There’s much to see and hear on campus as spring quarter begins — music. art, lectures and fiction — even though the true campus stars are the cherry blossoms.
April 4, 2013
The latest news from the UW
Listening to the Big Bang – in high fidelity (audio)
A UW physicist has used new satellite data to update his decade-old recreation of the sound of the Big Bang at the birth of the universe.
Rocket powered by nuclear fusion could send humans to Mars
Astronauts could be a step closer to a fast journey to Mars using a unique manipulation of nuclear fusion devised by UW scientists and those at a Redmond company.
April 3, 2013
UW group part of national report, meeting on adaptation to climate change
The UW’s Climate Impacts Group is part of a national report and first-ever national meeting on adapting to the effects of a changing climate.
Brain cell signal network genes linked to schizophrenia risk in families
The genetic variants disturb the functioning of the same brain signal receptors affected by hallucinogenic drugs.
Safety emphasis cuts UW’s major construction injuries to less than 2 percent
Construction can be a dangerous business, and there’s always plenty of it happening at the University of Washington, from remodeling a section of one building to refurbishing an entire building or erecting a new one. A decade ago, when the Capital Projects Office began keeping tabs on worker injuries, it was estimated that 12 of every 100 workers were injured and lost time on the job, a number deemed unacceptably high, said Ronald Fouty, safety director in capital projects. The…
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Diversity programs give illusion of corporate fairness, study shows
Diversity training programs lead people to believe that work environments are fair even when given evidence of hiring, promotion or salary inequities, according to findings by UW psychologists.
Paws on Science 2013
It’s Husky Weekend at Pacific Science Center, and UW scientists and researchers will have family-oriented activities and exhibits ranging from building a race car to controlling underwater robots.
News Digest: Montlake closures, environmental excellence finalist, Paws-on Science April 5-7, home fair April 11
Portion of Montlake closing all day Saturday, Sunday || UW finalist in environmental excellence contest || Family-friendly Paws-on Science April 5-7 || Home Improvement Fair April 11
April 2, 2013
Book focuses on 1969 fight to save America’s premier fossil beds
Book Q and A: To allow buildings on 34 million year-old fossils would be like using the Dead Sea Scrolls to wrap fish in, proclaimed the lawyer defending land that would eventually become Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
South African gender, sexuality and race topic of Samuel E. Kelly lecture April 18
Amanda Lock Swarr, a UW associate professor in gender, women and sexuality studies, will deliver the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s ninth annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Thurs., April 18.
April 1, 2013
News Digest: Built “ecologies” lecture April 4, cybersecurity competition winner, autism awareness lectures
Built “ecologies,” resource integration subject of lecture April 4 || UW wins sixth consecutive regional cybersecurity competition || Autism center lecture series in Seattle, Tacoma
Infant tests for debilitating diseases set for mainstream
UW-developed screening for debilitating, often-fatal genetic conditions has drawn interest from companies that could use it in tests distributed nationally and around the world.
UW Medicine launches multi-media health and wellness initiative April 1
In partnership with Fisher Communications, UW Medicine Health will provide information on healthy living and on the latest treatments and medical breakthroughs
March 29, 2013
Head-on collisions between DNA-code reading machineries accelerate gene evolution
Bacteria speed up their evolution by positioning specific genes along the route of expected traffic jams in DNA encoding. Collisions can result in mutations.
March 28, 2013
UW Medicine establishes Center for Interstitial Lung Diseases
This week UW Medical Center’s pulmonary fibrosis support group celebrated its 25th anniversary and the establishment of the new center.
Arts Roundup: Art, recitals, trivia — and big band jazz
This week, student art and music, a School of Social Work art exhibit a lecture on art and more. It’s between quarters but there’s still plenty to see on campus.
Volunteers use historic U.S. ship logbooks to uncover Arctic climate data
A volunteer project enlists citizen scientists to transcribe climate observations buried in historic logbooks of U.S. ships that spent time in the Arctic.
