May 28, 2009
In a joint effort, King County, City of Bothell and UW Bothell are providing a unique opportunity to see what the transportation future holds when the Hydrogen Road Tour makes a stop in Bothell during its border-to-border, nine-day trek.
OK, so what do you do with an old fire station that no longer works for fighting fires but those honking big front doors have to be kept because of historic preservation rules?
You get some architecture students at the UW to come up with some nifty designs.
CHANGE AGENT: Marguerite Roza, research associate professor in the College of Education, received one of two Change Agent of the Year Awards at the NewSchools Venture Fund annual summit.
Provost Phyllis Wise invites UW faculty, staff and students to join her to discuss the accomplishments and budgetary challenges of the current academic year and to look forward to the University’s future.
The outdoor eating space next to By George is a little more attractive these days, thanks to a partnership between the UW Information and Visitors Center and UW Botanic Gardens, with a little help from Odegaard Undergraduate Library.
When Carla Rickerson was the Pacific Northwest librarian at the UW 25 years ago, she created an exhibit on the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to commemorate its 75th anniversary.
In August of 1909, during the third month of the immensely popular Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Mrs.
The UW Wind Ensemble and symphonic, concert and campus bands perform Symphony #7 by David Maslanka and other works.
A student-led effort aimed at challenging legal scholars, NGO leaders, and policy makers to confront the humanitarian crisis at the heart of climate change.
May 27, 2009
Donald Tong, Hong Kong commissioner for economic and trade affairs, speaks on “Riding out the Economic Doldrums: The Hong Kong Story.
May 26, 2009
A team of astronomers and astrobiologists has devised a technique to tell whether small Earth-like planets orbiting other suns harbor liquid water, which in turn could tell whether they might be able to support life.
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice Gospel Choir in songs of praise and revelation, hymns, call-and-response numbers and other expressions of the gospel tradition.
May 22, 2009
An exploratory symposium intended to expand dialogue and prompt new collaborations around the concept of sustainability.
May 21, 2009
Brad Portin, associate professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, has been named the new director of the Education Program at UW Bothell.
New Yorkers likely did a double-take when they saw a cross between a hearse and an Amish buggy weaving between taxis on Canal Street last month.
Federal stimulus dollars targeting education will impact states differently, depending on each state’s fiscal condition, according to a new state-by-state analysis from the Center on Reinventing Public Education.
Nonstudents will have the opportunity to learn what’s going on in the UW’s classrooms these days during the 2009 Distinguished Teaching Awards Showcase, slated for 7 to 9 p.
Got a piece of scientific equipment that needs repair? You could call a specialty repair shop and pay anywhere from $90 to $390 an hour to get it fixed.
The first week of our first ever photo contest is over and we have a winner! Drum roll please: The prize goes to Sophia Agtarap, administrative counselor in the Graduate School, for her photo, Higher, Daddy.
The Board of Regents will hold a special meeting from 1 to 3 p.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, June 11, at 9 a.
The School of Music will present songs and hymns from its 100-voice Gospel Choir on May 26 and contemporary works by student composers on May 27, both in Meany Theater.
In the past 50 years it has become commonplace to think of Earth as a nurturing place, straining mightily to maintain equilibrium so that life might continue and flourish.
Lois Fink says she has learned that one person really can make a difference in this world.
The UW School of Law will host Three Degrees: The Law of Climate Change and Human Rights Conference on May 28 and 29.
In a corner outside Gould Hall now largely forgotten, a garden will memorialize Rebecca Griego, who was shot to death inside Gould two years ago by a former boyfriend.
The Graduate School has produced a compendium of departmental professional development activities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows that it hopes will be the beginning of a program to improve professional development for graduate students and post docs generally.
On May 26 and 27, the anti-abortion group Genocide Awareness Project will bring an exhibit to Red Square.
THIS DIAMOND RING: The UW was one of four organizations to receive the Diamond Ring Award for Organizational Leadership from Commuter Challenge, a program that assists King County employers in reducing commute trips through education and partnership.
Two MFA directing students in the UW School of Drama will present one-act plays May 27-June 7 in the Penthouse Theatre.
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.
Provost Phyllis Wise invites UW faculty, staff and students to join her to discuss the accomplishments and budgetary challenges of the current academic year and to look forward to the University’s future.
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
With the UW facing a severe budget crisis and layoffs becoming a sobering reality, employees who remain often have intense feelings of guilt.
The Burke Museum has announced the launch of two new online exhibits that explore Seattle history: Waterlines and Rediscovering Ancient Basketry From the Biderbost Site.
This final concert of the year highlights the performing and choreographic talents of Dance Program faculty and graduate students.