September 26, 2005
Newly hatched magellanic penguin chicks in breeding grounds with a large number of human visitors show a significant spike in levels of a stress-related hormone compared to chicks hatched in areas not visited by humans, a University of Washington research team has found.
In a significant advance toward understanding a perplexing and painful neurological disorder, an international team of researchers has discovered gene mutations associated with an inherited chronic pain and weakness syndrome known as hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (also called HNA).
September 23, 2005
September 22, 2005
A University of Washington-led consortium is one of four groups selected nationwide under a federal program to explore nanotechnology’s applications for treating cancer, the National Cancer Institute and National Science Foundation announced this week.
A study comparing antimicrobial peptides, or AMPs, a group of small proteins that occur naturally in human saliva and act like antibiotics against oral bacteria, could lead to new ways to screen children for risk of tooth decay and protect them against this common, chronic problem.
September 20, 2005
The University of Washington has opened its doors to scores of students displaced by the immense devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
University of Washington President Mark A.
September 6, 2005
Sometimes less is more.
At least two thousand freshmen, their parents and guests are expected to attend the 2005 UW Freshman Convocation, to be held at noon Sept.
A language is a terrible thing to lose, and that’s why nearly two dozen community members of Northwest Indian tribes and nations will spend next week at the University of Washington learning ways to breathe new life into endangered indigenous languages.
A triumvirate of University of Washington colleges will host the inaugural Seattle Innovation Symposium Sept.
September 1, 2005
Dear UW Faculty, Staff, and Students:
Hurricane Katrina has wreaked a level of destruction unprecedented in any natural disaster in our history.
August 31, 2005
A study comparing the genomes of both humans and chimpanzees has found that much of the genetic difference between the two species came about in events called segmental duplications, in which segments of genetic code are copied many times in the genome.
August 29, 2005
A $4 million donation from Frank and Julie Jungers will create an endowed deanship in the University of Washington’s College of Engineering.
Using a water droplet 1 trillion times smaller than a liter of club soda as a sort of nanoscale test tube, a University of Washington scientist is conducting chemical analysis and experimentation at unprecedented tiny scales.
August 23, 2005
More than 2,700 students from small rural schools in the Yakima and Skagit valleys, as well as the community of Goldendale, will get help preparing for college through a $2.
August 22, 2005
Western Washington Toyota dealers will donate $100,000 annually for the next 10 years to Harborview Medical Center — the longest multi-year commitment ever made to the hospital.
August 18, 2005
If you’re a fan of CNN Headline News, you may have seen some familiar faces popping up on the screen.
In the late 19th century, Louis Pasteur had already discovered the modern foundation for vaccinations — that exposure to a weakened form of an infection could help an organism’s immune system prepare for the infection and protect the body against a full-strength version of it.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The prime minister of Latvia, Aigars Kalvitis, visited the UW last week as part of a celebration for a new lectureship in Latvian language set to begin fall quarter.
Eleven-year-old Olivia Spokoiny takes a few steps forward through shadow into an area of sculpted light, ever ready for her close-up.
Gone in 60 Seconds was a movie about car thieves, but it could just as easily describe bicycle thieves.
Phyllis Wise says a university administrator is more like a member of a chamber group than the conductor of an orchestra.
Ninth Avenue closed
Ninth Avenue along the east side of Harborview Medical Center is now closed between Jefferson and Alder streets for construction of a tunnel and a skybridge.
Americans often point to the Canadian health care system to prove, or disprove, certain ideas about how our own system functions.
For more than three decades, Dr.
Consumers who are very skeptical about the truth of advertising claims are more responsive to emotionally appealing ads than ones peppered with information, according to a new study.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
ADAI grants
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University of Washington faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
The impact of global warming has become obvious in high latitude regions, including Alaska, Siberia and the Arctic, where melting ice and softening tundra are causing profound changes.
A collaborative research team headed in part by a UW atmospheric scientist this week began one of the largest hurricane research projects ever undertaken to better understand dramatic, rapid changes in tropical storm intensity that have baffled forecasters for years.
A VERY HUSKY CD: Kim Davenport, a pianist who earned her master’s at the School of Music, plays music composed by the late John Verrall, a longtime professor at the school, on a new CD.
The nation’s main program for educating the disadvantaged, Title I, is hampered by loopholes that prevent it from fulfilling its mission, according to a new study.
August 16, 2005
Many living things, from fruit flies to people, naturally produce disease-fighting chemicals, called antimicrobial peptides, to kill harmful bacteria.
August 15, 2005
Consumers who are very skeptical about the truth of advertising claims are more responsive to emotionally appealing ads than ones peppered with information, according to a new study.
August 11, 2005
The impact of global warming has become obvious in high latitude regions, including Alaska, Siberia and the Arctic, where melting ice and softening tundra are causing profound changes.
Seattle — UW TechTransfer announced today it has entered into an option agreement with Ascentia Biomedical Corp.