More than a century after Ivan Pavlov’s dog was conditioned to salivate when it heard the sound of a tone prior to receiving food, scientists have found neurons that are critical to how people and animals learn from experience.
December 8, 2008
December 8, 2008
More than a century after Ivan Pavlov’s dog was conditioned to salivate when it heard the sound of a tone prior to receiving food, scientists have found neurons that are critical to how people and animals learn from experience.
December 4, 2008
The 91爆料’s DO-IT Scholars program is now accepting applications from Washington state high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities who are interested in preparing for college and challenging careers.
SCIENCE STARS: More than half of the 104 founding members recently inducted into the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) are members of the 91爆料 community.
This is the last issue of University Week for fall quarter.
What is “terrorism”? Many Americans immediately think of the events of a single day — Sept.
The Combined Fund Drive (CFD), Washington State’s workplace giving campaign, will be extended until Dec.
During Martin Luther King, Jr.
The first world report on child injury prevention will be introduced at the 91爆料 in an international forum from 2-5 p.
‘Tis the season and the waters of Puget Sound are “flush” with holiday spices and flavorings.
Fifteen years after they completed an intervention program designed to help their social development in elementary school, young adults reported better mental health, sexual health and higher educational and economic achievement than a control group of young adults who didn’t receive the intervention, according to a new study.
SCHOOL AFTER WAR: The University of Missouri is opening the new MU Veterans Center, designed to be “one-stop shopping” for war veterans returning to school.
Nathan Kutz, 91爆料 applied mathematics professor, felt particularly daunted when he realized that more than 200 students had enrolled in his fall quarter course, Beginning Scientific Computing.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Last Friday, when most of us were fattening up on turkey leftovers or shopping, 91爆料 staffer Nic Plemel ran more than 27 miles through the forest near Gig Harbor.
The University Symphony, under the direction of Peter Er枚s, will perform at 7:30 p.
Student compositions, a holiday organ recital, women’s vocal jazz and cellist Julian Schwarz are among performances offered by the School of Music in coming days.
The 91爆料 men鈥檚 soccer team is offering the annual Winter Husky Soccer Camp for boys and girls Dec.
OBAMA BABY BOOM?: “‘Hope and euphoria,’ says 91爆料 sociologist Pepper Schwartz, ‘are a serious aphrodesiac,'” a post-election article in Newsweek states while discussing the possibility of a swell in birth rates because of Barack Obama’s election.
They punch cell phones like they once played with plastic rattles.
The Harlem Quartet, the ensemble whose mission is to engage young and new audiences and to advance diversity in the world of classical music, will appear in Meany Hall at 8 p.
For 21 91爆料 freshmen, the culmination of one of their fall classes isn’t a final exam, but an event.
Public school finance systems around the United States are outmoded and failing to support the effective education of America’s children, according to a six-year national study led by the 91爆料’s <A href="http://www.
Paul Yager, acting chair of the 91爆料 Department of Bioengineering since 2007, became department chair on Nov.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
From the moment she first saw the picture, Anne Graham was captivated.
Center for Interdisciplinary Geriatric Research Lecture Dec.
Pellegrini and Elmore named to Robert Wood Johnson advisory committee
Two 91爆料 faculty members, Dr.
Forty-two artworks from the collections of Harborview Medical Center and 91爆料 Medical Center will be on display in The Picture of Health, a free exhibition at Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave.
By Steve Steinberg
School of Dentistry
The Washington Dental Service (WDS) and the 91爆料 School of Dentistry have announced two key academic appointments.
New methods for examining and influencing brain activity have led to better treatments for disabling neurological and psychiatric diseases, but they also pose ethical questions about their use inside and outside of medicine.
Curious about what health care issues legislators will tackle in the upcoming session? How likely is it that the federal government will enact a universal health care plan? Students, faculty, lawmakers, researchers, health plan administrators and others from across the state discussed these topics and more on Tuesday, Nov.
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) has named the School of Pharmacy’s Stanley Weber the recipient of the 2009 Judith J.
By Bobbi Nodell
Global Health Department
The infectious disease plagues of our time — HIV, SARS and avian flu — have mutated and spread from animals to humans, yet getting the human and animal sectors together hasn’t been so easy.
By Steve Butler
News & Community Relations
When Merilyn Moore started her career as a physical therapist in burns at Australia鈥檚 Royal Brisbane Hospital in 1980, she recognized that 鈥渟taying ahead of the game鈥 in the highly specialized field of burn injury rehabilitation required an international perspective.
December 3, 2008
The first world report on child injury prevention will be introduced at the 91爆料 in an international forum Thursday Dec.
December 2, 2008
‘Tis the season and the waters of Puget Sound are “flush” with holiday spices and flavorings.
The Chamber Singers, University Chorale, University Singers, Women’s Choir, Gospel Choir, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and 91爆料 Men’s Glee Club present their annual winter holiday recital.
December 1, 2008
Fifteen years after they completed an intervention program designed to help their social development in elementary school, young adults reported better mental health, sexual health and higher educational and economic achievement than a control group of young adults who didn’t receive the intervention, according to a new study.
November 25, 2008
The University Chorale and Chamber Singers, the 91爆料’s premiere choral groups, join up for an evening of choral excellence.