Graduate eNews

Winter 2006

Letter from the Dean Dear Graduate Alumni and Friends: It is my pleasure as the new vice provost and dean of the University of Washington's Graduate School to share with you our new Graduate School eNews... More...

Featured Event Graduate and Professional Education Week Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire has proclaimed March 7-9, 2006, Graduate and Professional Education Week, and we're planning a whole array of lectures, forums and research presentations to celebrate... More...

Focus on ... Interdisciplinary Programs

From Artist to Scientist: Studying the Biology of Vision Felice Dunn belongs to a group of scientists undertaking one of the most important scientific challenges of the 21st century—understanding the human brain. Combining her two passions of visual art and neuroscience, she hopes to understand the balancing act between the eye and the brain... More...

The Interdisciplinarity of Neuroscience Neuroscience attempts to explain the causes of debilitating diseases—like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and even depression—through an interdisciplinary approach. Fred Rieke's lab explores sensory systems performing at the limits of physics. More...

Focus on ... Alumni

Maurice Woods, '95, '05: Designing Better Futures After a successful seven-year basketball career, Maurice Woods, '95, '05, returned to UW to pursue a graduate degree in graphic design. Then, with the Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP), he formed Inneract Project, to teach inner-city youth about graphic design. More...

Focus on ... Community Partners

Micki and Bob Flowers: Dedication to Education Through their partnership with The Graduate School, Micki and Bob Flowers are making a difference in the lives of students from diverse backgrounds. "We realize how different our lives would have been if we had been denied access to a college education." More...

ARCS Foundation: A Growing Partnership A group of strong, intelligent, forward-thinking women - who personally support and raise funds for graduate education in the sciences, engineering and medicine - can point to more than 600 top students that have been recruited to the UW over the last 28 years. More...

Focus on ... International Issues

International Alumni Connections The University of Washington Graduate School recently sponsored a trip to Beijing and Shanghai, China to reconnect with graduate alumni. More...

Doctoral Programs to Get Global Look The UW has convened a group of international innovators in doctoral education to explore the forces that are driving change around the globe and the forms that innovation is taking. Experts from 14 countries participated in the first conference, held this September. More...

Graduate School News

GO-MAP Wins Award for Innovation The Council of Graduate Schools presented The Graduate School with the 2005 CGS/Thomson-Peterson's award for the work of GO-MAP in promoting inclusivity in the graduate community. More...	Graduate School Medal Awarded The 2005 Graduate School medal was awarded to Dr. Melanie Roberts, '05 and Mae Henderson, Ph.D. Candidate. Both recipients demonstrate the values of "scholar-citizens," integrating academic expertise and social awareness. More...
Calendar of Events Upcoming Graduate School events of interest to alumni and friends include several diversity book talks, a symposium on architecture, and lectures by, among others, Richard West, David Mumford and Gloria Steinem. And don't forget Graduate Professional & Education Week in March 7-10. More...