August 6, 2009
School finances: Trimming teacher pay could reduce layoffs, larger classes
School districts faced with large budget gaps could avoid some or all teacher layoffs by rolling back salaries, a UW education researcher says.
UW takes multiple top honors at national pharmacy meeting
Faculty, students and alumni from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy had an impressive showing at the recent American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) annual meeting in Boston.
Did you know Radford Court is open to UW employees?
With UW Ethernet, a 24-hour fitness center, on-site day care and playgrounds, a 24-acre park-like atmosphere and other amenities, Radford Court is a pretty nice place to live.
UW researchers awarded Life Sciences Discovery grants
Two UW research teams have won the Life Sciences Discovery Fund’s inaugural winter commercialization grant competition to support commercial translation of health-related technologies.
Tina Albertson named 2009 St. Baldrick’s Scholar
Tina Albertson, UW acting instructor of pediatrics, has been named a 2009 St.
Israel Cancer Research Fund honors Nancy Maizels
Nancy Maizels, UW professor of immunology, has received the Elliott Osserman Award for Distinguished Service in Support of Cancer Research from the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) in recognition of her three years of service on the fund’s Scientific Review Panel.
David Acosta honored for leadership in multicultural education
Dr.
UW CareLink provides special workshop for continuing employees after a layoff
During the last few months, UW CareLink, the faculty and staff assistance program, has provided special workshops for employees who are continuing on the job after others were laid off.
Sleep apnea, air pollution, vitamin D, Native Americans in science among UW’s research awards through federal stimulus package.
By Catherine O’Donnell and Vince Stricherz
News & Information
Help for people who suffer from sleep apnea.
Why paint fish green? Help the library 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.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents August meeting has been canceled.
July 23, 2009
Last week’s film mystery solved — Can you help identify the homebuilders in this one?
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.
Celebrate the Washington Park Arboretum’s 75th anniversary with parties July 30 and Aug. 6
Washington Park Arboretum’s 75th Anniversary Event Series will shift into full gear later this month and in early August with two summer soirees open to the general public.
Etc: News & notes from around campus
TREE WISDOM: Forest Resources Emeritus Professor Reinhard Stettler has a new book just published by UW Press entitled Cottonwood and the River of Time: On Trees, Evolution, and Society.
Four UW faculty win Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Four members of the UW faculty have received the 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the U.
Newsmakers
EXCESSES OF SUCCESS: Mark Sanford, John Ensign, David Vitter, Mark Foley — why did they do it? U.
Report: School districts should rethink pay bump for teachers with masters degrees
A new study from the UW’s Center on Reinventing Public Education and the education think tank the Center for American Progress questions whether extra pay for masters-level teacher experience improves student achievement.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
‘You Are Here’ presents then-and-now views at campus AYPE sites
Can’t get enough of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition?
Well, here’s more: You Are Here, an exhibit by the AYP Rephotographic Project is on display at Architecture Hall through Sept 25.
A rescue at sea, thanks to the UW’s Thomas G. Thompson
Robert Hamby was in a deserted part of the ocean, far from any shipping lanes and his boat was sinking.
National leader in healthy aging comes to UW
By Judith Yarrow
UW Health Promotion Research Center
What brings a national leader in healthy aging across the country to share an office at the UW for the summer?
“I came here because the Seattle area has a unique configuration of academic, community and health care professionals working collaboratively to figure out how to improve population health among older people,” said Nancy Whitelaw, senior vice-president of the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and director of its Center for Healthy Aging.
David Williams to read from ‘Stories in Stone’ July 29 at the Burke
Natural history writer David Williams, author of Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology, will read from his work at 7 p.
UW Medicine physicians among ‘Seattle’ magazine’s top docs
Sixty-five University of Washington faculty members were among the region’s top 386 physicians in Seattle magazine’s ninth annual top doctors survey.
Official Notices
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents August meeting has been canceled.
Disaster tip of the month: What to have right at hand
Editor’s note: The Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department is offering a tip a month to help people get prepared for a disaster.
Name that phone app
What do you call a mobile phone application that gives you the UW directory, an interactive campus map, Husky sports and yes, University Week?
Help The UW name its soon-to-be-released mobile phone application, and you could win an iPod Touch! Just submit your suggestion by 11:59 p.
July 16, 2009
Photo Gallery –The Science of Learning
The images below may be used to illustrate the news release about the new science of learning that researchers from the University of Washington and the University of California, San Diego reported on in the July 17, 2009 edition of Science.
July 9, 2009
Lost and found films: Will you accept this ‘Mission Impractical’?
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.
UW remembers first minority affairs vice president with celebration of life
A celebration of the life of Samuel E.
UW researchers begin receiving stimulus money
Editor’s note: Federal stimulus money is starting to be distributed.
UW Medicine Eye Institute opens at Ninth and Jefferson Building
The UW Medicine Eye Institute officially opened last week.
UW Symphony’s July 23 concert canceled
The UW Symphony Orchestra’s performance for Thursday, July 23, has been canceled due to an unforseen problem.
Airlift Northwest adds extra summer services to San Juan Islands
By Clare Hagerty & Susan Gregg-Hanson
News & Community Relations
Airlift Northwest (ALNW) will again base one of it helicopters at the Friday Harbor airport this summer to expedite emergency services for residents and visitors in the San Juan Islands.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Got ear plugs? You may want to sport them on the subway, researchers say
By Mary Guiden
News & Community Relations
Seattle doesn’t have a subway, but that doesn’t stop research scientist Rick Neitzel from doing his work.
Learn about hearing loss at Speech and Hearing Clinic Program
The UW Speech and Hearing Clinic presents “Ear-responsible?” from 1 to 2 p.
Olde-Time Picnic in the Arboretum
Seattle Parks & Recreation, the UW Botanic Gardens, and the Arboretum Foundation will host an old-fashioned picnic on Saturday, July 18, from 11:30 a.
Newsmakers
BORDERLINE BLUES: The New York Times visited the topic of borderline personality disorder in a recent article, and quoted UW Psychology Professor Marsha Linehan.
FEMA grant funds facelift for collections storage at the Burke Museum
The Burke Museum will be renovating its collection storage areas over the next two years, moving items from open shelves to new storage compactors that protect them from light and dust and possible damage from earthquakes.
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