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UW study examines decline of snowpackDespite previous studies suggesting a warmer climate is already taking a bite out of Washington's snowpack, there's no clear evidence that human-induced climate change has caused a drop in 20th century snow levels, according to a controversial new study by University of Washington scientists. Learn more at The Seattle Times. |
Kate Quinn awarded Work Life Balance Award
Dr. Quinn was recognized for her many efforts on the UW campus, such as spearheading the UW's successful participation in the competition for a $250,000 ACE-Sloan Flexible Faculty Career Award along with our Dean, Ana Mari Cauce who served as Principal Investigator. With the Faculty Council on Women in Academia and the Work-Life in Pediatrics group, Kate has worked to improve the work-life environment for UW faculty. She has also been active with the UW's ADVANCE program to improve the advancement of women faculty in science, engineering, and mathematics. |
Dr. Kate Quinn, Project Director, Balance at UW, now housed within the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the 2008 Society of Women Engineers Work Life Balance Award. This award, which is sponsored by Honeywell International Inc., "celebrates an individual who has worked to create programs that help women engineers and other employees balance the commitments of career, life and family."