The latest news from the UW

Five UW professors are among 104 outstanding young scientists and economists from 53 colleges and universities to be selected for Sloan Research Fellowships.

The University will be trying to forge a budget plan during the next several weeks that inflicts the least amount of damage.

The seed packets have labels with romantic-sounding names such as meadow mixture and wedding wildflowers, while others tout backyard biodiversity and make reference to Earth Day.

Students from the University of Washington have won a place on a team that plans to launch mice into space, seeking answers to the little-explored question of how Martian gravity affects mammals.

As the tragic events of Sept.

Managed care controls do not appear to reduce access to specialized mental health care among depressive patients in primary care clinics, according to researchers at the University of Washington.

The annual turning of the Quad cherry trees has peaked, drawing large numbers of visitors and students to admire the spectacular beauty.

Throughout the Health Sciences Center, faculty, staff and students are making preparations for the Health Sciences Open House, set for Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27.

For the ninth consecutive year, the UW School of Medicine has ranked as the nation’s top primary-care medical school in U.

Not taking prescribed medications is a major problem for patients with schizophrenia, who may not be aware of the symptoms the drugs are designed to treat.

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When you’re approached by a man telling you he’s here to look at, say, the heating system in your office, how do you know he really is a representative of the UW’s Facilities Services team? After all, in these troubling times, he could be someone bent on sabotage, or he could be someone simply wanting access to your office after hours.

The influence of the UW’s C-STARS program is reverberating through Indonesia this week.

George Bridges will tell you honestly that he struggled through his first two quarters as an undergraduate at the UW in the 1970s.

Betsy Bridwell grew up with a father who loved traveling.

LENO STARS: Look for UW students on Friday’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center at the UW is looking for people diagnosed with a common inner ear disorder called Ménière’s disease as part of a multicenter clinical study of a new device: the Meniett pressure-pulse generator.

Recognition awards

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The UW Board of Regents has unanimously approved a project management agreement authorizing UW Capital Projects Office to serve as project manager of the $193 million voter-approved bond project to finance earthquake stabilization and bed expansion at Harborview Medical Center.

At a time of life when many people are reflecting on the past, Allan W.

Managed care controls do not appear to reduce access to specialized mental health care among depressive patients in primary care clinics, according to researchers at the UW.

Managed care controls do not appear to reduce access to specialized mental health care among depressive patients in primary care clinics, according to researchers at the UW.

Academic Opportunities

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects related to ethnic studies.