July 26, 2010 Campus Nike's actions resolve all outstanding issues, UW president says The agreement reached today between Nike, Inc., and former workers at two Honduran apparel factories resolves all issues that had been raised by the UW's Advisory Committee on Trademarks and Licensing, paving the way for renewal of the University's contract with the apparel company, says UW President Mark Emmert.
University of Washington names Lidstrom interim provost Interim president-designate Phyllis Wise has named Mary Lidstrom to be interim provost, filling the position Wise will leave when she becomes interim president in the fall.
State's most sophisticated buoy to sample for acidification, oxygen-starved waters The most sophisticated array of instruments ever put in Washington waters will be deployed on a buoy and Seaglider this week off the coast, in water that typically makes its way into Puget Sound. Coastal water conditions are of interest to scientists trying to determine the ocean and weather conditions that lead to such things as water with lower than normal pH -- often called acidified waters.
July 8, 2010 Campus UW Board of Regents Names Provost Phyllis Wise as Interim President The University of Washington Board of Regents at a special public meeting today (July 8) voted to appoint Phyllis M. Wise, UW Provost and Executive Vice President, to serve as interim president of the University of Washington while the Regents conduct a search for a new president to replace Mark Emmert. As provost, Wise is the University's chief academic and chief budget officer, and the second-highest university administrator. She will be the first woman and the first Asian-American to serve as UW president.
'Puter Profs
Experts who can address a variety of computer-related issues
Biology and Belief
A list of faculty who can provide information to journalists working on stories about the controversy over the teaching of evolution and intelligent design.