In a new survey co-authored by a UW social work researcher, in nearly half of court cases against battered women living abroad who flee their abusive husbands and return to the United States, their children are sent back, usually to their fathers.

Heather Krasna, director of career services at the UW Evans School of Public Affairs, has written "Jobs that Matter."

In "Profit of Education," UW economics Professor Dick Startz says America's public school system can be fixed if we raise teacher salaries 40 percent, an increase that can pay for itself nine times over.

A survey of registered voters in Washington state shows incumbent Patty Murray four percentage points ahead of former state Sen. Dino Rossi in the race for U.S. Senate, down from 8 points two weeks ago.

They also opposed ballot measures that would directly affect taxes, and chose jobs, unemployment and fixing the economy as their top issues in this year's election.

Also, the poverty rate in the 13 Western states, including Washington, increased more than in the U.S. as a whole.

New UW survey indicates growing discontent with state and national government but majority approval of state tax on wealthy households.

A team of conservationists, led by a UW conservation biologist, writing in Science says relaxing a moratorium on ivory sales could lead to increased slaughter of elephants throughout Africa.

Cell phone use peaked on Thursdays, Fridays and during afternoon rush hour, when the ratio was one in 13.

Vivek Kundra is a member of the Obama administration.

An international panel of scientists, including UW atmospheric scientist David Battisti, is urging dramatically changed ideas about sustainable agriculture to prevent a major starvation catastrophe by the end of this century among more than 3 billion people who live in the tropics.

Awards of $10 million or more go to teams that solve problems facing humanity and create new opportunities

A good many Washington voters haven't decided their choices for Seattle mayor, King County executive or Initiative 1033.

More people in the West are without health insurance, too.

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to release annual statistics on poverty, income and health insurance coverage.

Support comes from across the state and a wide variety of groups.

It's getting more expensive for families to just get by in Washington. A single parent with one preschooler and one school-age child living in Seattle needs an annual income of $50,268 just to meet the family's most basic requirements, according to the Self-Sufficiency Standard for Washington 2009 report released today. A similar family living in Spokane County would need $38,562. The standard for Seattle jumped 35 percent since 2001 and the increase for Spokane in the same period rose by 28 percent.

A press conference detailing the 2009 self-sufficiency standards for all of Washington's 39 counties will be held Wednesday, Aug. 26, in Seattle.

As the national debate on health care policies continues, University of Washington experts are available to discuss the issues.

UW professors who can comment on politics, religion and communications technology affecting Iran.

In these times of trillion-dollar budgets and deficits, $6.3 billion may not seem like much money, but that's what the United States potentially could save on each group of adolescents who enter foster care every year.

University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise has announced that Kellye Testy, who currently is dean and professor of law at Seattle University, will become dean of the UW School of Law, effective Sept. 1, 2009.

Researchers will present results of a study on the cost benefits of a controversial model program called Housing First at 1811 Eastlake Ave. East in Seattle. The study compares the costs to taxpayers of housing homeless alcoholics at 1811 Eastlake against leaving them on the street where the major costs are the police and emergency health care.

A new report from Washington Kids Count says if state unemployment rises to 9 percent, nearly 40,000 more Washington State children will find themselves in poverty. It would cost billions of dollars, and have long-term negative effects.

Washington state's system for imposing fines and fees, or legal financial obligations, on people convicted of felonies is riddled with inequalities and is hindering individuals from rejoining society.

Labor leaders, environmentalists and members of the low-income community will discuss links between a green economy and new jobs.

Voters without considerable political acumen simply average what they hear and read, and people at Washington caucuses will be no exception, says John Gastil.

Even though federal welfare-reform legislation calls for case workers to screen for domestic violence and most states have agreed to implement this requirement, just 9 percent of women applying for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families were screened for domestic violence.

A number of finalists for the deanship of the School of Law have been identified by the search committee and will begin visiting the university for interviews and public presentations over the next several weeks.

In Going Down Jericho Road, UW Tacoma author Michael Honey lays out parallels between national problems in 1968 and the ones we face now.

The administration of George W. Bush has stubbornly held onto beliefs in tax cuts, even while proved wrong.

Northwest Environmental Forum participants are concerned that working forests in Washington are being converted to other uses ranging from pasture land to housing developments.

New data show that gains begun in 2005 have steadily increased, say researchers at the West Coast Poverty Center, located at the University of Washington.

Problem-solving experts at UW and WSU will work with farmers, environmentalists and others to find common ground

Three out of five data breaches involving sensitive personal information are attributable to organizational malfeasance, according to a review of compromised records over the past 26 years. A better picture of who is responsible has emerged as a result of recent disclosure laws.

New research shows African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a rate unprecedented since an international convention banning ivory trade took effect in 1989.

The University of Washington and Washington State University will announce on Tuesday the launch of a joint center to assist in addressing hard-to-resolve social, economic and environmental issues in Washington.

The minimum price tag to win a Senate seat in most states has reached $10 million, according to UW researchers who analyzed recent political spending patterns.

The University of Washington School of Law has received a $33.3 million gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for scholarships that will allow hundreds of talented students to pursue careers in public service law.

Two parallel, but largely separate, migrations of more than 20 million black and white Americans in the 20th century transformed politics, culture and religion in the United States.

Initiatives involving doctors and trial lawyers have helped spark record cash contributions during the 2005 Washington state campaign, according to a student research team.

A pilot project in participatory democracy will begin later this month in King County, pairing local officials with young adults who were once in foster care and are now existing on minimum-wage incomes.

UW professors can add perspective for stories on the scientific basis of evolution theory and the religious, educational and legal controversies in the news.

The nation's main program for educating the disadvantaged, Title I, is hampered by loopholes that prevent it from fulfilling its mission, according to a UW study.

Monday's conference on "Education and Productivity: A 21st Century Workforce" will focus on measures to improve education to foster better jobs and more innovative businesses.

States that are strict in enforcing child support have up to 20 percent fewer unmarried births than states that are lax about getting unmarried dads to pay, researchers found.

More than 20 scholars from the United States, China and other nations are completing what is believed to be the first broadly international academic conference ever to be held on North Korean soil.

Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy sponsors a briefing on proposals to improve governance of charities

A murder in Alaska and images of Julia Roberts and President Bush all play roles in a new UW study that explores the limits of the human visual system and eyewitness testimony in the courtroom.

The first conference on journalism and the tsunami will bring print and broadcast journalists and experts on natural disasters to identify lessons learned and discuss what comes next.