The latest news from the UW

Is the benefit of driving a hybrid car worth its cost? What controls the high-velocity gas close to the center of a black hole? When one eye is damaged, does the other eye grow stronger to compensate?

Such questions and more will be addressed by UW students and their faculty advisers at the 17th annual Pacific Northwest Ronald E.

With 500 miles of nearly pristine coastline, the Eastern Cape of South Africa is known for its splendid beaches including Jeffreys Bay, considered one of the five most famous surfing destinations in the world.

The Earth as revealed from satellites, other space craft and planes has been the subject of Pacific Science activities all month and concludes Saturday with hands-on activity stations involving UW scientists from eight units as well as Microsoft, Central Washington University and the National Weather Service.

A shortage of number two pencils has caused a change in the way the UW handles its grade reports.

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, May 14, at UW Tower.

TOPS IN TELLY: Three UWTV programs were recognized at the 30th Annual Telly Awards.

If you typically walk or bike to work, you may not have thought it important to have a U-PASS.

UW President Mark A.

A persistent school of thought in recent years has held that so-called “chevrons,” large U- or V-shaped formations found in some of the world’s coastal areas, are evidence of megatsunamis caused by asteroids or comets slamming into the ocean.

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

A daylong symposium on Technology, Distraction, and Immortality is planned for 9:30 a.

A national research team including six present and former UW researchers has connected more of the intricate pieces of the autism puzzle, with two studies that identify genes with important contributions to the disorder.

The UW has named six people from the health sciences schools as Magnuson Scholars, one of the highest awards given by the University.

Two UW professors are among 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 15 countries who have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

A biochemical pathway that helps keep cells alive when oxygen is low also plays a role in longevity and resistance against some diseases of old age, according to a report published April 16 in the journal Science.

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By age 35, Rob Piñón had left his roots in Yakima far behind to work in Hawaii, hike in the Andes, work on a Caribbean cruise line, and study in Chile and Russia.

The Undergraduate Theater Society presents Martin McDonagh’s dark exploration of totalitarian power and the ability of stories to affect our thoughts and actions.

A faculty recital featuring Craig Sheppard, Robin McCabe and her sister, Rachelle McCabe.

Students of Michael Brockman are in the spotlight in this annual favorite, presented by the UW School of Music.

The first event of Sexual Assault Awareness Month is an art exhibition.

The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic, Concert, and Campus Bands perform in a concert featuring winners of the UW Bands concerto competition.

The Littlefield Organ Series presents Paul Richard Olson, organist and choirmaster of Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights, N.

A benefit for the University Libraries by the Friends of the Libraries.

Many believe that the Pacific Northwest is the world’s serial murder capital, that the violent crime rate continues to spiral upward, and that this is the most dangerous time to live in U.

The Center for West European Studies, the Division of Spanish and Portuguese, the Instituto Cervantes and the Northwest Film Forum present “Spanish Cinema: Woman on the Other Side of the Lens,” an international symposium featuring a Spanish woman film director and four distinguished scholars of Spanish film for an afternoon of discussion.

Faculty artist Marc Seales and special guests perform original works from The Paris Suite and from Seales’ upcoming recording, American Songs.

Before the TV show Sex and the City made popular the image of the successful, independent, Cosmo-sipping woman of the new millennium, there was the Modern Girl, a worldwide figure of the 1920s and 30s who dressed provocatively, sought romantic love and seemed to buck the roles of dutiful daughter, wife and mother.

The UW Wind Ensemble and symphonic, concert, and campus Bands will present Spotlight!, a concert featuring winners of the UW Bands concerto competition, at 7:30 p.

The UW again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.