Students say it's time for the state's biggest research university to pull their money out of stocks or funds that invest in oil and gas companies. Can they convince the Board of Regents?
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A new report says Washington has major opportunities to create jobs by improving university offerings in science, computer sciences and engineering. But will the state act?
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The biomedical pioneer is one of the 2013 National Science Medal recipients.
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GOP and Democrats unite to fight Rodney Tom's plan to erase parents' ability to save for state college tuition through a state program. But the House effort carries a price tag.
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Guest Opinion: University President Michael Young writes about the high stakes for research, business and students in a D.C. compromise.
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One student explores the legality - and the consequences - of lighting up, which ironically may be harder for college students to do legally than the rest of us.
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Professor Olson was more than a widely admired scholar and teacher; he played an important role in the issues of the day and of his city.
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Mark Emmert moves into new territory by cracking down on Penn State at almost the same time as his former university recruited a 14-year-old quarterback.
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Hint: take a tough math class in your senior year.
After campaigns from minority student groups, the UW will now require students to take a diversity course before graduation. Two-thirds of UW students already satisfy the requirment. Most four-year universities already have a requirement like this.
16 percent more applicants applied for freshman admission this year, with nearly 30,000 hopeful Huskies submitting applications. Out-of-state applicants and international student applications increased the most. Only 61 percent of in-state students who applied were accepted; this is down from 65 percent last year.
The technology leader comes from the presidency of State University of New York Institute of Technology.
The ACLU immediately raised questions about whether the taxpayer-supported UW Medicine will change its policies to create a "strategic partnership" with Catholic PeaceHealth.
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