April 15, 2010
Forum planned to discuss upcoming changes in Mary Gates Hall
Students, faculty and staff are invited to a public forum to answer questions about upcoming moves and construction in Mary Gates Hall.
April 14, 2010
Spring Career Fair.
The largest general career fair on campus, bringing more than 100 employers to campus who are looking to hire for internship and full-time entry-level opportunities.
Emerson String Quartet.
The accolades for this top-notch ensemble are as extensive as they are impressive: 30 acclaimed recordings with Deutsche Grammophon, eight Grammy Awards, three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and more than three decades of outstanding performances worldwide.
Academics and stress.
Sian L.
April 13, 2010
Marc Seales and friends.
Faculty pianist Marc Seales performs original compositions with Portland-based musicians Gary Hobbs and Dave Captein on drums and bass and UW faculty artist Cuong Vu on trumpet, with a special appearance by UW percussionist Tom Collier.
April 11, 2010
McCabe and Larionoff.
Violinist Maria Larionoff, concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony, and pianist and UW Music Professor Robin McCabe, perform together for the first time.
April 10, 2010
Softball on UWTV.
The 2009 National Champion Huskies women’s softball team takes on Arizona, and you can watch it live.
April 9, 2010
Paws-on Science.
A weekend designed for the public to learn directly from UW scientists about the amazing research breakthroughs taking place at the UW, with plenty of interactive activities and demonstrations.
April 8, 2010
Piano series.
UW music students perform works for piano.
Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents’ April 15 meeting has been cancelled.
‘Religiously hip.’
A lecture by Ariel Heryanto, professor of Indonesian Studies at Australia National University, titled Becoming Religiously Hip: Middle Class Muslims in Indonesian Pop Culture.
Peer Portfolio
ROBOT SOCCER?: The University of Utah held a three-day competition in late March involving 1,000 high school students and robots playing a soccer-like game.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Newsmakers
PR PUFF?: When IBM announced plans in February to make its software available to colleges via “cloud” computing services, the Chronicle for Higher Education discussed the move in its Wired Campus column, asking was the announcement just “corporate puff”? They quoted Ed Lazowska, holder of the Bill & Melinda Gates chair in computer science and engineering, who perused the IBM Web site and e-mailed, “looks like PR to me.
Computer training available online
UW staff, faculty, alumni, affiliates, and students are eligible to register for the UW Computer Training Online Learning Subscription.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
PAINTING WITH PEEPS: Look again at the pink petals in the photo above.
‘Kidz Wall’ at UW Tower exhibits art
Art work by children of UW Tower employees has been hung on a fourth-floor wall now called the Kidz Wall.
Ladner to present Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Richard Ladner will present the 2010 Samuel E.
Maria Larionoff, Robin McCabe team up for concert April 11
Maria Larionoff, concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and Robin McCabe, pianist and UW professor, will present sonatas by Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Franck in a concert at 2 p.
Early Bloomers plant sale at the Arboretum
Gardeners will find a great selection of young shrubs, small trees, conifers, bonsai starts, and early-blooming perennials at the Arboretum Foundation’s annual Early Bloomers sale on Saturday, April 10, from 10 a.
UW Postdoc Association holding annual meeting Wednesday, April 14.
The UW Postdoc Association will hold its annual meeting at 11 a.
We know the what of this film; help identify the why
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.
100 plans for 100 gardens is goal of ‘urban food’ conference
You need some tomatoes? Grow ’em in the alley.
April 7, 2010
Brechemin scholarship winners.
Recipients of the prestigious Brechemin Scholarship are presented in recital.
LST Open House.
Learning & Scholarly Technologies hosts an open house to showcase the Technology Studios at Odegaard Library.
April 3, 2010
Gardening book sale.
The fifth annual Garden Lovers’ Book Sale will raise money for the Elisabeth C.
Ear-responsible?
Learn about the latest hearing aid options the first Monday of each month.
April 2, 2010
Julie Shayne reads.
Shayne, a lecturer in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at UW Bothell, reads from her book They Used to Call Us Witches: Chilean Exiles, Culture, and Feminism.
April 1, 2010
Women’s Center has new home in College of Arts & Sciences
The UW Women’s Center has already been through one move this year, as Cunningham Hall was relocated from its old home across from Architecture Hall to its new one near Parrington Hall.
UW students use spring break to launch rockets in Nevada desert
A group of 12 University undergraduates and two graduate students, along with three faculty and staff members, spent a big part of spring break in the Nevada desert trying to launch a rocket to 20,000 feet altitude at speeds well beyond the speed of sound while transmitting data to the ground.
Newsmakers
TWEETING POLS: Twitter is becoming popular among the nation’s governors, according to a winter story in USA Today that quoted Kathy Gill, UW senior lecturer in communication.
University Faculty Lecturer Nominations due April 14
Reminder: Nominations for the annual University Faculty Lecturer Award are due no later than Wednesday, April 14.
School of Public Health dean finalists will present to the public
The Provost’s Advisory Search Committee for Dean of the School of Public Health, chaired by Dean Marla Salmon, has recommended five finalists for the position.
13th annual UW Home Improvement Fair provides big ideas for small budgets
Next week on your lunch hour learn how to go green — and save green — on projects in and around your home.
Samuel Lieu, Judith Lieu to speak on campus
Samuel Lieu, professor of ancient history at McQuairie University in Australia, and Judith Lieu, Lady Margaret’s professor of divinity at Cambridge University, will be speaking next week on campus.
UWTV to broadcast eight Washington softball games
UWTV and UW Athletics will televise eight of the defending NCAA champion Husky softball team’s games this season, all against competition from the nation’s top softball league — the Pacific-10 Conference.
Doing anything cool for Earth Day?
University Week will run a story about Earth Day activities at the UW’s three campuses on Thursday, April 15.
It’s lonely on the right – but sometimes the rewards can be sweet
The circle of conservative and libertarian academic historians in the United States is so small that they all know each other.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Awards of Excellence recipients announced
The University will honor 21 individuals and one team of six this year as part of the annual Universitywide awards program.
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