March 27, 2013
Federal ‘detainer requests’ for suspected immigration violators cause longer jail stays, increase cost, UW research shows
Jail stays and costs increase when federal immigration authorities request that inmates be held under what are called “detainer requests,” according to UW research.
UW announces new, low-cost online-only degree completion program in early childhood studies
The UW will offer a new low-cost online bachelor’s degree completion program in early childhood and family studies. Pending final approval, the program will start in the fall.
Notice of Possible Rule Making: WAC 478-136-041, “Alcoholic Beverage Policy”
Notice of Possible Rule Making Preproposal Statement of Inquiry (per RCW 34.05.310) Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 478-136-041, “Alcoholic Beverage Policy.” Statutes Authorizing the University to Adopt Rules on This Subject: RCW 28B.20.130. Reasons Why Rules on This Subject May Be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Currently, the UW’s alcoholic beverage policy does not provide for licensing under a sports entertainment facility license. The proposed WAC rule amendment will make it clear that alcohol sales, service, and consumption in…
March 26, 2013
Gene therapy may aid failing hearts
Scientists come closer to boosting heart muscle by powering its contractile machinery.
Documents that Changed the World: The ‘Casablanca’ letters of transit
The latest in the Documents that Changed the World podcast series is about a famous World War II-era document that never existed at all.
March 22, 2013
Rising ocean acidity saps mussels’ strength
March 21, 2013
Arts Roundup: Art about music, music about art — and ongoing shows
Ongoing exhibits at the Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum and UW-related art being shown off campus are featured.
March 20, 2013
News Digest: U Bridge closures, demo of mobile planetarium, SeattleSounder FC’s UW Day
University Bridge closures March 23, 24 || Mobile planetarium demonstration April 1 || Portion of ticket sales for Seattle Sounder FC’s UW Day goes to scholarships
2013 Canada Gairdner Global Health Award goes to King Holmes for STD work
Holmes was honored for his groundbreaking work on sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea and human papilloma virus.
Some Alaskan trout use flexible guts for the ultimate binge diet
The stomach and intestines of certain Dolly Varden trout double to quadruple in size during month-long, salmon-egg-eating binges in Alaska each August. It’s the first time researchers have documented such fish gut flexibility in the wild.
Update April 3, 2013 cherry blossom watch: Quad in full bloom
The cold weather this week is delaying the blooming of cherry trees in the UW Quad.
March 19, 2013
Jordanna Bailkin studies postwar Britain in new book ‘The Afterlife of Empire’
UW History Professor Jordanna Bailkin discusses her new book “The Afterlife of Empire.”
Tenfold boost in ability to pinpoint proteins in cancer cells
New research offers a more comprehensive way to analyze a cell’s unique behavior, revealing patterns that could indicate why a cell will or won’t become cancerous.
Grieving parents find solace in remembrance photography – with photo gallery
A UW anthropology student investigated how remembrance photography helps grieving parents, and how the practice’s resurgence could signal a change in the way death and dying are dealt with in our society.
March 18, 2013
UW students create, harvest fog in campus ‘hoop house’
University of Washington students have been testing low-cost materials capable of harvesting water from fog.
UW professor fights poverty one land plot at a time
March 15, 2013
UW medical students match up with residency programs nationwide
On Match Day, students at medical schools across the nation find out where they will train as residents.
News Digest: Sea Grant symposium focuses on waterfronts, lecture March 22 on tissue engineering, reception honors staff nominees
Washington Sea Grant sponsors four-day symposium on waterfront challenges || Lecture March 22 on advances in tissue engineering || Reception March 26 for Distinguished Staff Award nominees
Endangered species meeting endorses ivory testing
March 14, 2013
Arts Roundup: Symphony, chamber singers, organ music and more
The UW Symphony, Chamber Singers, Littlefield Organ Series and more this week in UW arts.
March 13, 2013
Innocence Project Northwest wins right to DNA testing for felons serving time in community
Felons who serve part of their prison sentence in the community may now have the right to publicly funded DNA testing.