The science of making a decision

Posted on February 13, 2014

Psychology lecture series Photo: UW photo

The ninth annual Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lecture Series beginning Wed., Feb. 19 will explore “The Science of Decision Making” to explain how the brain and an individual’s expectations influence decisions.

The Neptune Theatre and the Burke present science as entertainment

Posted on February 11, 2014February 11, 2014

Chinook salmon in the Elwha River Photo: Seattle Times photo

Join the Burke Museum at the Neptune Theatre on Feb. 18 for Short Takes on Dam(n) Science, a fast-paced evening of six-minute presentations by ten different experts speaking about “the biggest, baddest dam removal/ecological restoration project on the planet.”

Renovated Odegaard wins AIA award

Posted on February 5, 2014February 4, 2014

Odegaard Library interior Photo: UW photo

The interior renovation of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library, completed June 2013, has been awarded the 2014 American Institute of Architects’ Institute Honor Awards for Interior Architecture.

See UW digital media art downtown

Posted on February 4, 2014February 6, 2014

DXARTS Ph.D. Candidate Robert Twomey‘s work, Convex Mirror, is on display in a storefront window in downtown Seattle (Harrison Street just west of Boren) through February 14th as part of the Storefronts Seattle program.

Annual Faculty Lecture on Feb. 6

Posted on February 3, 2014January 28, 2014

Dr. Stephen Gloyd, UW professor of global health and health services, will present the 2014 Annual Faculty Lecture

Dr. Stephen Gloyd, second from left, in in Côite d’Ivoire — Dr. Stephen Gloyd, second from left, in Côite d’Ivoire

, “Achieving Health for All in the 21^st Century: Globalization, Growing Inequity and Creative Responses”, at 7 p.m. in Kane Hall 130.The talk is free and open to all.