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Mani Soma, a professor of electrical engineering whose research involves the design of integrated circuits and bioelectronic systems, has been named acting dean for the University of Washington College of Engineering, the university announced today.

Approximately 70 percent of people in the United States experience a traumatic event during their lifetime and a significant number of these people later develop post-traumatic stress disorder, a chronic and debilitating condition that can persist for months or even years.

Sandwich boards proclaiming “Stop, think, recycle,” and squishy yellow “brains” scattered around campus mark the start of a UW Recycling campaign to promote placing paper and cardboard in the proper recycling container instead of in the trash.

Ice dams across the deepest gorge on Earth created some of the highest-elevation lakes in history.

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

No matter how you measure it, the UW’s Environmental Health and Safety Department (EH&S) is a powerhouse when it comes to holiday donations.

The human brain’s remarkable flexibility to understand a variety of signals as language extends to an unusual whistle language used by shepherds on one of the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa.

Cash is the best type of donation just now for the areas ravaged by the Dec.

“Copyright Myths and Monsters: Authorship, Ownership, Open Source and Fair-Use Pitfalls” is the title for the next presentation in the series “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations.

Two programs honoring the legacy of Dr.

The University of Washington has established a special office to support further development of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory-Cascades.

The Pacific Northwest has seen its share of major environmental battles.

Extreme changes in the Arctic Oscillation in the early 1990s — and not warmer temperatures of recent years — are largely responsible for declines in how much sea ice covers the Arctic Ocean, with near record lows having been observed during the last three years, UW researchers say.

Any individual who does not attend to his or her computer’s security could be responsible for having all UW messages banned from major Internet service providers, UW computer experts warn.

An elementary school intervention program that taught children impulse control and gave their teachers and parents better management skills has had long-lasting effects extending into early adulthood, showing that the children are more productive and well-adjusted members of society at age 21, according to a new study.

Erupting volcanoes are among the most destructive forces in Mother Nature’s arsenal.

The UW is the first higher education institution in the country to be chosen for participation in a prestigious emergency management training course offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The Washington State Legislature will open its session Jan.

University of Washington President Mark Emmert has selected Patricia Spakes, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, to become chancellor of University of Washington, Tacoma, effective April 4, 2005.

Erupting volcanoes are among the most destructive forces in Mother Nature’s arsenal.

The human brain’s remarkable flexibility to understand a variety of signals as language extends to an unusual whistle language used by shepherds on one of the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa.

An elementary school intervention program that taught children impulse control and gave their teachers and parents better management skills has long-lasting effects extending into early adulthood, showing that the children are more productive and well-adjusted members of society at age 21, according to a new study.