The public is invited to participate in the unveiling of the University District Livability Partnership’s Commercial Revitalization Plan Thursday, Jan. 31.
January 29, 2013
The latest news from the UW
Beer’s bitter compounds could help brew new medicines
A UW researcher has determined the precise configuration of substances derived from hops that give beer its distinctive flavor, a finding that could lead to important new pharmaceuticals.
January 25, 2013
Kidney disease is diabetics’ deadliest threat
January 24, 2013
Astronomy to go: UW readies new portable planetarium
The University of Washington astronomy department is readying a traveling planetarium to take to schools for outreach — and collaboration — in Seattle and beyond. It may look like a carnival bouncy house or an inflatable igloo, but the portable planetarium is in fact an innovative tool for teaching and spreading interest in astronomy. The circular fabric dome, made by GoDome, is about 10 feet tall and 20 feet across — big enough to hold a classroom of young astronomers…
Arts Roundup: Dance, art, music, historical photos — and undergraduates stage ‘Burn This’
A new Henry Art Gallery exhibit, a classical pianist performs Nirvana and Radiohead and the visiting Compagnie Marie Chouinard continues the campus celebration of “The Rite of Spring.”
Organic ferroelectric molecule shows promise for memory chips, sensors
A paper in Science describes an organic crystal that shows promise as a cheap, flexible, nontoxic material for the working parts of memory chips, sensors and energy-harvesting devices.
Admissions: A rise in minority applicants
Recent admissions statistics show that more minority students are applying to the UW.
January 23, 2013
Greenland ice core shows Antarctica vulnerable to warming
A UW scientist’s work aided a Greenland ice study that could indicate where Earth is headed with climate change.
Better outlook for dwindling black macaque population in Indonesia
Hunting and habitat loss harm the critically endangered Sulawesi black macaque, but new research shows the population has stabilized in the past decade.
January 22, 2013
Seized ivory could help UW biologist stop poachers
Brain structure of infants predicts language skills at 1 year
Researchers at UW’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences have found that the anatomy of certain brain areas – the hippocampus and cerebellum – can predict children’s language abilities at 1 year of age.
January 18, 2013
Documents that changed the world: The fraudulent ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’
Joe Janes investigates the 1900-era anti-Semitic manifesto “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”
January 17, 2013
Arts Roundup: Exhibits, lectures, books on stage — and a dance collaboration
A busy week in UW arts, including a dance concert and staging great novels with Book-It Repertory.
News Digest: Reflection on Martin Luther King, Report to Stakeholders now online
Reflecting on Martin Luther King, Jr. and sacred songs || Financial, research, learning highlights part of Report to Stakeholders now online
Scientific families: Dynasty
UW students envision designs for a school for girls in Afghanistan — with slide show
The classroom challenge: Design a school for girls in Afghanistan that’s pleasant and safe, using available materials.
Early signals warn of prolonged sports concussion symptoms
Researchers found little correlation between loss of consciousness and duration of concussion symptoms.
MLK and sacred songs that feed the soul
January 16, 2013
High school athletes take lead from coaches in reporting concussive symptoms
New laws in many states require school athletes to be taught about concussion, but education alone is ineffective if it does not translate into students reporting possible symptoms.
A family’s lost story found, and the Sephardic Studies Initiative
For Devin Naar, the Sephardic Studies Initiative is not just a valuable historical archive, it has also been a personal journey revealing an untold family story from World War II.
January 15, 2013
Celebrations start Thursday, service opportunities during MLK holiday weekend
A number of events and volunteer opportunities for UW faculty, staff and students are planned in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
International study: Where there’s smoke or smog, there’s climate change
A new international assessment found that soot, or black carbon, is a major contributor to global warming — second only to carbon dioxide.
January 14, 2013
Salmon runs boom, go bust over centuries
Salmon runs are notoriously variable: strong one year, and weak the next. New research shows that the same may be true from one century to the next.
Potential harvest of most fish stocks largely unrelated to abundance
Fisheries managers should sharpen their ability to spot environmental conditions that hamper or help fish stocks, and not assume that abundance translates to sustainable harvest.
Robert Stacey selected as dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Robert C. Stacey, a UW professor of history and interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as the next dean of the college effective Feb. 15.
New book by James Wellman explores the rise, effect of Pastor Rob Bell
James Wellman, UW associate professor of American religion, talks about his book, “Rob Bell and a New American Christianity.”
January 11, 2013
UW Combined Fund Drive breaks giving record, supports more than 1,700 charities
The 2012 UW Combined Fund Drive, part of the state’s workplace giving campaign, raised $2,117,828 making it the most successful year in the program’s 28-year history.
January 10, 2013
Multiple sclerosis study reveals how killer T cells learn to recognize nerve fiber insulators
Misguided killer T cells may be the missing link in sustained tissue damage in the brains and spines of people with multiple sclerosis, research in immunologist Joan Goverman’s lab suggests.
Life possible on extrasolar moons
Exomoons, or moons orbiting planets outside the solar system, might be as good candidates for life as exoplanets, research shows.
Arts Roundup: Art, lectures, photos — and novels on stage
Art exhibits abound and the School of Drama once again teams with Book-it Repertory this week in UW arts.
January 9, 2013
UW announces president’s medalists for 2011-12
The University of Washington has announced the freshman, sophomore and junior medalists for 2011-12.
UW, Pacific NW National Lab join forces on computing research
The University of Washington and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have formed the Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing, a joint institute based at the UW that will foster collaborative computing research.
January 8, 2013
‘The Philosophical Child’: A book for when your child asks, ‘Why are we here?’
Children are natural philosophers, says Jana Mohr Lone of the UW Department of Philosophy and author of a new book titled “The Philosophical Child.”
Renovated Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center celebrates grand opening
The University of Washington’s Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity will celebrate the grand opening of the newly renovated Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center with a pair of events Jan. 10-11.
David Eaton selected as dean of Graduate School
David L. Eaton, associate vice provost for research and professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, has been selected as dean of the Graduate School, effective March 15, UW President Michael K. Young and Provost Ana Mari Cauce announced today. The appointment is subject to approval by the Board of Regents. “Throughout his career at the UW, David Eaton has proven himself to be a gifted educator, a consummate scientist and an excellent administrator,” said…
January 7, 2013
Judith Ramey appointed interim dean of UW College of Engineering
Judith Ramey, professor and former chair in the UW’s Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering, is named interim dean of the University of Washington’s College of Engineering.
University of Washington selects Azita Emami as dean of School of Nursing
Azita Emami, dean of the College of Nursing at Seattle University, will be the new dean of the UW School of Nursing.
Human trafficking conference to focus on poverty, trade policy
Human trafficking is commonly thought of as part of the sex trade, but in reality it entangles many more types of labor and continues to grow worldwide even as laws try to squelch it. The UW Women’s Center will hold a conference Jan. 11-12 to take a fresh look at the issue.
January 4, 2013
Many unaware of radiation risk from CT scans
January 3, 2013
Arts Roundup: Student art and a new library exhibit as quarter begins
A new student art exhibit and a UW Libraries exhibit about printmaker Richard V. Correll are featured this week.