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Researchers try meta-analysis to find what works, what doesn’t.
As a graduate student, theater professor Patrick Sims became engrossed in the story of lynching survivor James Cameron. For a decade, he's been working to create a one-man play that preserves Cameron's place in history.
David Rakel is one of the pioneers in the field of integrative medicine, which combines conventional and alternative treatments. He believes the discipline's emphasis on prevention can help cut rising health care costs, but skepticism remains.
Researchers develop system to warn of volcanic threats to aviation.
The flamboyant Joseph Jastrow founded the UW’s psychology department and helped shape the fledgling science.
It’s a writer-to-writer conversation when Mitchard sits down for a chat with Lorrie Moore, acclaimed fiction author and UW faculty member.
Certain friends can help kids who are picked on at school.
A comfy space and familiar companions make for a healthier herd.
This anti-smoking advocate believes the battle against tobacco can be won.
Can differences in the brain predict better treatment of post-war trauma?
As profit margins shrink and technological change speeds up, academic publishers face an uncertain future — but the UW Press is adapting to the new realities of bookselling in the twenty-first century.
Web-based history course reaches out to members of the military.
Longtime sociological study continues with in-home interviews.
Federal stimulus funds jump-start stalled research across the campus.
A computer model replicates snowflakes in all their detail and beauty.
Communication Arts 613: Film Score: Theory and History
Some of the most popular quotations ever to infiltrate our culture were contributed by UW alumni. Prepare to be inspired, challenged, or simply entertained.
After the initial shock of hearing a grave health prognosis comes the confusion. But thanks to a unique UW program, patients can count on help to weigh the options and chart their own paths.
Copernicus’s big idea may have sprouted from earlier talk among scholars.
Eat less — a whole lot less — and you could live a whole lot longer.
Fire up your DVR, because there’s more than football to watch on the Big Ten Network.
Want to go farther faster on your daily jog? It turns out that slowing down might be a better idea in the long run.
Stephen Thompson ’94, editor of National Public Radio’s music Web site, didn’t miss a beat when we asked him to pick five songs that say the UW. His advice for how to defend a song that you like? “If you think it’s awesome, it’s awesome.”