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OFFICIAL NOTICES

Public Hearing Notice

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 1 p.

The UW Transportation Office is encouraging cyclists to team up when they accept the June Bicycle Commute Challenge.

One year after a devastating arson fire, the Center for Urban Horticulture thanks its supporters even while it struggles to recover what was lost.

Homeless youths who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender have a perilous existence on the street. Compared to heterosexual homeless youth, they experience more physical and sexual violence, use more drugs and abuse them more frequently, have more sexual partners and have higher rates of mental illness, according to a new University of Washington study.

An Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse flower in its native Sumatra and elsewhere because of its foul odor, began blooming late Wednesday afternoon in the greenhouse operated by the University of Washington’s botany department.

A team of University of Washington graduate students have won $30,000 to finance a company that would provide a less-invasive radiation therapy to cancer patients.

TUTU ON TV: If you didn’t get to see Archbishop Desmond Tutu when he was on campus this month, there will be many opportunities to see videos of his two appearances.

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A Nursing Recognition Endowed Fund to honor and support the work of nurses at both UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center was established about a year and a half ago with a gift from an anonymous donor.

The Burke Museum has received a major photographic collection, donated by photographer Adelaide De Menil, which documents the culture of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

The UW Board of Regents unanimously approved a budget last Friday that will include no salary increases and higher tuition.

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Cathy Taylor experienced an epiphany on a Seattle soccer field.

A public memorial will be held June 4 in Kane Hall to honor Marc Lindenberg, dean of the Daniel J.

Sleep disturbances could have physical causes and may need evaluation

UW-VA research carefully follows people with diabetes

All-day program on May 29 open to everyone

Morning program on June 13 for medicine and engineering faculty

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ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Seed Grant applications invited

The Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS) Seed Grants Program announces a new round of seed grants for the year 2002-03.

Well-known speaker will help as the institution launches a strong program geared toward the study of Earth’s climate change.

If you’d like to get more information about construction on campus this summer and how it will affect you, you can attend a brown bag presentation at noon Friday in 309 HUB.

President McCormick and other administrators met in a lively open forum with staff employees. Their discussion ranged from anthrax to the UW’s reputation and much more.

A five-year agreement will connect the UW and Nanyang Tech in Singapore.

FOOTBALL U: The National Football League has drafted Michigan State University to help prepare training manuals for youth and high school football coaches.

The speed and efficiency of computer network and database servers could increase as much as 400 percent because of an idea developed by two UW computer scientists that is reaching mainstream computing.

Work on core curriculum is done, the first class of graduate students has been accepted and one of the world’s top experts on global climate change, Harvard University professor James McCarthy, will present a free, public lecture here May 30 as the University of Washington launches its Program on Climate Change.

The second annual PRIME Showcase, highlights hands-on projects the partnerships have developed during the year to learn math, science and engineering principles.

A ceremony in honor of Memorial Day will be held at the University of Washington at 4 p.m. Friday, May 24 in Red Square.

Marc Lindenberg, dean of the UW’s Daniel J.