This RSS news feed from uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 40 in the Education category. http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByCategoryName&categoryName=Education&numToShow=40 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2009 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Ken Fine | kenfine@u.washington.edu Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:58:28 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Reporters and photographers are invited to attend the UW's Brain Awareness Week open house on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=47905 Community Education Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=47905 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:06:31 GMT The University of Washington'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. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=45767 Community Education Rachel Tompa (rtompa@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=45767 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:35:45 GMT More than 600 members of Engineers Without Borders-USA will gather for an annual conference Thursday through Sunday on the University of Washington's Seattle campus. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40607 Community Environment Health and Medicine Education Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40607 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:11:10 GMT A new grant funds doctoral students to work with Washington state tribes developing local sources of plant-based fuels. Possibilities range from forestry debris to paper-mill residue to waste associated with the state's wheat and apple crops. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=39301 Education Environment Community Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=39301 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:24:00 GMT Focus the Nation, a national teach-in next week on global warming solutions for America, involves the University of Washington and more than 1,500 other institutions across the nation - mainly colleges and universities. UW events Jan. 31 include a day-long program and a community/campus town hall meeting, for which more than 450 persons have already signed up http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=39296 Environment Education Campus Sandra Hines (shines@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=39296 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:21:15 GMT The UW's electrical engineering department hosts the first Halloween design challenge, in which students use their technical skills to create spooky decorations. Judging will take place Friday afternoon. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37557 Campus Education Technology Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37557 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:19:36 GMT The annual statewide hunt for Washington's most talented fifth-through eighth-grade students is on again by the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37470 Education Community Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37470 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:31:22 GMT A pilot course at the UW forms the basis for a national program that shows students how to program using tens, hundreds or thousands of computers. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37099 Education Technology Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37099 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:17:24 GMT Using new software developed to investigate how the brains of dyslexic children are organized, University of Washington researchers have found that key areas for language and working memory involved in reading are connected differently in dyslexics than in children who are good readers and spellers. However, a three-week instructional program can normalize those connections. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36405 Education Science Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36405 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:03:03 GMT More than 50 Washington students arrive today for the DO-IT Scholars Summer Study program. The 10-day camp is part of an award-winning program encouraging disabled high-school students to pursue careers in technology, science and engineering. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=35231 Education Technology Community Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) and Scott Bellman (swb3@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=35231 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:23:01 GMT The newly established Center for Collaborative Technologies at the University of Washington will develop tools for distance learning. These tools let students anywhere watch lectures, participate in discussions, and even write on a virtual classroom blackboard. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=35163 Education Technology Science Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=35163 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:01:00 GMT The 2007 Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Computing, a nine-week academy teaching talented students the fundamentals of computer science, starts next week. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=34207 Campus Technology Education Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=34207 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:19:26 GMT Two teams of UW undergrads took home the Outstanding Winner title in this year's international math modeling marathon. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32716 Campus Education Science Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32716 Thu, 03 May 2007 16:27:09 GMT "Inside the Undergraduate Experience" is the result of the first longitudinal assessment of learning among a large group of American college students. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32392 Education Catherine O'Donnell (cath2@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32392 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:45:26 GMT More than 150 scholars, community leaders and activists will participate in the 2007 Pacific Northwest Regional Conference of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies next Thursday and Friday (March 22 and 23) on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31332 Education Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31332 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:24:13 GMT Students who entered college when they were 12 to 14 years old don't fit the stereotype of unhappy 'nerds.' University of Washington research paints a totally different and positive picture of these gifted students. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31113 Social Science Education Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31113 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:37:31 GMT The DO-IT Scholars is now accepting applications from Washington State high school sophomores and juniors who have disabilities for a college-preparation and mentoring program. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=28371 Education Community Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=28371 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:00:00 GMT It's that time of year again when the UW's Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars looks for Washington's smartest young students. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=27577 Community Education Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=27577 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT Tracy Harachi is spearheading an effort to bring the field and practice of social work to Cambodian where there currently is no program at the college level to train students to become social workers. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=26488 Social Science Education Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=26488 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT The UW is among the nation's leaders in producing several categories of minority baccalaureates, notably those of Asian American students, acccording the journal Diverse Issues in Higher Education. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=25439 Education Peter Kelley (kellep@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=25439 Fri, 07 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT