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July is an excellent time to visit the , near the north entrance to campus. Built in 1895, it still offers celestial views of the universe through several telescopes, including the 120-year old six-inch refractor telescope.聽 The observatory is open the first and third Wednesdays of each month through September (9-11 pm), when public lectures are also offered.聽 For more details聽about the talks, or to read about the observatory’s history, visit the .

The invites you to its beginning July 6 and continuing each Wednesday evening in July. Four presentations by experts in their fields will cover a range of topics – new evolutionary discoveries to ancient infections – and require no background knowledge in genetics or other biological subjects. The lectures will be held in the Auditorium beginning at 8 pm, with refreshments and further discussion to follow.

A launched June 20 is helping to eliminate buyer鈥檚 remorse about new consumer electronics,聽 an area that often moves too fast for the average person to keep up.聽 was co-founded with four other 91爆料 alums by , 91爆料 professor of . It uses advanced technology to predict future product releases and pricing so consumers can buy before prices rise, or wait until prices drop.

础听聽of State General Fund Revenues聽has predicted聽a total drop of over $570 million for the upcoming 2011-13 biennium when combined with other economic and non-economic revenue changes.聽聽While this news has no immediate impact for the University, continued declines in state revenue would likely necessitate another round of mid-year and supplemental session budget cuts for state agencies, including the 91爆料.

Find out how Puget Sound Salish people use plants to make diapers, canoes, mats, fishing hooks and much聽 more on a free walking tour at on July 3.聽 Leaving from the Visitors Center at 11 am, this 90 minute tour will also describe how to identify native plants and edible berries.