UW Extension becomes UW Professional and Continuing Education

UW Extension is changing its name, and will henceforth be called UW Professional & Continuing Education, or PCE for short.

Former EU president to speak at UW

Josep Borrell, who served as president of the European Union Parliament from 2004-07, will speak at the UW School of Law at 4 p.

Are they blue? Herons build a home on campus

You may not have noticed them, but the campus is home to a small group of great blue herons who have built nests in trees south of Drumheller Fountain for the past three years.

UW among 15 ‘greenest’ colleges in Princeton Review rating

Just in time for Earth Day, the UW has been rated one of the 15 “greenest” colleges in the country by Princeton Review.

Biomedical informatics expert Daniel Masys to give 2010 Annual Science in Medicine Lecture April 29

Masys will speak on the combined use of electronic records and biospecimens in studying relationships genetics and disease.

Reception April 26 for two new books on gender equity and public policy

The books are Gender Equality: Transforming Family Divisions of Labor and Gendered Tradeoffs: Family, Social Policy and Economic Inequality in Twenty-one Countries.

Army’s way of war is topic of talk

Brian McAllister Linn, the Ralph R.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

UW community invited to join the UW Medicine ‘March for Babies’ team

Make your plans to walk with your UW colleagues in the “March for Babies” on Saturday, May 15, at Seattle Center.

Posters on the theme of ‘goodbye’ exhibiting at the Parnassus Cafe

Two UW graduate students in the School of Art raised $2,000 for charity last November with their Hello Poster Show at the Parnassus Cafe, an exhibit of posters each bearing that friendly greeting.

McNair/Early Identification/GO-MAP Spring Research Conference set for April 30 – May 1.

Are there genes that eliminate the side-effects of popularly used antibiotics? Is there a link between Facebook usage and psychological disorders? How does racial socialization within African-American families impact identity? Can we efficiently utilize piezoelectric and servo energy harvesting systems to reduce E-waste?

Such questions and more will be addressed by UW faculty or students at the 18th annual Pacific Northwest Ronald E.

A big donation and a new administrative home for Disability Studies

Spring has brought good news to the UW’s Disability Studies Program: It has a new administrative home in the College of Arts & Sciences and received a major donation, too.

Cop class

Mary Levin UW Police Officer Patrick Gilbert (right) demonstrates striking locations for the use of a collapsible baton with Officer Tom Warwick in the annual Citizens Academy class on Wednesday, April 14. The 10-week class continues through June 2.

April 21, 2010

‘City in Five Acts.’

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April 19, 2010

Designers 4 Haiti.

Membersof the design community want to apply their skills as professionals to neglected communities, with the most recent being the earthquake in Haiti.

April 18, 2010

‘Heart of the Game.’

Director Ward Serrill follows the Roosevelt Roughriders girls’ basketball team through six tumultuous seasons in this inspiring documentary.

April 17, 2010

Samarabalouf.

With a nod to the late, great Django Reinhardt, this fiery gypsy jazz trio from Amiens, France, delivers a concert full of musical pyrotechnics.

April 15, 2010

Dance Ensemble.

This ensemble provides a unique experience for University students to come together with performers and creators both within and outside the UW to present a creative and diverse event, and a rich experience for both the audience members and performers.

Pianist to present lecture-recital on Heitor Villa-Lobos

Alexandre Dossin, faculty member at the University of Oregon, presents a lecture-recital on the life and music of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos at 7:30 p.

Critic Ann Powers speaks.

Powers, UW alumna and chief pop music critic of The Los Angeles Times, will give the first of three lectures sponsored by the Women Who Rock collective of the Women Studies Department.

Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents’ meeting for Thursday, April 15, has been cancelled.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

Arborteum’s annual plant sale to be April 24 and 25

The Arboretum Foundation’s annual FlorAbundance Spring Plant Sale, the region’s largest plant sale, returns to Building 30 of the Warren G.

What’s in a word? More than you think, Friels’ ‘Translations’ shows

The School Of Drama presents Brian Friel’s Translations, a play about language as a nation fights to protect its culture and its people.

Records Management holds open house April 23, reminds staff to manage electronic records

Records Management Services — the office that oversees UW compliance with laws regarding which paper and electronic records to keep and which to destroy — is having an open house on April 23.

Happy Earth Day to you

The UW’s three campuses will brim with activities on the Earth Day’s 40th birthday on Thursday, April 22.

UW Station: Construction update community meeting set

Sound Transit is hosting a community meeting on Wednesday, April 21 to discuss the latest on the UW station construction.

Etc.: Campus news & notes

COMPUTING CHAMPION: The Association for Computing Machinery has given Ed Lazowska, who holds the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, its Distinguished Service award, recognizing his “wide-ranging service to the computing community and his longstanding advocacy for this community at the national level.

New state budget means more cuts for UW

The state Legislature finally adjourned this week, exactly 30 days into its special session.

Marching in kilts, floating in the pond: Help identify this film

Editor’s Note: The UW Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions.