May 1, 2008
Judy Mayotte, author of Disposable People? The Plight of Refugees, will be at the UW to share her experiences in a talk titled History of Modern Civilization: Building a New World Through Reconstruction and Reconciliation, from 3:30 to 5 p.
A panel discussion from 4 to 6 pm.
For the folks in Educational Outreach (UWEO), relocating to UW Tower is more than just another move, it’s a chance to come together under the same roof for the first time in many years.
Class Title: Natural Resource Conflict Management, part of the Environmental Science and Resource Management major in the College of Forest Resources, taught by Clare Ryan.
For UW employees who need a little help, the services UW WorkLife Office, part of Human Resources, can come in handy.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Two UW professors have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for their excellence in original scientific research.
Avram Hershko, professor of biochemistry at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, and 2004 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, will give the 24th Annual Hans Neurath Lecture on Thursday, May 8, from 4 to 5 pm in Foege Auditorium (S-060) of the Genome Sciences Building.
The UW School of Medicine’s Office of Multicultural Affairs have launched a new medical education certification program aimed at improving health in the United States’ growing Hispanic community.
Randall Moon, director and the William and Marilyn Conner Professor for the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, will give the next Science in Medicine Lecture from noon to 1 p.
The bell tower in Gerberding Hall — which has stood empty since the building’s construction in 1953 — has acquired a new set of eight bells.
UW Medicine’s presence in South Lake Union continues to grow.
April 25, 2008
would wreak havoc with organisms that build protective outer shells. But a new finding shows at least three species of coccolithophores – single-celled algae that are major players in the ocean’s cycling of carbon – are responding to ocean acidification by building thicker cell walls and plates of chalk.
April 24, 2008
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.
The UW Bothell Computing and Software Systems (CSS) Speaker Series concludes on Wednesday, April 30 with a discussion on climate change.
The Tunnel of Oppression, an annual event sponsored by Housing and Food Services, will be held from April 29-May 1 in 108 HUB.
Theresa Mudrock, the history librarian in the Reference & Research Services Division of UW Libraries, is the recipient of the first-ever Distinguished Librarian Award.
Buddhism under Pol Pot is the title of a lecture to be given by Ian Harris of the University of Cumbria, England, at 7:30 p.
Talented UW percussion students will perform a variety of music written for the marimba in a concert at 7:30 p.
Spencer Hoveskeland will perform on double bass accompanied by pianist Rie Ando in a concert in the Barry Lieberman and Friends series at 2 p.
They came, they saw, they bragged: The My Team is Great contest has a winner — a clever screencast by the folks at Student Fiscal Services Outreach, in Schmitz Hall.
Imagine you’re a professional kayaker, and you’re also into protecting the environment.
Professional development for school district administrators, curriculum directors and math coaches will be the topic at the Math Leadership Academy, being held Friday and Saturday at UW Tacoma.
Dick Thornburgh is mostly known as the former United States attorney general who also served as two-term governor of Pennsylvania, but he’s also the father of a son who has physical and intellectual disabilities.
RENOWNED RECYCLERS: The Washington State Recycling Association has selected the UW Department of Housing and Food Services (HFS) as the winner of the 2008 Washington State Recycler of the Year award in the category Institution of Higher Learning.
While many newspapers are worrying about the future, the UW’s student paper, The Daily, remains healthy and independent, and has two big recent awards to prove it.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The faculty of the University of Washington, some 4,000 strong, is a wonderful thing to behold.
Scientists have feared that gradual acidification of the world’s oceans would wreak havoc with organisms that build protective outer shells.
It’s shortly after 6:30 p.
UW scientists have uncovered details about the mechanisms through which dietary restriction slows the aging process.
Public attention to the health of the world’s population has skyrocketed over the past decade as have efforts to cover global health stories such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, hunger, and emerging threats of avian flu, SARS and extremely drug resistant tuberculosis.
“I’ll be in rooms H-204 and H-210,” said Assistant Professor Jane Sullivan with a smile, “so those are really important rooms to work on.
One of the major aims of the United States’ health system is improving the health of all people, particularly those segments of the population at greater risk of health disparities.
UW scientists and researchers have received a $5.
April 22, 2008
UW Provost Phyllis Wise announced today the selection of Thomas Baillie to become the next dean of the University of Washington School of Pharmacy.
April 21, 2008
The cost of medical education continues to rise, with medical students often amassing a staggering amount of debt in the process.