Dessert: Self-driving car may have mind of its own
By DALE MCFEATTERS - Self-driving cars are nearer than we think, and here's how we know: The U.S. government has decided that they are badly in need of federal regulation.
View ArticleCrowd-funding for scientific research taking off as federal...
SEATTLE - When two University of Washington graduates launched one of the first crowd-funding sites for science, they had to beat the bushes for projects. A year later, so many researchers are beating...
View ArticleTuition freeze in place at Wash. state schools
SEATTLE - Higher education budgets are getting their first increase from the Washington general fund since 2009, and with that boost, comes a mandated one-year tuition freeze that provides a welcome...
View ArticleScientific research fraud rises as biomedical funding...
Two years ago, the journal Nature reported a startling spike in the number of scientific research papers that were being retracted. - Between 2000 and 2010, the number of papers retracted shot up...
View ArticleNFL exhibition games may not count, but they do matter
We've been conditioned to dismiss the outcome of NFL preseason games. The scores are irrelevant and secondary to the processes of fine-tuning schemes, evaluating personnel and keeping your stud horses...
View ArticleTech companies seek social scientists to help improve...
Matt Wallaert is not a software engineer. Nor is he a programmer or developer.
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Profile: Getting reel with Robert Osborne of TCM
After majoring in journalism at the University of Washington, Robert Osborne became a contract actor for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. He left acting to become a film critic for The Hollywood Reporter,...
View ArticlePurple UW license plates now available for Huskies
SEATTLE - Just in time for the Apple Cup, University of Washington fans can order UW car license plates in purple and gold colors.
View ArticleSeattle lawyer left $188 million charitable trust
SEATTLE - A Seattle lawyer who quietly amassed a fortune by investing his inherited family wealth has left a bequest of nearly $188 million to benefit Seattle Children's Hospital, the University of...
View ArticleThousands enroll in Washington online college
TACOMA, Washington - Thousands of Washington residents are turning to the state's first nonprofit, online university to earn college degrees on their own schedule.
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UW, WSU offering more degree programs online
SEATTLE - Nicole Traore always wanted to go back to school to get her bachelor's degree, but the 45-year-old mother of three busy boys has a full-time job and no extra time in her schedule to take...
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WSU scientists making poplars with rose scent
SEATTLE - Sniff the air around Norman Lewis' experimental poplars, and you won't pick up the scent of roses.
View Article3 WA schools best source of Peace Corps volunteers
SEATTLE - The Peace Corps says the University of Washington, Western Washington University and Gonzaga are among the best places in the nation for recruiting volunteers.
View ArticleNew leader chosen for UW medical education program
LARAMIE, Wyoming - A veteran University of Wyoming faculty member has been chosen to lead the Wyoming medical education program.
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Washington State University considers med school
SPOKANE, Washington - Medical officials predict an aging population and expanded health coverage under the Affordable Care Act will contribute to doctor shortages across the nation. In response to the...
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Unique floating lab showcases 'aliens of the sea'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - Researcher Leonid Moroz emerges from a dive off the Florida Keys and gleefully displays a plastic bag holding a creature that shimmers like an opal in the seawater.
View ArticleWSU academic planner features picture of UW campus
PULLMAN, Washington - Officials at Washington State University are still trying to find out how a picture of the University of Washington campus ended up on the WSU student planner.
View ArticleWSU regents approve plan for new medical school
SPOKANE, Washington - Washington State University's board of regents on Friday unanimously approved the administration's controversial effort to start a new medical school in Spokane, citing the "dire...
View ArticleUW criticizes WSU med school study
SPOKANE, Washington - The University of Washington on Monday criticized as deeply flawed a study released last week that supported the creation of a new medical school in Spokane by rival Washington...
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