The latest news from the UW

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

More than 320 acres of gardens and woodlands — including one of the oldest arboreta this side of the Mississippi — and one of the West Coast’s largest horticulture centers and libraries began operating this summer under the umbrella “University of Washington Botanic Gardens.

James Banks, director of the UW’s Center for Multicultural Education and holder of the Russell F.

If John Burt could have one wish, it would probably be to sprout wings.

The right way to say Phffft — the name of sound artist Trimpin’s innovative exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery — is with a healthy burst of breath and a sort of crescendo toward the end, the artist said with a smile and a sweeping gesture.

My years in the United States have largely been wonderful.

David Allen says when he was first approached to apply to be chair of the Women Studies Department, he assumed the role was that of a “placeholder” — someone to hold down the fort until the right woman for this key job came along.

The Marc Lindenberg Center for Humanitarian Action, International Development and Global Citizenship at the Daniel J.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has recognized Harborview Medical Center for its program to improve communication between health-care professionals and patients.

Occupants of the current Visitors Information Center will be scattering before fall quarter as plans proceed to demolish the building, making way for a new building on the site.

Board of Regents Meeting

The University of Washington Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.

Elizabeth Marin, a research scientist in biology, has been awarded one of 10 Damon Runyon postdoctoral fellowships, given annually to young scientists conducting research relevant to the study of cancer and its causes, treatment and prevention.

CAROLINA NORTH: Horace Williams, who founded the Philosophy Department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, bequeathed 979 acres of land to the University about a half century ago.

Four UW faculty members are among 58 of the nation’s most promising young scientists and engineers, recognized at the White House recently as winners of this year’s Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering.

The rebuilding of tsunami- and earthquake-damaged Indonesia is well under way, but the extent of psychological scarring left by the twin disasters still remains a large question mark, according to a UW professor who has been involved in relief efforts.

A search committee is currently looking for candidates for the position of dean of the UW’s Information School.

A signaling pathway required for plants to grow to their normal size appears to have an unexpected dual purpose of keeping the plants from wallpapering themselves with too many densely clustered stomata.

The University of Washington has been awarded a $15.

WHAT: “Education and Productivity: A 21st Century Workforce” conference.

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Only the size of a button, the tiny plastic disc doesn’t look like much at first glance.

Want to help a diverse group of people learn to get along? Have them design and build something together, says UW Art Professor John Young.

A UW atmospheric sciences professor and a research meteorologist have been named the winners of a Prize for Excellence in Weather Modification Research, awarded annually by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization and the United Arab Emirates.

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

University of Washington faculty and staff have a long tradition of supporting UW students in countless ways.

Doubled in size through a recent renovation, the Burke Museum’s Special Exhibits Gallery will reopen this weekend with a nationally praised exhibit of photography from one of the most beautiful, pristine and remote regions of the world.

Phyllis Wise’s voice over the phone sounded genuinely enthused as she talked about her new job at the UW.

Skin cancer on TV
UW Medical Center and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance will be prominently featured in the KING TV “Cancer-Free Washington” special on skin cancer this month.

The UW is one of four sites to receive funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to train students in a new public health informatics program.

UW Medical Center this spring completed the first installation in the western United States of a next-generation volume computed tomography (VCT) scanner.

Construction barriers are going up this week in preparation for the year-long project to remodel the main UW Medical Center lobby and clinic areas on the third floor.

LEGAL NOTICES

New parking and transportation fees effective July 1
Last year, the Board of Regents approved a three-year transportation fee schedule that provides for increases on July 1.

Nitrogen oxides produced by huge fires and fossil fuel combustion are a major component of air pollution.

For people from the Seattle area, a trip to the Yakima Valley means encountering an environment very different from the one they’re used to.

William Matchett, professor emeritus of English and former longtime editor of the journal Modern Language Quarterly, will read from and sign copies of Elementary, a new book of poems, at 7 p.

The deadline to respond to the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative survey is June 30.

The UW’s Human Subjects Division is leaving the “Age of Paper.

The UW took home several honors from the fourth annual Businesses for an Environmental and Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) awards, including the Mayor’s Environmental Leadership Award.