May 8, 2003
Four UW faculty members, a researcher at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) with an affiliate faculty appointment, and a member of the Board of Regents are among those elected Fellows of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced this week.
President George W. Bush has selected a University of Washington computer scientist as co-chair of the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, the White House announced today.
May 7, 2003
Murder often begins at a terrifyingly young age.
May 5, 2003
As mothers anticipate the annual holiday celebrating their maternal bond, a study to be published next week reveals that major aspects of a single mom’s life are influenced by whether her child is a boy or a girl.
May 2, 2003
What may be the nation’s first university graduate course on Information In Sports is quietly introducing 30 future librarians this spring to, among other things, the infield fly rule.
May 1, 2003
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Eleven UW scientists participated in the planning of a new national vision for genome research unveiled earlier this month.
On the morning of Dec.
He was there during the 1991 uprising against Saddam Hussein’s iron-fisted government.
When we meet our colleagues in Seattle, one of the most common questions we get is, “So, what’s going on at UW, Bothell?” Rather than continuing to give the usual glib reply (“a lot”), we thought we would use this article as a forum to describe the inspiring people who surround us.
Irregular heartbeats that put people at higher risk of stroke are more common than patients and doctors might think, according to a report in a recent issue of Circulation, published by the American Heart Association.
A UW study of patients across the nation who had gall bladder removals, a procedure known as cholecystectomy, shows that a major error during these operations can be cut by close to half by use of a simple test.
Living with stroke –
Harborview Medical Center is sponsoring an event for stroke survivors, their families and friends on Saturday, May 3 from 8:45 a.
New Driver Guidelines
15-Passenger Van Driver Guidelines – Effective April 15, 2003
New policy and procedure guidelines have been published by the Office of Financial Management (OFM) Risk Management Division (70.
PENNY PINCHING: The University of Michigan, responding to health care expenditures that have doubled in the last five years, will force employees to pay a share of the costs beginning in January 2004.
There are still openings in the summer programs for kids sponsored by UW Educational Outreach.
The rapidly advancing Internet, where things happen in “real-time,” will have to endure a moment of reflection next month.
Students aspiring to secure seed money to nurture future ventures showcased their brightest ideas last week during the investment round of the UW Business School’s Center for Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE) Business Plan Competition.
Three UW scholars have won prestigious fellowships from two different foundations.
The UW and three other organizations are joining forces to build a world-class telescope to search the heavens for supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, near-Earth asteroids and dark energy, the mysterious force behind the expansion of the universe.
Pacific Islander Partnerships in Education (PIPE) and the Center for Multicultural Education are being honored with the 2003 Jeff and Susan Brotman Diversity Award.
An oceanographer striving to find the limits of life, a marine policy expert helping resource managers and citizens prepare for global climate change and a neurobiologist investigating the mechanism underlying the sense of smell became the University of Washington’s newest members of the National Academy of Sciences this week.
It’s a fact of life that everyone gets older, but everyone may not get the same health care as they age, suggests research from the Institute of Medicine.
April 29, 2003
An oceanographer striving to find the limits of life, a marine policy expert helping resource managers and citizens prepare for global climate change and a neurobiologist investigating the mechanism underlying the sense of smell became the University of Washington’s newest members of the National Academy of Sciences today.
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The annual Arbor Day Fair for first-, second- and third graders.
April 28, 2003
A group students in the University of Washington Department of Mathematics – all but one of them local residents and most products of public education – have taken top honors in an international mathematics competition, edging out teams from such math powerhouses as MIT, Harvard and Harvey Mudd College.
April 24, 2003
A group of students in the UW Department of Mathematics — all but one of them local residents and most products of public education — have taken top honors in an international mathematics competition, edging out teams from such math powerhouses as MIT, Harvard and Harvey Mudd College.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Even with the Internet at their fingertips, people who really need information are more likely to seek it from other people — especially people they know.
Award-winning writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie will deliver the commencement address at the UW on June 14 in Husky Stadium.
The UW today announced a major gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enhances the University of Washington’s position as the emerging world leader in genomics research.
The UW, Tacoma’s Urban Studies Program is launching a certificate program in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in September.
A new law that went into the books in January gives employees in Washington state more freedom to use accrued leave.
If a recent student survey is to be believed, UW students are a pretty tech-savvy group and would like to be more so by the time they graduate.
The University of Washington today announced a major gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that enhances the UW’s position as the emerging world leader in genomics research. The $70 million gift is by far the largest single private donation ever to an institution of higher education in the Northwest.
April 22, 2003
Even with the Internet at their fingertips, people who really need information are more likely to seek it from other people — especially people they know.
April 21, 2003
Award–winning writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie will deliver the Commencement address at the University of Washington on June 14 in Husky Stadium.
Psychologists at the University of Washington trying to understand the underlying causes of childhood and adolescent depression and conduct disorder are looking for 240 Seattle-area 8- to 12-year-olds and one of their parents to participate in a new study.