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UW royalties top $1 million; top licensees recognized
The UW announced recently that its annual trademarks and licensing royalties surpassed $1 million for just the second time in the history of the institution’s licensing program and the first time in over a decade. Final royalty revenues tallied $1.041 million, representing an increase of 7 percent over the 2007-08 year.
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UW celebrates re-opening of expanded classroom facilities in downtown Seattle
Last week UW Professional and Continuing Education/Extension celebrated the grand re-opening of its expanded and remodeled classroom facilities at Puget Sound Plaza in downtown Seattle. It now holds the 4th floor and much of the 5th floor at Puget Sound Plaza, for a total of 384 seats.
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Downtown dawgs: Find everything Husky at Husky Central
The UW has launched a new presence in downtown Seattle. It's at 1321 Fourth Ave. and it's called Husky Central. Be a good dawg and stop by.
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UW among leading universities behind Futurity, a Web site on research
A group of leading research universities has launched Futurity, an online research channel covering the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health and more. The UW is one of 35 partners supporting the project.
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UW information in the palm of your hand, with new m.UW iPhone app
Looking for a campus building, phone number of game time? The answer may be in your pocket. A new service from the UW offers information about the campus – directories, course calendars, sports schedules, news, and more – in a format that's easy to view and browse on an iPhone.
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Stimulus money to boost study of AIDs, cancer and more
The UW has received nearly $77 million in stimulus funding to advance scientific research and health care.
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In praise of scum: Planet's nitrogen cycle overturned by 'tiny ammonia eater of the seas'
UW discovery about microorganisms found in an aquarium tank prompts a revision of "basic understanding of the nitrogen cycle."
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Study finds links among alcohol abuse, depression, obesity in young women
New UW research indicates that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse or dependency are interrelated conditions among young adult women but not men.
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Building Rome in a day, the digital way
The ancient city of Rome was not built in a day. But now, due to a new computer algorithim developed at the UW, the city can be digitized in just a matter of hours using hundreds of thousands of tourist photos.
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The pen may be mightier than the keyboard, study shows
When it comes to writing, the pen apparently is mightier than the computer keyboard. Second, fourth and sixth grade children with and without handwriting disabilities were able to write more and faster when using a pen than a keyboard to compose essays, according to new research.
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Adolescent alcohol exposure may lead to long-term risky decision making
Picture this. A bunch of adolescent rats walk into a bar and start consuming Jell-O shots. Lots of them.
And then, three weeks later …
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Etc.: Campus news & notes
Ken Burns includes footage from Special Collections; UW among top cited universities; a distance learning award for Emily Bender; Steve Charvat becomes secretary of national association; a conservation award for Charles (“Si”) Simenstad; an award for bridging cultures for Scott Macklin, and more.
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Official Notices
Get information about Friday Harbor facilities and a workshop on scientific filmmaking, as well the next Board of Regents meeting and upcoming blood drives.
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UW poet named MacArthur Fellow
Heather McHugh, Milliman Distinguished Writer-in-Residence in the Creative Writing Program of the English Department of the University of Washington, has been named a 2009 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. MacArthur Fellows receive so-called "genius grants" of $500,000 that are bestowed with no conditions; recipients may use the money as they see fit.
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UW students win ‘Best Newcomer Award’ at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The UW School of Drama’s TBA Collective has won the Edinburgh Festival Insider Best Newcomer Award for its production of The Grind Show 2009. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the biggest arts festival in the world and the number one tourist attraction in Britain.
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Choe is a champion — in smart commuting
Yang-Sook Choe, program manager for Area C Custodial Division, has been named the first ever ‘Commute Champion’ by UW Transportation Services. The Commute Champion Recognition Program honors individuals in the UW community who embrace smart commute choices and help others do the same.
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UW’s Dee Boersma honored by Heinz Foundation
UW conservationist Dee Boersma is among 10 recipients of the Heinz Family Foundation awards given to people whose achievements have fostered a cleaner, greener and more sustainable world.
