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• NASA

  UW grad set for first space mission

  After 10 years of training, 54-year-old Greg Johnson, a University of Washington graduate, will be piloting the space shuttle Atlantis on an 11-day mission. HeraldNet | Seattle P-I | NASA: Mission Overview | NASA: Preflight Interview >

• Heart defibrillator shock can signal more trouble

  A lifesaving shock from an implanted heart defibrillator provides relief that a crisis was avoided, but new research suggests it can also be a sign that more trouble is ahead. Washington Post | Reuters >

• Whether brown or red, algae can produce plenty of green fuel

  UW scientist Rose Ann Cattolico is convinced algae can be a major source of environmentally friendly fuels for everything from lawn mowers to jet airplanes. UW News >

• UW ranked 11th best public university by U.S. News

  The University of Washington was ranked the 11th best public university in the most recent edition of America's Best Colleges released today by U.S. News & World Report. UW News >
  • UW earns spot on Sierra Magazine's "10 Coolest Schools" list

• Rising from Ruins: UW filmmaker traces recovery struggle

  Filmmaker and UW communications professor Hanson Hosein documents the risks small business people took in resurrecting their Katrina-ravaged neighborhoods in his film Independent America: Rising from Ruins. UWeek >

• Bugs put the heat in chili peppers

  New UW research shows that bugs -- both the crawling kind and ones you can only see with a microscope -- are responsible for the heat in chili peppers. UW News | Seattle Times | Science Daily | National Geographic | New York Times >

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