December 1, 2005
Less than a decade ago, researchers were able to confirm the existence of adult stem cells hiding out in the central nervous system, and ever since people have been trying to figure out how these cells could be activated to repair spinal cord injuries or even to cure neurodegenerative diseases.
The UW Photographers Group is holding its annual Group Show at the HUB Gallery in the Student Union Building through Dec.
Sometimes a research project evolves to become more than the sum of its parts.
11th February Monday 1805.
America’s charter schools serve a larger percentage of minority and low-income students than do the nation’s traditional public schools, according to a comprehensive new study of the growing charter movement.
Editor’s note: Throughout the Combined Fund Drive, which runs through Dec.
A memorial service has been set for Jerre D.
POETIC TRIBUTE: Mary Coventry, a UW staff member for nearly 20 years, died this fall.
A purse was stolen from Kane Hall sometime between 12:30 p.
The Undergraduate Theater Society production of (M)Alice: A Gross Misinterpretation Of Wonderland will be presented
Dec.
The 2006 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Just over 100 days ago I arrived at the University of Washington as provost.
The ideal undergraduate experience at the UW would engage all students — not just in the classroom, but by extending intellectual life to where students live.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Participants wanted for Continuums of Service conference
Washington Campus Compact and the Western Region Campus Compact Consortium is sponsoring the Ninth Annual Continuums of Service Conference, “Engaging Leadership: New Visions, Voices, and Models” April 19-21, 2006, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bellevue.
Where are we? The photo to the right was taken somewhere on campus.
November 30, 2005
Booster seats have been proven to protect children from serious injury, yet new research shows that in some communities fewer than 21 percent of children 4-8 years old are properly secured in booster seats when they ride in cars.
November 28, 2005
With the No Child Left Behind Act increasingly focusing schools’ attention on test scores alone, programs that stress behavior, social development and commitment to school have sometimes gotten left behind.
November 23, 2005
UW Medical Center has become the title sponsor for the 2006 Seattle Marathon.
November 21, 2005
America’s charter schools serve a larger percentage of minority and low-income students than do the nation’s traditional public schools, according to a comprehensive new study of the growing charter movement.
November 17, 2005
“Caught in the (Patriot) Act” is the title of a forum on the implications of the Patriot Act featuring Norm Stamper, former Seattle police chief, and other speakers.
“Caught in the (Patriot) Act” is the title of a forum on the implications of the Patriot Act featuring Norm Stamper, former Seattle police chief, and other speakers.
Editor’s note: Throughout the Combined Fund Drive, which runs through Nov.
The Dance Program at the UW will open its annual performance series with an eclectic concert showcasing work choreographed and performed by Dance Program faculty, guest artists and students.
Where are we? The film above was taken somewhere on campus.
For the 20th year the Giving Tree, a project of the Department of Housing and Food Services and the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), is asking faculty, staff and students to help make a difference in a child’s holiday.
The University Book Store is holding a Campus Thank You Night from 5 to 9 p.
The five-week course “Choices and Change in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge” may have concluded in August but the learning continues.
The UW’s Department of Bioengineering has received a $2.
Deep in the bowels of Allen Library is a treasure trove in the process of being discovered.
Audiences may come to remember the UW’s 2005 production of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, set to run Nov.
Students who enter the UW next fall will have at least one thing in common — they will all have read the same book.
More than 20 million black and white Americans poured out of the South in the first seven decades of the 20th century, sweeping north and west in two parallel, but largely separate, migrations that transformed politics, culture and religion in the United States.
November 16, 2005
More than 20 million black and white Americans poured out of the South in the first seven decades of the 20th century, sweeping north and west in two parallel, but largely separate, migrations that transformed politics, culture and religion in the United States.
November 10, 2005
The University of Washington’s Department of Bioengineering has received a $2.
Fiction writers Jonathan Franzen and Sherman Alexie are coming to the UW, as well as other authors, cartoonists and critics as part of the New Yorker College Tour, in various locations at the HUB Nov.
Nominations are now being solicited for the University’s annual awards — awards that honor outstanding teachers, staff, mentors and those engaged in leadership and public service.
National experts in drug development and drug safety will speak with the public during a free forum on Tuesday, Nov.
“Advances in Facial Rejuvenation” will be presented by the Cosmetic Surgery Center at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt on Monday, Nov.
“Winning Game Plan,” an educational program about non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, will be held on Tuesday, Nov.