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IEEE STARS: Four faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering have been elected fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, bringing the total number of IEEE fellows in the department to 22.

The UW Eldercare Initiative is sponsoring an all-day eldercare workshop at the UW Bothell campus for the UW community and members of the public.

A competition of UW student art works protesting U.

Registration for UW Educational Outreach’s Summer Programs for Youth opens Feb.

The Diversity Council’s Gay Bisexual Lesbian and Transgendered (GBLT) Advisory Committee is looking for campus input as it works to realize some of the goals set forth when it was created two years ago.

As the publication of scientific research papers shifts more and more from print to electronic distribution, universities often buy site licenses that provide campus-wide online access to a variety of journals, which cuts publishers’ production costs and is more convenient for readers.

Scientists interested in the Earth’s carbon cycle — something that must be understood to assess the ongoing effects of carbon dioxide created by human actions, such as driving cars — have a new problem.

Four faculty members in the University of Washington’s Department of Electrical Engineering have been elected fellows of in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, bringing the total number of IEEE fellows in the department to 22.

Budding computer engineers at the University of Washington can get valuable hands-on experience early in their academic programs thanks to high-tech testing equipment recently donated by Tektronix Inc.

Neither rain, sleet or snow are deterring more than 700 faculty and staff from taking part in a campus-wide bicycle challenge event this month.

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

Ellen Gallagher: Preserve/Murmur opened at the Henry Gallery last week, the first solo exhibition on the West coast by this young, influential African-American artist.

New Jacobsen Observatory links two staples of astronomy at UW

It took 109 years, but the second-oldest building on campus finally has a name of its own.

For too long the school bully has been considered an unavoidable reality, according to one UW researcher.

About 4,000 students and alumni are expected to attend some portion of the fifth annual Career Discovery Week, which runs Jan.

The Washington Park Arboretum is holding its first photo contest and the event is open to amateur and professional photographers.

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, a Seattle-based international resource on news media coverage of violence, has received five years of continued support from the Dart Foundation, with grants that will total more than $5 million.

The University has launched an ambitious new plan to increase the endowment for chairs, professorships, fellowships and scholarships.

Scientists interested in the Earth’s carbon cycle – something that must be understood to assess the ongoing effects of carbon dioxide created by human actions, such as driving cars – have a new problem.

Fifty high school students from the Yakima Valley will be coming to the University of Washington on the weekend of Jan. 23 and a weekend in February to learn about oral health career opportunities and about the importance of oral health to good overall health.

Four University of Washington master’s of business administration students snagged second place in the inaugural 2004 Pac-10/Big Ten MBA Case Competition held last week at Arizona State University.

Drivers or passengers protected by seat belts are at increased risk for fatal injuries if others who ride with them fail to wear their seat belts.

In some parts of the world, tuberculosis is a growing concern because a form of the disease resistant to many antibiotics is on the rise; in other countries like India, where Dr.

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Editor’s note: This is one of a series of articles by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.

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