February 20, 2008
People in at least four states and a Canadian province saw a bright fireball streaking across the Pacific Northwest sky in the early hours Tuesday but, contrary to some reports, there was no collision with the ground, University of Washington scientists said.
A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it isn’t necessarily the fastest or easiest path to follow.
February 15, 2008
The Wisconsin primary on Tuesday could be a bellwether for primaries in Ohio and Texas, according to analysis by two University of Washington researchers.
February 14, 2008
Wu Man, the undisputed master of the Chinese pipa, an ancient lute-like instrument, will give a concert at 8 p.
Richard Reed, a longtime University of Washington atmospheric sciences professor, died Feb.
Pianist Lise de la Salle performs at 8 p.
International graduate education is the focus of two programs being offered Feb.
You now have more time to express your feelings about working at the UW through the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative 2008 climate survey.
CREDIT FROM CASE: As usual, the UW did very well in the awards competition sponsored by District VIII of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), coming home with 26 honors.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
The most extensive sampling for zooplankton ever in Puget Sound and the first measurements for acidification of the Sound’s waters — something of concern because it’s happening in the open ocean and could affect the skeletons and shells of creatures large and small here in the Sound — were among the tasks last week on the UW’s vessel Thomas G.
Mark Twain famously said, “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it” — but you can do something.
James Morrow was cycling in Montana when the big news arrived: He had won the nation’s most prestigious prize for higher-level math education.
This academic year, Assistant Professor of Art History Margaret Laird has been spending a lot of time in Rome, and she’s taken some other UW professors and students with her.
Class title: Biology 100: “Biology of Mood-Altering Drugs,” taught by Linda Martin-Morris, a senior lecturer; and Angelena Crown, a teaching associate.
Beginning with fall quarter, you will not be receiving paper copies of University Week in your mailboxes anymore.
Would you like to brag a little? Well, now you have your chance.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
If you need information, the Internet offers a wealth of resources.
Palliative care is the topic of the 28th annual Elizabeth Sterling Soule Endowed Lecture, A Call for Reform: New Ways to Ease the Pain, Symptoms and Stress of Serious Illness.
& George Martinez
Graduate School
Hirofumi Watari, known as Hiro, noted that it was his fellow graduate student Jonathan Ting, now a post-doc at Duke, who saw the potential of forming an outreach organization of graduate students in the Neurobiology & Behavior Program, one of 13 interdisciplinary programs administered by the Graduate School.
Babies recently treated with infant personal care products such as lotion, shampoo, and powder, were more likely to have man-made chemicals called phthalates in their urine than other babies, according to a UW and Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute study appearing in the February issue of the journal Pediatrics.
The Washington Attorney General’s Office has honored Lori Oliver and Bill Nicholson, UW assistant attorneys general, with its highest performance recognition — the 2007 Excellence Award.
February 12, 2008
If you need information, the Internet offers a wealth of resources.
February 8, 2008
Despite massive media coverage of the 2008 election, most Americans will make poorly considered decisions about their choices, says John Gastil, a communication professor at the University of Washington.
February 7, 2008
Beneficial bacteria found in healthy women help to reduce the amount of vaginal HIV among HIV-infected women and make it more difficult for the virus to spread, boosting the possibility that “good bacteria” might someday be tapped in the fight against HIV.
A team approach to treating depression in older adults, already shown to improve health, can also cut total health-care costs, according to a new study led by the University of Washington.
After the Civil War, veterans of the Union Army formed the group The Grand Army of the Republic, or GAR.
The Bradley effect may be alive and multiplying after Super Tuesday.
Susan Smith and Kim Wisecup help their clients go places.
Doug Wadden, professor and chair of design in the School of Art, has been named executive vice provost of academic affairs and planning, Provost Phyllis Wise has announced.
You can bring your unidentified treasures to the Burke Museum from 1 to 4 p.
Integrity, diversity, excellence, collaboration, innovation and respect.
BOOK RENTALS: To battle ever-increasing textbook costs, the book store at the University of California, Davis, is planning a book rental program for students, according to the institution’s newspaper, Dateline.
BAD FUEL: An Associated Press article about the expense and pollution of energy produced with coal quoted Dan Jaffee, a professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell and adjunct professor of atmospheric sciences at the Seattle campus, along the way.
A pleasant confluence of circumstances resulted in the UW School of Drama’s production of Wild Black-Eyed Susans, which runs at the Ethnic Cultural Center through Feb.
This school year, University Week, the UW campus newspaper for faculty and staff, turns 25.