January 22, 2009
A year-long World Health Organization pilot program in eight hospitals around the world–including UW Medical Center — has proven conclusively that inpatient deaths can be significantly reduced, along with the rate of major complications after surgery, by following a simple checklist.
Do you have questions about crime prevention or campus safety? Maybe about bike registration or how to secure your electronic equipment?
An officer of the UW Police is now on hand to help for two hours at lunchtime every day — from 11:15 a.
The UW Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.
UW graduate students Shella Biallas and Chami Arachchi found multiple reasons to join the Peace Corps.
Forget the Mayflower, the Daughters of the American Revolution and even the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Antisemitism: An Eternal Hatred? is the title of a lecture by Steven Beller slated for noon Tuesday, Jan.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Martin Grotschel of the Technical University of Berlin presents “Combinatorial Optimization in Action,” part of the MathAcrossCampus Colloquium series, given by high-level researchers and are open to all.
Chief Prosecutor Hassan Jallow has confronted individuals responsible for masterminding hundreds of thousands of deaths in Rwanda.
Tuberculosis bacteria can commandeer the body’s defenses in the early stages of infection and redirect them for their own offensive strategies, according to results reported Jan.
January 21, 2009
New research shows that, contrary popular belief, much of Antarctica has been warming like the rest of the world for the last 50 years.
Jenny Lewis solo.
January 20, 2009
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a prototype malaria test printed on a disposable Mylar card that could easily slip into your wallet and still work when you took it out, even months later.
The first in a five-part series titled “The Vatican in the 20th Century: The Popes Confront a Turbulent World” presented by James Ramon Felak, associate professor of history.
Join the campus community to watch Barack Obama become the 44th President of the United States.
January 19, 2009
The Martin Luther King Day of Service begins with a kickoff celebration for students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends.
January 16, 2009
They push the boundaries of the most demainding string quartet repertoire with what the Chicago Sun-Times called “powerhouse playing.
January 15, 2009
The UW Libraries will offer live viewing of the presidential inauguration on a big screen in two locations.
Life Sciences Discovery Fund information sessions: Two information sessions on 2009 project grants will be held this month at the UW.
The 2009 UW Alumni Association and College of Arts and Sciences History Lecture series will explore a century of changes and challenges that shaped the modern Catholic Church and forever altered the state of world politics.
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, which keeps track of statistics on pharmacy schools around the nation, now ranks the UW School of Pharmacy second (rather than third, as mentioned in last week’s “Best of 2008” story) in National Institutes of Health research funding awarded to individual researchers at a pharmacy school.
By Debra Britt
Center on Reinventing Public Education
Collective bargaining agreements are not necessarily the “boogey-man” barriers to reforming the nation’s high schools as many educators believe, according to a new study from the UW Bothell’s Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE).
Some cops tell you to pull over and some cops tell you to move along — but Sgt.
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) would like to remind campus departments and units that it now requires lead time of two days or more for submission of the final version of all grant and contract applications.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
The Prosthetics Outreach Foundation will be featured in the January installment of Meet the Charities, monthly events presented by the UW Combined Fund Drive, Washington state’s workplace giving campaign.
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Family and friends of John L.
“The mold in my house is making my child sicker, but my landlord would kick me out if I said anything about it.
TOPS IN TECH: A joint product of the UW’s medical and engineering schools was named a “top technology of 2008” by the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.
Donna Shin, flute faculty artist at the School of Music, and pianist Alexandra Nguyen of the University of Colorado at Boulder, will perform music from around the world — highlighting the European virtuoso, sounds from the Orient, and dance inspirations from Latin America — in a faculty recital at 7:30 p.
Pamela Schreiber, who has more than 20 years of experience in higher education, including extensive experience in housing at large institutions, has been selected as the UW’s new director of housing and food services, Vice President and Vice Provost for Student Life Eric Godfrey has announced.
UW student Devin Hampton is just 10 credits shy of earning his undergraduate degree in political science, but he’s not worried about walking in a graduation ceremony anytime soon.
The UW Graduate School has won a grant that will enable it to make improvements to an important recruiting tool called the National Name Exchange.
Scott Pingel, principal double bassist for the San Francisco Symphony, will conduct a master class with students of Barry Lieberman, followed by a brief recital with pianist Rie Ando of works by Schubert, Bach, and more, at 1:30 p.
The JACK Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.
Christy Gullion, who has nearly two decades of experience working for a variety of federal, state and local agencies, has been appointed the UW’s director of federal relations, Interim Vice President for External Affairs Randy Hodgins announced.
Do you know of an outstanding female UW student, staff or faculty member who deserves recognition? Consider nominating her for Celebrating UW Women.
So far, the Office of Planning and Budgeting has received more than 220 ideas from across the University on cutting costs, increasing efficiency and maintaining quality in what are expected to be lean financial times.