The University of Washington announced a new partnership with edX, the Massive Open Online Course provider from Harvard/MIT. These new UW online courses, under the name UWashingtonX, will be free and open to the public.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day
![The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2013/05/05152916/APOD_redrectangle_hubble_9601-150x150.jpg)
As part of a long list of public outreach activities and links, the UW Astronomy Department posts a different image or photograph of the universe on their website every day, accompanied by a brief explanation.
Guest Op-Ed aligns education and community
![Tom Stritikus, dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2013/05/05152922/Tom-Stritikus_Coll.-of-Educ.1.jpg)
In today’s Seattle Times, two UW College of Education leaders make the case for more focused community action to close the education achievement gap in poverty-impacted schools.
16th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
The annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, beginning at 11 am on Friday, May 17, in Mary Gates Hall, is a chance for undergraduates to present what they have learned to a larger audience. Free and open to the public.
The mountain without the fountain
![Drumheller Fountain with Mount Rainer in the background](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2013/05/05152929/Fountain_Rainier-150x150.gif)
The University of Washington’s iconic Drumheller Fountain will be shut down until May 31st for routine maintenance.