Northwest Hospital and Medical Center to join UW Medicine Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, a 281-bed full service acute care hospital, will expand its program agreement with UW Medicine to become an integral part of the UW Medicine health system. (UW News 9/17/2009)
UW student discovers precious gemstone A University of Washington student on an archaeological dig in Israel has unearthed the find of a lifetime a gemstone engraved more than 2,000 years ago with a portrait of Alexander the Great. (Seattle Times 9/16/2009)
UW Professor Wins Heinz Award Ten American who are working to create a "cleaner, greener and more sustainable planet" are each the recipients of $100,000 from the annual Heinz Awards, announced today. (USA Today 9/15/2009)
UW volleyball coach says national title in reach Expectations are always high when a new volleyball season begins at Washington. Yet with UW returning loads of talent and with several of its elite opponents nicked by graduation, coach Jim McLaughlin is setting the bar especially high in 2009. (Seattle Times 8/27/2009)
Minority Degrees The University of Washington has received a grant intended to draw more minorities into technical fields. The $2.6 million award is from the National Science Foundation. (KUOW 8/26/2009)
Huskies get a visit from Don James, the Dawgfather Patrolling the Husky Stadium sideline like he did decades ago when Washington was winning Rose Bowls and a co-national championship in 1991, James looked as if he never left. (Seattle Times 8/25/2009)
UW drama school celebrates its newly renovated theater The theater has been renamed the Floyd & Delores Jones Playhouse after a nearly $2.4 million donation from the foundation. A free community open house is planned from l to 6 p.m. Oct. 2 and will include ongoing tours. (Everett Herald 8/21/2009)
UW wins two new honors for sustainability efforts The UW was ranked second in the country by Sierra Magazine for the University's sustainability efforts, and it was also named to the 2010 Green Rating Honor Roll by the Princeton Review. (U Week 8/20/2009)
UW's new mobile app named 'm.UW' The organizers of last month's contest to name the UW's new mobile application have announced a winner. Out of more than 800 submissions, the winning one was sent in by Shane Bunker, a UW student majoring in Informatics who will enter his senior year this fall. (U Week 8/20/2009)