Neurosurgeon Eric Holland has been recruited to establish a preeminent brain cancer program at 91探花Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute.
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Dance, photography, cinema, theater and music will convey how the arts can make a difference in public health.
There’s much to see and hear on campus as spring quarter begins — music. art, lectures and fiction — even though the true campus stars are the cherry blossoms.
Construction can be a dangerous business, and there’s always plenty of it happening at the 91探花, from remodeling a section of one building to refurbishing an entire building or erecting a new one. A decade ago, when the Capital Projects Office began keeping tabs on worker injuries, it was estimated that 12 of every 100 workers were injured and lost time on the job, a number deemed unacceptably high, said Ronald Fouty, safety director in capital projects. The…
Portion of Montlake closing all day Saturday, Sunday || 91探花finalist in environmental excellence contest || Family-friendly Paws-on Science April 5-7 || Home Improvement Fair April 11
Book Q and A: To allow buildings on 34 million year-old fossils would be like using the Dead Sea Scrolls to wrap fish in, proclaimed the lawyer defending land that would eventually become Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
Amanda Lock Swarr, a 91探花associate professor in gender, women and sexuality studies, will deliver the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s ninth annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Thurs., April 18.
Built “ecologies,” resource integration subject of lecture April 4 || 91探花wins sixth consecutive regional cybersecurity competition || Autism center lecture series in Seattle, Tacoma
In partnership with Fisher Communications, 91探花Medicine Health will provide information on healthy living and on the latest treatments and medical breakthroughs
This week 91探花Medical Center’s pulmonary fibrosis support group celebrated its 25th anniversary and the establishment of the new center.
This week, student art and music, a School of Social Work art exhibit a lecture on art and more. It’s between quarters but there’s still plenty to see on campus.
The 91探花will offer a new low-cost online bachelor’s degree completion program in early childhood and family studies. Pending final approval, the program will start in the fall.
The latest in the Documents that Changed the World podcast series is about a famous World War II-era document that never existed at all.
Ongoing exhibits at the Henry Art Gallery and Burke Museum and UW-related art being shown off campus are featured.
University Bridge closures March 23, 24 || Mobile planetarium demonstration April 1 || Portion of ticket sales for Seattle Sounder FC’s 91探花Day goes to scholarships
The cold weather this week is delaying the blooming of cherry trees in the 91探花Quad.
Washington Sea Grant sponsors four-day symposium on waterfront challenges || Lecture March 22 on advances in tissue engineering || Reception March 26 for Distinguished Staff Award nominees
The 91探花Symphony, Chamber Singers, Littlefield Organ Series and more this week in 91探花arts.
Felons who serve part of their prison sentence in the community may now have the right to publicly funded DNA testing.
Demos, films, exhibits at 91探花Tower Green Fair Thursday || Society recognizes 91探花Restoration Ecology Network
Successful sustainability initiatives need to be grounded in long-standing relationships among scientists, local communities and decision-makers, UW’s Lisa Graumlich told a session on sustainability science at AAAS.
Lots of music this week, plus “Cyrano” continues and the Burke Museum holds Dino Day, a family-friendly event 65 million years in the making.
91探花Science Now kicks off at Town Hall tonight || Celebrating 91探花Women nominations due March 11 || Nominations sought for fourth annual Husky Green Awards || Grade-school students take on philosophy in panel discussion || Hall Health Center expands tobacco cessation program
A public symposium on the Global Burden of Diseases study will be held on campus Monday, March 11.
“Governor’s Day 2,” a six-minute montage of colorful campus scenes, is the latest in the Lost and Found Films series, where readers help identify snippets of 91探花footage.
This week the Undergraduate Theater Society stages the Cyrano de Bergerac story and the School of Drama performs “Pentecost.” There’s also the 2013 Dance Majors Concert.
The Women Who Rock Project, a collaboration between 91探花 and the community organizers, will hold its third “unconference” combined with the launch of its oral history archive March 9.
The annual Polar Science Weekend, featuring many 91探花students and faculty, takes place tomorrow through Sunday at Pacific Science Center.
Eric Ames, 91探花associate professor of Germanics, discusses his new book about filmmaker Werner Herzog.
Part-time 91探花gardener designs winning display garden || RecycleMania a chance to increase recycling, composting || Newborn screening test brings chemical society honor to Gelb, Ture膷ek
Dance and drama lead this busy week of 91探花Arts, with the School of Drama’s production of “Pentecost,” the visiting Black Grace dance company and later, the 2013 Dance Majors concert.
A new episode in the podcast series about the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, and other famous resignations.
91探花Botanic Gardens is digitizing 55 years of handwritten plant records and creating an interactive GIS map for the Washington Park Arboretum.
UW’s Field Research and Consultation Group in Environmental and Occupational Health assess ventilation systems and airborne lead levels in firing ranges, and offer advice on lowering exposure.
In arts this week, the School of Drama opens “Pentecost,” Robin McCabe and Maria Larionoff kick off their Beethoven Project, and the dance company Black Grace visits campus.
The eighth annual Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lecture Series will spotlight “The Science of Psychology in the Real World,” exploring psychological aspects of the natural world, adolescence and the law.
Transportation services 鈥渉earts鈥� ridesharing this week || Registration opens for 91探花Summer Youth Programs || Lizabeth Wilson wins national library award || Nominations due March 1 for university faculty lecturer
English professor David Shields discusses his new book, “How Literature Saved My Life.”
The initiative builds on the school’s national distinction in preparing students for careers in community health; critical care; psychiatric/mental health; pediatric, adult, geriatric and family nursing, and nurse-midwifery.
Washington state’s housing market continued to improve during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the UW’s Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies.