UW News
The latest news from the UW
September 7, 2009
Rate of teen binge drinking cut more than one-third by prevention system
Rates of binge drinking were 37 percent lower among eighth-grade students in communities in seven states that used a prevention system designed to reduce drug use and delinquent behavior compared to teenagers in communities that did not use the system.
September 3, 2009
UW’s new tools for iPhones, mobile devices launched today
The University of Washington’s new suite of mobile applications for the iPhone is now available for download.
September 2, 2009
UW report shows increasing support for domestic partnership rights
Support comes from across the state and a wide variety of groups
Fact sheet: UW receives largest-ever federal award to construct ocean observatory off the Pacific Northwest
Note: This fact sheet provides additional information about the Regional Scale Nodes project that is receiving money from the National Science Foundation through the Consortium for Ocean Leadership.
Tag(s): Ocean Observatories InitiativeAugust 31, 2009
Parents play key role in whether teen tobacco use becomes daily habit
Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they graduate from high school.
August 30, 2009
Counting duplicated genome segments now possible
It is now possible to count copies of duplicated genome sequences and assess their contents
August 26, 2009
The cost of being self-sufficient continues to rise throughout Washington
It costs more just to get by in Washington. The self-sufficiency measure for Seattle rose 35 percent since 2001 and Spokane rose 28 percent.
August 24, 2009
The price isn’t right: Cost of self-sufficiency climbs in Washington
WHAT: Press conference detailing the 2009 self-sufficiency standards for all of Washington’s 39 counties.
August 20, 2009
Newsmakers
DUST OF DESTINY: For space enthusiasts, the lede of the recent Los Angeles Times story was pretty exciting: “Showing that the ingredients for life in the universe may be distributed far more widely than previously thought, scientists have found traces of a key building block of biology in dust snatched from the tail of a comet.
$2.6 million grant will create alliance to double number of degrees awarded to minorities in technical fields
A regional alliance will work to increase minorities in science and engineering programs
Washington forests may be solution to state’s green-energy quest
Woody biomass could be Washington’s best opportunity for biofuels and to reduce green house gas emissions and dependency upon imported oil.
Let there be light: Teaching magnets to do more than just stick around
Researchers have found a way to train tiny semiconductor crystals to display magnetic functions at room temperature using light as a trigger
University Week will return in fall
This is the last issue of University Week for summer quarter.
Washington forests may be solution to state’s green-energy quest
Wood is a popular fuel for heating homes in the Northwest but few people might see it as an important source of liquid fuels for motor vehicles.
Recruitment of new neurons slows when old brain cells kept from dying
Like clockwork, brain regions in many songbird species expand and shrink seasonally in response to hormones.
UW Bothell to offer electrical engineering
The UW Bothell has received approval from the state Higher Education Coordinating Board to launch a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering program (BSEE) in Winter, 2010.
Summer symphony takes stage tonight, Aug. 20
UW School of Music students Lauren Roth and Toby Penk are featured soloists for an performance tonight, Aug.
From the Bering Sea to the Meany stage, federal stimulus funds support University’s work
By Sandra Hines & Catherine O’Donnell
UW News & Information
As of Aug.
Let there be light: Teaching magnets to do more than just stick around
That palm tree magnet commemorating your last vacation is programmed for a simple function – to stick to your refrigerator.
Organic electronics a two-way street, thanks to new plastic semiconductor
Plastic that conducts electricity holds promise for cheaper, thinner and more flexible electronics.
Medal of Honor memorial to be constructed near WW I and WW II memorials
On the outside, the rock is plain and ordinary serpentine stone common to Washington State.
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents Regular Meeting for August has been canceled.
You can see ocean data through APL Web portal
A Web portal at the Applied Physics Laboratory now has more than 50 different kinds of ocean data being collected in Puget Sound and off the coast of Washington, Oregon and Northern California.
UW’s new mobile app named ‘m.UW’
The organizers of last month’s contest to name the UW’s new mobile application have announced a winner.
Hosts needed for international students as part of Homestay Program
One way to experience international travel and bring the world to your doorstep is by hosting an international UW student.
Etc: News and notes from around campus
YOUNG AND BRILLIANT: The UW’s Shwetak Patel, an assistant professor in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering, is one of 35 outstanding innovators under the age of 35 being honored by Technology Review magazine.
UW Club nominated for National Register of Historic Places
It’s part of the drill in luring fine scholars to be faculty members at the UW: Take ’em to lunch at the UW Faculty Club, show ’em around the building and encourage ogling out wall-to-wall windows at Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains.
UW wins new honors for sustainability efforts
The UW was ranked second in the country by Sierra Magazine for the University’s sustainability efforts, and it was also named to the 2010 Green Rating Honor Roll by the Princeton Review.
How does a blind person use technology? UW Tacoma researchers put devices to the test
By Beth Luce
UW Tacoma
A study by UW Tacoma alumna Kristen Shinohara and Josh Tenenberg, a UWT Institute of Technology professor, made the cover of the August issue of Communications of the ACM.
‘Truly a learning community’: the UW Summer Institute for the Arts & Humanities flourishes
When doors of collaboration and mutual understanding are opened, good things happen — connections are made and lessons learned that can last a career and improve the work of students and faculty alike.
Community premiere of animation by deaf and hard of hearing students planned Friday
Students at the Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Computing will show the results of their work in animation at 7 p.
Clark Hall remodeling to be showcased in Sept. 3 open house
The departments of military science, naval science and aerospace studies will hold an open house in their home base, Clark Hall, from 10 a.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Remodeled, retrofitted and ready: Savery Hall is open for business again
Savery Hall occupants are coming home this month to a building that looks cleaner and brighter on the outside and completely new on the inside.
UW blog profile: New music, DVDs, wry commentary on Libraries Media Center Blog
Members of the UW community are increasingly expressing themselves in personal blogs about their interests, professional matters or some combination of the two.
A Facebook for poets? UW-connected Read Write Poem site is that and more
Poetry and technology aren’t usually thought of in relation to each other, but a new Web site with UW ties unites the two to create a “Facebook for poets.
Why a cat in a glass box? Help the library identify this week’s Lost and Found Film
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.
Dutch elm strikes: A dozen trees near Parrington Hall must be removed
About 12 elm trees between Parrington Hall and the William H.
Disaster tip of the month: Do you know how to shut off your home’s gas, water and electricity?
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.
Gotta sing? UW Women’s Choir seeking members again
Faculty and staff women who like to sing are again being offered a chance to be part of a choir that practices once a week and performs several times a year.
« Previous Page Next Page »