2012 Seatown Classic: NCAA Men’s Division I Lacrosse Coming to Tukwila This Fall

18 May 2012, 6:52 pm

NCAA Division I collegiate lacrosse is coming to the City of Tukwila for the first time this fall as top-ranked University of Maryland and the University of Denver will square off... Read More »

The 100% Economy: Why the U.S. Needs a Strong Middle Class to Thrive

18 May 2012, 9:25 am

Nick Hanauer is the kind of innovator and venture capitalist expected to power the country's next wave of growth. So why does he insist that only the fading middle class can rescue America? Reuters SEATTLE--Nick ...... Read More »

Planting seeds for higher education

18 May 2012, 12:25 am

The idea behind Kent’s Kinder-to-College program is to plant the seed early for higher education. The South King County kindergarteners have been visiting college campuses throughout the Puget Sound area. By the time the school year ends, nearly 900 kindergarteners and 200 parents will have taken ... Read More »

State help for higher education dwindling, needs stabilizing

15 May 2012, 11:46 pm

No one should be surprised that Washington State University recently announced a 16 percent tuition increase for fall 2012. Washington’s public colleges and universities are responding to a 2011-13 legislative budget that cut higher education funding by $685.5 million.... Read More »

Graduates prep for LSAT exam

14 May 2012, 8:06 pm

For graduate student Lissa Oshei, studying for the LSAT was not something she took lightly. Oshei, originally from Buffalo, N.Y., said she earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Puget Sound in Washington before coming to MSU and took an eight-week prep course to prepare for the exam. S... Read More »

Lit Life: Q&A with Mike Veseth, professor of wine-economics

14 May 2012, 5:07 am

Mike Veseth — economics professor at the University of Puget Sound who studies, writes and teaches wine, and has a blog (wineeconomist.com) and a recent book out ("Wine Wars") — answers book editor Mary Ann Gwinn's questions about Two Buck Chuck, global warming and other wine-related topics.... Read More »

Man awarded honorary UPS degree broke rules to build community

13 May 2012, 5:41 pm

University of Puget Sound administrators kicked Dennis Flannigan out of school for messing with the way things are supposed to be. Close to 50 years later, they gave him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree for the same thing.... Read More »

University of Washington, University of Texas Medical Branch and Kineta, Inc. Granted $8.1 Million for Biodefense ...

8 May 2012, 2:01 am

In collaboration with the University of Washington and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Seattle-based biotech company, Kineta, Inc. announced a new $8.1 million... Read More »

New study shows when Walmart comes to your neighborhood, expect lost jobs and millions in lost in wages

23 April 2012, 5:00 am

SEATTLE, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Puget Sound Sage, a Seattle economic policy advocacy organization, and authored by economic impact expert Dr. Chris Fowler of the University of ...... Read More »

Sierra Club targets Puget Sound Energy in Beyond Coal campaign

20 April 2012, 5:21 pm

The Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign, working in concert with a number of environmental and energy activists and researchers in Washington and Montana, announced Thursday a new push to get Puget Sound Energy to stop buying power from coal-fired Colstrip Generating Station in Montana. According t... Read More »