October 27, 2009
Francisco Goldman, an acclaimed novelist who specializes in recreating poignant episodes in the political and social history of the Americas, will discuss his painstakingly researched account of the assassination of a Guatemalan bishop, Msgr.
Looking for items to promote your department or organization? There will be a number of vendors on hand to discuss your needs and give you additional ideas for future promotions.
The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) presents an evening of tape and computer music, with Barry Truax as guest composer.
October 26, 2009
Biologists document a second breeding season for songbirds that spend summers in temperate North America and winters in the tropics.
October 25, 2009
Shakespeare’s final play is a wonder of invention — an exuberant celebration of theatrical art and artifice.
October 24, 2009
UW School of Music alumna Becky Billock performs works by American women composers, including Marion Bauer, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Jennifer Higdon, Libby Larsen, Amy Beach, Emma Lou Diemer and Margaret Bonds.
October 23, 2009
By order of Gov.
Join the Henry to celebrate new exhibitions Vortexhibition Polyphonica, Allan Sekula: Waiting for Tear Gas, Polaroids: Mapplethorpe, and Eirik Johnson: Sawdust Mountain with karaoke and cupcakes, too.
October 22, 2009
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the UW at a formal academic convocation Monday, Oct.
The UW Photographers Group will hold its eighth annual exhibition, Chiaro e Scuro, from Oct.
UW scientist instrumental in important step to convert methane gas to a liquid, giving the potential of making it more useful as a fuel.
Highly active antiretroviral therapy has increased the longevity and quality of life for people living with human immunodeficiency virus.
The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
For an animal that has a brain about the size of two grains of sand, a lot of plasticity seems to be packed into the head of the tropical paper wasp Polybia aequatorialis.
For nearly two decades scientists have known about the Seattle fault and have been refining their understanding of the danger it presents to the Puget Sound region if it ruptures in a major earthquake.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), the naturalist and transcendental philosopher, inspired audiences but also irritated them.
“There’s no such thing as a traditional production of The Tempest.
They say it takes a village to raise a child, and apparently it takes at least two adult birds to teach a young song sparrow how and what to sing.
There aren’t many college professors who would (or could) write a column called The Naked Truth, but those who know Sociology Professor Pepper Schwartz won’t be surprised that she’s doing just that.
MP3 ART: About 300 students wearing red, blue, green and yellow shirts gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at 12:30 p.
It’s best to pay close attention to the changes in UW medical plans for 2010 — many employee out-of-pocket costs are going up dramatically, and there is a new audit that requires you to prove eligibility for your dependents or lose that coverage.
The Washington State Department of Transportation will be conducting a test pile noise abatement study starting on Oct.
Pianist Becky Billock, a School of Music alumna, will perform works by American women composers at 7:30 p.
Two UW School of Law students have brought the issue of climate change as it relates to human rights to the forefront and recently went on the road presenting their work at Stanford Law School and in Europe.
When Justin Henderlight’s original composition is performed at a concert Oct.
Mary Lee Hu, retired UW professor of metal arts will speak at 7 p.
Researchers at the University of Washington and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have taken an important step in converting methane gas to a liquid, potentially making it more useful as a fuel and as a source for making other chemicals.
LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT: If you’re looking for some sparkly entertainment, stroll down to Westlake Park between 5 and 9 p.
As the 2009-1010 academic year gets under way, the UW’s Bothell and Tacoma campuses are bulging at the seams with record enrollments.
Chinese Film Week, October 26-31, offers discussions and screenings of award-winning writer and director Peng Xiaolian’s films, as well as an appearance by Peng herself.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, Nov.
Imagine the UW’s Seattle campus 40 years from now:
The University has received many honors and awards for its sustainability efforts.
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.
Depression in older cancer patients is very common, and has debilitating effects on their quality of life both during and after treatment.
By Emily Lee
Special to UW Health Sciences
Uplift International, a Seattle-based NGO, is run with the support of Beth Rivin, UW research associate professor of law and director of the Global Health and Justice Project.
Pacifier, baby bottle or finger sucking may hamper a child’s speech development if the habit goes on too long.
The company resurrects old dances from the 1930s in a program titled The Shape of Dissent, a reminder that poverty and homlessness are not new events in America.