The latest news from the UW

Loss of sea ice that is more than a year old – called perennial ice – may be the key predictor for how much Arctic ice melts each summer, a University of Washington polar scientist says.

From the stage, to the digital studio, to the gallery, the Arts at the University of Washington present creative cultural experiences that are open to everyone.

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Scott Preston and his colleagues at UW Emergency Management help departments and units plan responses to disasters such as fires, earthquakes, pandemics and plain old human error.

It’s the last call for Brooklyn, the UW office building, that is.

Getting ready for the next disaster is a bit like tying your shoelaces: If you don’t, you’ll probably trip.

Nearly half of the 10 departments in the College of Engineering are ushering in changes at the top.

The UW community no doubt knows the Paul G.

For those who have been around the UW campus for a while, the Visitors Information Center isn’t where it used to be.

A small grant made in 2004 to facilitate groundbreaking discussions and works across disciplines supported a three-campus, five-department project to create an online resource of high-quality images in the fields of art, architecture, history and culture.

Events last spring at the UW and nationwide have put the spotlight of public attention on how university campuses react to emergency situations, be they natural disasters, accidents or acts of violence.

Last week the UW unveiled and dedicated a permanent exhibit honoring alumni who, as UW undergraduates, achieved prestigious recognition as Rhodes Scholars.

The film and television series M*A*S*H featured the song Suicide is Painless, but new research refutes that idea and indicates that being victimized because of sexual orientation is a chief risk factor for suicidal behavior among gay, lesbian and bisexual college students.

Sociology Professor Bob Crutchfield is looking for 99 friends to join him when he runs the Seattle Half Marathon on Nov.

Award-winning British guitarist Michael Partington, a UW School of Music alumnus and a new faculty member, presents his debut recital at 7:30 p.

Starting this year, UW students will be able to major in American Indian Studies for the first time.

If you pick up a copy of Technology Review magazine this month, you’ll see this year’s winners for the top 35 young innovators.

This quarter for the first time, the UW will be offering American Sign Language (ASL) for credit.

The UW Chamber Dance Company will kick off the academic year by presenting a new concert and providing an opportunity for the general public to see portions of its old ones.

UW faculty and staff can get extra help finding childcare and dealing with diffiicult issues in their lives, thanks to one new and one enhanced service offered by UW Human Resources.

This fall the Frye Art Museum and the UW Press are initiating a series of quarterly readings by writers who will explore the stylistic relationships between visual art — both in the Frye Collection and in special exhibitions — and the literary arts.

LEADING WOMEN: Three UW staffers are among 13 women being honored for having “not only set the standard or raised the bar in their professions and/or community leadership, but also having established legacies, including the mentoring of other women of color to take over and surpass their achievements.

Yoky Matsuoka, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University, has been named one of this year’s MacArthur Fellows.

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.

Kiera Clarke, who earned a B.

WHERE ARE WE? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

To provide additional and more convenient customer service for faculty, staff and students on UW NetID computing and network issues, Computing & Communications (C&C) recently expanded its customer support hours, adding three additional hours in the evenings, from 5 p.

UW President Mark A.

Even as Janet Brodsky took a few minutes Friday to discuss her new job as the UW’s Violence Prevention & Response Program Manager, which oversees the new SafeCampus phone lines, news of another school shooting was spreading across the country — this time at Delaware State University.

HMC changes to ‘744’ telephone prefix

Harborview Medical Center is migrating telephone numbers with the 731 prefix to the 744 prefix.

John Hunter, Mackenzie professor and chair of the Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, will present the 58th Annual Strauss Lecture at 4 p.

Ning Zheng, associate professor of pharmacology, will present Protein Ubiquitination: From Plant Biology to Human Diseases at noon on Wednesday, Oct.

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“How did you spend your summer vacation?” will be among the frequently-asked questions overheard on campus in the coming weeks.

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