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BEST BOOK: The UW’s Sam Wineburg was recently presented the Frederic W. Ness Book Award for his 2001 publication, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past. The award is given for the book that best illuminates the goals and practices of a contemporary liberal education. In writing the book Wineburg, a professor in the College of Education, applied his expertise as a cognitive psychologist to the field of history education.
SECRET LIFE OF BRAIN: Patricia Kuhl, Ph.D., co-director of the UW Center for Mind, Brain & Learning and a Professor in the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, is a featured expert on a new PBS television series on the brain. The five-part series, which debuts January 22 on PBS stations across the country, explores brain science throughout the life span. Kuhl appears in the second episode, The Child’s Brain, which will run alongside the first episode, The Baby’s Brain, on Jan. 22.
BUCKS FOR TREES: Garden enthusiasts willing to shell out some extra cash for extra service can get a special early look at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show and help the Arboretum at the same time. Guests at the show’s preview party will get to mingle with leading area gardeners, and enjoy refreshments and a silent auction. It’s all happening Tuesday evening, Feb. 5. The cost is $125 (or $90 for Arboretum Foundation members), with proceeds going to the foundation. Call (206) 325-4510 for tickets or information.
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