The Chamber Dance Company’s 2012 concert, Oct. 11-14 in Meany Hall, highlights a busy week in 91±¬ΑΟ arts.
October 11, 2012
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Molecular engineering is focus of College of Engineering’s fall lectures
Three public lectures by 91±¬ΑΟ engineering professors will give an overview of molecular engineering and applications in biotech and alternative energy.
October 10, 2012
Former bank robber studies law at 91±¬ΑΟ
Boys raise nearly $10,000 to help 91±¬ΑΟ prof save chambered nautilus
October 8, 2012
‘Food deserts’ abound in King County for those without cars, 91±¬ΑΟ study shows
King County has no substantial food deserts, provided one has a car. Take away the car, however, and food deserts β areas where low-income people have limited access to low-cost, nutritious food β appear to fill the county map. New research from the 91±¬ΑΟ, published in the American Journal of Public Health, shows only about one-third of the vulnerable populations studied could walk to a nearby supermarket, and as few as 3 percent could walk to a low-cost…
News Digest: Fair Labor exec speaks tonight, help plant trees Oct. 18
Fair Labor Association exec speaks tonight || Volunteers sought to plant 75 native trees next Thursday on Montlake Cut
Whoβs in charge inside your head?
October 5, 2012
At-home kidney dialysis now a real option, 91±¬ΑΟ study shows
October 4, 2012
Arts Roundup: Art, dance, operatic arias β and the Jazz Faculty Showcase
Expect big big band classics, standards and more when 91±¬ΑΟ jazz faculty members perform together Oct. 10 at Benaroya Hall.
Misconduct is a major factor in retracted research
New 91±¬ΑΟ research shows that 2,047 research papers that have been retracted since 1977, misconductβblatantly falsified data or data manipulationβ was the cause in 41 percent of the cases.
Charity Fair Oct. 10 launches 91±¬ΑΟ Combined Fund Drive
The 91±¬ΑΟ Combined Fund Drive kicks off Oct. 10. Last year’s drive raised more than $2 million — an institution record.
October 3, 2012
91±¬ΑΟ ranked 24th in the world in new study
The 91±¬ΑΟ was ranked 24th best university in the world and the fourth-ranked American public university in The Times Higher Education Rankings
‘Pivotal Tuesdays’: Historian Margaret O’Mara examines key presidential elections
Margaret O’Mara, associate professor of history, will explore crucial 20th century presidential races in four public lectures through October called “Pivotal Tuesdays: Four Presidential Elections That Made History.”
October 2, 2012
Sticky paper offers cheap, easy solution for paper-based diagnostics
Global health researchers are working on cheap systems like a home-based pregnancy test that might work for malaria, diabetes or other diseases. A new chemical technique makes medically interesting molecules stick to regular paper — a possible route to building such paper-based diagnostics from paper you could buy at an office-supply store.
News Digest: Fish and Wildlife director speaks Oct. 3, Rideshare options in face of bus cuts
Fish and Wildlife director, a 91±¬ΑΟ alum, speaks Oct. 3 || 91±¬ΑΟ Rideshare options in face of Metro bus route cuts
91±¬ΑΟ scientists team with Coast Guard to explore ice-free Arctic Ocean
91±¬ΑΟ scientists are teaming with the U.S. Coast Guard to study the new frontier in the Arctic Ocean opened up with the melting ice.
‘A-game’ strategies for parents, coaches in youth sports
Parents typically are the biggest headaches for coaches in youth sports. In two new books, 91±¬ΑΟ psychology professors share strategies to help parents and coaches work together to help kids get more out of sports.
October 1, 2012
91±¬ΑΟ Libraries aims to preserve historic athletics footage
Among voters lacking strong party preferences, Obama faces 20 percent handicap due to race bias
Race biases are having a strong anti-Obama effect among the least politically partisan voters, according to a study by Anthony Greenwald, a 91±¬ΑΟ psychology professor.
