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1 hr ago | The Spokesman-Review

Medical campus is not full - Tue, 21 May 2013 PST

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Spokane will have a four-year medical program with or without the help of the University of Washington, said Elson Floyd, president of Washington State University.

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Related Topix: Spokane, WA, Washington State University, WSU Spokane

5 hrs ago | KBKW News

Raymond Fourth Grade Class Visits University of Washington

In keeping with the College Bound theme, fourth grade students from Raymond Elementary School visited the University of Washington on Thursday May 9th.

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Related Topix: Washington

8 hrs ago | ESPN

Montana lands Washington transfer Breunig

Montana men's basketball coach Wayne Tinkle has announced the signing of 6-foot-8 forward Martin Breunig , who is transferring from the University of Washington.

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Mon May 20, 2013

North King County

Frockt bill to expand health care access signed into law

A bill to help repay school loans for health professionals who work in rural and underserved areas was signed into law today by Gov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Jay Inslee, US House of Representatives, US Governors, Democrat, Medicine, Nursing

Science Daily

Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rainforest

Plants use carbon dioxide from the air to grow parts that eventually fall to the ground to decompose or get washed away by the region's plentiful rainfall.

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Related Topix: Weather, Oceanography, Science

The Stranger

Beat Connection's Foggy Dance Mess at Neumos

The fog machine was up high and the lights were down low for Beat Connection's headlining set at Neumos on Friday night.

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KUOW-FM Seattle

UW Students Seek End of Fossil Fuel Investments

Students at the University of Washington want the school to dump its investments in major fossil fuel companies like Exxon and BP as part of a nationwide campaign to combat climate change through public institutions.

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Related Topix: Geology, Science

The Stranger

Is It Safe? Art That Profiles You

Before the Boston bombing - before surveillance first saved the day and then re-terrified us when a phone conversation between the bomber and his wife was revealed to have been recorded because every phone call period is being recorded by the government now - two technology artists at the University of Washington created an artwork that profiles ... (more)

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Daily Mail

Amanda Knox claims she is penniless after facing libel lawsuits over...

Amanda Knox has revealed that she is almost broke because of her huge legal bills - despite a $1.5million book advance.

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Related Topix: Italy, World News

The Spokesman-Review

Scientists creating undersea laboratory - Mon, 20 May 2013 PST

Scientists are eager for access to information from a quarter-billion-dollar lab at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that they hope will teach them about climate change, earthquakes and even the origins of life on Earth and other planets.

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Related Topix: Cameras, Camcorders, Oceanography, Science

Sun May 19, 2013

Fox Sports

Northwest Elite Football Camp Preview

A year ago, David Ajamu wasn't getting much recruiting attention. The 6-foot-6, 240-pound senior-to-be from Shelton, Wash.

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Related Topix: Shelton, WA, Sports, NCAA Sports, Washington Huskies NCAA Football

KHQ-TV Spokane

New lab to give scientists underwater access

Scientists around the world will soon have access to a wealth of data from a lab at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

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Cape Cod Times

LGBT elders grapple with bias, dearth of services

Dinner still needs to be cooked and the table cleared. There are birds to be identified each day in the backyard, and there are worries, too, about weakening knees, diabetes, money and driving at night.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Transgender, Healthcare Law, Law, Boston, MA

Bainbridge Island

Oh, sister: Sorority life in the time of girdles

In the '50s, it wasn't uncommon for magazines like Seventeen to have advertisements for hope chests.

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Related Topix: Entertainment

Sat May 18, 2013

Medical News Today

Breathing Emission Particles Turns HDL Cholesterol From 'Good' To 'Bad'

Main Category: Cholesterol Also Included In: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture ; Cardiovascular / Cardiology Article Date: 18 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Academic researchers have found that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol , altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually ... (more)

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WBNS

Psychiatrist retires commuted to Ketchikan

After 34 years of working at Ketchikan's Gateway Center for Human Services, including 10 years as medical director, Wandal William Winn is calling it a day.

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Related Topix: Anchorage, AK, Alaska, Point MacKenzie, AK, Brigham Young University, University of New Mexico

Lake Chelan Mirror

CHS student earns $40,000 scholarship

Franklin Rivera Rosas received a letter in March from the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity at the University of Washington informing him that he is one of the winners of twenty, $40,000 Costco Diversity Scholarship being offered to incoming UW minority students.

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Related Topix: Seattle University, Chelan, WA, Wenatchee, WA, Cashmere, WA

Fri May 17, 2013

KOMO News

Hep C rising in baby boomers, but can they be treated?

When Amtrak unveils the first of 70 new locomotives Monday at a plant in California, it will mark what the national passenger railroad service hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and better energy efficiency.

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Related Topix: Hepatitis, Medicine, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Liver Cancer

Chemical & Engineering News

Hydrogel Implants Slip Past Immune Defenses

The human body almost immediately recognizes surgically implanted objects as foreign and rushes to surround them with a dense layer of collagen.

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KUOW-FM Seattle

Underwater Earthquake Recordings Reveal Mysterious Whale Calls

A fin whale is the second-largest animal after the blue whale. Researchers from the University of Washington have discovered that earthquake-detecting sensors off Vancouver Island also help monitor fin whale swimming patterns.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Science, Oceanography