Kids can exercise their minds this summer by learning about the brain.
June 25, 2010
June 25, 2010
Kids can exercise their minds this summer by learning about the brain.
June 24, 2010
People who fish for a living pursue top profits, not necessarily top predators, according to global catch and economic data since the 50s.
People who fish for a living pursue top profits, not necessarily top predators, according to the first-ever analysis of worldwide catch and economic data for the past 55 years.
A multi-institutional study of 1,000 people with autism found that their genomes had more duplicates and deletions of DNA sequences when compared with the genomes of 1,300 controls without the disorder.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
A virus infection can incite the body to attack its own nerve tissue by activating rare, disease-fighting cells with receptors for both viral and nerve proteins.
Attend this free July lecture series to learn about exciting advances in genetic research.
TRUTH IN MARKETING: A recent article in Bloomberg’s Businessweek says there’s a “quiet revolution” going on in U.
Alex MacKenzie’s lucky streak began when she was hit by car.
The American College Personnel Association (ACPA) is holding its three-day Institute on Sustainability on campus just now, and two representatives of Housing & Food Services will give presentations on sustainability successes here at the UW.
CHAMPION CUBICLES: Two 91̽staffers are among those whose office cubicles have been featured in a recent series in the Seattle Times.
The ATC will let students work with state-of-the-art clinical equipment while treating patients.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
91̽medical resident Dr.
We’ve come a long way from Marian the librarian.
In an effort to steer the campus community toward its other restaurants when the HUB closes, 91̽Housing & Food Services is offering an “all you can eat” lunch option for $6.
For the first time, U-PASS members at the 91̽who are between 18 and 20 years old can join Zipcar and take advantage of Zipcar discount memberships through U-PASS.
On June 8, World Oceans Day, Washington Sea Grant launched Washington on Water (WOW), a new website to help teachers in kindergarten through 12th grade zero in on marine education resources available statewide.
A new online study to help people quit smoking is being launched at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
As a public health student, performing artist Michaela Leslie-Rule filmed the views of Tanzanian women on intimate partner violence and gen
According to a 2007 study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, teamwork breakdowns, such as lack of supervision and patient hand-off problems, account for 70 percent of errors by medical trainees.
Andrew Whiteman is looking at a photograph of Japanese macaque monkeys languishing comfortably in steaming hot pools.
This special reading features Paul Martinez Pompa, reading from his first full-length collection of poetry, My Kill Adore Him; and Aaron Michael Morales, reading from his first novel, Drowning Tuscon.
June 23, 2010
Scientists learn about plankton growth in the mid-ocean, which accounts for a fifth of the CO2 taken from the atmosphere by world’s plants.
June 19, 2010
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) has announced that 91̽ researchers, with the architectural firm NBBJ, will receive a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to extend nationally a model that reduces hospital energy use by 60 percent. The work of the 91̽team reflects a fundamental game change. Once upon a time, it was enough to create a building that was energy efficient. Now the goal is net zero: the structure creates as much energy as it uses….
The goal is to reduce consumption in health facilities across the country.
Opening reception for the Burke Museum’s latest exhibit, the International Conservation Photography Awards.
June 17, 2010
Laura Baker, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the 91̽Medical School, speaks on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: First Signs and Beyond.
June 14, 2010
A group of researchers led by Dr.
June 12, 2010
The UW’s 135th Commencement.
June 10, 2010
A new one-stop location downtown for “everything Husky” is set to open June 11.
In genetically prone persons, immune cells with both virus and nerve protein receptors might assault nerves after fighting an infection
The Speak to Succeed Toastmasters Club will hold an open house.
June 9, 2010
An international study published June 9 also identified several new possible autism genes
NOAA has selected the 91̽ to study of some of the most-pressing environmental challenges in the ocean and atmosphere.