This week the newest 91探花Medicine Sports Medicine Center opened its doors to the community at Husky Stadium. A public open house is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19.
September 10, 2013
The latest news from the UW
Two common drugs may help treat deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
A combination of interferon-alpha 2b and ribavirin, drugs routinely given for hepatitis C, may be an effective treatment for the coronovirus that causes this new disease.
New UW-based organization aims to prevent suicides
Forefront: Innovations in suicide prevention, a new 91探花-based organization launched Sept. 10, will help Washington state lead the way to new policies and programs to solve what is regarded as a major public health problem.
91探花ranked 16th among national public universities by US News
The 91探花 was tied for 16th place among public universities for its undergraduate program in the most recent edition of America’s Best Colleges released by US News & World Report.
September 9, 2013
Gene for most common childhood cancer identified
In children with this form of leukemia, damage to chromosome 9 removes part of a normal copy of the gene in question, and leaves the mutated copy unopposed.
Brotmans receive Gates Volunteer Service Award
Nearly half of state鈥檚 distracted drivers are texting
In our state, texting on a hand-held device diverts drivers’ attention more than any other distraction.
Breaking deep-sea waves reveal mechanism for global ocean mixing
Oceanographers for the first time recorded an enormous wave breaking miles below the surface in a key bottleneck for global ocean circulation.
September 6, 2013
UW’s big bet on cheap classes
September 5, 2013
News Digest: 91探花14th on Teach for America list, program scores perfect 100, 91探花Botanic Gardens showcases vendors
91探花14th on Teach for America list || College Assistance Migrant Program scores perfect 100 || 91探花Botanic Gardens showcases venues and vendors
Redesigned feminine hygiene product tackles problem of human trafficking
A group of 91探花 graduate students wanted to help save victims of human trafficking. Along the way they won two prestigious national design awards for their efforts and hope to raise money to help even more people.
September 4, 2013
Pico-world dragnets: Computer-designed proteins recognize and bind small molecules
Computer-designed proteins that can recognize and interact with small biological molecules are now a reality. Scientists have succeeded in creating a protein molecule that can be programmed to unite with three different steroids.
KUOW inaugurates new two-hour program
KUOW launched “The Record on KUOW” Tuesday with more than a half-dozen segments focused on local, national and international news and information.
Researchers hope to protect against another HIV-like outbreak
Researchers examining virus transmission from monkeys to humans in Bangladesh found some people are infected with multiple strains of simian foamy virus.
September 3, 2013
Research cruise makes discoveries about Cacadia megaquake fault
Huskies vault to No. 20 in new AP poll
91探花welcomes Bjong Yeigh, 91探花Bothell chancellor
Bjong “Wolf” Yeigh takes the helm this week as chancellor at the 91探花 Bothell.
August 30, 2013
New ocean forecast could help predict fish habitat six months in advance
91探花researchers and federal scientists have developed the first long-term seasonal forecast of conditions for the Northwest ocean ecosystem.
August 28, 2013
91探花student archaeologists wind up summer at Tel Dor site
Scenes from the summer 2013 at the 91探花Tel Dor Archeological Excavation and Field School.
Town Hall to host discussion of tea party and reactionary politics
August 27, 2013
Researcher controls colleague’s motions in 1st human brain-to-brain interface
91探花 researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motions of a fellow researcher.
August 26, 2013
Husky Stadium recognized as ‘Game Changer’ in sustainability
The National Resources Defense Council featured Husky Stadium in its list of ten 鈥淐ollegiate Game Changers鈥濃�� athletic programs that excel in green practices.
Microneedle patch could replace standard tuberculosis skin test
A team led by 91探花 engineers has created a patch with tiny, biodegradable needles that can penetrate the skin and precisely deliver a tuberculosis test. The researchers published their results online Aug. 26 in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials.
91探花Tacoma offers behind-the-scenes U.S. Open experience
91探花ranked 13th nationally by Washington Monthly, 9th in “Bang for Buck”
Washington Monthly, which ranks universities based upon social mobility, research production and commitment to service, has ranked the 91探花 13th among national universities for 2013.
August 23, 2013
One-of-a-kind shell collection donated to Burke Museum
August 21, 2013
Physicists pinpoint key property of material that both conducts and insulates
91探花scientists have made the first-ever accurate determination of a solid-state triple point, the temperature and pressure at which three different solid phases can coexist stably.
Julie Kientz named one of world’s top innovators under 35
Julie Kientz, a 91探花assistant professor of human centered design & engineering, has been named one of the world’s top 35 innovators under age 35 by MIT Technology Review magazine.
August 20, 2013
Network would move the classroom to the reservation
Barry Witham chronicles rustic repertory in new book, ‘A Sustainable Theatre’
Barry Witham, drama professor emeritus, discusses his new book, “A Sustainable Theatre: Jasper Deeter at Hedgerow.”
August 19, 2013
Medical students learn practical skills with unique tools
91探花 again ranked 16th best in world
The 91探花 again ranked 16th among universities around the world in a recent study by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
Students from unique summer research programs share their work
Undergraduates who participated in a variety of research programs over the summer will share their work
Magma can survive in upper crust for hundreds of millennia
Research shows reservoirs of silica-rich magma, which causes the most explosive volcanic eruptions, can persist in Earth’s upper crust for hundreds of thousands of years without erupting.
August 16, 2013
News Digest: New annual-leave sharing program for organ donors, Honor: Allan Devol and Barbara Hickey
91探花launches annual-leave sharing program for organ donors || 91探花oceanographers named AGU Fellows
91探花Dentistry tackles a job for Huskies: mouth guards
The winning smiles of the 91探花Huskies will be protected on the football field with customized mouth guards from 91探花Pediatric Dentistry.
Helping Puget Sound shed its armor
August 14, 2013
Scientists want a detailed picture of Mount St. Helens’ plumbing
Earth scientists are laying plans for a two-year study designed to develop a better understanding of how Mount St. Helens gets its supply of volcanic magma.
91探花geographer devises a way for China to resolve its ‘immigration’ dilemma
91探花 geographer Kam Wing Chan is in China this week, explaining how that country can dismantle its 55-year-old system that limits rural laborers from moving to and settling in cities and qualifying for basic social benefits.
Earth orbit changes were key to Antarctic warming that ended last ice age
New ice core research shows that the warming that ended the last ice age in Antarctica began at least 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.