The latest news from the UW

A new shuttle service now links UW Medical Center with the developing research hub at South Lake Union.

Former Washington Governor Booth Gardner will be at the Health Sciences Center on Monday, Oct.

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding $4.

The Professional Staff Organization is at a crossroads.

How do you recruit faculty for a program that is not able to offer lavish support or huge salaries, that won’t likely generate articles in prestigious journals, and that probably involves more work than your average class?

You offer them an opportunity to work with some of the smartest undergraduates in Washington.

The UW is holding a party for thousands of its closest friends to celebrate the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff and their contributions to the region and society.

Other people celebrate New Years on Jan.

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In the not-so-distant future, your wristwatch could stop you if you try to run out the door without the necessities you need for the day, like your keys, wallet or cell phone.

Three new University of Washington, Bothell Student Ambassadors have been selected for the 2004-05 academic year.

Jace Weaver, Founding Director of the Institute of Native American Studies at the University of Georgia and a prominent Native American studies scholar in religion, law, environment and culture, will discuss Native American ethics of place and architecture, part of a larger conversation being developed at UW Bothell with local scholars, artists and community workers on Native story, land and community.

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

Five floats loaded with instruments and deployed in the path of the eye of hurricane Frances — that’s the one after Charley and before Ivan and Jeanne — have transmitted data that may help scientists better understand ocean conditions that put a damper on tropical storms and those that pour on the gas.

While the University is gearing up for a new academic year, Nancy Amidei, a senior lecturer in the social work department, is gearing up for the election in November.

Despite a longstanding international ban on ivory trade, African elephants continue to be killed in large numbers for their prized tusks.

Five floats loaded with instruments and deployed in the path of the eye of hurricane Frances — that’s the one after Charley and before Ivan and Jeanne — have transmitted data that may help scientists better understand ocean conditions that put a damper on tropical storms and those that pour on the gas.

While the University is gearing up for a new academic year, Nancy Amidei, a senior lecturer in the social work department, is gearing up for the election in November.

An interdisciplinary team of University of Washington researchers has been awarded $12.

A former dean with Oxford University — who oversaw refurbishment of gardens in the heart of Oxford that are visited by many thousands every year and managed one of the most historically significant herbarium collections in the United Kingdom — has been named director of the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture and Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum.

A new national research center is being established at the UW with the aim of finding easier, more powerful and more environmentally friendly ways of manipulating the strong chemical bonds found in most materials, from petroleum products to pharmaceuticals and biological molecules.

A-TAC, I-TAC and U-TAC.

What organization has the longest tradition of philanthropy in connection with the UW? A strong case can be made for the University Book Store.

When the UW Tacoma celebrated its recognition for sustainable building design last week, it was only one example of a universitywide commitment to environmental stewardship.

Oceanographers and computer scientists will design cyberinfrastructure to link research institutions on land with several existing or planned ocean observatories off the west coasts of the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The first ever genomic map of a diatom, part of a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth’s most important inhabitants, has yielded surprising insights about the way they may be using nitrogen, fats and silica in order to thrive.

An interdisciplinary team of University of Washington researchers has been awarded $12.

Two University of Washington student groups have planned gatherings — open to the public and press — to watch and discuss tonight’s first presidential debate:

<b> Communications Building 126</b> — Students, faculty and the public will gather at 5:45 p.

A University of Washington chemist whose work focuses on developing new inorganic semiconductor materials is among 57 researchers who this month received Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

Substantially more men than women favor routine paternity testing when a baby is born, according to a recent University of Washington survey, but the surprise to researchers is that the percentage of men favoring such testing wasn’t higher.

Despite a long-standing international ban on ivory trade, African elephants continue to be killed in large numbers for their prized tusks.

Clashes over an “explosion” of lawsuits and “massive” jury awards may well play a role in next Tuesday’s vice presidential debate involving a famous former trial lawyer, John Edwards.

The following statement was issued today by the U.