uwnews.org | RSS | Campus news releases | University of Washington Office of News and InformationThis RSS news feed from uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 40 in the Campus category.UW communities organize vigil and fund drive for China earthquake victims- May 20, 2008 Various UW groups have organized a vigil tonight on the Quad as well as a fund drive, both for victims of the China earthquake.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41878 UW students unharmed in China earthquake but administration considered evacuation- May 15, 2008 Five students elected to temporarily go to Shanghai, but five others, along with the site manager, decided to remain in Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan, the region where the quake occurred.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41780 New college to meet growing complexity, scale of environmental threats- May 15, 2008 The University of Washington Board of Regents today received a preliminary blueprint for a new college that will position the UW to be the leader in environmental research and education, and to better resolve complex regional, national and international environmental challenges, according to Provost Phyllis Wise.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41779 UW recognizes 40 years of diversity May 20- May 14, 2008 The UW will commemorate 40 years of efforts on diversity on the anniversary of the sit-in with an alumni and community celebration from noon to 5 p.m. in Red Square.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41718 University of Washington awards honorary degrees May 18 to Japanese American students incarcerated during World War II- May 9, 2008 The University on May 18 is honoring more than 450 Japanese American students who were forced to leave their studies after President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 99066 in 1942, leading to the incarceration of about 120,000 Japanese Americans on the West Coast.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41662 University of Washington ranked fourth best public research university- May 5, 2008 The University of Washington was ranked fourth among American public research universities and 12th among both public and private institutions, in a recent report by the Center for Measuring University Performance.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41541 |