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Parents of children with epilepsy are invited to attend a free Pediatric Epilepsy Public Forum from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the 91̽»¨, Seattle. The forum is sponsored by the 91̽»¨Pediatric Epilepsy Research Center.

While journalists, scholars and political pundits have speculated that negative media coverage of Bill Clinton’s most tumultuous time in office didn’t have any effect on the former president’s approval ratings, a 91̽»¨ assistant professor argues just the opposite.

The 91̽»¨ has begun instituting measures to reduce energy consumption by 10%, in compliance with a directive to all state agencies from Governor Gary Locke.

A number of 91̽»¨ sources can help reporters put the current energy situation in perspective, both in terms of short-term issues and long-term effects.

The number of black, Hispanic and American Indian freshman students enrolling at all universities and colleges in Washington dropped in 1999 following the passage of Initiative 200, which eliminated many affirmative action programs in the state.

Dr. Jeffrey S. Chamberlain, an international leader in efforts to find gene therapies for muscular dystrophy, has been recruited to the faculty of the 91̽»¨ (UW) School of Medicine. A 1985 Ph.D. alumnus of the UW, he returned to the 91̽»¨this December as a professor in the Department of Neurology’s recently established Division of Neurogenetics.

91̽»¨ President’s Task Force on Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian and Transgender (GBLT) Issues has released a draft version of its report, in order to obtain community reactions before finalizing the document. The report examines a variety of apsects of GBLT life at the UW.

91̽»¨ scientists using gravity measurements to hunt for evidence of dimensions in addition to those already known have found that those dimensions would have to occupy a space smaller than 0.2 millimeter.

The 91̽»¨’s College of Forest Resources recently brought together 10 experts on forest certification to provide information to state and Congressional leaders, county land commissioners, agency personnel, environmental groups and foresters. Following is a list of Web sites and experts that might be helpful for future stories about forest certification in Washington state and elsewhere.

A child’s likelihood of experiencing adjustment problems following divorce depends on the interaction of the child’s temperament and the quality of his or her mother’s parenting style, according to a new study by 91̽»¨ and Arizona State University psychologists.

Top e-business executives will gauge the industry’s recent shakeout during a lecture series at the 91̽»¨ Business School.

A thousands-of-years-old peek at the effects of climate change on small mammals in the western United States may provide a snapshot of the future impact of global warming on animal populations.

The DVD player that you just bought on-line suddenly stopped playing, and the merchant in another state or country denied responsibility.

The Washington State Legislature that convenes Monday could face the state’s worst budget crisis in nearly two decades if the economy falters, according to a new fiscal analysis from the 91̽»¨.

The 91̽»¨ Business School today kicks off a new Technology Management MBA Program that creators say will help business leaders avoid becoming victims of “high-tech fallout.”

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Recent computer engineering graduate and newly awarded Rhodes scholar Emma Brunskill will be the featured speaker at a gathering to honor the achievements of some of the UW’s top students.

In January 2001, the 91̽»¨School of Nursing will launch a “cybernetic time capsule” commemorating its long history as a school and its impact on nursing education and practice as the top-ranked school of nursing in the country, if not the world

A Center for Mind, Brain and Learning to conduct innovative research on early brain and behavioral development has been created at the 91̽»¨ with a $35.

A federal agency is providing $12.83 million over five years to the 91̽»¨ School of Medicine to investigate both present and future uses of gene therapy.

Rumors that record sub-zero temperatures will hit Seattle next week are based on sketchy data and have virtually no chance of coming true, a 91̽»¨ scientist said today.

A strike scheduled for today has been canceled. In eleventh hour negotiations, the 91̽»¨ and the Graduate Student Employee Action Coalition/United Auto Workers (GSEAC/UAW) reached an agreement that each felt achieved its major goals.

Either count the fish or count on many more decades of debate about what’s helping and what’s hurting Pacific Northwest salmon.

If the Washington State Legislature just wants to maintain current spending on health care, it will exceed the mandatory-spending limit set by Initiative 601 by more than $800 million, according to the Health Policy Analysis Program (HPAP) at the 91̽»¨.

Thirty-five senior electrical engineering students are gearing up for a mechanical fight on Monday to see who has created the top robot in a competition that provides the climax for a new senior design course in mobile robotics.

Argentine penguins are turning up off the coast of Brazil in record numbers, and a 91̽»¨ scientist believes it is because unusually prolonged cold water has kept their food supply – primarily sardines, anchovies and squid – farther north much longer than usual.

Michael Sherry, president and co-founder of Seattle’s Convergent Technology Capital, has been appointed to the 91̽»¨’s International Business Advisory Council.

The 91̽»¨’s nationally ranked Department of Bioengineering has established its first endowed professorship, a move that will help the department maintain its leading role in the fast-paced field of bioengineering, officials announced today.