University of Washington

Originally published Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 12:10 AM UW provost tapped for Nike's board University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise has taken on a second job - as a director on the corporate board of Nike, the ubiquitous...

In this article: Nike, Mark Emmert, Bowl Championship Series, Pac-10, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Phil Knight, and Weyerhaeuser

...during the course of the afternoon. She was comforted by her female prison guard and lawyers. The 22-year-old former University of Washington student from West Seattle has been jailed for two years in the Capanne peneteniary as the...

In this article: Rome and Cocaine

...its closing arguments. Mellas says there's no credible evidence or motive to convict her daughter. Mellas says the former University of Washington student wants to finish school. Curt Knox says he's worried that what he calls character...

In this article: Seattle and Italy

...in with the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study. The joint project between Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington (UW) focuses on finding ways to delay or prevent dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, and...

In this article: Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Group Health, Antioxidant, Medical advice, and Fruit

...country, Tidwell told the Senate Public Lands and Forestry Subcommittee. Elaine O'Neil, a research scientist at the University of Washington's School of Forestry, said wildfires in California alone released emissions equivalent to that of...

In this article: Climate change, Carbon, Ron Wyden, Global warming, Carbon dioxide, Fossil fuel, and Interior Department

What's more, they are often prescribed these more potent medications at higher doses, Dr. Jennifer Brennan Braden of the University of Washington in Seattle and her colleagues found. Because depressed people may also be at greater risk of...

In this article: Opioid, Depression, Back pain, Chronic pain, Codeine, Cancer, Arthritis, Morphine, and Ativan

Last updated November 12, 2009 11:14 p.m. PT Medal of Honor recipients honored at University of Washington The new Medal of Honor Memorial is introduced Wednesday at the University of Washington. The Veterans Day ceremony brought a...

In this article: Bruce Crandall, Medal of Honor, 1st Cavalry Division, World War 2, and McChord AFB

...did an American flag bandanna left behind when Brenton was killed. Monfort studied criminal justice at Highline Community College and the University of Washington, and police believe he had recently been fired from a job as a security guard.

In this article: Seattle, Arraignment, Halloween, and Propane

Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 9:54am PST Kineta, University of Washington team up on $13M award Kineta Inc. and the University of Washington have been awarded a federal government grant totalling $13 million to develop agents that help...

In this article: Influenza, HIV, National Institutes of Health, Seattle, and United States

University of Washington Will Lead $13 Million Collaborative Project SEATTLE - Kineta, Inc. announced today it has been awarded a $6.8 million subcontract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the...

In this article: National Institutes of Health, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Influenza, Hepatitis, HIV, and Seattle