February 7, 2002
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PHOTO OP: If you like color photos of the natural world, the Campus Public Art Office has a deal for you. Marvin Tipp, an alum from the class of 1938, has recently given the University a generous collection of such photos, which he has been taking since the early 1940s. Tipp is anxious to have the photos displayed and not stored away. So, the art office is looking for suitable homes for the work and would be happy to have inquiries. Kurt Kiefer, the campus art administrator, would like to see the photos go into places used by groups of people (conference rooms, hallways, office suites) rather than in private offices. If you are interested in knowing more about the work, e-mail him at kiefer@u.washington.edu. Photos will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Kiefer says this is the only collection of artwork available for this sort of placement.
MORE REWIND: Beginning this month, KUOW’s homegrown show, Rewind, expands from 30 minutes to an hour. Thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, host Bill Radke will have more time to skewer the news with sketch comedy, interviews, poetry and a lively chat with a panel of guests. Produced at KUOW Seattle and distributed by National Public Radio, the show currently airs on close to 90 public radio stations around the country, as well as internationally on the Armed Forces Network. It will air locally at 8 p.m. Fridays and again at 10 a.m. Saturdays.
FLOWER POWER: Valerie Easton, library manager at the Center for Urban Horticulture, is signing copies of her new book, Plant Life: Growing a Garden in the Pacific Northwest, at this weekend’s Northwest Flower and Garden Show. The book is a collection of the columns Easton writes for The Seattle Times‘ Pacific Magazine. Easton will give a talk at 1 p.m. Friday in the Rainier Room at the show, and she’ll be signing books at the Seattle Times booth from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
KUDOS: Barry Hyman, professor of mechanical engineering, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, an honor conferred on a member with at least 10 years of active engineering practice who has made significant contributions to the field.
Do you know someone who deserves kudos for an outstanding achievement, award, appointment or book publication? If so, send that person’s name, title and achievement to uweek@u.washington.edu.
