March 4, 2010
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW receives national recognition for community service
The UW has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.
Forest change topic of first-ever College of the Environment dean’s lecture
From wildfires to wild flowers — Pacific Northwest forests appear to be changing.
‘El Gesticulador’ (The Impostor) to be performed in Spanish at Ethnic Cultural Theatre
Students in the UW Spanish Play Production class will present El Gesticulador (The Impostor) March 13 and 14 at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre.
Who will give the next University Faculty Lecture? Nominations are open
Nominations are being sought for the annual University Faculty Lecture Award, which honors current or emeriti faculty whose research, scholarship or art has been widely recognized by their peers and whose achievements have had a substantial impact on their profession, on the research or performance of others and perhaps on society as a whole.
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OCEAN OFFICIAL: The American Geophysical Union, an international 5,800-member organization concerned with Earth and space sciences, has elected Jim Murray, UW professor of oceanography, as president-elect of its ocean sciences section.
Post-doc Association to hold career panel and networking reception March 5
Post-doctoral fellows who might be wondering what’s next after the post-doc and how to get there can find out at the annual UW Post-doc Association career panel and networking reception, which will be from 5 to 8 p.
UW Libraries collaborates with Taiwan library to digitize rare Chinese classic books
UW Libraries’ East Asia Library and the National Central Library of Taiwan will begin a project this summer to digitize Chinese rare books held at the East Asia Library and Special Collections at UW Libraries.
U.S. chief information officer to speak at UW
Vivek Kundra, U.
Dinosaurs and their closest relatives originated earlier than thought
A team of paleontologists that includes Christian Sidor from the UW has discovered a dinosaur-like animal — one that shared many characteristics with dinosaurs but fell just outside of the dinosaur family tree — living 10 million years earlier than the oldest known dinosaurs.
Summer science and more: UW Summer Youth Programs now open for registration
Girls and science, middle-schoolers and robotics, grade-schoolers plumbing the secrets of ancient civilizations — there will be a lot going on in this year’s UW Summer Youth Programs, and registration is already open.
Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, March 18, at UW Tacoma.
Federal stimulus funds for UW create 2,000 jobs directly and indirectly
The UW to date has received $191.
School of Music: There will be jazz March 8, 10, 11
Jazz will be in the spotlight at three events coming from the School of Music — the Studio Jazz Ensemble on March 8 and Jazz Innovations I and II concerts on March 10 and 11.
March 3, 2010
Gospel Choir.
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice UW Gospel Choir in songs of praise and revelation, hymns, call-and-response numbers, and other expressions of the gospel tradition.
Whales, salmon and the Sound.
Rob Williams, 2009-10 Canada-US Fulbright visiting research chair, will discuss his research on two transboundary issues in marine conservation: evaluating the effects of ocean noise on whales, and estimating the amount of salmon required to support resident killer whale populations.
March 1, 2010
Ancient Shipwrecks.
Shipwrecks survive as archaeological examples of their time and provide insights into their home cultures.
February 28, 2010
‘Guitar plus!’
In this faculty recital, Michael Partington is joined by a diverse cast of colleagues in a program of gems from the chamber repertoire for guitar, with music ranging from Boccherini to Takemitsu.
‘Rising from Ruins.’
Hanson Hosein’s documentary film, Rising From Ruins, recounts the emotional experiences of the men and women who returned to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
February 26, 2010
Jane Coop on piano.
A professor of piano at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Coop will perform works by Bach, Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
Obomsawin film.
A screening of WABAN-AKI: People from Where the Sun Rises, by Canadian filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin, a member of the Abenaki Nation and one of Canada’s most distinguished documentary filmmakers.
February 25, 2010
‘Meany Beat.’
The UW Percussion Ensemble performs a variety of contemporary music composed for metallophones, membranophones, and idiophones.
School of Music offers guitar selections Feb. 28, and Schumann music March 1
The UW School of Music will offer a program of guitar music on Feb.
‘End of Summer.’
Part of the School of Drama’s series of readings called “Looking Up at Down: Plays from the Great Depression,” actors perform a staged reading S.
Hearing aid seminar planned March 1
There will be a free hearing aid informational seminar from 1 to 2:30 p.
‘Persepolis.’
The extraordinary animated film based on Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novels about coming of age in Iran.
South African singer-songwriter, poet-activist Vusi Mahlasela to perform Feb. 27, in Meany Hall
South African guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet-activist Vusi Mahlasela will perform at 8 p.
Chopping, sawing and sitting around: Film shows life in Pack Forest in 1949
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.
Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, March 18, at UW Tacoma.
UW authors on writing.
English Professor Shawn Wong and UW alumna Tanya Egan Gibson will discuss fiction, publishing and the differences between academic and creative writing.
Sociology prof Gary Hamilton to discuss Wal-Mart’s economic impact March 4
Everyone has an opinion about Wal-Mart, whether they love it or hate it.
Bill Berkson reads.
Poet, critic, teacher and “sometime curator” Berkson will read from a new publication, Portrait and Dream.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Deadline to nominate outstanding UW women extended
The deadline for nominating an outstanding woman for the annual “Celebrating UW Women” has been extended to Friday, March 5.
Former drug dealer to speak about his journey away from violence March 2
Max Hunter, a former drug dealer, will explain how he came to accept violence as a legitimate tactic for achieving his ends and how he made a transition to nonviolent action in a lecture at 6 p.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY: UW alumnus Wolf Bauer, legendary mountaineer, kayaker, environmental educator and conservationist, will be honored by the Washington state Legislature for his many achievements and for his 98th birthday on Friday, Feb.
Teams bring sustainable solutions to address poverty to UW in annual international competition
As the world’s top athletes complete their competition in Vancouver, BC, a global competition of another kind is getting under way in Seattle — the sixth annual Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC).
February 24, 2010
Of humans and songbirds.
Michael Beecher, UW professor of psychology and adjunct professor of biology; and Michael H.
February 23, 2010
21st century nursing.
Susan Hassmiller, senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, explores critical issues facing nursing in a new era of health care focusing specifically on how nursing could be affected by health care reform.
Spanish Civil War remembered.
Baltasar Garzon, investigating judge of the Spanish National Court, speaks on Human Rights and Historical Memory.
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