You may not know their names but their discoveries have led to life-changing advances in health, science and the world we live in. “Timeless Discoveries”, airing this week on , channel 27, highlights the work of about two dozen UW researchers whose work has had important impacts on society. Read more in today’s .
News and Updates
CUCAC Meeting Notes, February 2012
Attached is a summary of the聽 of the City University Community Advisory Committee (in PFD format).
Where Does Democracy Come From?
You can find out at 7pm tonight in Kane Hall 120 when Dr. Joel Beinin, Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University, presents “Where Does Democracy Come From? Popular Movements, Civil Society, and Parliaments in Egypt”. This Earl and Edna Stice Memorial Lectureship is sponsored by the , part of the Jackson School of International Studies
Polar Science Weekend coming up
Grab the whole family and head for , March 1 to 4, at Pacific Science Center. Sponsored by UW and the science center, this seventh annual event offers engaging hands-on activities designed by UW scientists to illustrate their research (see ). For adults, a “Portal to Current Research” will feature investigations on the Artic ice melt by Applied Physics Laboratory researchers.
Children’s environmental health
New research on children’s environmental health is the subject of a February 28 at South Campus Center sponsored by the UW Northwest Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit and the Center for Child Environmental Risk Research. Policymakers and the general public are invited. is recommended.