The latest news from the UW

Galileo singing to mark time as he measures the pull of gravity, Newton carefully inserting a needle behind his eye to learn how light causes vibrations in the retina, Pavlov making his dogs salivate at ascending chord progressions: These are among the most beautiful experiments in the history of science.

It was in 1965 that Norris Haring, professor of special education, founded what was to be the UW’s Experimental Education Unit.

Forty-eight fifth- and sixth-grade students from White Center Heights Elementary visited the UW campus on Wednesday, March 11, to meet international students from around the world through the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) Pen Pal Program.

Want to find out more about the UW Police and how they do their job? The UW Police Citizens Academy might be just the thing.

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

Researchers have discovered that a long-defunct gene was resurrected during the course of human evolution.

The University of Washington was recognized recently as the 2009 Government Agency of the Year by the Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council.

Nominations for the sixth annual UW Medicine Inventors of the Year Awards are now being accepted.

Wen-Hui Lien, a doctoral degree candidate in the UW Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, is one of 13 graduate students chosen to receive the 2009 Harold M.

A workshop from UW WorkLife to help you deal with stress and build your resiliency to adapt, persevere, and recover from adversity.

The Burke Museum’s popular family event features dozens of dinosaur-era fossils from the museum’s collection, along with hands-on learning activities for all ages.

The author of On American Soil: How Justice Became a Casualty of WWII, discusses his book and takes questions from the audience.

UW President Mark Emmert discussed the status of the University’s budget and the implication of pending budget cuts in a Town Hall address to the UW community on Tuesday, March 3 in Kane Hall.

The UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, Concert and Campus Bands present “Urban Landscapes” at 7:30 p.

Word Play: Prose, Poetry and Myth is the title of a new show by the UW Photographers Group that opens Monday, March 16 in the Skylight Gallery in the UW Medical Center.

A new Washington state program designed to help victims of domestic violence increase their knowledge of how to use technology safely and help minimize the risks that technology can pose when one is in an abusive relationship has been evaluated as highly successful.

UW Jazz Studies Professor Marc Seales will perform a faculty recital at 7:30 p.

From geckos and iguanas to Gila monsters and Komodo dragons, lizards are among the most common reptiles on Earth.

Fleet Services (formerly Motor Pool) has added some new features to its UCAR program, making car-sharing more convenient — and green — than ever for the UW community.

Construction on PACCAR Hall, the first of two new buildings coming to the Michael G.

UW music students, directed by Noel Koran, will perform excerpts from operas by Britten, Mozart, Nicolai, and Verdi in the Winter Opera Workshop at 7:30 p.

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.

Geoffrey Boers will conduct the University Symphony, Chamber Singers and University Chorale in a performance of one of the most beloved oratorios of all time, Josef Haydn’s The Creation, at 7:30 p.

Sound Transit will break ground for the light rail extension to the University at 2 p.

Men who are infertile appear to have an increased risk of developing testicular cancer, according to a report in the Feb.

You know you’re succeeding when people say your personal work history reads like a chronology of advances in your profession.

Dronedarone, a new antiarrhythmic drug being developed to treat patients with atrial fibrillation, reduced the incidence of hospitalization due to cardiovascular events or deaths in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a study published in the Feb.

Including genetic information in a patient’s clinical profile might help determine the optimal starting dose of the common blood-thinner warfarin, according to findings from a large-scale study published Feb.

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