While the 91探花men鈥檚 basketball team was doing its part for national recognition, 91探花students were winning more than their share of prominent national and international awards and competitions on an unprecedented scale.
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The University community and others have contributed nearly $3,500 to a relief fund to assist Indonesian students affected by last winter鈥檚 killer earthquake-tsunami, which ravaged the Indian Ocean basin.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Grant applications wanted
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from 91探花faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning scholarly projects on ethnic issues in the United States.
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding two seven-year research grants totaling $22 million to researchers in the 91探花School of Dentistry.
The Center for the Advancement of Health Disparities Research, a joint project with the University of Hawaii based at the 91探花School of Nursing, will sponsor an afternoon Teach-In at the 91探花Health Sciences Center on Thursday, April 28.
鈥淐oping and Comforting鈥� is a public forum for cancer patients and their loved ones from 12:30 to 2 p.
Two 91探花School of Medicine faculty members, genome researcher Dr.
If a real Fountain of Youth existed, would its magical waters affect humans and other species in the same way? Recent evidence from investigators working on the genetics of longevity suggests that many of the same genes determine longevity across different species.
President Mark Emmert has announced a major new initiative that will examine leadership and values throughout the University.
On the battlefield of the future, medical personnel won鈥檛 be on the front lines dodging bullets and shrapnel as they try to reach fallen soldiers to render aid.
Editor鈥檚 Note: This is one of a series of articles by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Mention civil rights and most people will automatically think of cities like Montgomery, Ala.
Two ocean-diving gliders built at the 91探花were retrieved late last month near Kauai after setting a world record by traveling a quarter of the way across the Pacific Ocean.
Editor鈥檚 note: Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences staffer Joel Levin and his wife, University Photographer Mary Levin, recently returned after an 1,800-mile bike trip to raise money for cancer research.
Two 91探花School of Medicine faculty members, genome researcher Dr.
If a real Fountain of Youth existed, would its magical waters affect humans and other species in the same way? Recent evidence from investigators working on the genetics of longevity suggests that many of the same genes determine longevity across different species.
91探花Medical Center has completed the first installation in the western United States of a next-generation volume computed tomography (VCT) scanner.
Researchers studying yeast cells have identified a metabolic enzyme as a potential therapeutic target for treating Huntington’s disease, a fatal inherited neurodegenerative disorder for which there is currently no effective treatment.
Two ocean-diving gliders built at the 91探花 were retrieved late last month near the Hawaiian island of Kauai after setting a world record by traveling a quarter of the way across the Pacific Ocean.
The 91探花 and the Washington State Arts Commission’s Art in Public Places Program will dedicate a new collection of artworks by nine artists of color at 6 p.
The 91探花 again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding two seven-year research grants totaling $22 million to researchers in the 91探花 School of Dentistry.
In otherwise healthy obese women, weight loss is associated with significant decreases in biomarkers associated with cardiovascular risk, according to an article printed in the April 6 edition of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Researchers trying to tease out the genetic basis of dyslexia have discovered a location on chromosome 2 that may contain one or more genes that contribute to the reading disorder and make it difficult for people to rapidly pronounce pseudowords.
It’s a tale of two budgets.
Randi Shapiro, assistant director of the Work/Life office, was a little surprised herself when she saw all the 91探花support and benefit programs lined up together 鈥� even though listing them that way had been her idea in the first place.
Rising sea levels 20,000 years ago, as the last ice age was beginning to wane, often are attributed in part to melting in West Antarctica.
Celebrated pianist and composer, Marc Seales will be joined by fellow 91探花jazz and history faculty to explore how jazz has intimately reflected the African American experience through the years at 7:30 p.
Scientists trying to recreate conditions that existed just a few millionths of a second after the big bang that started the universe have run into a mysterious problem 鈥� some of the reactions they are getting don鈥檛 mesh with what they thought they were supposed to see.
A pair of leading scientists who study songbirds as models for understanding the human brain and how humans acquire language say it’s time for the burgeoning field to begin singing a different tune and study a wider variety of species.
Contradicting previous assumptions, new fisheries research shows that allocating catch among vessels reduces the amount of fish discarded at sea.
The Work/Life Resource Center now has information about summer programs for school children of all ages.
With the state poised to allow the first freshmen at 91探花Tacoma in 2007, a new agreement promising transfer students nearly three-quarters of UWT鈥檚 undergraduate seats has been signed by 91探花President Mark Emmert and representatives from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and the Higher Education Coordinating Board.