Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, Oct.
October 8, 2009
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, Oct.
POLLUTION PONZI: David Barash, 91̽»¨professor of psychology, frequently contributes to The Chronicle Review, the magazine of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
After a four-year process, the 91̽»¨Libraries has completed a project to identify and preserve the most important Washington state agriculture, forestry and fishery literature published between 1820 and 1945.
Sara Krajewski, associate curator, is the first to give voice in the Henry Art Gallery’s new show, Vortexhibition Polyphonica, but other curatorial voices — including your own, if you like — will follow, prompting the exhibit to transform.
Martin Jaffee’s “Jewish radar” is failing him, and he believes it’s a sign of the times, at least on America’s West Coast.
The Henry Art Gallery’s new Digital Interactive Galleries will give the public an unprecedented level of detail and context about some of the museum’s key subcollections.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Many cities across North America have community gardens, but only Seattle and a few others include them in urban planning — and it’s helped them thrive.
The 91̽»¨has received a $283,400 grant from the U.
When Lauren Jorelle was a 91̽»¨student, she went to Indonesia as part of a field study program sponsored by the Washington National Primate Research Center and the Department of Psychology.
Cesar Chavez and California’s San Joaquin Valley are what come to most people’s minds when farmworkers’ struggles for decent wages and working conditions are mentioned.
A partnership between the 91̽»¨and the Italian sports car company Automobili Lamborghini has been formalized, and the presidents of both organizations attended the naming ceremony of the UW’s Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory this week.
SCIENCE INTO ART: 91̽»¨oceanographer Neil Banas will have the rare experience of having his scientific data turned into art this weekend.
Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution, will deliver a free public lecture on The Great Recession: What Comes Next for our MetroNation at 6:30 p.
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the 91̽»¨at a formal academic convocation at 3:30 p.
About 90 percent of autism spectrum disorders have suspected genetic causes but few genes have been identified so far.
The last full week of September brought the 91̽»¨the largest number of economic stimulus awards in a single week: 40 of them, adding up to almost $14 million.
The Golden West Winds Airforce Woodwind Quintet, the resident woodwind quintet of the United States Air Force Band, will give a free recital of chamber music at 7:30 p.
Members of the 91̽»¨community are increasingly expressing themselves in personal blogs about their interests, professional matters or some combination of the two.
A comment Erika Kreger made in passing to a colleague 17 years ago served as the inspiration for a fascinating historical project that has just now come to fruition.
Editor’s Note: The 91̽»¨Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) announced Oct.
The Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program kicked off its orientation for a new cohort of eight students on Aug.
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By Delia Ward
91̽»¨Medicine Advancement
For her first Thanksgiving in Seattle, Andrea B.
The Burke Museum presents a monthly pub quiz for science buffs, culture gurus, and museum lovers.
Over its 53 years in existence, Taylor’s choreography has become the “gold standard” of modern dance.
October 7, 2009
About 90 percent of autism spectrum disorders have suspected genetic causes but few genes have been identified so far.
Learn about refinancing, home equity loans, reverse mortgages, how to avoid predatory lenders and more.
October 6, 2009
While end-of-life-care issues have come front and center in the current health care reform debate, physicians in the Pacific Northwest now have access to intensive training and new board certification in palliative medicine and hospice care.
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, will receive an honorarydegree from the 91̽»¨ Oct. 26
The newly named lab has equipment to test the safety of aircraft and automobile structures built out of composite materials.
A performance, and a discussion of Fandango Sin Fronteras, a movement of musicians and organizers in Veracruz and California building a transnational community dedicated to social justice.
October 5, 2009
The Place of the Falling Waters, a powerful documentary about the Salish and Kootenia tribal histories and the building of the Kerr hydropower dam on Montana’s Flathead Lake, will be shown at 6:30 p.
César Chavez and California’s San Joaquin Valley are what come to most people’s minds when farmworkers’ struggles for decent wages and working conditions are mentioned.
An event will be held Tuesday to formalize a partnership between the 91̽»¨and Automobili Lamborghini on composites research for sports cars.
October 2, 2009
91̽»¨Northwest Genomics Center to explore genetic origins of common heart, lung, and blood disorders
Be the first to view the new Henry exhibition Vortexhibition Polyphonica, an unusual and dynamic approach to exhibiting objects from the Henry’s permanent collection.