October 31, 2002
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
‘The Lover’ opens in Meany Studio
The School of Drama opens The Lover next week in Meany Studio Theatre.
Commute behavior survey under way
You may be getting an e-mail message soon asking you to complete a survey online about your commute behavior.
Call UW hotline when bad weather hits
As we head into the season when snow and other severe weather is possible, UW employees need to be aware that there is a hotline they can call to find out if the University is operating as usual.
Women’s choir plans holiday concert for Suzzallo Reading Room
Imagine a holiday concert held, not in an auditorium, but in Suzzallo’s beloved Reading Room.
Community Outreach Partnership Center created in Toppenish
The UW’s Office of Educational Partnerships and Learning Technologies and its partners in Eastern Washington — Heritage College, the City of Toppenish, the Northwest Communities Education Center/Radio KDNA and the Yakama Nation — have been awarded a three-year grant for $534,126 by the U.
Head chef wants no ‘fake food’ at UW
Some might consider it unthinkable to give up being a chef who opens fancy restaurants in hotels all over the world for a job as food service chef on a major college campus.
Dancers, actors to explore healing power of art in times of war, crisis
The turmoil following Sept.
Overfishing may diminish genetic diversity even when millions of fish remain
Populations of marine fish may lose genetic diversity even if fishing stops while there are still several million individuals — a number previously assumed to be enough to preserve a diverse gene pool.
October 30, 2002
New $9.5 million grant to support Male Contraception Research Center
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $9.5 million grant to the University of Washington to establish a new interdisciplinary Male Contraception Research Center.
October 29, 2002
Panel discussion: Bombings in Indonesia
A panel discussion about the recent bombings in Indonesia featuring Dan Lev, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Ismail Budhiarso, an active member of Indonesian Muslim organizations in Seattle, Magid Shihade,doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Middle Eastern Studies.
October 28, 2002
Flyby of Annefrank asteroid to help Stardust prepare for primary mission
It will be a moment tinged with history when the Stardust spacecraft makes an encounter with Asteroid 5535 Annefrank this weekend. The flyby will test many of the systems and procedures to be used when Stardust makes its encounter with comet Wild 2 in little more than a year.
October 25, 2002
New Coalition Focuses on Reducing Injuries to Seattle’s Kids
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Seattle is a new hospital-community partnership focused on reducing childhood injury in neighborhoods throughout the city.
Statement from UW Board of Regents President Jerry Grinstein
President of the UW Board of Regents Jerry Grinstein responds to UW President Richard McCormick’s decision to assume the presidency of Rutgers University.
Statement from UW President Richard L. McCormick
UW President Richard L. McCormick announces his decision to accept the presidency of Rutger’s University.
October 24, 2002
School of Drama’s ‘Seagull’ opens
The School of Drama opens its season next week with a production of Anton Chekhov’s classic, The Seagull.
Marion Nestle to speak on ‘Politics of Obesity’
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Conference focuses on international health careers
Registration ends Oct.
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Shostak to talk on extraterrestrials
The SETI Institute’s Seth Shostak will be on campus Monday, Oct.
Scary news in Oct. 31 lecture on health care
Some people believe we’re in the middle of a perfect storm in health care, but we’re not going to drown anytime soon.
New Web site created to encourage good ideas
Got a hot idea for improving some UW system? Looking for a hot idea to solve some problem you face at work? In either case, you might be interested in logging on to a new Web site, the UW Forum for Change.
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JAPANESE GIFT: Japanese Consul General Tadahiro Abe presented an $8,000 grant for the East Asia Library at a ceremony at his official residence earlier this month.
Beware software bearing gifts
Some computer software is like a piece of fruit: It looks good on the outside, and parts of it may taste good, but you always should be on the lookout for the worm.
Open enrollment begins; costs increasing
The annual medical/dental open enrollment has begun.
New Coalition Focuses on Reducing Injuries to Seattle’s Kids
Broken bones, scrapes, burns and the bruises of childhood may be dismissed as kids being kids, but the doctors and nurses who treat unintentional injuries have come to a different conclusion. When children live in a safe environment, are given alternatives to gang violence, follow street safety when walking, and wear helmets when biking, they have many fewer injuries and fewer visits to the hospital emergency department
October 23, 2002
Nearly 90 percent of MBA grads find jobs despite weak job market
A more personalized job placement program has led to nearly nine out of 10 University of Washington Business School master’s in business administration graduates obtaining jobs within three months — surpassing the average at the nation’s so-called Top 30 business schools.
October 22, 2002
ACE linked to calcium growth on aortic valve
Future studies may find that ACE inhibitors, a class of drugs now taken by people with high blood pressure, could slow down or prevent the development of aortic valve calcium, say University of Washington researchers.
October 21, 2002
Communities need technology, training for complexities of today’s forestry
A University of Washington and Washington State University program helping rural communities gain access to the latest technology and training for managing woodlands has received the highest national award for private-forestry education given by the National Woodland Owners Association and the National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges.
2002 Autumn Quarter enrollments
The University of Washington’s Seattle campus enrollment for Autumn Quarter 2002 is 39,216, including 1,418 non-matriculated students (those who are not seeking degrees) enrolled in credit courses through University Extension.
October 17, 2002
Law interns to work with Cantwell
The UW School of Law and the Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology have established an internship program sponsored by Sen.
Diversity series planned by bookstore, GO-MAP
The University Book Store and the UW Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) are sponsoring a Diversity Book Talk Series, which brings authors of color, as well as white authors who write on race, diversity, and multicultural issues, to the UW to read and discuss their work.
Kronos returning for another UW arts festival
Summer is a long way off, but not for Hannah Wiley, who directs the UW’s Summer Arts Festival.
Learning sciences conference set for Oct. 23–26
The UW will play host to the fifth International Conference of the Learning Sciences Oct.
Multicultural center celebrates anniversary with symposium
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Conference focuses on problem of human trafficking
An international conference on the global epidemic in human trafficking will be held on the UW campus Oct.
Grant to fund two Eastern Washington community technology centers
The UW’s Office of Educational Partnerships and Learning Technologies and its partners in Eastern Washington — Northwest Communities Education Center and Horizons Inc.
Lidstrom’s interdisciplinary effort gets boost from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
By training, Mary Lidstrom is a biologist.
Autism education is focus of $5 million grant
A $5 million Department of Education grant announced recently will set up a network of resources aimed at improving the nation’s approach to educating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Big Brother hacker is watching you
The scanners are watching.
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