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The UW is creating an exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park that illustrates how projected changes in sea level due to climate change could affect Seattle's waterfront, as well as other more vulnerable waterfront cities elsewhere in the world.
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University of Washington President Mark Emmert gives his annual address at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 in Kane Hall. UWTV will webcast the lecture live.
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Office Hours: A visit with UW President Mark Emmert »
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Ban Ki-Moon will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at a formal academic convocation on Monday, Oct. 26, in Meany Hall. As part of the convocation, Ban will also deliver the 2009 Severyns-Ravenholt Lecture.
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The UW has received a $283,400 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to purchase hybrid vehicles and build a charging station to support its electric fleet.
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• The College Sustainability Report Card »
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UW Professor Randy Kyes has established a new center to provide support for field study projects focusing on the intersection between the environment and human health.
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Professor David Domke will be the first in a new, four-part lecture series on journalism, digital media and civic engagement. He'll speak on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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Online visitors can "see" collections without ever coming to the Henry Gallery through its Digital Interactive Galleries project. The Costumes and Textiles collection is already online, with other collections to come.
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The University of Washington has been awarded a $25 million grant to study the genetic connections to heart, lung and blood diseases that account for three of the leading causes of death in the United States.
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• Video: Learn more about the Northwest Genomics Center »
• Overview: Large-Scale DNA Sequencing Project »
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