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Association honors Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ for waste management, sustainability || New book explores creating, supporting livable communities || ‘New Directions’ award to Danny Hoffman || Disability, Law, Policy and the Community poster session || Minority Affairs and Diversity hosts undergraduate research conference

Honor: Academic counselor Clay Schwenn wins national award || Tower Green Fair May 15 features sustainability efforts || Visitors? Relatives here for commencement? Check Campus Tours Central || Seth Cooper, chief architect of Foldit, wins national doctoral dissertation award

Cherry trees in full bloom in our nation’s capital could be as much as four weeks earlier by 2080 depending on how much warming occurs. So says an analysis conducted at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ that relied on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s own cherry trees as one test of a computer model used in the project.

A business incubator unveiled today is one element in a larger commercialization initiative announced by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President Michael Young that will double the number of startups produced by the university – from an average of 10 a year to 20 – during the next three years.

Like dominoes, two of Seattles signature oaks in the Washington Park Arboretum toppled under Januarys heavy snows. It turned out that the root balls of each tree had not pulled out of the ground and thus began an effort to pull a 60-foot oak tree, estimated to weigh more than 8,000 pounds, back into the upright position in order to save both trees.