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Scientists working at huge underground laboratories in Japan and Canada have made major strides in understanding neutrinos during the last three years. Now a team working with a particle accelerator at the University of Washington has added another significant finding, determining with the greatest precision yet just how many energetic neutrinos are generated in the sun’s nuclear furnace.

The financial value of a law-abiding reputation — not tighter government regulations — is the best way to prevent future scandals like those enveloping energy giant Enron and its auditor Arthur Andersen, a University of Washington researcher says.

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine, in collaboration with investigators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, have mapped the location of a gene associated with inherited pancreatic cancer.

Peace Corps Day offers interview/photo opportunities with 200-300 returned Peace Corps volunteers and people interested in joining the Peace Corps.

University of Washington professor of fisheries and aquatic sciences Vince Gallucci has studied shark population dynamics for more than a decade. During the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston earlier this month, Gallucci presented findings during the session “Not Enough Sea Lions, Too Many Sharks: Global Warming Signal?”

Join us in celebrating 10 years of Saluting Harborview Medical Center to support the efforts of the region’s only Level I adult and pediatric trauma and burn center. Proceeds will benefit the endowment of a Chair in Harborview’s Trauma Surgery Department.

Earth’s most severe mass extinction – an event 250 million years ago that wiped out 90 percent of all marine species and 70 percent of land vertebrates – was triggered by a collision with a comet or asteroid, according to new findings by a team led by a University of Washington scientist.

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We all know what the Vikings, those robust conquerors of early Europe, looked like as they sailed away from their ancient ports.

Kekanadure Dhammasiri (Siri), a Buddhist monk, has been selected as Harborview Medical Center’s second spiritual care chaplain resident.

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“Quality of Life and Health of the Public” is the topic for the School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s winter quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture, set for 3:15 p.

Local artist Barbara Earl Thomas will discuss the creative link between her writing and painting during a lecture at the Faculty Club, Wednesday at 7 p.

Many UW students and staff who have disputes with the Internal Revenue Service may be eligible for free counseling and representation from the Law School.

Salmon shark fins cut the surface of the water.

Longtime UW Professor Bruce Bare, an expert on the economics, management and sustainable use of forestlands, has been named dean of the College of Forest Resources by President Richard L.

When they’re not with their parents, children spend more time in the care of neighbors, friends and other relatives than at formal child-care centers or licensed home providers, according to a major new UW study.

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As part of a class on working in confined spaces, Dan Shackelford prepares to enter the space near the Health Sciences complex where sewer pumps are housed.

Last week’s Mystery Photo was more of a mystery than usual, since it was accidentally printed upside down.

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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at noon on Friday, March 1 in Room LB1 205 of the Library/Media Center at the University of Washington, Bothell campus.

ARBOR-READ-‘EM: Need some books and want to help a worthy cause at the same time? The Arboretum is having a used book sale from 10 a.

When they’re not with their parents, children spend more time in the care of neighbors, friends and other relatives than at formal child care centers or licensed home providers, according to a major new University of Washington study.

The first-ever direct measurements of the energy flux of the “internal” tide along the Hawaiian Ridge were reported last week by University of Washington researchers at the American Geophysical Union and American Society of Limnology’s Ocean Sciences meeting

The quest to predict toxic-algae outbreaks, estimate how much of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is being absorbed by the oceans and gain other insights into the lives of phytoplankton — microscopic plants that generate about half the oxygen we breathe — are subjects of a free, public lecture, “Molecular Explorations of the Oceans: New Ways to Study Marine Ecosystems,” by University of Washington oceanographer Virginia Armbrust.

Just about anyone who has flown knows the sensation of climbing through smog and bursting into bright, clear air. And once you’re there, the air generally stays clear no matter how high you go. But a University of Washington researcher has found it doesn’t always work that way.

Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen has given $14 million to the University of Washington to ensure the completion of a new facility for the university’s nationally ranked Department of Computer Science & Engineering, officials announced this evening

The promise of upward mobility — a centerpiece of the American dream, which fosters the notion that anyone can get ahead with hard work — may have disappeared with the 20th century. Prospects for upward mobility were on the decline long before the current economic downturn and the aftereffects of the Sept.11 terrorist attacks, contends Martina Morris, a University of Washington professor of sociology and statistics.

University of Washington researchers interested in building and maintaining healthier family relationships are looking for 200 Puget Sound families with a child 8 years of age to participate in a five-year study.

University of Washington President Richard L. McCormick has named long-time UW Professor Bruce Bare, an expert on the economics, management and sustainable use of forestlands, dean of the College of Forest Resources.

Steven Rogel, president and chief executive officer of Weyerhaeuser Co. and a key player in the company’s recent lengthy takeover bid for Willamette Industries will discuss his plans for the company’s increased performance during an address at the University of Washington Business School.

In years past, scientific speculation about how life began on Earth envisioned primordial soups and slimy goo as the incubators in which the first tiny microorganisms developed, billions of years ago.

SWAT Robotics, a team that combines students from the UW’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Roosevelt High School, will host a robotics competition to test their latest creation against the handiwork of other area teams in preparation for a regional competition.

The UW’s Chamber Dance Company will explore the impact of humanism and expressionism on modern dance during its annual winter concert.

The School of Music will help romantics celebrate Valentine’s Day with a concert tonight at 7:30 in Meany Theater.

The College of Education is accepting reservations for a colloquium designed to help facilitate partnerships between K-12 and the UW campus.

University Week Staff Report

The latest crime data from the UW Police Department show an 8 percent increase in reported crimes for 2001.

The award-winning UW-based DO-IT program is using cyberspace to reach a national audience with strategies for creating a level playing field in the academic world for students with disabilities.

For Aaron Hertzmann, painting like a master is more a matter of algorithms than brush strokes.

Oxygen in the upper waters of the North Pacific, an area that accounts for about 40 percent of the world’s oceans, decreased as much as 15 percent in a little less than two decades between the early 1980s and late 1990s.