October 16, 2008
Faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to take part in the search process for the University ombudsman by submitting nominations and recommendations for the post to the search committee, chaired by Judith Howard, divisional dean for social sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences.
UW faculty and staff are invited to the UW Alumni Association’s fifth annual Homecoming Rally at 8 p.
A new organizational structure and an improvement in academic program reviews are among the recommendations in the final report delivered this week by the Working Group on Graduate School Roles and Responsibilities.
It was a busy first week for Eileen Whalen, who began her new job as Harborview’s executive director Monday, Oct.
Explore how your immune system can fight cancer at the second annual Tumor Vaccine Group Open House, Thursday, Oct.
When a public health emergency strikes, a key to survival is effective communication among the local health department, health care providers and the community.
All of the corridors are open, the courtyard between Pacific Street and the I wing is being replanted, and finishing touches will make the labs and offices ready for move-in by the end of the month.
Jennifer Culkin is a critical care nurse at Harborview Medical Center and an award-winning author.
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
Growing up in the outskirts of Lima, Peru, during a period of economic turmoil and political violence, Luis Ramos developed a sense of the importance of community.
October 15, 2008
An artificial connection between nerve cells in the brain and muscles has been shown to restore voluntary movement to paralyzed limbs. This finding was reported today in the journal Nature.
October 14, 2008
Five visiting scholars from Afghanistan at the University of Washington have been reported missing to the University of Washington Police.
October 13, 2008
A recent study in mice shows the ability of the fetal heart to grow healthy cells to compensate for cardiac tissue lost to disease.
Researchers at the University of Washington have updated a traditional Chinese medicine to create a compound that is more than 1,200 times more specific in killing certain kinds of cancer cells than currently available drugs, heralding the possibility of a more effective chemotherapy drug with minimal side effects.
The UW’s president and provost have both been elected to prestigious national societies.
October 9, 2008
When a public health emergency strikes, a key to survival is effective communication between the local health department, health-care providers and the community.
Current polls of the presidential election may be underestimating Barack Obama’s support by 3 to 4 percent nationally and possibly larger margins in the Southeast and some strongly Republican states, according to University of Washington researchers.
UW eProcurement, the University’s online system for ordering supplies and equipment, is about to implement a new system that will greatly enhance the user experience.
The Office of Admissions invites UW faculty and staff to a college planning evening exclusively for them and their high school children from 6 to 7:30 p.
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Dancer-illusionists MOMIX, the sell-out hit of the UW World Series 2006-07, returns to Meany Hall with Best of MOMIX, a collection of some of the company’s favorite works.
Thick smoke clouds a first-floor corridor of Terry Hall.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW Bothell is now officially the fifth location for the very successful <A href="http://www.
Work has begun on the University’s biennial transportation survey that measures the commuting patterns of people on campus and monitors the effectiveness of the U-PASS program.
A rhodie from China that can grow 2 ½ foot leaves when mature, a fuchsia from New Zealand that hugs the ground and produces red berries, and a monkey-puzzle tree from a lineage that goes back to Chile — a country with no monkeys — are a few of the unusual plants one sees strolling the just-opened Pacific Connections Garden.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
The Burke Museum has partnered with the Pacific Science Center to present a series of lectures inspired by Pacific Science Center’s current exhibit, Lucy’s Legacy: the Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia.
There will be an open house from 2 to 3:30 p.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant of approximately $40 million over five years to the Pacific Northwest Center for the National Children’s Study at the UW to partner with Washington State University, Oregon Health & Science University, and local communities in Washington’s Grant County and Oregon’s Marion County.
The events around UW’s annual Homecoming get under way Sunday, Oct.
BEYOND BORDERS: The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students has announced the recipients of its annual awards honoring individuals or organizations who embody the FIUTS mission of international understanding and peace.
If something in your office or lab is damaged or stolen, the University has insurance to replace it, right? Well, not necessarily.
“Engineering Inspired by Nature: Robots, Greener Energy & Nanotech Systems” is the title for a series of three lectures that examine nature’s role in our future.
The Tsangpo River is the highest major river in the world, starting at 14,500 feet elevation and plunging to the Bay of Bengal, scouring huge amounts of rock and soil along the way.
A seminar series for inventors and would-be entrepreneurs is back by popular demand.
Campaign UW officially concluded several months ago, but the Faculty-Staff-Retiree Campaign for Students is still raising money through the end of the year.
The National Academy of Education will discuss second language-learners and the role of foundations in funding education research, among many other topics, in its annual meeting, Oct.
UW employees help others year-round through the Combined Fund Drive (CFD), Washington State’s workplace giving campaign.