May 8, 2006
This year’s 糖心原创-led North Pole Environmental Observatory program, which ran April 10 through early May, was followed immediately by another UW-led expedition concerning what’s called the freshwater switchyard of the Arctic Ocean, which is underway until about May 17.
May 4, 2006
糖心原创 TechTransfer announced today it has licensed a computer-aided cardiovascular analysis system to VPDiagnostics, Inc.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a special session at the UW School of Law on Friday, May 5, 2006 from 8 a.
Short of breath? This study could help
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, bronchitis or asthma/emphysema, and who experience shortness of breath with daily activities, are being sought for a study.
An afternoon symposium with internationally recognized experts in magnetic resonance imaging will mark the opening of the Department of Radiology’s new Bio-Molecular Imaging Center at South Lake Union from 1:30 to 5 p.
Harmful drinking is one of the leading causes of death in the U.
Seattle scientists have developed a new method for analyzing the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) of the human genome.
Somewhat like an investigator trying to reconstruct the scene of a crime in order to find out exactly what happened, Dr.
Nearly 40 years ago, Dr.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
Pilot Research Grants Available
The UW Specialized Center of Research in Pharmacology of Drugs in Pregnancy (UW SCOR; supported by NICHD and ORWH) announces the availability of funds for one year pilot research grants ($10,000 per award) on the pharmacology of drugs in pregnancy.
The Burke Museum recently received a donation of 30 silver bracelets made by Northwest Coast Native Americans.
Ethnomusicologist John Baily, head of the Afghanistan Music Unit and head of the Centre for Contemporary Music Cultures in the Music Department of Goldsmiths College, London University, will speak at a special seminar and show his film, A Kabul Music Diary, on Wednesday, May 10 at the UW School of Music.
It is a marvel of nature that a creature such as a caterpillar changes into something quite different, a butterfly.
Terry Belanger, university professor and honorary curator of special collections at the University of Virginia, will speak on Books and Paper vs.
The time from 1945 to 1950, from the end of World War II to the start of the Korean War, was known in Korea as the liberation space, a period of intellectual blossoming and making art for its own sake.
Two UW professors have been chosen as 2006 Carnegie Scholars.
A decade ago, with much fanfare, the UW undertook a study of what should happen to what was known at the time as the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences.
“Ripped from the headlines” is a phrase too often breathlessly employed by prime time television dramas.
A symposium, “Fictions of the Archive, Rumors of Insurrection,” will be held from 10:30 a.
For many years geologists have harbored a belief that the Kamchatka Peninsula, shrouded in mystery and secrecy on Russia’s east coast, actually sits on the same tectonic plate as the mainland United States, Canada and Mexico.
WHERE ARE WE?
BRAVE MAN: A UW student is headed to Washington, DC this week to pick up a Citizen Bravery Award from the U.
A special symposium May 13 will help participants understand what it takes to start a grass roots organization.
The UW School of Music has announced that internationally acclaimed soprano Jane Eaglen will join the faculty as artist in residence in September.
Multiracial adolescents in middle school are significantly more likely to engage in such problem behaviors as violence and substance use than single-race young people, according to a new study.
May 2, 2006
For many years geologists have harbored a belief that the Kamchatka Peninsula, shrouded in mystery and secrecy on Russia’s east coast, actually sits on the same tectonic plate as the mainland United States, Canada and Mexico.
May 1, 2006
Multiracial adolescents in middle school are significantly more likely to engage in such problem behaviors as violence and substance use than single-race young people, according to a new study.
Booster seats protect children from serious injury in motor vehicle crashes, yet research shows that parents are inconsistent in using booster seats to protect children 4-8 years of age.
April 28, 2006
When it comes to talking about suicide, Americans avoid the topic much the same way they skirted discussions about sex 20 years ago.
April 27, 2006
An item in the Health Sciences portion of the April 20 University Week calendar incorrectly noted the speaker for the Hans Neurath Lecture, which is taking place at 4 p.
Seventy years ago during the Depression, some unemployed craftsmen made a set of teaching tools for a UW professor.
Learning the Violin in Public: Does Traditional Surgical Training Meet the Needs of the Modern Specialist? is the topic for Dr.
A global health forum and free film screening will be highlights of the Health Sciences Open House, set for this Friday and Saturday.
Translational research, or research that moves discoveries from the laboratory bench into practical use with patients, will be the focus of this year’s clinical research conference, organized by the School of Medicine’s Office of Clinical Research.
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Two UW professors have been named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.