April 30, 2002
The National Science Foundation said today it has tentatively chosen the 91爆料 as the host of one of six new science and technology centers, a designation that would place the university firmly at the leading edge of research to develop groundbreaking information technology.
April 29, 2002
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More than 2,200 students in the first-, second- and third-grades and their teachers have reserved spots at this year’s Arbor Day Fair sponsored by the 91爆料’s College of Forest Resources and its alumni association.
April 25, 2002
Michelle McGowan, a warehouse supervisor in the 91爆料 recycle center, and Betty the Bottle share a light moment at the Earth Day fair last Friday in Red Square.
The Health Sciences Open House, an outstanding opportunity for the 91爆料 community and the general public to learn about advances in health and medicine, takes place this weekend, Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27.
Two of the eight winners of Gairdner International Awards for 2002, announced in Tornoto Tuesday, are faculty members in the 91爆料 School of Medicine.
A half-day program on using new technology for patient-centered care and self-management of chronic disease is set for 1 to 4 p.
Best-selling author Dr.
The 2002 Taking Control of Your Diabetes conference is Saturday, May 4, at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in downtown Seattle.
Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Shah of Iran, will speak at 7 p.
More than 12 feet 6 inches long, it was caught in the Gulf of Alaska, frozen and sent by plane to Seattle where Ted Pietsch, professor of aquatic and fisheries sciences, picked it up Friday.
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There was virtually nothing controversial about Bonnie Taylor’s first two jobs at the 91爆料.
The effort to create a National Underground Science Laboratory received a major endorsement last weekend from the National Research Council’s Committee on the Physics of the Universe.
The fossil 鈥� an underwater plant called a crinoid 鈥� is estimated to be at least 320 million years old and is about 1 square foot.
VICTORIOUS VIDEOS: Several videos produced by 91爆料TV have been honored recently.
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
A limited number of free tickets for faculty and staff are still available for Archbishop Desmond Tutu鈥檚 91爆料 appearance May 7.
Parasite-caused diseases such as malaria kill millions of people each year, and eradication efforts have been largely futile.
Ask children what musical instruments they would like to play and boys invariably will pick something like the trumpet, drums or saxophone while girls tend to favor the violin, clarinet or flute.
Robotics demonstrations, liquid nitrogen ice cream, the largest subsonic wind tunnel in the Northwest, telephones that communicate on beams of light, computer animation and levitating trains are all on the agenda for this year鈥檚 Engineering Open House at the 91爆料.
ON THE MIDDLE ROAD: Educators in the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District in suburban San Diego are reinventing the way middle schools operate.
Three 91爆料 professors are among 184 artists, scholars and scientists selected from more than 2,800 applicants for Guggenheim Fellowship awards.
Two of the eight winners of Gairdner International Awards for 2002, announced in Toronto Tuesday, are faculty members in the 91爆料 <A href="http://www.
April 24, 2002
Tofu hasn’t replaced apple pie, but from breakfast cereals to hamburger substitutes, soy products are becoming increasingly familiar items on the American menu.
Using a unique set of data collected over 30 years and six generations of captive-bred monkeys, researchers have found the first evidence that low birth weight is linked to a type of DNA only passed along by females.
April 23, 2002
The weekend of April 26 and 27 will offer visitors to the 91爆料 campus an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about research into engineering, medicine and health sciences through interactive exhibits and hands-on activities.
April 22, 2002
The effort to create a National Underground Science Laboratory received a major endorsement during the weekend from the National Research Council’s Committee on the Physics of the Universe.
April 18, 2002
A Turner Construction worker labors high above Red Square on the face of Suzzallo Library repairing finials and other terra cotta that was damaged in last year’s earthquake.
KITTEN FEVER: Spring is kitten season, and if you’re in the market for a pet of the feline persuasion, Gaile Gamble wants you to know there’s an organization on campus that can give you a hand, or maybe a paw.
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
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Patients in 91爆料 Medical Center’s antepartum unit on 6-South will soon have laptop computers to use during their stay at the medical center, thanks to a donation from Microsoft.
The School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s Department of Pathobiology will host the first San-pin Wang Endowed Lecture in early May.
Would you like to share your thoughts with President McCormick, work with a dynamic group of classified and professional staff from all three 91爆料 campuses to provide input on problems at the University and have a positive impact on the 91爆料 in general and its staff in particular? If so, the President’s Staff Forum is the place for you.
The seed packets have labels with romantic-sounding names such as meadow mixture and wedding wildflowers, while others tout backyard biodiversity and make reference to Earth Day.
Students from the 91爆料 have won a place on a team that plans to launch mice into space, seeking answers to the little-explored question of how Martian gravity affects mammals.