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UW wins leadership award for supporting green commuting
The UW was one of three regional organizations honored recently by the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) with the ACT Leadership Award, which recognizes the UW's outstanding contributions to the field of transportation demand management. ACT is the national organization of professionals who work to reduce traffic congestion, conserve energy and improve air quality.
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New "walking" fish named for UW donor Maggie Walker
Description: A newly discovered species of fish will soon be named in honor of Margaret "Maggie" Walker, a distinguished UW alumna who has helped raise millions of dollars for the College of Arts and Sciences and has served on the boards of many University and community organizations.
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All's well that ends well: Cunningham Hall finds its new home
The move was short but the route was treacherous and the load unwieldy. Still, Cunningham Hall came to rest perfectly at its new site next to Parrington on Sept. 16 and was turned to its final orientation Sept. 17. View a slide show of the complete move.
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New access ramp smoothes way to UW Bothell from I-405
A project whose gestation period spans nearly a decade reached fruition with a ceremony Sept. 18. On that day, the long-awaited SR 22 campus access project was unveiled, providing access to UW Bothell and Cascadia Community College from Interstate 405 through a new south entrance.
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UW Tacoma’s previously-vacant Joy Building to get new life as home to offices, classrooms
The last remaining vacant building on the Pacific Avenue side of the UW Tacoma campus is set to receive a total makeover, completing the four-block-wide “face” of the campus. Renovation on the historic Russell T. Joy Building, which had fallen into disuse, will create much-needed faculty offices and classrooms for a flourishing student body. A construction kickoff ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 6.
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'Wondrous Cold': Smithsonian exhibit on Antarctica visits Burke; UW Antarctic research also featured
What's it like to live and work on the coldest, windiest, driest continent on Earth? Wondrous Cold, a traveling exhibit at the Burke explores Antarctica through the photography of Joan Myers. The UW's groundbreaking Antarctica research is highlighted, too.
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This one's just trashy — but what's it all about? Help the library identify this week's Lost and Found Film
Persons putting trash in the bin might be rewarded, the sign says. And that was pretty much the anti-litterbug plot back in 1972. But why was this film about bygone trash etiquette produced?
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Eugenics and disability in Washington to be explored in Oct. 9 symposium
The effect of the eugenics movement on people with disabilities in Washington state will be the subject of a daylong symposium sponsored by the UW Disability Studies Program on Friday, Oct. 9, in the University Tower auditorium.
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UW plays leading role in Consortium of Universities for Global Health
At the first annual meeting of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, UW President Emmert said global health is the driving cause of this generation of students.
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H1N1 influenza recommendations include "common sense"
UW public health experts say don't panic but take precautions in this year's flu season.
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Evolution of entertainment in India is Danz lecturer’s topic
Playwright, filmmaker and actor Girish Karnad will give a Danz Lecture, Entertaining India, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 in 130 Kane. This lecture will look at how the engagement of India with the West reshaped the world of Indian entertainment.
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Legendary Harvard "Justice" professor visits UW School of Law
A course called Justice, taught by Michael Sandel, is one of the most popular in Harvard University's history. Sandel will visit and speak at the UW School of Law on Friday, Oct. 2.
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UW Medicine/Seattle Public Library Lecture Series begins Oct. 7
Paul Nghiem, associate professor of medicine, kicks off the UW Medicine/Seattle Public Library Lecture Series with a conversation about skin cancer and caffeine.
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Bulbs galore at the Arboretum’s Fall Bulb & Plant Sale
The Arboretum Foundation’s annual Fall Bulb and Plant sale takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at Washington Park Arboretum’s Graham Visitors Center.
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Hear the Constitution read next week at Suzzallo
UW Libraries Government Publications holds the fourth annual "UW Reads the Constitution," from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in Suzzallo Library, third floor landing at the top of the Grand Staircase. Anyone can stop by to listen to all or part of the U.S. Constitution as it is read aloud by 100 UW student, faculty and staff volunteers.
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