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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.

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.

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.

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.

If you’re a fan of CNN Headline News, you may have seen some familiar faces popping up on the screen.

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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.

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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.

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Americans often point to the Canadian health care system to prove, or disprove, certain ideas about how our own system functions.

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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.

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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.

Many living things, from fruit flies to people, naturally produce disease-fighting chemicals, called antimicrobial peptides, to kill harmful bacteria.

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.

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.

Most states mandate some consideration of intimate partner violence (IPV) in child custody proceedings, but the existence of such abuse is often unknown to the court when custody is at issue.

A number of hypotheses have been used to explain how free oxygen first accumulated in Earth’s atmosphere some 2.

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The SLUGs are having tapas this week, and everyone is invited to join them.

Polly Olsen, director of the School of Medicine’s Native American Center of Excellence, and Dr.

The look and feel of a neighborhood reaches out to passers-by through the facades of its many storefronts.

Scientists have identified the first reported case in Asia of primate-to-human transmission of simian foamy virus (SFV), a retrovirus found in macaques and other primates that so far has not been shown to cause disease in humans.

A double row of Leyland cypress trees along Montlake Boulevard are scheduled to be removed soon.

Beth Kalikoff may be the only author whose doctoral dissertation helped prepare her for writing a mystery novel.

The end of World War II brought relief and joy, but it was also a bittersweet time as survirors remembered fallen family members, friends and classmates at the UW.

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

Sixteen-year-old Jolene Monk of Shoreline hopes to become an engineer — just like her mother.