Puget Sound waters carry holiday spices: Individuals and water managers alike are concerned about the antibiotics, painkillers, hormones and other substances that are swallowed, pass through us and become part of the treated sewage water that flows into Puget Sound. Measuring flavorings is a benign way of learning how substances may circulate, concentrate or dissipate in the Sound.

Study says school finance inhibits learning: Public school finance systems around the United States are outmoded and failing to support the effective education of America's children, according to a six-year national study led by the UW's Center on Reinventing Public Education.

Activist promotes Disability Studies: For someone who volunteers his time at the UW, Dennis Lang, guiding light behind the Disability Studies Program, has made a tremendous mark on the University.

Crumbling USSR is theme for drama: The UW School of Drama continues its 2008-09 season with The Quick-Change Room: Scenes from a Revolution, Nagle Jackson's hilarious and powerful backstage comedy about a Russian theater group transforming itself from the Communist economy to capitalism.

Diversity Research Institute: The Institute focuses on generating new, interdisciplinary knowledge about diversity, social justice, and institutional transformation. Upcoming programs and events, related centers, and more.