December 7, 2006
By Sibrina Collins
The Graduate School
This fall the University took a step toward its goal of building relationships with minority-serving institutions and historically black colleges and universities when it hosted Andrew Williams, a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga.
For their 25th wedding anniversary, Douglas Louie surprised his wife, UW Tacoma Professor of Education Belinda Louie, with an elaborate, expensive gift she can’t wear, drive or even touch.
Most college term papers don’t make the national news.
Editor’s note: This is the last in a series of profiles University Week has run of UW staff members volunteering for agencies that receive funding through the Combined Fund Drive.
The first-ever wall calendar featuring the beauty of Washington Park Arboretum’s magnificent plant collection is now available at all eight PCC Natural Markets, at the Arboretum Shop, and online at <A href="http://www.
With their own recognized association and a dedicated office on campus, postdoctoral scholars — “postdocs” for short — are raising their professional profile at the UW.
We won’t let snow get in the way of giving.
Class title: Anthropology 469, “Metropolis: Anthropology of the Modern City,” taught by Chris Brown.
UW faculty, staff and students interested in learning more about the UW Police Department are invited to apply for the UW Police Citizens’ Academy.
You can bring the family and experience the charm of a 19th century technology that was the forerunner of motion pictures at the Burke’s holiday event, “Magic Lanterns and the Birth of Photography,” from 10 a.
The University of Washington Press, working with the Department of Scandinavian Studies, has launched two new book series that include Scandinavian co-publishers.
A UW team will lead a new $15 million U.
A number of researchers in recent years have reported perplexing findings of water vapor at concentrations as much as twice what they should be in and around cirrus clouds high in the atmosphere, a finding that could alter some conclusions about climate change.
Seismometers in the right place at the right time detected the growing swarm of tiny undersea earthquakes that culminated in a volcanic eruption last January off the coast of Mexico.
The traditional idea that immigrants cluster together in neighborhoods with their countrymen after coming to the United States and move away after achieving economic success is far from universal.
The UW Libraries have partnered with communities on the Olympic Peninsula to create an unusual online museum that provides access to much historical material that previously was in private hands.
December 6, 2006
The University of Washington Press, working with the Department of Scandinavian Studies, has launched two new book series that include Scandinavian co-publishers.
The traditional idea that immigrants cluster together in neighborhoods with their countrymen after coming to the United States and move away after achieving economic success is far from universal.
December 5, 2006
A University of Washington team will lead a new $15 million U.
November 30, 2006
A number of researchers in recent years have reported perplexing findings of water vapor at concentrations as much as twice what they should be in and around cirrus clouds high in the atmosphere, a finding that could alter some conclusions about climate change.
Attention: The UW Police are coming to Kane Hall.
Editor’s note: Karin Dalesky, an admissions specialist in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at UW Tacoma, has twice gone to New Orleans to tend to pets who are victims of the hurricanes.
Immigrants from Asia have lower rates of psychiatric disorders than American-born Asians and other native-born Americans, according to the first national epidemiological survey of Asian Americans in the United States.
A technique used since the 1930s to estimate the abundance of fish has shown for the first time that enforcement patrols are effective at reducing poaching of elephants, African buffaloes and black rhinos in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
For many of the students in Patricia Campbell’s class, Music for Children, the trip to Toppenish loomed as a scary experience they weren’t sure they could succeed at.
If there were a 12-step group she could turn to, one member of the UW dance faculty might find herself saying, “Hi, I’m Juliet McMains and I’m a glamour addict.
This weekend there is an opportunity to attend two $5 concerts at the UW School of Music.
Soloist and chamber musician Susan Chan, a member of the piano faculty at Portland State University, will present the first concert in the new East-West Piano Arts Series on Saturday, Dec.
UW Medicine, in partnership with the Seattle Public Library, continues its medical lecture series at 6:30 p.
One of the leading scientists studying the Himalayan mountains and how they might impact long-term climate change will give a free lecture at 7:30 p.
This year’s crop of health sciences students are smart, compassionate, and have a strong desire to serve others.
This week, curbside solar pay stations will be installed to replace the coin-only parking meters in front of Graves Hall, the IMA and in lot E17 on the northwest corner of Husky Stadium.
If you need to get in the mood for the holidays, the UW choirs may help you out when they present a festive concert of seasonal music, from carols both ancient and modern to vocal jazz arrangements.
The second in a series of luncheons which explores ways in which Arts & Sciences faculty can be engaged in teacher preparation will be held from noon to 1:30 p.
Q: You’ve been dean of pharmacy for several years now.
The UW School of Law will host a book signing and lecture by Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School professor and executive director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Friday, Dec.
UW President Mark Emmert received a few lessons in emergency patient care from Dr.
The government is going electronic.