University of Washington
Seems Like Yesterday
50 years ago (1962)Serving Everett since 1892, the Lloyd Hunsaker realty firm had opened its first branch office at 6718 Evergreen Way. Howard Moore, a long-time Everett resident and very familiar with the real estate business in south Everett, was manager of the branch office.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Life
UW campus cafeteria no longer takes cash
SEATTLE -- A cafeteria on the University of Washington campus in Seattle no longer accepts cash payments.It has switched entirely to the plastic Husky cards that the majority of students already use to pay for their meals.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Northwest
Public job cuts damage education, safety
WASHINGTON -- Yes, the economy's growing, the unemployment rate is inching down and America is feeling a little bit better about itself. But don't think for a minute that all the lost jobs aren't still taking a severe toll all across this nation -- especially all the chopped government...
Date: 04/05/2012 | Nation & World
State steps up its efforts to produce more engineers
Will the Boeing Co. and its suppliers have enough engineers to work on new programs like the 737 MAX or a potential upgrade to the 777?Thousands of engineers are approaching retirement age.And too few Washington college students are graduating with engineering degrees.
Date: 03/25/2012 | Business
7-year sentence for 2001 UW arson
TACOMA -- Thirty-two-year old Justin Solondz has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the 2001 arson at the University of Washington Center for Urban Horticulture.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Northwest
7 UW college students injured in van crash
BRADLEY, Calif. -- Two vans carrying 22 University of Washington students to a conference collided on a central coast highway Friday, injuring seven students, including two who were hurt when they were ejected from one of the vans, the California Highway Patrol said.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Northwest
UW receives record $334M from donors
SEATTLE -- The University of Washington raked in more private money last year than ever before, thanks in part to a big anonymous donation for need-based scholarships.Contributions hit $334 million, a jump of 17 percent over the previous fiscal year, The Seattle Times reported Sunday.
Date: 02/19/2012 | Northwest
Don't miss fascinating pop-up book exhibit at UW
Every now and then I experience something that captures my heart and I want to share it with everyone reading my column.
Date: 02/14/2012 | Life
County may buy 100 acres for a new regional park
MALTBY -- Land that the University of Washington once eyed for a branch campus could become a new Snohomish County park -- with a functioning golf course already included.
Date: 01/21/2012 | Local News
UW has more seats for in-state applicants in 2012
SEATTLE -- The University of Washington says it will have more room for in-state students in this fall's freshman class.This gift for the class of 2012 comes from the Legislature and the fact that UW has received fewer applications from freshmen hopefuls.
Date: 01/13/2012 | Northwest
Murray told of progress in aerospace training and education
EVERETT -- How does a state, or a community like Snohomish County, ensure it has enough qualified workers to sustain a growing industry like aerospace?•You increase the number of engineers being educated locally.
Date: 01/12/2012 | Business
Dartmouth student from Seatttle found dead in Barcelona
MADRID -- Authorities are investigating the death of a student from Seattle in Barcelona, but at this point do not suspect foul play, Spanish police said Tuesday.Crispin Scott was found dead Saturday in an apartment in Barcelona province, a police spokeswoman said.
Date: 01/10/2012 | Northwest
New UW provost sees a glass half-full
SEATTLE -- The University of Washington's new provost said she sees the school's cup as half-full -- despite budget cuts and the economy.
Date: 01/03/2012 | Northwest
UW's Rowland on All-America 2nd team
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Husky senior Bianca Rowland earned the top honor of her career today, as she was named to the All-America Second Team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, her first time on one of the nation's top three All-America teams.
Date: 12/14/2011 | Sports
Everett man shares 91 years of wisdom, kindness and virtue
Kids, you didn't invent texting. Carle Graffunder of Everett was a World War II hero who relayed military messages hither and yon from Alaska.He used the dot-dash method.
Date: 12/05/2011 | Local News
UW students are world champs of synthetic biology
Associated PressSEATTLE -- A team of 23 University of Washington students has won the world championship of synthetic biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Date: 11/10/2011 | Northwest
UW student demonstrators march
SEATTLE -- About four dozen officers, including police on horses and bikes, escorted about 100 students, union members and other demonstrators who marched from the University of Washington on Wednesday afternoon to banks in the nearby University District in Seattle.
Date: 11/09/2011 | Northwest
'Remarkable' Edmonds woman thought of life as a journey
As a child in Germany in the 1930s, Brigette Bjorn peeked at her parent's lavish New Years Eve parties before being tucked into bed.Her warm, secure family life imploded when she was barely a teen.
Date: 10/23/2011 | Local News
Big money
Follow the dollars at the state's institutes of higher learning
Date: 10/16/2011 | Need to Know
Top-paid state workers
Most of top 50 are at the UW — and not just the coaches
Date: 09/22/2011 | Need to Know
UW looks to train Boeing engineers in Abu Dhabi
Future Boeing Co. engineers could soon be educated by the University of Washington in ... Abu Dhabi.
Date: 08/19/2011 | Business
UW Bothell's Husky Village nearly ready for students this fall
BOTHELL — There is still some work to be done at Husky Village Student Housing. Contractors are finishing the main office and there are plans to add a deck by the pond behind the eight-building apartment complex.
Date: 08/17/2011 | Local News
Moody's affirms ratings for UW, Seattle, Bellevue
OLYMPIA -- The University of Washington and the city of Seattle are no longer facing the threat of a credit ratings downgrade.
Date: 08/04/2011 | Northwest
Debt stalemate threatens UW, Seattle credit ratings
OLYMPIA -- The stalemate in Congress over how to raise the national debt ceiling might have an immediate local impact in Washington state, as a key ratings agency warned Thursday that the University of Washington and the city of Seattle face possible credit rating downgrades.
Date: 07/28/2011 | Northwest
College life lessons
Head start for high-achieving students with disabilities
Date: 07/25/2011 | Local News
UW approves 20 percent tuition hike
Associated PressSEATTLE -- The University of Washington has approved a 20 percent tuition hike for next year -- one of the single biggest percentage cost spikes in the school's history.
Date: 06/30/2011 | Northwest
Univesity of Washington considers 20 percent tuition increase
SEATTLE -- The University of Washington plans to vote on a proposal to raise tuition 20 percent this fall, while also considering a plan to use much of that increase to pay for more scholarships, restore class offerings and reopen the school's writing and learning centers.
Date: 06/11/2011 | Northwest
Gov. Gregoire signs bill to allow colleges to increase college tuition by 11% to 16%
SEATTLE -- Washington state's six four-year colleges and universities will be able to set their own tuition, which had previously done by the Legislature, under a measure that Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law Monday.
Date: 06/06/2011 | Northwest
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