January 28, 2010
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.
With the symphony.
Winners of the November concerto competition perform with the University Symphony.
Two veteran technology executives to lead UW’s New Ventures Group
The UW Center for Commercialization (UWC4C) has announced that two senior technology executives are bringing their expertise to the center’s support for entrepreneurial faculty.
Hepatitis C virus reprograms liver cell metabolic functions
Commandeering a host’s energy resources is how hepatitis C viruses survive and propagate.
January 27, 2010
Peter Ward speaks.
The Annual Faculty Lecture, this year by Peter Ward, professor of Earth and space sciences, and titled “Who is Afraid of the Big, Bad Climate? What is the Worst that Global Warming Could Do?” Reception to follow in the Walker-Ames Room.
January 26, 2010
Science of optics.
Charles Falco shares research findings from his collaboration with artist David Hockney.
January 23, 2010
Artifact ID Day.
The Burke Museum’s 25th annual day for figuring out unidentified cultural artifacts and learning where they came from and the stories behind them! Burke Museum curators and experts will be on hand to give you the inside scoop about your treasures.
January 22, 2010
Postspatial China.
Postspatial China.
January 21, 2010
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Notices
Alcohol & drug abuse research grants
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University of Washington researchers for its Small Grants research awards.
First to respond: The UW’s PEAT team drills to maintain skills
It looked like an emergency, but it was just a drill.
Concerto competition winners featured in symphony concert
The UW Symphony will perform with the winners of the November concerto competition on Thursday, Jan.
Richard Alston Dance.
Founded in 1994, the Richard Alston Dance Company has grown into one of Britain’s most avidly-followed contemporary companies.
UW Mini-Medical School begins Feb. 2
UW Medicine’s 2010 Mini-Medical School is a series of lectures of interest to the general public.
H1N1 Flu Clinic.
This seasonal and H1N1 Flu Clinic is open to UW faculty and staff eligible for any of the PEBB medical plans, including Group Health Cooperative.
On the Cedar River: Help identify this week’s Lost and Found 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.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO… Two UW Computer Science & Engineering alumni will head to Hollywood on Feb.
More from less: Faculty Senate considers plan for reducing and restructuring Senate
The shape of a restructured Faculty Senate emerged last week with approval from the Senate Executive Committee and the Faculty Council on Faculty Affairs (FCFA).
You can help Haiti through spaghetti feed or Combined Fund Drive donation
You can have home-made spaghetti sauce while helping out the victims of the Haiti earthquake at a spaghetti feed hosted by Facilities Services from noon to 1 p.
Stand witness to School of Drama’s ‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’
The UW School of Drama invites you to the trial of the centuries in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ entertaining exploration of history’s most legendary betrayal.
January 20, 2010
About Muslim daughters.
Despite the emphasis on males in Islam as the primary inheritors of their parents’ legacies, examples abound of famous Muslim fathers who held their daughters in high esteem and even some who regarded them as legitimate successors to their thrones.
‘Like Water for Chocolate.’
The famous Mexican film is shown for free as part of the See Movies at Kane series.
January 18, 2010
MLK Jr. Day of Service.
UW faculty, staff and friends turn the holiday into a day for helping others, with scores of service projects throughout the area.
January 14, 2010
College of Built Environments and Capital Projects share in diversity award
Two UW groups collaborated with the Seattle chapter of the American Institute of Architects, resulting in a national award for efforts to diversify the profession of architecture.
H1N1 Flu clinics.
A seasonal and H1N1 fllu clinic open to faculty and staff eligible for any of the PEBB medical plans.
MLK Jr. Tribute.
A tribute to Dr.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
EAT AND RIDE: Assistant Professor of Astronomy Eric Agol had a lunch date with a car this week — specifically the new Tesla Roadster, the first all-electric vehicle approved for the highway.
Bones and flames: Help identify this week’s Lost and Found 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.
Majeski moves to arts & sciences administration; McCann to head political science
Stephen J.
Flutist Donna Shin to perform Jan. 17
Faculty flutist and assistant professor of music Donna Shin will perform at 5 p.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.
Introducing the Q Faculty and Staff Association
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
UW alumnus to perform piano works Jan. 17
UW alumnus Jeremy Samolesky, a former student of Robin McCabe who is now assistant professor of piano at Auburn University, performs works by Chopin in honor of the bicentennial of the composer’s birth in a concert at 2 p.
Paul Ramsey to speak.
Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine, executive vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, will give his annual address.4:30 p.m., Hogness Auditorium, A-420 Health Sciences Center.
January 13, 2010
Ohlsson plays Chopin.
The first of two recitals by Garrick Ohlsson celebrating the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth and the 40th anniversary of Ohlsson winning the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition.
January 12, 2010
E.U. to U.S.
A lecture by Mattias Sundholm, deputy spokesman for the delegation of the European Union to the United States.
January 9, 2010
PATP talents.
Students in the UW’s highly regarded Professional Actor Training Program give solo performances.
January 8, 2010
‘Spirit Level.’
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett discuss their book, The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger.
January 7, 2010
Say hello to new MFA art students at Lawrence gallery exhibit
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery at the UW starts the new decade with Introducing, a show featuring the work of the first-year MFA students from the UW Art Program.
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