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May 22, 2008
College of the Environment: New college designed to meet growing complexity, scale of Earth’s challenges
The UW Board of Regents last week received a preliminary blueprint for a new college that will position the UW to be the leader in environmental research and education, and to better resolve complex regional, national and international environmental challenges, according to Provost Phyllis Wise.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Experiential learning: UW students get unexpected lesson when earthquake strikes
After the magnitude-7.
In brief
Human subjects panel May 28
The Medical History & Ethics Department will present a panel discussion, Lost in Translation, on Institutional Review Board processes on Wednesday, May 28, from 11:30 a.
On the job with UWMC Operations & Maintenance
A hospital building is much like the people inside of it.
UW docs inducted into American College of Physicians
Dr.
UW lab plays supporting role in platypus genome study
The platypus seems to have been engineered with spare parts from a duck, lizard and beaver.
Specialized blood cells keep immune system in check
Just as fire engines arrive quickly at the scene to save people and property, the cells that fight viruses have to reach the site of an infection promptly to mount a protective response.
Harborview names employee, manager of the year
The Harborview Medical Center Employee and Manager of the Year for 2008 are Benito (Bennie) Sy and Kathy Schahrer.
UW Medicine honors outstanding alumni
The UW Medicine Alumni Association will honor four alumni with its annual awards, which will be presented during a reception June 7 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle.
May 21, 2008
UW scientists join hunt for ‘God’ particle to complete ‘theory of everything’
University of Washington scientists played a central role in building part of the Atlas detector, part of the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, which goes online this summer and is hoped will resolve some long-standing physics problems.
May 20, 2008
UW communities organize vigil and fund drive for China earthquake victims
A bus.
May 15, 2008
UW students unharmed in China earthquake but administration considered evacuation
NEWS ALERT: The Chinese Student Association and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association will hold a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, May 20, at 8:30 p.
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