The latest news from the UW

Karisa Mayer Kevin Binz, left, and Elston Cloy ponder their next moves during the preliminary round of the Washington State Chess Tournament, held at UW Tacoma last weekend. The tournament features 20 of the best players in the state in two categories. The winner in each category will be decided in final matches over President’s Day weekend. Spectators are welcome, but no cheering, please. H.G. Pitre, a math instructor at the Instructional Center and a longtime chess player, is coordinating…

Brain images of children with dyslexia taken before they received spelling instruction show that they have different patterns of neural activity than do good spellers when doing language tasks related to spelling.

When fishing boats return with catches of increasingly less-valuable fish, the commonly held notion is that the more valuable species have been fished out.

Susan Eggers, a professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering and co-inventor of a revolutionary computer processing technology that changed commercial industry standards, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Four finalists have been selected from a field of more than 80 applicants for the chancellorship of  UW Bothell.

The UW has become the largest purchaser of green power in Seattle.

Tapping sounds will be heard in the corridors of Thomson Hall in days to come.

The School of Music has a busy schedule over the coming week, with five ensemble concerts planned.

The UW World Series presents a celebration of Japan’s folk history and a solo piano concert this week in Meany Theater.

Like the Ents — the tree guardians from J.

The best venue for teaching citizenship skills and values to young people is where the diversity of students is greatest, and that’s public school, says Walter Parker, one of three professors from the UW College of Education who will meet the public on Feb.

Do your children want to go to Mars? Or maybe design a space colony? If so, they’re just the people the Space Huskies Program is looking for.

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

Spyware is alive and well on the Internet.

The Washington Technology Center (WTC) recently awarded grants to eight Washington researchers teamed with local companies to commercialize new technologies.

There’s going to be a major earthquake at the UW next quarter, but don’t worry, it won’t be real.

The ideal Valentine’s Day present for people seeking sweethearts might be a package of self-knowledge.

This legislative session has reached its midpoint, and much of the good news for the UW has been about legislation that has “died” or been amended to satisfy UW concerns.

A draft vision statement for the UW is available for comment online at <A href=" https://catalysttools.

Free assistance in filing basic individual federal tax returns is available on the UW campus, Fridays, Feb.

Want a copy of the UW Academic and Administrative Office Directory right when it comes off the presses? Publications Services Office is offering online ordering through Wednesday, Feb.

New Zealanders (from left) Te Rau Huia Ngata-Kutia, Derek Lardelli, Patrick Takoko and Wayne Ngata, on the right, perform part of a traditional “haka” dance at the Burke Museum Friday — one of the demonstrations that accompanied the opening of the exhibit about Maori weaving, Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread.