http://www.uwnews.org/ uwnews.org is the source for news and information about the University of Washington, Seattle. RSSMaster 1.0 (http://www.softtool.info/rssmaster) en-US The new Husky Advantage will allow some students to complete certain bachelor's degree programs in just three years. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53215 10/29/2009 10:50:26 AM The m.UW mobile tool for campus information is now available on BlackBerry devices. The UW is the first educational institution to offer an application for the BlackBerry. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53300 11/4/2009 7:00:00 AM http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53303 11/4/2009 12:00:00 AM They had learned to combat enemies on the battlefield and racism in the ranks. Because of the sacrifices they had made, such veterans believed themselves and the black community entitled to first-class citizenship. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53297 11/3/2009 2:32:19 PM UW Medical Genetics Clinic faculty, leaders and staff will celebrate the clinic’s 50th anniversary Friday, November 6, with a symposium and evening reception. The clinic, among the first of its kind in the United States, sees nearly 2,000 patients each year. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53291 11/3/2009 9:00:20 AM UW Medicine Tumor Vaccine Group hosts third annual open house Thursday, November 5, at South Lake Union http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53251 11/2/2009 9:40:02 AM Awards of $10 million or more go to teams that solve problems facing humanity and create new opportunities http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53250 11/2/2009 9:37:17 AM Stress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain brain regions can precipitate a low mood and a relapse in cocaine-seeking. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53217 10/29/2009 4:26:14 PM Women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medicine during pregnancy have triple the odds of delivering a premature baby. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53216 10/29/2009 12:14:24 PM Computer scientists at the UW are using Android, the open-source mobile operating system championed by Google, to transform a cell phone into a flexible data-collection tool. Their free suite of tools, named Open Data Kit, is already used by organizations around the world that need inexpensive ways to gather information in areas with little infrastructure. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53209 10/29/2009 9:57:42 AM For the first time, a group of scientists working in the Kuril Islands off the east coast of Russia has documented the scope of tsunami-caused erosion and found that a wave can carry away far more sand and dirt than it deposits. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53117 10/27/2009 2:02:21 PM A good many Washington voters haven't decided their choices for Seattle mayor, King County executive or Initiative 1033. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53116 10/27/2009 11:43:10 AM Biologists for the first time have documented a second breeding season during the annual cycle of five songbird species that spend summers in temperate North America and winters in tropical Central and South America. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=53093 10/26/2009 11:53:49 AM UW scientist instrumental in important step to convert methane gas to a liquid, giving the potential of making it more useful as a fuel and as a source for making other chemicals. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=52992 10/22/2009 10:45:45 AM Two new studies illustrate just how hard it is to make sure people take their HIV medication. One study looked at the effects of drinking alcohol on adherence and showed the risk for non-adherence was double among drinkers compared to abstainers. http://uwnews.washington.edu/ni/article.asp?articleID=52991 10/22/2009 10:17:06 AM