Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
April 2, 2009
The latest news from the 91爆料
91爆料 Medicine IT Services offices to relocate and consolidate
91爆料 Medicine IT Services has begun relocating from Northgate to the Harborview Ninth and Jefferson Building (NJB).
Ratner honored for work on biomaterials
By Nedra Floyd Pautler
Dept.
Genetic variants associated with sudden cardiac death
Researchers have located nine new genetic variants, and confirmed the role of another recently identified variant, that affect the time that it takes for the heart to reset itself after each beat.
A conversation with Dean Thomas Baillie
91爆料 School of Nursing Leadership Awards honor nurses, volunteer
A top hospital administrator, a pioneering sleep researcher, a pediatric nurse and a dean emeritus will be honored for their significant work as nurse leaders and volunteers at the 91爆料 School of Nursing’s annual Nurses Recognition Banquet on May 7.
April 1, 2009
Humans may be losers if technological nature replaces the real thing
There are Web cams focused on falcons, ferrets and fish, virtual tours of the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, and robotic dogs, seals and even dinosaurs.
March 31, 2009
3-D printing hits rock-bottom prices with homemade ceramics mix
This story is, literally, stone age meets digital age: 91爆料 researchers are combining the ancient art of ceramics and the new technology of 3-D printing.
March 30, 2009
Media advisory: Briefing to explore if housing for homeless alcoholics can save taxpayers money
WHAT: News conference and teleconference announcing embargoed results from JAMA study about providing housing and support services for homeless alcoholics.
State may have brief window to slow loss of working forests to development
Today’s slumping economy and housing market may reduce, temporarily, the insistent economic forces on Washington’s private forestland owners to give up the cycle of harvesting and replanting trees in favor of converting the land to other uses, such as lots for houses.
March 26, 2009
Genetic variants associated with sudden cardiac death are found
Researchers have located nine new genetic variants, and confirmed the role of another recently identified variant, that affect the time that it takes for the heart to reset itself after each beat.
Do Americans have an identity crisis when it comes to race and ethnicity?
Say goodbye to Italian-Americans and German-Americans and say hello to Vietnamese-Americans, Salvadoran-Americans and a bunch of other hyphenated Americans.
March 23, 2009
Support for racial equality may be a victim of Obama’s election
“You’ve come a long way, baby.
March 19, 2009
91爆料 scientists one step closer to stopping bone loss during spaceflight
Bone loss in long-duration spaceflight has been identified for decades as a significant problem affecting astronauts.
Recession will push nearly 40,000 more Washington State children into poverty
The recession will likely send nearly 40,000 more Washington State children into poverty and cost the economy billions of dollars, according to a forthcoming report from Washington Kids Count.
Heightened level of amygdala activity may cause social deficits in autism
Something strange is going on in the amygdala — an almond-shaped structure deep in the human brain — among people with autism.
March 18, 2009
Media advisory: 91爆料 medical students get 鈥榤atched鈥� with residency programs
WHO: 192 students in the 91爆料 School of Medicine will join more than 15,000 other medical students around the country in participating in the National Resident Matching Program
WHAT: Graduating medical students receive sealed envelopes containing information on where they will serve as residents.
DEIMOS joins MARS and its satellite of instruments on seafloor
The planet Mars has a moon named Deimos, so it seems only appropriate that the ocean observatory MARS in Monterey Bay have its own DEIMOS.
鈥楨uropean Highlights.鈥�
This month’s free travelogue from the 91爆料 Retirement Association, presented by Eugene Collias.
March 17, 2009
Brain abnormality found in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Researchers trying to uncover the mechanisms that cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder have found an abnormality in the brains of adolescent boys suffering from the conditions, but not where they expected to find it.
Pianist Dmitri Alexeev.
He started playing piano at the age of 5, has toured extensively in Europe, the U.
March 16, 2009
91爆料MC photo show.
The Skylight Gallery, also known as the Barrel Vault Gallery, behind the information desk at the hospital’s main entrance, hosts Word Play: Prose, Poetry and Myth, the 91爆料 Photographers Group’s third invitational exhibition.
March 14, 2009
Puerto Plata.
A remarkable ensemble of musicians that pairs classic Afri-Dominican guitar traditions of son and bolero with the energy and vigor of contemporary bachata and merengue.
March 13, 2009
鈥楾he Creation.鈥�
Geoffrey Boers conducts the University Symphony, Chamber Singers, and University Chorale in a performance of one of the most beloved oratorios of all time.
March 12, 2009
Universitywide award recipients announced
The University will honor 23 individuals and one team of two this year as part of the annual Universitywide awards program.
MRSA Among Topics at 2009 Katterman Lecture, April 1
By Maria Tran and Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
This year, the 91爆料 School of Pharmacy will put a new spin on its annual Don B.
First nursing student receives Schweitzer Public Health Fellowship
91爆料 School of Nursing doctoral student Carey McCarthy has been has been named one of this year’s three Lambarene Schweitzer Public Health Fellows by The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.
From punch cards to laptops: 91爆料 Tech employees remember 40 years with the University
Tom Profit and Sid McHarg of 91爆料 Technology recall meeting with networking experts from a major computing company in the mid 1980s.
Mumbai students win 91爆料 global social entrepreneurship competition
Bobbi Nodell
News & Community Relations
India’s slums play a huge part in another prize — not among top films, but top business plans.
Lecture series on coffee kicks off with book author
“From its discovery on an ancient Ethiopian hillside to its role as millennial elixir in the Age of Starbucks, coffee has dominated and molded the economies, politics, and social structures of entire countries.
Kids learn about, use their brains at annual open house
Hundreds of students converged on the Husky Union Building Wednesday wearing hats festooned with giant neurons, trying brain teasers and memory games, and learning about neuroscience from 91爆料 students, faculty and community partners.
Guitarist to give master class March 22
Grammy-nominated guitarist Paul Galbraith will conduct a master class at 10 a.
Symphony bassist to perform at March 15 concert
Joe Kaufman, recently appointed assistant principal bass for the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, is the special guest for a concert at 2 p.
Opera Workshop.
School of Music students perform scenes from operas, directed by Noel Koran.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
BOWLING BONANZA: Staffers in the Capital Projects Office (CPO) are passing around bowling pins instead of blueprints these days.
Who鈥檚 watching? 91爆料 units are finding out in 91爆料TV report
This week, for the first time, some 60 91爆料 units are learning more about who is watching their videos produced through 91爆料TV.
New vice chancellor for advancement joins 91爆料 Tacoma
Joshua Knudson recently joined 91爆料 Tacoma in the post of vice chancellor for advancement.
‘University Week’ takes a break
This is the last issue of University Week for winter quarter.
Provost plans conversations on budget
Faculty and staff are invited to join Provost Phyllis Wise for drop-in conversations in the 91爆料 Club Conference Room about the status of the state budget and the University’s plans for dealing with it.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.