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June 2011 issue
Fukushima poses no radiation threat to UW, physicists say
In the aftermath of the earthquake damage at Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant, UW physicists decided to find out if the leaked radiation had traveled 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean to Seattle’s UW campus.
June 2011 issue
Leading marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco earns highest alumni award
Jane Lubchenco’s ability to bring real-world approaches to scientific inquiry led her to become the first woman director of NOAA. The 1971 alumna is the recipient of the UW's highest alumni honor.
June 2011 issue
Maestro of music and dance to step down
Matt Krashan, the UW’s maestro of music, dance and more, will retire in September from his position as director of the UW World Series, a program that is recognized nationally for its excellence and innovation in the performing arts.
June 2011 issue
Foster School Lecturer Ali Tarhouni joins Libyan opposition government
Ali Tarhouni, a senior lecturer in the Foster School of Business, told his microeconomics class that despite the death sentence on his head, he would be moving back to Libya, his homeland.
June 2011 issue
2011 Distinguished Teaching Award winners
The seven recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Award and the one recipient of the Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award cover the spectrum of subject matter.
June 2011 issue
Alumni reach out to girls in Rwanda
Shalisan Foster, ’92, and Suzanne Sinegal McGill, ’91, beamed with pride as they attended the opening of the Gashora Girls Academy—a school they created as part of their Rwanda Girls Initiative.
June 2011 issue
New residence halls are first part of west campus urban village
The University of Washington’s plan to turn its west campus into an urban village will take a big step this fall with the opening of two new residence communities.
June 2011 issue
With father undergoing cancer treatment, daughter takes up the fight
While Paul Dann, ’83, of Richland, received cancer treatment at the UW Medical Center, his daughter Claire got busy and organized a Relay for Life team she named “Paul’s Pals.”
March 2011 issue
Tracie Stevens, ’06, shapes policy on Indian Gaming Commission
Tracie Stevens is the first woman to chair the National Indian Gaming Commission, the agency that regulates the $27 billion Indian gaming industry.
March 2011 issue
Husky Stadium renovation gets the green light
The renovation of Husky Stadium received the green light to proceed when the University of Washington Board of Regents approved the $250 million project in November.
March 2011 issue
Citizen-scientists help scholars study environmental changes
Researchers are using a new method for collecting old-fashioned data: They are employing real people—citizen scientists—to study changes in the environment.
March 2011 issue
The pedagogy of gaming: What does it mean to be a gamer?
The growing suspicion that video games are culturally and artistically relevant is attracting attention from an unlikely source—the academic world.
March 2011 issue
The business of gaming: It’s bigger than you might think, and it’s growing
If you still think video games are for teens in the rec room, it might be time for a closer look at what’s become the biggest entertainment phenomenon since television.
March 2011 issue
Cliff Mass is known for talking about the weather, and loving it
Cliff Mass is perhaps the most conspicuous weather guru in the Northwest and heir to former TV weatherman Harry Wappler’s local fame.
March 2011 issue
UW’s budget took a hit, but its pride didn’t
One of the most disappointing aspects of the terrible state budget cuts isn’t just that the University of Washington will take a big hit. It’s how easily the state Legislature aimed its budget-cutting ax at the University.
March 2011 issue
The science of gaming: Technology could be a problem-solver
UW faculty, students and alumni are using computer-game technology to solve some of humankind's most vexing problems.
March 2011 issue
UW researchers keep tabs on soldiers battling substance abuse
The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a five-year grant to the University of Washington School of Social Work’s Innovative Programs Research Group to develop and test an intervention for at-risk soldiers.
March 2011 issue
New hope for polar bears, if greenhouse gas emissions drop
Scientists from several institutions, including the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington, have found that if humans reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly in the next 10-20 years, enough Arctic ice is likely to remain intact during late summer and early autumn for polar bears to survive.
March 2011 issue
Shattering iceberg plays its notes in undersea symphony
We love the enchanting songs of whales, the clicks and squeals from porpoises. And now, a University of Washington oceanographer has brought us more melodies from the deep.
March 2011 issue
UW lab hacks Kinect for surgical robotics research
The UW Biorobotics Lab came up with an intriguing idea: adding sensory feedback to see if the Xbox Kinect could be a training method for students learning to perform surgery.
