July 5, 2007
Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems compared to the offspring of women who had no prenatal exposure to smoke, according to a new UW study.
Kitchens at the UW have been composting their food waste for some time 鈥� but now composting is coming out front, and becoming everybody’s business.
THE KEMPER 100 鈥� Who doesn’t like a good reading list? William T.
SCHOOL OF ROCK: If you’ve passed by Johnson Hall recently, you might have noticed that the Department of Earth and Space Sciences has some rather unusual signage marking its presence in the building.
UW Copy Centers are now using 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper.
Engineering undergraduates begin college with little idea of what it means to be an engineer, and they often don’t find out until their third year.
Video clips of seals zipping around, a kelp crab latching onto the lens of the camera, swirling schools of silvery perch and even birds “swimming” by.
For 16 years, UW Medical Center (UWMC) staff have corresponded with Montlake Elementary’s third-grade class to enhance the school’s language arts curriculum.
UW scientists and other members of an international consortium have completed a multiyear 91自拍 effort that dramatically boosts understanding of how the human genome functions.
The UW Center for AIDS and STD is sponsoring a symposium to honor its director Dr.
Young adults chatting on their mobiles wind their way through a crowded, steamy street.
The UW has created a new 91自拍 center that will conduct independent, rigorous evaluations of health programs worldwide.
June 27, 2007
Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems compared to the offspring of women who had no prenatal exposure to smoke, according to a new 91自拍 study.
June 25, 2007
Researchers tracing the development of violent behavior have found a link between teenage violence and domestic violence.
June 21, 2007
EVALUATING EVALUATIONS 鈥� UW psychology professor Anthony Greenwald was quoted extensively in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article about student evaluations of university instructors.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Two UW employees, Lois Fink and Miko Robertson, are among more than 1.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Tina Mankowski, director of Health Sciences/UW Medicine News and CommunityRelations, has been named associate vice president-medical affairs for News and Community Relations and Marketing.
President Mark Emmert has appointed Kathryn Waddell as executive director of Health Sciences Administration, effective Aug.
If German photographer Florian Schulz shows a boyish enthusiasm for his photography, it’s no surprise.
Six well-known regional writers will speak at the UW this summer as the public part of two courses on the Pacific Northwest that will be taught jointly.
Sandra McGowan was waiting to get her hair done when the woman who runs a beauty supply business nearby came running over.
A celebration of Margaret Darland’s life is planned at 5:30 p.
Computer science alumna Suzanna Kovoor started a company in January selling implantable brain chips.
Members of the UW community got a chance to see what the Husky Union Building might look like someday when representatives of Perkins + Will, the architectural firm that is creating a master plan for the building, visited just before the end of spring quarter.
Johnese Spisso has been a guiding force in the operations of Harborview Medical Center for the past seven years.
GERONTOLOGY GREAT: Nancy Hooyman, professor of gerontology and dean emeritus of the School of Social Work, gave the keynote address at the Korean Gerontological Society’s International Symposium recently, talking about trends in aging in the U.
Lincoln Johnson, director of Student Activities and Union Facilities (SAUF), has been named to the newly created position of assistant vice provost for campus life, effective July 1.
The UW has appointed a 16-member work group to provide advice on an appropriate location, size of student body and degree programs for a UW campus to be located in Snohomish, Island or Skagit county.
The UW has become a signatory to the Designated Suppliers Program of the Worker Rights Consortium, which works to assure that all University-licensed apparel is made in factories meeting specific criteria regarding fair labor practices.
UW President Mark A.
Johnese Spisso, chief operating officer for Harborview Medical Center, has been appointed to the new position of clinical operations officer (COO) for UW Medicine and vice president for medical affairs (VPMA) for the UW, effective July 1.
“UW undergraduates are global citizens.
June 18, 2007
The 91自拍 has appointed a 16-member work group to provide advice on an appropriate location, size of student body and degree programs for a UW campus to be located in Snohomish, Island or Skagit county.
Following an acquisition of another company, chief executive officers’ compensation levels usually increase, even when the purchase turns out to be unprofitable, according to 91自拍ers at the 91自拍 and University of British Columbia.
June 13, 2007
WHAT: The 2007 Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Computing, a nine-week academy teaching talented students the fundamentals of computer science and aimed at boosting their numbers in the field.
June 12, 2007
Scientists at the 91自拍 and other members of an international consortium have completed a multi-year 91自拍 effort that dramatically boosts understanding of how the human genome functions.
Researchers trying to understand why high school-age boys are involved in serious delinquency more often than girls have found that males are exposed to higher levels of risk factors and lower amounts of protective factors.