Online asbestos training required for 蘑菇视频 employees
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) requires the 蘑菇视频 to provide general asbestos awareness training to all 蘑菇视频 employees.
June 26, 2008
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‘John Brown’: Jacob Lawrence鈥檚 dramatic series in residence in Allen Library for five years
A special work by artist Jacob Lawrence arrived at the University this week, but it won’t be found in a gallery.
Educational outreach honors standout teachers
Three regular 蘑菇视频 faculty members are among six instructors named by 蘑菇视频 Educational Outreach as recipients of a 2008 Teaching Excellence Award.
Tool lets the blind surf Web anywhere
Visions of future technology don’t involve being chained to a desktop machine.
Capturing a fading world: 鈥楾he Last Polar Bear鈥� at the Burke Museum
It’s just not enough to say that wildlife photographer Steven Kazlowski’s work capturing polar bears on film was a labor of love.
Gene silencer, quantum dots reduce protein production
More than 15 years ago scientists discovered a way to stop a particular gene in its tracks.
Ounce of prevention: Communities that Care plan helps middle school kids
Seventh-grade students in U.
Photographers display alternate methods in exhibit
When Kodak introduced its modestly priced and readily accessible box camera in 1888, the company’s slogan, “You press the button, we do the rest,” proposed that anyone could become a photographer.
Chinese paper cuttings at Suzzallo
There are chase scenes in Room 102 of Suzzallo Library just now.
Parking, U-PASS rates are going up July 1
You know it has to happen: U-PASS rates are increasing as of July 1.
蘑菇视频 second in grad student Peace Corps volunteers
In a newly created ranking, the 蘑菇视频 is listed second among 54 colleges and universities nationwide in the number of graduate students serving in the Peace Corps.
Regents OK new college, tuition hike
The 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents approved the creation of a College of the Environment, as well as a tuition increase for undergraduates, at its June meeting.
Football tickets discounted for faculty, staff
Faculty and staff can enjoy an exciting seven-game home football schedule this fall, including BYU, Oklahoma and Notre Dame, among others, by purchasing season tickets.
Agreement creates exchange with Australian university
The 蘑菇视频 has signed an agreement with the University of Queensland, in Australia, that will provide new opportunities for academic exchanges, joint research projects and coordination of science outreach to K-12 students.
Veteran high-tech executive named to head TechTransfer
A veteran executive of Seattle’s high-tech community has been named to lead 蘑菇视频 TechTransfer, the unit that commercializes the results of 蘑菇视频 research.
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FALCON CREST: Employees in Creative Communications have enjoyed watching a family of peregrine falcons that is hunting from and feeding its young on the roof of their building lately.
Prof鈥檚 gift funds environmental justice studies
Devon Pena has spent his career working for environmental justice.
Welcome back, Broken Obelisk
Broken Obelisk returned to campus June 19 after a little more than two months in the shop for repairs.
14 蘑菇视频 Medical Center departments move to 蘑菇视频 Tower
Working as a team will be much easier when 14 蘑菇视频MC offices move to 蘑菇视频 Tower on the northwest edge of campus.
蘑菇视频 research complex opens at South Lake Union
Collaboration and creativity are at the heart of the new 蘑菇视频 Medicine at South Lake Union complex of buildings.
Pacific Rim health officials tackle pandemic influenza
Faced by concerns that the current bird flu epidemic could become the next global human flu pandemic, 蘑菇视频 researchers joined public health officials from 16 Pacific Rim economies May 29 for a real-time virtual video conference to tackle the challenge of pandemic influenza preparedness and response.
Ellen Howard honored with 2008 DeBakey Outreach Award
Ellen Howard, 蘑菇视频 Health Sciences librarian at Harborview and 蘑菇视频 medical centers, has received the prestigious Michael E.
Harborview celebrates opening of Maleng Building
By Steve Butler & Susan Gregg-Hanson
Harborview Community Relations
On Tuesday, June 17, Harborview Medical Center, King County and 蘑菇视频 Medicine celebrated the opening of the Norm Maleng Building, a major new facility on the Harborview campus.
June 25, 2008
Online service lets blind surf the Internet from any computer, anywhere
Visions of future technology don’t involve being chained to a desktop machine.
June 23, 2008
Scientifically valid prevention programs cut rates of juvenile delinquency
Seventh-grade students in U.
Gene silencer and quantum dots reduce protein production to a whisper
More than 15 years ago scientists discovered a way to stop a particular gene in its tracks.
June 19, 2008
Seattle high-tech leader selected to head 蘑菇视频 TechTransfer
A veteran executive of Seattle’s high-tech community has been named to lead 蘑菇视频 TechTransfer, the unit that commercializes the results of 蘑菇视频 research.
June 18, 2008
Gregoire and Sims to address Green Jobs conference at 蘑菇视频
June 16, 2008
Latino voters favor Obama over McCain, according to 蘑菇视频 pollsters
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has an almost 3-to-1 lead over Republican candidate John McCain, according to an early June survey.
June 12, 2008
蘑菇视频 undergraduate resident tuition to increase about $400
The 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents today (June 12) approved an increase for undergraduate resident tuition of $408 for the 2008-9 academic year.
蘑菇视频 regents approve proposed College of the Environment
The 蘑菇视频 Board of Regents today approved the creation of a College of the Environment, a unit with the potential to be one of the nation’s largest programs focused on environmental science, policy and management.
‘Faulty’ brain connections may be responsible for social impairments in autism
New evidence shows that the brains of adults with autism are “wired” differently from people without the disorder, and this abnormal pattern of connectivity may be responsible for the social impairments that are characteristic of autism.
Like a rock: New mineral named for 蘑菇视频 astronomer
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June 11, 2008
Harborview celebrates opening of new inpatient expansion building named in honor of Norm Maleng
Harborview Medical Center celebrates the opening of its new inpatient expansion building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
iRobot secures licensing agreement for 蘑菇视频’s Seagliders
蘑菇视频 record-holding, ocean-observing robots that operate at sea for months at a time — traveling thousands of miles at the behest of operators on land directing activities via a satellite phone network — will be commercially produced by iRobot under a licensing agreement announced this week.
June 10, 2008
Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress
Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet.
International arrests of citizen bloggers more than triple
Authoritarian regimes around the world are dealing with troublesome citizen bloggers by arresting them, and they’re doing it more often, according to researchers at the 蘑菇视频.
June 9, 2008
When it comes to nitrogen, the ‘fix’ is in
The discovery in the last decade of new suites of microorganisms capable of using various forms of nitrogen — discoveries that have involved a number of 蘑菇视频 researchers — is one reason to rethink what we know about the nitrogen cycle.
June 7, 2008
Scientists find 245 million-year-old burrows of land vertebrates in Antarctica
For the first time paleontologists have found fossilized burrows of tetrapods — any land vertebrates with four legs or leglike appendages — in Antarctica dating from the Early Triassic epoch, about 245 million years ago.
June 5, 2008
Labor, environmentalists seek good green jobs
As part of its response to climate change and the need to rebuild our stumbling economy, Washington state has set a goal of creating 25,000 “green” jobs.