The ancient city of Rome was not built in a day.
September 15, 2009
The latest news from the UW
UW royalties top $1 million; top licensees recognized
The University of Washington announced today that its annual trademarks and licensing royalties surpassed $1 million for just the second time in the history of the institution’s licensing program and the first time in over a decade.
UW joins other leading research universities to launch futurity.org
Futurity. org covers the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health, and more.
September 14, 2009
Universities report doubling of students enrolled in global health programs in last three years
The number of students enrolled in global health programs in universities across the United States and Canada doubled in just three years.
September 10, 2009
New U.S. Census report shows poverty increasing more in West than elsewhere
More people in the West are without health insurance, too.
Seaglider sets new underwater endurance and range records
A University of Washington Seaglider operated for 9 months and 5 days, a record more than double that of any other underwater glider.
September 9, 2009
UW medical, public health experts and students provide fodder, facts for health-care reform debate
Medical and public health experts and students from the University of Washington have weighed in on a variety of health-care topics in recent months, including the primary care doctor shortage, public hospital financing, health-care co-ops and how to care for the uninsured.
September 8, 2009
UW experts available to discuss U.S. Census Bureau poverty report
WHAT: “Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008” will be released this week by the U.
Electrical circuit runs entirely off power in trees
You’ve heard about flower power.
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.
August 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.