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Just about anyone who has flown knows the sensation of climbing through smog and bursting into bright, clear air.

More than 150 scholars, students and attorneys helped celebrate the dedication this week of the School of Law’s Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology.

Genetic sciences provide key insights into many health-care conditions — but the more scientists learn, the more they need to know, says Dr.

In recognition of her outstanding leadership, scholarship and passion for the well being of infants and young children, Dr.

Photography students in a course called “Installation, Context and collaboration,” taught by Associate Professor Ellen Garvens, have created an exhibit especially for the hospital environment.

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Countess Sonja Bernadotte of the Swedish royal family, above, was at the UW Monday to describe a program that brings Nobel laureates and college-age students from around the world to Lindau Island in Germany for informal meetings each year.

Peace Corps Day offers interview/photo opportunities with 200-300 returned Peace Corps volunteers and people interested in joining the Peace Corps.

Join us in celebrating 10 years of Saluting Harborview Medical Center to support the efforts of the region’s only Level I adult and pediatric trauma and burn center. Proceeds will benefit the endowment of a Chair in Harborview’s Trauma Surgery Department.

University of Washington professor of fisheries and aquatic sciences Vince Gallucci has studied shark population dynamics for more than a decade. During the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston earlier this month, Gallucci presented findings during the session “Not Enough Sea Lions, Too Many Sharks: Global Warming Signal?”

Earth’s most severe mass extinction – an event 250 million years ago that wiped out 90 percent of all marine species and 70 percent of land vertebrates – was triggered by a collision with a comet or asteroid, according to new findings by a team led by a University of Washington scientist.

When they’re not with their parents, children spend more time in the care of neighbors, friends and other relatives than at formal child care centers or licensed home providers, according to a major new University of Washington study.

ARBOR-READ-‘EM: Need some books and want to help a worthy cause at the same time? The Arboretum is having a used book sale from 10 a.

LEGAL NOTICES

Public Hearting Notices

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at noon on Friday, March 1 in Room LB1 205 of the Library/Media Center at the University of Washington, Bothell campus.

Last week’s Mystery Photo was more of a mystery than usual, since it was accidentally printed upside down.

As part of a class on working in confined spaces, Dan Shackelford prepares to enter the space near the Health Sciences complex where sewer pumps are housed.

Investor and philanthropist Paul G.

When they’re not with their parents, children spend more time in the care of neighbors, friends and other relatives than at formal child-care centers or licensed home providers, according to a major new UW study.

Longtime UW Professor Bruce Bare, an expert on the economics, management and sustainable use of forestlands, has been named dean of the College of Forest Resources by President Richard L.

Salmon shark fins cut the surface of the water.

Many UW students and staff who have disputes with the Internal Revenue Service may be eligible for free counseling and representation from the Law School.

Local artist Barbara Earl Thomas will discuss the creative link between her writing and painting during a lecture at the Faculty Club, Wednesday at 7 p.

“Quality of Life and Health of the Public” is the topic for the School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s winter quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture, set for 3:15 p.

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Kekanadure Dhammasiri (Siri), a Buddhist monk, has been selected as Harborview Medical Center’s second spiritual care chaplain resident.

We all know what the Vikings, those robust conquerors of early Europe, looked like as they sailed away from their ancient ports.

In the caption for the photo of Magnuson Scholars in the Feb.

Just about anyone who has flown knows the sensation of climbing through smog and bursting into bright, clear air. And once you’re there, the air generally stays clear no matter how high you go. But a University of Washington researcher has found it doesn’t always work that way.

The quest to predict toxic-algae outbreaks, estimate how much of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is being absorbed by the oceans and gain other insights into the lives of phytoplankton — microscopic plants that generate about half the oxygen we breathe — are subjects of a free, public lecture, “Molecular Explorations of the Oceans: New Ways to Study Marine Ecosystems,” by University of Washington oceanographer Virginia Armbrust.

The first-ever direct measurements of the energy flux of the “internal” tide along the Hawaiian Ridge were reported last week by University of Washington researchers at the American Geophysical Union and American Society of Limnology’s Ocean Sciences meeting

University of Washington researchers interested in building and maintaining healthier family relationships are looking for 200 Puget Sound families with a child 8 years of age to participate in a five-year study.

The promise of upward mobility — a centerpiece of the American dream, which fosters the notion that anyone can get ahead with hard work — may have disappeared with the 20th century. Prospects for upward mobility were on the decline long before the current economic downturn and the aftereffects of the Sept.11 terrorist attacks, contends Martina Morris, a University of Washington professor of sociology and statistics.

Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen has given $14 million to the University of Washington to ensure the completion of a new facility for the university’s nationally ranked Department of Computer Science & Engineering, officials announced this evening

SWAT Robotics, a team that combines students from the UW’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Roosevelt High School, will host a robotics competition to test their latest creation against the handiwork of other area teams in preparation for a regional competition.

In years past, scientific speculation about how life began on Earth envisioned primordial soups and slimy goo as the incubators in which the first tiny microorganisms developed, billions of years ago.

Steven Rogel, president and chief executive officer of Weyerhaeuser Co. and a key player in the company’s recent lengthy takeover bid for Willamette Industries will discuss his plans for the company’s increased performance during an address at the University of Washington Business School.

University of Washington President Richard L. McCormick has named long-time UW Professor Bruce Bare, an expert on the economics, management and sustainable use of forestlands, dean of the College of Forest Resources.

FABULOUS FURNITURE: Would you like to see Suzzallo’s Reading Room returned to its former glory when it reopens late this summer? Well, you may be able to help.

Academic Opportunities

Secretary of the Faculty Applicants Sought

Faculty Senate Leadership, in collaboration with the President, seeks applications for the position of Secretary of the Faculty.

Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.