May 4, 2009
A new program designed to improve public understanding and news reporting of mental health and mental illness is being launched today by the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s School of Social Work and the Washington State Mental Health Transformation Project.
Young Ko, a retiree from Weyerhauser Company, presents Fractals Are Everywhere: Why and So What?.
A panel discussion on the arts and why they matter more than ever in this economic crisis.
A seminar by the West Coast Poverty Center titled Immigrant Family Life Following Immigration Raids, presented by Ajay Chaudry, director of New York’s Urban Institute Center on Labor, Human Services and Population.
May 3, 2009
Sample mushroom treats, use dyes and crayons made from mushrooms to create art, attend a cultivation workshop and more.
May 2, 2009
Experience the musical traditions of the indigenous peoples of Australia, Papua New Guinea and West Papua.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø vocal students perform vocal jazz solos.
May 1, 2009
A study conducted at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has revealed new connections between food, incomes and education.
April 30, 2009
Stereotypes often paint a partial or false picture of an individual or group.
Make way: Social media is bulldozing the time-worn landscape of traditional media, one 140-character “tweet” at a time.
Members of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Vocal Jazz ensembles, under the direction of Dave Cross, perform solo vocal works in a concert at 7:30 p.
Stereotypes often paint a partial or false picture of an individual or group.
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has surpassed its 2-year-old world record for operating a glider under the ice, this time by successfully operating one of its seagliders for six months as it made round trips hundreds of miles in length under the ice at Davis Strait.
In the summer of 1947, Robert Heilman, then of Louisiana State University, visited Seattle to discuss joining the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as chairman of the English Department.
Take an afternoon next month to consider how we might protect and restore Puget Sound with two panels of some of the region’s top experts on science and policy concerning the Sound.
During the last two decades, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system.
How do I know if a mushroom is poisonous or not? Do I need a permit to harvest mushrooms in Washington State? How do mushrooms help my garden? Curious fungi fanatics looking for answers to these questions and more are invited to attend the second annual Mushroom Maynia! event at the Burke Museum, from 10 a.
Global religion and human security are the topics of a three-day Comparative Religion symposium May 6-8, and political scientist Christine Fair will bring ideas not only about those topics but also about food.
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty and staff.
For the third year in a row, the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø received a grade of A- on the College Sustainability Report Card, issued by the Sustainability Endowments Institute.
On May 6, more than 100 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø undergraduates will showcase their civic engagement projects that benefit the local nonprofit organizations, schools, and campus programs with which they volunteer.
David Fleming, director and health officer of Public Health-Seattle & King County, will headline a panel discussion on the evolving swine flu outbreak at 5:30 p.
Two ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø retirees have set up a fund that will benefit ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø service employees and their families.
Benjamin Schmidt, associate professor of history, has received a highly selective fellowship designed for advanced training of faculty members in subjects that are outside their own disciplines.
Is the benefit of driving a hybrid car worth its cost? What controls the high-velocity gas close to the center of a black hole? When one eye is damaged, does the other eye grow stronger to compensate?
Such questions and more will be addressed by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students and their faculty advisers at the 17th annual Pacific Northwest Ronald E.
With 500 miles of nearly pristine coastline, the Eastern Cape of South Africa is known for its splendid beaches including Jeffreys Bay, considered one of the five most famous surfing destinations in the world.
The Earth as revealed from satellites, other space craft and planes has been the subject of Pacific Science activities all month and concludes Saturday with hands-on activity stations involving ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists from eight units as well as Microsoft, Central Washington University and the National Weather Service.
A shortage of number two pencils has caused a change in the way the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø handles its grade reports.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, May 14, at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Tower.
TOPS IN TELLY: Three ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøTV programs were recognized at the 30th Annual Telly Awards.
If you typically walk or bike to work, you may not have thought it important to have a U-PASS.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø President Mark A.
A persistent school of thought in recent years has held that so-called “chevrons,” large U- or V-shaped formations found in some of the world’s coastal areas, are evidence of megatsunamis caused by asteroids or comets slamming into the ocean.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
A daylong symposium on Technology, Distraction, and Immortality is planned for 9:30 a.
A national research team including six present and former ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers has connected more of the intricate pieces of the autism puzzle, with two studies that identify genes with important contributions to the disorder.
The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has named six people from the health sciences schools as Magnuson Scholars, one of the highest awards given by the University.
Two ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø professors are among 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 15 countries who have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
A biochemical pathway that helps keep cells alive when oxygen is low also plays a role in longevity and resistance against some diseases of old age, according to a report published April 16 in the journal Science.