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UW's new College of the Environment could bring in the green

Posted Thu, Jun 26, 5 a.m.

The vision is to make the University of Washington and the region a major player in the post-carbon economy. Big stuff. Whether President Mark Emmert can make it happen is an open question, however.

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Washington's million-dollar university president

Posted Fri, May 2, 9 a.m.

As Mark Emmert joins two local corporate boards, boosting his yearly income well into seven figures, it's worth asking if he's really earned it. He's a prominent public face for the institution, but he's no scholar and doesn't actually run the university.

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Recession, wrecking balls, and history

Posted Wed, Jan 7, 6 a.m.

The new year will be challenging for historic preservation in Seattle, but there are great opportunities and new initiatives ahead, too. Here's a breakdown of six front-burner issues for 2009. First of 2 parts

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UW: We're Number 5!

Posted Wed, Jan 7, 6 a.m.

SmartMoney says a UW grad gets a 225 percent payback over time, making it a better value than an Ivy League school. But do the numbers add up?

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Two ways to make deep cuts in government services

Posted Mon, Nov 24, 6 a.m.

Our local politicians are coping with austerity by sharing the pain and keeping nearly all programs alive for a future return. But what about the chance to be rid of programs that don't work?

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For Husky fans, even booing Rick Neuheisel is no fun

Posted Sun, Nov 16, 4 p.m.

The unloved former coach brings UCLA to town for another drubbing of the Huskies. Bad-boy coaches finish with lucrative settlements. Good-guy coaches finish just plain last.

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Seattle's economic future

Posted Fri, Nov 14, midnight

A forum on the financial crisis settles some jitters about what lies ahead but leaves more questions than answers.

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A word of support for Tyrone Willingham

Posted Sat, Nov 1, midnight

He's a decent man who inherited more problems than he could turn around in his brief tenure, argues this UW alum.

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Playing the credit crisis blame game

Posted Wed, Oct 29, midnight

In the wake of the mortgage bailout, many are left wondering what went wrong. A UW forum attempts an answer.

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A successful nuclear reaction!

Posted Sun, Oct 19, 4:51 p.m.

Over objections from the University of Washington, the Nuclear Reactor Building was added to the state's heritage list and was approved for National Register consideration.

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The geniuses who aren't on Wall Street

Posted Sun, Sep 28, 2 p.m.

The MacArthur Foundation names 25 people who, together, could probably get us out of this mess.

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One man's one-man team

Posted Sun, Aug 31, 11 a.m.

Biding time until coach Tyrone Willingham is gone, cranky University of Washington football fans at least get to watch an NFL quarterback prospect excel. Jake Locker does so in spite of those around him.

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A better environment for a UW College of the Environment

Posted Tue, Jul 22, 11 a.m.

Don't make a megalith, advises a prominent expert in forestry. Instead, think of a virtual environment with porous walls and many disciplines. The result could put the University of Washington in the lead for solving the world's environmental problems.

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Landlords mobilize as City Hall considers rental-housing inspections

Posted Thu, Jun 5, midnight

For some of the more than half of Seattle residents who rent, such a program could mean better conditions without the onus of ratting out a landlord. For the 4,300 owners of an estimated 100,000 rental units, required regular inspections sound onerous.

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The churching of an unchurched region

Posted Tue, Jun 3, 5 a.m.

A University of Washington prof interviewed 450 members of liberal and evangelical Christian churches in the Pacific Northwest. His mission: to understand the "clash of cultures" between two sides of the same tradition.

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ELF members gained nothing by the UW arson, and so much was lost

Posted Fri, May 30, 6 p.m.

A former staff member of the University of Washington's Center for Urban Horticulture wonders why, seven years later, the crime makes no more sense than it did the morning Merrill Hall went up in flames.

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A 'green scare' in shades of gray

Posted Thu, May 22, 4 p.m.

Invoking the Red Scare of the 1950s, some environmentalists claim the federal government is committing something similar against the green movement of the 2000s. Of course, it could simply be vigorous enforcement of laws against violence and property damage.

