December 3, 2002
As the country marks the first anniversary of Enron’s bankruptcy this week, University of Washington Business School research is questioning the ongoing claim that stock option compensations benefit executives to the detriment of shareholders.
December 2, 2002
Neuroscientists trying to tease out the mechanisms underlying the basis of human sympathy have found that such feelings trigger brain activity not only in areas associated with emotion but also in areas associated with performing an action
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $9 million grant to the University of Washington to support the newly formed Center for Functional Genomics and Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Liver Disease.
OneWorld Challenge, a Kirkland-based syndicate that will compete in New Zealand next year for the America’s Cup, the world’s premier sailing competition.
November 28, 2002
New research suggests that Jupiter-like planets form in as little as a few hundred years.
November 26, 2002
The University of Washington’s new Academy for Young Scholars, like the Marine Corps, is looking for a few good recruits. The academy is seeking outstanding young scholars — high school sophomores — in the Puget Sound area for its fall 2003 class.
November 25, 2002
A pig-roasting pit at a garden used by elderly immigrants and a hanging play structure for an experimental preschool are among the University of Washington projects highlighted in a new book on innovative joint ventures between schools of architecture and local communities.
Researchers at the University of Washington have discovered a cellular basis for what many have long suspected: Men, as well as women, have a reproductive clock that ticks down with age.
November 21, 2002
Man doth not live by bread alone, but also by sodium, calcium, potassium, and magnesium.
Ask Sally Brown to compare her former career as a chef with her current career as a soils scientist and one can expect a simple answer: “The cooking smells better.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
James Severson, current president of the Cornell Research Foundation, has been selected to become vice provost for intellectual property and technology transfer at the UW, effective Jan.
Most people get a cake for their birthday; Diane Thome got a concert for hers.
While the average employee is admiring the color of the leaves on campus, at least 30 people are thinking more about how to get rid of them.
SPACE (NEEDLE) TRAVEL: Filmmaker B.
Editor’s Note: The Combined Fund Drive runs through Nov.
The Faculty Council on University Facilities and Services (FCUFS) has responsibility for policies relating to building needs, space utilization, supplies and equipment, administrative services, and parking and traffic.
The UW Board of Regents, meeting on Nov.
The American Cancer Society at the UW is looking for participants for the first Relay for Life held at the UW.
The UW Career Week was honored with an Outstanding Advising Program Award at the annual National Academic Advising Association conference last month.
The UW Dance Program will present its annual composer/choreographer collaborative concert Dec.
A student-organized drive to register bone marrow donors will be held Friday, Nov.
A study involving almost 2,400 women has shown that a vaccine that prevents infection with one of the viruses linked to cervical cancer is generally safe and effective.
Michael Corn, director of research and industry relations support in the School of Medicine’s Office of Research and Graduate Education, will speak on research-related conflicts of interest at the next program in the series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations and the UW Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer.
The UW School of Medicine received the Association of American Medical Colleges 2002 Award for Outstanding Community Service at the group’s annual meeting in San Francisco last weekend.
REGENTS MEETING
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 1 p.
Music for viola by UW composers will be featured at a concert at 7:30 p.
Even though it wasn’t the “big one,” last year’s Nisqually earthquake caused damage to nearly 300,000 residences or almost one out every four households in the Puget Sound area, according to a new UW study.
Washington state may have been more lucky than smart in its recent economic history.
Demonstrating the amount of wealth minority-owned firms contribute to the state even in a sluggish economy, winners of the UW Minority Business Awards saw their revenues grow in 2001.
If you’re one of those people who pays attention to volume and issue numbers on your newspaper, you may notice something unusual about University Week.
People living in the Pacific Northwest will likely face a difficult choice in coming decades as global warming alters the region’s climate — they can have water for hydroelectric power or water for salmon runs, but not both.
People living in the Pacific Northwest will likely face a difficult choice in coming decades as global warming alters the region’s climate — they can have water for hydroelectric power or water for salmon runs, but not both.
November 20, 2002
A study involving almost 2,400 women has shown that a vaccine that prevents infection with one of the viruses linked to cervical cancer is generally safe and effective.
November 19, 2002
Demonstrating the amount of wealth minority-owned firms contribute to the state even in a sluggish economy, winners of the University of Washington Minority Business Awards saw their revenues grow in 2001.
Even though it wasn’t the “big one,” last year’s Nisqually earthquake caused damage to nearly 300,000 residences or almost one out of every four households in the Puget Sound area, according to a new University of Washington study.
November 18, 2002
James Severson, current president of the Cornell Research Foundation, has been selected to become vice provost for intellectual property and technology transfer at the University of Washington.
November 15, 2002
A national UW-led program that teaches students with disabilities to use technology as a prominent ingredient in their recipes for success is celebrating a landmark birthday with new programs to reach out to university administrators and encourage students to pursue careers in science and engineering.