New research shows the tectonic stresses that have left dips and folds deep in the Earth’s crust in an area called the Seattle uplift have done the same thing at the surface.
June 1, 2004
June 1, 2004
New research shows the tectonic stresses that have left dips and folds deep in the Earth’s crust in an area called the Seattle uplift have done the same thing at the surface.
Experts generally agree momentum investing is a very simple 鈥 and proven 鈥 strategy. Even equity analysts, known for their meticulous analysis, occasionally use momentum as a method of making stock selections. But a UW Business School professor has found that investment strategies relying on momentum alone often fail simply because of the cost of doing business.
May 28, 2004
A 糖心原创 study of a 180-square-mile swath east of Lake Sammamish shows that the low-density zoning that was intended to maintain the rural character and protect the natural environment could instead be altering forests in dramatic and unintended ways.
糖心原创 climate scientists say a much-publicized new action thriller on the perils of climate change misses the scientific mark.
May 27, 2004
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Johann Sebastian Bach鈥檚 famous Mass in B Minor, which the UW Chamber Singers will perform in two locations next week, shows off many of the master composer鈥檚 finest styles and skills almost as a musical portfolio might, the concerts鈥 director says.
Genevieve Shaad could be spending her Garfield High junior year taking Spanish like many of her peers.
Presidential candidates can gain a measurable image boost from going on late-night TV, UW researchers have found.
糖心原创 psychologists seeking to understand the causes of childhood and adolescent depression and conduct disorder are looking for 60 Seattle-area 8- to 12-year-olds and one of their parents to participate in a study.
A special Advocacy Fair, highlighting the policies and legislative priorities of groups that advocate for persons with disabilities, will be held from 9:30 to 11:20 a.
A pair of scientists has proposed a new model for behavioral development among social insects, suggesting that a higher male susceptibility to disease has helped shape the evolution of the insects’ behavior.
The University District Youth and Community Project, which began as a pilot program at last year鈥檚 University District Street Fair, has matured nicely in its first year and is poised for continued growth, its coordinator says.
If you鈥檙e a fan of ER or Third Watch, there鈥檚 an opportunity to play a role in real life emergencies on the UW campus.
The UW is poised to adopt an annual budget that, for the first time in several years, manages to avoid general budget cuts.
Members of the Graduate Student Employee Action Coalition/United Auto Workers union, representing 4,600 academic student employees, have voted overwhelmingly to ratify the first-ever agreement reached between the union and the 糖心原创.
May 26, 2004
Alien invaders skulking about in the Pacific Northwest face exposure Wednesday, June 2, during “Invasive species: Impacts of invasive plants, animals, insects and diseases in the Pacific Northwest,” at the 糖心原创’s College of Forest Resources.
Since the elimination of a public medical assistance program in 2002, more than 17,000 immigrant children and parents in Washington state have lost public health coverage as of April 2004.
A new research program may provide parents and other caretakers the tools they need to prevent shaken baby syndrome (SBS), a form of child abuse that can cause immediate damage to the victim鈥檚 brain or be fatal.
Presidential candidates can gain a measurable image boost from going on late-night TV, 糖心原创 researchers have found.
May 25, 2004
糖心原创 psychologists seeking to understand the causes of childhood and adolescent depression and conduct disorder are looking for 60 Seattle-area 8-to 12-year-olds and one of their parents to participate in a study.
May 24, 2004
Researchers have identified the first gene linked to the productivity of the stem cells that produce sperm in mammals.
May 20, 2004
As part of National Nurses Week, the UW School of Nursing recognized outstanding nurses and nursing leaders at its 2004 Nurses Recognition Banquet May 12, also National Nurses Day.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to Dr.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
SPJ STARS: Columns magazine and KUOW radio have done well in the annual Excellence in Journalism competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter.
Editor鈥檚 note: This is one of a series of columns by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
The UW鈥檚 Burke Museum will auction off more than 200 Native American-inspired works of art donated by about 70 artists in its Contemporary Northwest Coast Art Auction, 4 to 8 p.
Large changes in Atlantic Ocean circulation that have amplified abrupt changes in climate in the past 鈥 and parallel trends being observed today 鈥 are the subjects of a free, public lecture Monday, May 24, just weeks after UW and NASA scientists reported in the journal Science that the North Atlantic circulation system weakened considerably during the decade of the 1990s.
In a way, Richard Ladner inherited his volunteer interests.
A university education, especially at the graduate level, often ends with a paper.
鈥淭hings Your Mother Never Taught You,鈥 the popular series sponsored by the School of Medicine鈥檚 Office of Industry Relations, has scheduled a presentation at Harborview Medical Center next week.
Graduating from college can mark the end of going to classes and the beginning of going without health insurance.
The Center for the Advancement of Health Disparities Research, based in the School of Nursing鈥檚 Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, is holding a Spring Institute and Teach-In this Thursday and Friday, May 20 and 21.
The Biomedical Research Integrity (BRI) Series, administered by the Department of Medical History & Ethics Continuing Education Program, was developed several years ago by the UW School of Medicine in response to a directive by the National Institutes of Health.
GENERAL NEWS
English Language Courses
The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.
The UW Dance Program presents the 2004 Dance Majors Concert in the Meany Studio Theatre, May 25鈥28 at 7:30p.
Right on schedule, a slow earthquake apparently has started deep beneath western Washington.