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A bold plan to turn UW into a Stanford died a quiet death

Posted Tue, May 20, 5 a.m.

State universities have clumsy and stingy masters in state capitols. Is it time for divorce court? Here's the story of how some people advising the University of Washington looked at such a scheme.

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A rebirth of architectural activism

Posted Sun, May 18, 8 p.m.

Red balloons and hot dogs help in a University of Washington grad student's fight to save the Nuclear Reactor Building. Plus: Honors for the state's historic preservationists.

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Parents on the bench

Posted Tue, Apr 29, 5 a.m.

A University of Washington study aims to help you help your child with school sports.

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When government swings the wrecking ball

Posted Mon, Mar 31, 5 a.m.

Plans for Seattle Center, the University of Washington and the Capitol Campus in Olympia suggest that public agencies, like private developers, are willing to flatten historic buildings if they get in the way. What kind of historic preservation message is that?

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Secret to a happy marriage: 'Yes, dear'

Posted Mon, Mar 31, 5 a.m.

Our humorist explains why active listening is overrated.

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UW to pay assistant football coach $2.1 million over three years Contract details for Tim Holt's salary show that U.W. is a pace setter for high salaries, particularly in football.

Oregon nabs top UW climate expert for its new institute Philip Mote will head the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute, based at OSU.

Police had confiscated slain UW student's rifle 2 years ago They returned it to his father, after numerous requests, who gave it back to his son.

More details about shooting of student in German uniform in University District The UW senior, named Miles Allen Murphy, as fascinated by history and often dressed in historic outfits. Group was apparently celebrating New Year's by firing rifles in the air.

Sharp tuition hikes a likely strategy for state colleges In Gregoire's budget, the boosts are capped at 7% for public universities, but double that would be needed to close the funding gap. It's happened before.

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Oregon State University: front and center for marine science

Posted Thu, Dec 25, 4:26 p.m. 2008

Jane Lubchenco's designation to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), signals Barack Obama's intent to get serious about climate change. It is also recognition of Pacific Northwest leadership in marine science.

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Seven scribes a-scribbling

Posted Tue, Dec 9, 4 p.m. 2008

The Sark Attack at Huskyville. Round 1.

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At UW, the search is off

Posted Tue, Dec 9, noon 2008

The University of Washington has to suspend 23 faculty searches, coping with the budget crisis. It recalls the sayings of Chairman Dick.

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Washington Hall and Nuke Building updates

Posted Tue, Nov 18, 10:53 p.m. 2008

There's progress to report on efforts to save two Seattle landmarks.

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A new poll shows Dino Rossi has narrowed the gap

Posted Sat, Nov 1, 2:33 p.m. 2008

In the Washington Poll, he now trails Gov. Chris Gregoire 50-48. The same poll earlier this week had Gregoire ahead 51-45.

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New poll: Gregoire 51, Rossi 45

Posted Mon, Oct 27, 2:06 p.m. 2008

The Washington Poll also found that Initiative 1000 is ahead and that Sound Transit Proposition 1 is no worse than tied and possibly ahead, based on the margin of error.

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Putting science back in the White House

Posted Tue, Oct 21, 11:29 a.m. 2008

Two local luminaries join a forum proposing ways to turn around the Bush administration's neglect of the nation's technological competitiveness.

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One Dawg day after another

Posted Sun, Oct 19, 4:13 p.m. 2008

Six games remain on the University of Washington football schedule, and it's not going to get any easier for the winless Huskies.

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Glowing green: a Nobel Prize with Northwest roots

Posted Tue, Oct 14, 3:22 a.m. 2008

Jellyfish from the San Juan Islands enlighten the world.

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Taking student activism seriously

Posted Fri, Sep 19, 4 a.m. 2008

Sierra, the magazine of the Sierra Club, named the top 10 schools in the U.S. for environmental stewardship, and two Washington schools made the grade: Evergreen State College, at No. 5, and the University of Washington at Seattle, which, at No. 9, barely beat Tufts University to make it into the top 10.

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