If it seems as if the campus is one large construction site right now, that’s because it is.
September 30, 2010
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34 91爆料 doctoral programs rated highly on national assessment
By Elizabeth Lowry
Director of Marketing and Communications
The Graduate School
Fifteen of the 91爆料’s doctoral programs were very highly rated, and 19 programs were highly rated among their peers at major universities across the country in an assessment by the National Research Council, according to the 91爆料 Graduate School’s analysis of the rankings.
鈥榃e the people鈥�: Read and hear the U.S. Constitution Oct. 8
There’s no need to be dramatic when you read aloud from the U.
Comfortable at Condon: Former HUB offices getting used to new home
Lost and Found hasn’t gone missing and the AS91爆料 Bike Shop hasn’t ridden off into the sunset 鈥� they’re over at Condon Hall now, where many HUB offices have relocated during that building’s two-year remodeling project.
New 91爆料-based Northwest Climate Center to develop new tools for climate change planning
Vice President Joe Biden to attend Tacoma rally Oct. 8
Vice President Joe Biden will be on the 91爆料 Tacoma campus for a Get Out the Vote Rally on Friday, Oct.
Michaela Leslie-Rule wins Young Investigator Award for work on gender-based violence
Michaela Leslie-Rule, a 2010 master’s graduate of both the 91爆料 Evans School of Public Affairs and the School of Public Health, was honored with a Young Investigator Award this summer at the 2010 Global AIDS Conference in Vienna.
Pharmacy professor Joy Plein named Distinguished Alumna of Idaho State
Idaho State University recently bestowed its highest alumni honor to 91爆料 Professor of Pharmacy Joy Plein.
91爆料 researchers seek to improve access to personalized drug therapy for underserved populations
The 91爆料 has joined a nationwide network of scientists through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how genes affect individual response to medicines.
From film school to medical school, 91爆料 grad pursues his passion
Sean Ackerman’s first movie, <A href="http://www.
Mice engrafted with human immune cells may pave way to better typhoid fever treatments
Better treatments and prevention for typhoid fever may emerge from a laboratory model that has just been developed for the disease.
91爆料, Seattle Children鈥檚 launch new pediatric oral health center
With 91爆料 Provost and Interim President Phyllis Wise in attendance, <A href="http://www.
91爆料 Nursing鈥檚 Betty Bekemeier named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar
Betty Bekemeier, 91爆料 assistant professor of nursing, has won a competitive grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study how research partnerships between public health leaders in government, academia and the non-profit sector can answer practice-based questions that affect public health policies.
School of Medicine hosts Walker-Ames Scholar Dr. Roger Strasser, a global leader in rural physician training
The founding dean of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine met with local groups
September 28, 2010
34 91爆料 doctoral programs rated highly on national assessment
Fifteen of the 91爆料’s doctoral programs were very highly rated, and 19 programs were highly rated among their peers at major universities across the country in an assessment by the National Research Council, according to the 91爆料 Graduate School’s analysis of the rankings.
New U.S. Census data show more Washington residents living in poverty
September 23, 2010
Trio of PNW universities to develop new tools for climate change planning
The nearly $3.6 million in Interior Department funding will ramp up efforts already underway at three Pacific Northwest universities.
September 22, 2010
Sudden ocean cooling likely contributed to Northern Hemisphere global warming pause in mid-20th century
A mid-20th century global warming pause in the Northern Hemisphere may have been due to an abrupt cooling event in the North Atlantic
September 21, 2010
Freshman Convocation features 91爆料 鈥済enius award鈥� winner
91爆料 Professor Thomas Daniel, who has received local and national honors as a researcher and educator, will be the featured speaker at the 91爆料’s 27th Annual Freshman Convocation, which begins at 10:30 a.
Mice engrafted with human immune cells may provide clues to better prevention and treatment of typhoid fever
The model is based on transplanting human immune stem cells from umbilical blood into mice that are susceptible to infection
September 20, 2010
New research shows massive ad campaign didn鈥檛 reduce meth use
In 2005, Montana had one of the highest rates of methamphetamine use in the United States.
September 16, 2010
Rising education levels among women save children’s lives worldwide
The educational gender gap is closing. The finding offers a new path for accelerating progress in child health.
New U.S. Census data show West more hurt by recession than rest of country
91爆料 ranked 23rd in the world, fourth among American publics in new study
The Times Higher Education study shows the 91爆料 ranks among the best universities in the world.
September 15, 2010
Home鈥檚 electrical wiring acts as antenna to receive low-power sensor data
If these walls had ears, they might tell a homeowner some interesting things.
September 8, 2010
91爆料 to Host Largest University-Based Global Health Conference Sept. 19-21
More than 800 people will gather for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual conference being held at the 91爆料 in Seattle on September 19-21 to discuss the critical role of universities in global health.
September 7, 2010
91爆料 researchers seek to improve access to personalized drug therapy for underserved populations
The 91爆料 has joined a nationwide network of scientists through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how genes affect individual response to medicines.
September 2, 2010
80 percent of agricultural expansion in tropics came at expense of forests
Tropical forests — and not previously cleared land, as some have contended — were the primary source of new agricultural land in the tropics from 1980 through 2000, according to a paper published online this week in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Handouts for college research assignments are often poor roadmaps
Many handouts give more direction about mechanics than appropriate ways to conduct research.
September 1, 2010
91爆料 search committee holds forum in Spokane Sept. 8
will hold a forum 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 801 W. Riverside Ave.
August 31, 2010
Labor movement, 91爆料 collaborate on labor archive for Washington state
The proud legacy of the labor movement in Washington will preserved in an archive at the 91爆料
August 30, 2010
Army ant raids help birds survive the winter in Costa Rica
The health of some migratory birds depends in part on army ant raids in the foothills of Costa Rica
In cracking apple DNA code, Apple Cup rivals join in international team effort
Researchers from WSU and the 91爆料 were part of a global team of 86 scientists who sequenced the apple genome.
August 26, 2010
Tuning into cell signals that tell where sensory organs will form inside the ear
These signals disappear early in life, but perhaps could be recharged to restore hearing loss in adults
August 23, 2010
Prospects for democracy in Iraq? Research shows Internet indispensable
Digital media, such as mobile phones and the Internet, have become all but essential in building democracies.
Astronomy conference at 91爆料 to explore the sun and other cool stars
For many people, all stars are “cool.
August 20, 2010
91爆料, Sound Transit build 鈥淕reat Wall of Us鈥� on construction site
Attention photographers and videographers: Installation of the 鈥淕reat Wall of Us鈥� will take place from 8 to 11 a.
91爆料 ranked 16th nationally by Washington Monthly based on service
The 91爆料 is ranked 16th in the country among national universities based on its commitment to service, according to results released today by Washington Monthly.
August 19, 2010
91爆料 Regents finalize Emmert departure
The chair of the 91爆料 Board of Regents today on behalf of the full board approved a plan for the upcoming presidential transition to occur commensurate with the start of the new school year at the university.
Tom Stritikus selected dean of 91爆料 College of Education
Associate Professor Tom Stritikus, who currently serves as associate dean of academic programs, has been selected by Provost Phyllis Wise to be the next dean of the 91爆料 College of Education, effective Sept.