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April 22, 1998

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø developing fleet of unmanned airplanes to gather Pacific Ocean weather data needed to improve accuracy of Northwest forecasts

Aeronautical engineering researchers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø have been awarded a $456,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to launch a fleet of unmanned airplanes to gather this missing weather data.

April 21, 1998

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø College of Engineering Open House shows why there’s never been a more exciting time to be an engineer

With robots exploring Mars, cars navigating themselves around town and computers beating world chess champions, there’s never been a more exciting time to be an engineer. Students and families from throughout Puget Sound can see for themselves at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø College of Engineering Open House.

March 30, 1998

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø anthropologist uses engineering, mathematics to show short-legged human ancestors were very efficient walkers

She wasn’t faster than a speeding bullet, but new research seems to indicate that Lucy and other early known human ancestors walked with greater ease and efficiency than previously believed, despite their short legs.

March 4, 1998

Internet privacy and other emerging technology issues focus of 24th annual ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Computer Fair March 18-19

The oldest and largest technology show in the Pacific Northwest is just around the corner. The 24th Annual ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Computer Fair, which attracts up to 16,000 visitors, will be held March 18 and 19 at th e ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

February 24, 1998

Nobel Prize-winner, acclaimed science photographer kick off ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Center for Nanotechnology

Nobel Laureate Steven Chu of Stanford University and acclaimed science photographer Felice Frankel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be keynote speakers at a March 6 seminar to formally kick off the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Center for Nanotechnology.

February 23, 1998

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø physicians comprise more than half of the “Best Doctors” in Western Washington

Physicians from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø-affiliated hospitals in Seattle — ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center — and the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine constitute more than 50 percent of the Western Washington doctors in the latest regional listings of The Best Doctors in America.

February 20, 1998

Husband’s willingness to be influenced by wife, share power are key predictors of newlywed happiness, stability, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø study shows

According to a study published in this month’s Journal of Marriage and the Family. Active Listening techniques may fall on deaf ears where the success of a marriage is concerned.

February 19, 1998

For fifth straight year U.S. News & World Report ranks ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as top primary-care medical school

For the fifth straight year, the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø) School of Medicine ranks as the nation’s top primary-care medical school in U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of graduate and professional schools.

February 10, 1998

New chemical processing technique being studied at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø may hold key to cleaning up Hanford, reducing industrial waste

A new technique for reducing waste from chemical processes involved in everything from petroleum refining to pharmaceutical manufacturing also may hold the key to cleaning up radioactive remains at eastern Washington’s Hanford nuclear site.