News Digest: Rainfall rivalry, talk by Japanese ambassador
Friendly competition pits Washington volunteer rainfall observers against Oregon || Japanese ambassador to U.S. to speak at 91±¬ΑΟ
91±¬ΑΟ composer fills arboretum byways with her ‘Music of Trees’
A 91±¬ΑΟ doctoral student in musical composition uses sounds from the Washington Park Arboretum to create music that’s part natural, part imagined.
September 28, 2012
Duplex-sequencing method could lead to better cancer detection and treatment
Two young 91±¬ΑΟ researchers sought to reduce the error rate in DNA sequencing to better pinpoint cells that are mutating.
Documents that Changed the World: The Internet Protocol, 1981
It’s a global communication platform to some and just βa series of tubesβ to others, but there’s no question the Internet was revolutionary. But how exactly does it work, and how did it get started?
News Digest: Poplar rates LEED gold, molecular engineering doc airs tomorrow, next flu shot clinic Oct. 15
LEED gold rating for student residence Poplar Hall || Molecular engineering and science documentary airs tomorrow || Next flu shot clinic Oct. 15 at 91±¬ΑΟ Tower
Montlake Boulevard detours start Friday evening
Part of Montlake Boulevard will be down to one lane starting 7 p.m. Friday and will be completely closed from 2 p.m. Saturday until the early morning hours of Monday.
September 27, 2012
Dynamics of DNA packaging helps regulate heart formation
Findings suggest new ways to study controls of early human development, causes of birth defects, and regeneration of damaged tissue.
Arts Roundup: Exhibits, music, dance β and valuing live versus digital
School of Drama lectures explore the value of live performance in a digital world — plus faculty art at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery and a new exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery.
Browser plug-in helps people balance their political news reading habits
As the U.S. presidential election approaches, many voters become voracious consumers of online political news. A new tool tracks whether all those articles really provide a balanced view of the debate β and, if not, suggests some sites that offer opinions from the other side of the political spectrum.
State Supreme Court campaign shows race still matters
September 26, 2012
Singing whales and Noah’s flood: Summer stories you may have missed
From reports on new planets to singing whales, American megachurches and ethical computer hacking, 91±¬ΑΟ News and Information published some interesting stories during the summer.
Treasure trove of restricted social science data now available to Pacific Northwest researchers
The newly-opened Northwest Census Research Data Center in the University District will provide qualified researchers with access to restricted data.
The βgrand duchess of jellyfishβ and her research
91±¬ΑΟ profs immortalized in Google T-shirt
September 25, 2012
Official Notice: Regents to hold Special Meeting on Sept. 28
The 91±¬ΑΟ Board of Regents will hold a Special Meeting on Friday, Sept. 28.
91±¬ΑΟ community invited to tour Montlake Tower
Montlake Tower, which overlooks Portage Bay, has distinctive architectural, technological and environmental elements.
Textbook rentals arrive at U Book Store
September 24, 2012
New York Times blog features 91±¬ΑΟ scientist at sea
The New York Times’ Scientist at Work blog is featuring posts from Jim Thomson, an oceanographer at the 91±¬ΑΟ’s Applied Physics Laboratory, as he seeks big waves in the North Pacific.
News Digest: Discount Stanford tickets for faculty/staff, checklist for smart computing, scorecard for St. Helens, Honor: D. Boersma, environmental-humanities confab
Discount Stanford football game tickets for faculty/staff || It’s a new year: 91±¬ΑΟ offers checklist for secure/smart computing || Dee Boersma receives Motar Board award || First transatlantic environmental humanities conference starts Friday
September 23, 2012
Large bacterial population colonized land 2.75 billion years ago
New 91±¬ΑΟ research suggests that early microbes might have been widespread on land, producing oxygen before the atmosphere was oxygen-rich.
September 20, 2012
Arts Roundup: Burke Museum activities, organ music and poetics
Weekend activities at the Burke Museum, Renaissance organ music in Kane Hall and a 91±¬ΑΟ Bothell conference on poetics lead the last quiet week in 91±¬ΑΟ arts before the new school year starts.