July 9, 2009
UW CFD wins national award from EarthShare
The UW Combined Fund Drive has been presented with EarthShare’s 2008 National Campaign Award for Excellence as the outstanding public sector workplace giving campaign in the nation.
Etc: News & notes from around campus
CHAPTER TOPS CHARTS: The UW chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) has won the Chapter of the Year Award in the 10-19 member division from the national organization.
June 25, 2009
Play ball! Husky Night with the Mariners is July 10
Junior’s back and Ichiro’s hitting — it’s a great time to head to Safeco Field for some major league baseball.
UW Libraries offers AYPE Exhibit tours
The public is invited to attend tours of the UW Libraries exhibit The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: When the World Came to Campus, led by Carla Rickerson, exhibit curator and head of Special Collections Public Services.
Disaster tip of the month: Plan for temporarily reduced public services
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.
Hall Health launches building renovation Web site
Hall Health Primary Care Center at the UW has launched a Web site to facilitate communication with the UW community about its building renovation project, providing updates and news about the progress of the renovation as they become available.
Have your say — University Week now taking comments
Want to have your say about University Week stories and photos? Beginning with this issue, you’ll be able to.
Summer Sounds series gets under way July 2
Enjoy live music with your art this summer when the Henry Art Gallery and the UW School of Music present “Summer Sounds at the Henry.
Toward a better basket: UW lecturer travels Nicaragua to promote ergonomic reform for coffee harvesters
By Elizabeth Sharpe
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
As Seattle coffee drinkers sip their brew, they may not realize that Nicaraguan coffee harvesters risk injury to bring the precious beans in for processing.
Following the money to measure global health spending worldwide
By William Heisel
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Nirmala Ravishankar wanted to track every dollar spent to improve people’s health in developing countries — from the person who wrote the check to the person who ultimately spent it.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Hall Health wins Qualis Health Award of Excellence
By Steve Butler
News & Community Relations
Doing more with less seems to be the mantra of the day, and few in health care do that as well as the Hall Health Primary Care Center on the UW campus.
Sports Concussion Program to open at Harborview and Seattle Children’s
Steve Butler & Susan Gregg-Hanson
News & Community Relations
In October 2006, Zackery Lystedt, 13, suffered a traumatic brain injury after making a tackle at the very end of the first half of a middle-school football game.
Genome Sciences hosts public lecture series in July
The UW Department of Genome Sciences will present its summer public lecture series, Wednesday Evenings at the Genome, in July.
Etc: Campus news & notes
Charles Johnson, who holds the S.
Afghan archivists at UW for three-week workshop
Three archivists from Radio Afghanistan are spending three weeks at the UW in a National Endowment for the Arts-funded summer residency workshop on archiving.
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, July 16, at 9 a.
June 20, 2009
AYP symposium.
The Museum of History and Industry holds a two-day weekend symposium on the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exhibition.
June 9, 2009
Student art.
Opening reception for the School of Art’s Design ’09, a juried show of work by graduating BFA and MFA students in the Division of Design.
June 6, 2009
Vocal jazz.
An evening of stylings by the Vocal Jazz I and Vocal Jazz II ensembles, under the direction of Dave Cross.
June 5, 2009
University Symphony.
Graduate instrumental conducting students Meena Hwang and Julia Tai lead the University Symphony in an all-Schubert concert.
‘Dialoguing Difference.’
The Women of Color Collective’s first conference, “Dialoguing Difference” is an intellectual exchange among faculty members and students from throughout the community.
June 4, 2009
Common autism medication is ineffective for repetitive behaviors, study finds
By Teri Thomas
Seattle Children’s
Citalopram (Celexa), a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), was no more effective than a placebo at reducing repetitive behaviors, according to a multi-site clinical trial guided by lead author Dr.
Music of Schubert in spotlight for UW Symphony concert
The University Symphony presents a tribute to Franz Schubert Friday, June 5, in Meany Theater.
Global health pioneer Paul Farmer to speak on June 18
Dr.
Organization of the week: Toastmasters at the UW
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Commencement weekend June 12-14 at UW’s three campuses
Mark A.
Vocal jazz ensembles to perform
The UW Vocal Jazz 1 and UW Diva Vocal Jazz ensembles perform standards by Horace Silver, Stephen Sondheim, Keith Jarrett, Bobby Sharp, Madeline Peyroux, and others in a concert at 7:30 p.
Secretary of defense, Yakama tribal elder to receive honorary degrees
The UW will confer honorary degrees on two individuals at <A href="http://uwnews.
‘University Week’ comes out next on June 25
This is the last edition of University Week for the 2008-2009 school year.
Expect congestion during Commencement June 13
Transportation Services advises motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to avoid Husky Stadium on Saturday, June 13, due to the graduation ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.
Educators gather for UW Early Learning Conference June 5-6
Educators, counselors, lawmakers, advocacy groups and parents will meet at the UW Friday and Saturday for the UW Conference on Early Learning, to be held at UW Tower.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
SCIENCE STAR: Joseph Felsenstein, professor of genome sciences and biology, has received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, June 11, at 9 a.
‘Spring Sing.’
The University Singers, the Women’s Choir and the UW Men’s Glee Club share the spotlight with a variety of music from classical to pop and everything in between.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Political math.
Columbia University political scientist Andrew Gelman speaks on Coalitions, Voting Power, and Political Instability as part of the MathAcrossCampus Colloquium.
Another photo of Suzzallo takes prize in photo contest
The third and final week of our photo contest is over and we have another winner! Drum roll please: The prize goes to David Hogan, who works in billing at Creative Communications, for his photo, The Grand Stairway.
New director of Environmental Health & Safety no stranger to UW
By Elizabeth Sharpe
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Jude Van Buren, an alumna of the UW’s Department of Environmental Health, returned to her alma mater this month as director of Environmental Health & Safety, a department that supports and monitors workplace safety and health practices at the university.
University of Maryland professor to chair Urban Design & Planning
Qing Shen, associate dean for academic affairs and a professor at the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, has been named chairman and professor in the Department of Urban Design and Planning, pending approval by UW President Mark Emmert and the Board of Regents.
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