Sept. 1, 2010 Campus UW search committee holds forum in Spokane Sept. 8 Members of the University of Washington's presidential search advisory committee will hold a forum 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8 in the main conference room of Greater Spokane Incorporated, 801 W. Riverside Ave.
Aug. 31, 2010 Social Science Labor movement, UW collaborate on labor archive for Washington state The University of Washington, working together with organized labor and many individuals interested in preserving labor history, is creating an archive that will ensure that documents chronicling the labor heritage of Washington state are preserved and made available to wide audiences.
Aug. 20, 2010 Campus UW, Sound Transit build "Great Wall of Us" on construction site The University and Sound Transit are creating an informal display of photos of people, called "The Great Wall of Us," on the wall that surrounds the site next to Montlake Boulevard where a Sound Transit station is being constructed.
Aug. 19, 2010 Campus UW Regents finalize Emmert departure The chair of the University of Washington Board of Regents today on behalf of the full board approved a plan for the upcoming presidential transition to occur commensurate with the start of the new school year at the university. Mark Emmert, who was tabbed last April to be the new president of the NCAA , will formally leave the university Sept. 30 and Phyllis Wise, picked by the Regents to serve as interim president, will assume her duties Oct. 1.
Aug. 19, 2010 Education Tom Stritikus selected dean of UW College of Education Associate Professor Tom Stritikus, who currently serves as associate dean of academic programs, has been selected by Provost Phyllis Wise to be the next dean of the University of Washington College of Education, effective Sept. 16. The appointment is subject to approval bythe board of regents.
Aug. 17, 2010 Campus Italy's foreign minister to deliver address at UW's Rome Center Franco Frattini, Italy's minister of foreign affairs, will deliver an address on the subject of "Immigration and the Rights of Immigrant Workers" at the University of Washington's Rome Center, Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 5 p.m. The visit is being sponsored by the UW Office of Global Affairs and the UW program of Law, Justice and Society.
Deaf, hard-of-hearing students do first test of sign language by cell phone University of Washington engineers are developing the first device able to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular networks. The tool is just completing its initial field test by participants in a UW summer program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Aug. 16, 2010 Environment UW named one of America's 20 "coolest" schools by Sierra Magazine Sierra Magazine, the official publication of the Sierra Club, has named the University of Washington one of the top 20 colleges and universities for its initiatives to operate sustainably and limit its contributions to global warming. This is the third year the UW has been named to this elite group.
Surf your way to a deep ocean research expedition Just click yourself aboard, thanks to the Internet, in order to journey 300 miles off the Washington-Oregon coast and nearly a mile deep into the ocean as scientists explore methane ice deposits, an underwater volcano and seafloor hot springs spewing water up to 570 degrees F.
A strategy to fix a broken heart Engineers and physicians at the University of Washington have built a scaffold that supports the growth and integration of stem cell-derived cardiac muscle cells. A description of the scaffold was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
'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.