University of Washington

UW researchers play major role in next phase of Human Genome Project

harminka — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:16:09 -0500

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded University of Washington researchers $10.8 million as part of a national effort to expand the ENCyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project.

Holocaust Memorial Museum Presents Unique Album

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:08:22 -0500

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum unveiled an important new addition to its collection—a personal photo album containing 116 pictures taken between May and December 1944 chronicling the life of SS officers and other officials at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Congestion expected near Husky Stadium for 2007 University of Washington Commencement Ceremony

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 25 May 2007 21:19:36 -0500

The University of Washington Transportation Office advises motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to avoid the Husky Stadium on Saturday, June 9, 2007 for the University of Washington graduation ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Standardized testing of college students won't work

Anastvatz — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:40:11 -0500

When Jeremy Nolan came to the University of Washington in 1999, he thought he'd major in business and become a stockbroker, but four years later, after a research project in Indonesia got him interested in nonhuman primates, he graduated with bachelor's degrees in biology and psychology.

Autism conference to look at link to mercury poisoning, mirror neurons, genetics

Anastvatz — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 07:36:33 -0500

More than 900 scientists, parents and activists from around the world who are focused on understanding the causes of autism and finding treatments for the developmental disorder will gather in Seattle May 3-5 to share the latest research findings at the sixth International Meeting for Autism Research.

IBM and University of Washington cooperate

Nymphadora — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:17:32 -0500

At the upcoming "Workshop on Solving Computational Challenges in Medical Imaging," IBM and the University of Washington will show how next-generation technology currently featured in computer entertainment and video-processing platforms is driving advancements in medical imaging.

Robotic crawler detects wear in power lines

Nymphadora — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:26:28 -0600

'Speechless' and 'Mute' help break the silence of the leaves

Nymphadora — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:20:03 -0600

Virtual experiences can cause embellished, false memories

Nymphadora — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:15:08 -0600

Researchers demonstrate direct brain control of humanoid robot

Nymphadora — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:07:30 -0600

Microbe fixes nitrogen at a blistering 92 C, evolution of nitrogen fixation

Nymphadora — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:00:25 -0600

Stardust findings override some commonly held astronomy beliefs

Nymphadora — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:53:38 -0600