project recently, they did it without wood pulp, the most common material used to make paper products.
The Carlson Center is inviting UW faculty and staff to be project leaders for the Martin Luther King Jr.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
The Internet contains vast amounts of information, much of it unorganized.
Class title: ESS 490/590: Rockets and Instrumentation, taught by Professor Robert M.
Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet creates dance works that strip ballet of its traditional formalities and push it into intriguing, new territory.
The UW School of Drama continues its 2008-09 season with The Quick-Change Room: Scenes from a Revolution, Nagle Jackson’s hilarious and powerful backstage comedy about a Russian theater group transforming itself from the Communist economy to capitalism.
Discover the incredible diversity of mammals from around the world at the Burke Museum’s third annual Meet the Mammals family event, 10 a.
Ensembles will rule in instrumental presentations in coming days from the School of Music.
Three UW faculty members will discuss the ongoing world economic troubles at 7:30 p.
The sounds of singing will herald fall’s transition into the holiday season at the School of Music.
In a world where religion is often associated with negative images of war, violence and terrorism, a panel discussion on Religions as Promoters of Human Rights and Peace provides a different, refreshing lens.
An exhibit of recent additions to the Pacific Northwest collection set to go up at the UW Libraries’ Special Collections in early December will feature items donated not long ago by descendants of two Seattle pioneers — Daniel Bagley and Thomas Mercer.
A little bit of stress goes a long way and can have far-reaching effects.
The UW launched a second and final round of online voting this week for the permanent name for its live dog mascot.
Googling might indeed be like searching a box of chocolates, but a new research effort aims to show where the best goodies are.
CIVIL LIBERTIES CHAMPION: The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Board of Directors has selected Hubert Locke, dean emeritus of the Evans School of Public Affairs, to receive the 2008 William O.
The Jacob Lawrence gallery will present an exhibition featuring works on paper and small 3D from Nov.
Undergraduate students returned to the UW this fall in numbers well above what was expected, resulting in the Seattle campus having about 1,100 students more than predicted and authorized under the state budget for the UW.
Adam Drewnowski, UW professor of epidemiology and medicine, will give the School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s Fall 2008 Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Wednesday, Nov.
September is considered one of the good-weather months in Denmark Strait, between Greenland and Iceland.
Languages are not static; they rise and fall, live and die, and intermingle with surprising fluidity.
University Book Store will hold the sixth annual celebration of current UW students, faculty and staff on Thursday, Nov.
Name: Dawn Counts
UW job: Administrative coordinator, Department of Urology
Volunteer activities: Dawn is an extremely active volunteer for several outside agencies and has been a UW Combined Fund Drive (CFD) Coordinator for about 18 years.
Do you have a video or film of any era that relates to the UW? If so, the UW Campus Moving Image Project would like you to fill out a very brief survey.
Eric and Melissa Harwood are a married couple with a 10-month-old son named Alex.
A newly tested compound appears to inhibit certain mechanisms that make Gram-negative bacteria virulent disease agents.
UNDER THEIR INFLUENCE: When Seattle Magazine‘s staffers decided to create a list of the 25 Most Influential People of the Year, they included four members of the UW community.
The current economic slump means the University District Food Bank is busier than ever, receiving more than 4,600 requests for groceries in October — about 800 more requests than the same time last year.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
With the change of seasons it’s time to familiarize yourself with the University policies that apply during periods of severe weather, and in the event of a temporary suspension of non-essential operations.
UW scholars have shined new light on one of the darkest chapters of Washington history — the days when the Ku Klux Klan was a temporary force in the state.
When Mary Pigott wanted to honor her late husband, Roger Giesecke, she thought about the extraordinary care he and family members received at UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center over the years.
Poet Madeline DeFrees says she does a lot of her writing while she’s out walking or doing manual work.
Asbestos labeling under way
Starting in September, Facilities Services began labeling selected asbestos-containing materials on campus.
If you’ve ever wondered what the heck a convergence zone is, what a rain shadow is or just where the Seattle area ranks in terms of annual rainfall, you’ll find answers in a new book from a UW expert on Pacific Northwest weather.