September 30, 2010
Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity awarded Student Support Services grants
The UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) was recently awarded a pair of grants from the U.
August 19, 2010
State Route 520 to be closed for inspections this weekend, Aug. 20-22
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) maintenance crews will spend this weekend inspecting and making repairs to the aging State Route 520 floating bridge to make sure it will continue to carry traffic safely through winter weather.
Next issue of ‘University Week’ is Sept. 30
This is the last issue of University Week for summer quarter.
Report: Math, science teachers tend to earn less than colleagues in Washington state high schools
Despite the fact that Washington’s legislature and governor last session passed a law (House Bill 2621) intending to accelerate the teaching and learning of math and science, the system is hardwired to do the opposite.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Of music and the mind: Conference for Music Perception and Cognition at UW this month
What’s the evolutionary purpose behind music? What are the benefits of musical engagement for infants or people with neurological disorders? How does visual information affect the way we hear music?
Scores of the world’s leading scholars and scientists in the area of music cognition and perception will gather at the UW this month to take up these questions and a lot more at the weeklong 11th annual International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition.
Husky football coverage takes over Mondays on UWTV
UWTV and Husky Athletics will televise live press conferences with Husky football coach Steve Sarkisian and team quarterback Jake Locker beginning Monday, Aug.
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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation launches landmark survey to discover the impact of disease worldwide
With so many products aimed at making people look and feel younger, it might be surprising to learn that not everyone wants to live forever.
Italy’s foreign minister to deliver address at UW’s Rome Center
Franco Frattini, Italy’s minister of foreign affairs, will deliver an address titled Immigration and the Rights of Immigrant Workers at the UW’s Rome Center, Tuesday, Aug.
There’s a movie being filmed on campus — want to be an extra?
Want to be part of a movie? The independent film Judas Kiss began filming on the UW campus Wednesday, and will keep filming through Sept.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
BIKING FOR THE BALTICS: The UW’s Baltic Studies Program is $10,000 richer, thanks to a local man of Estonian heritage and a bicycle trip across the country.
15 UW students, alumni selected for Fulbright Scholarships
Fifteen UW alumni and students have been awarded Fulbright U.
UW Bothell announces biology as a new degree option
The UW Bothell has announced that the Higher Education Coordinating Board recently approved its proposal for a Bachelor of Science degree offering in biology.
UW Tacoma a top choice for veterans
The UW Tacoma is in the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools offering opportunities and support for military veterans, according to the new Military Friendly Schools list released by <A href="http://www.
UW Tacoma opens new Student Health Services clinic
For the first time, when UW Tacoma students get a sore throat, discover a weird rash, have questions about living with diabetes or sprain an ankle getting off the bus, they have a place on campus to go for help.
Save the date: Emmert to be feted Sept. 27
The UW community is invited to a special Farewell Celebration for President Mark Emmert, who is leaving to become head of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
August 5, 2010
Public invited to two plenary sessions at UW Summer Institute for Public Health Practice
Judy Monroe from the CDC wil speak Aug. 9, and Chris Murray, Institute of Health Metric & Evaluation, on Aug. 10
UCAR now available at the Portage Bay Parking Facility
Transportation Services has announced the seventh location for Fleet Services’ successful UCAR car-share program.
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Archaeology crews examine Arboretum locations for future bridge supports
Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation began fieldwork in the Washington Park Arboretum Aug.
Etc: Campus news & notes
OF FILMS AND RACCOONS: Sometimes being a film archive specialist can bring you more adventure than you bargained for.
METROpolis 2030 envisions Northgate transit center as urban village
Class title: Architecture 403/506 — Advanced Architectural Studies, taught by Richard Mohler, an associate professor of architecture, and Susan Busch, an associate at Baylis Architects in Bellevue.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents meeting for August has been canceled.
Close-up on photography at the Burke Aug. 14
The Burke Museum is offering a day dedicated to the art and craft of photography on Saturday, Aug.
Campus losing another tree to Dutch elm disease
The campus will soon be losing one of its venerable elm trees.
Newsmakers
COMEDY IN A RECESSION: Wages, jobs and investments are down — but laughter seems to be holding its own, according to a recent article in the Christian Science Monitor.
Good thinking: Shah named ‘Thought Leader’ by Academy of Management — again
Sonali Shah, an assistant professor of management at the UW’s Foster School of Business, has won the 2010 “Thought Leader Award” from the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management.
July 22, 2010
Newsmakers
SUMMER READING FOR SCIENTISTS: The Washington Post asked a number of scientists what they’ll be reading for fun this summer, and David Montgomery, UW professor of Earth and space sciences, was among those whose suggestions were included.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
TOP TWENTY: The UW is among the Top 20 large (more than 10,000 students) colleges and universities sending graduates to the Teach for America Program.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Subway to open at By George July 26
The sandwiches are back, though in a different location.
Summer Shuffle: A book sale and swap at the Henry July 24
The Henry Art Gallery will hold a summer book sale featuring exhibit catalogs, artist biographies, art history and theory texts and more from 11 a.
That was then—this is again: Photos show UW Tacoma’s past, present
In 1979, well before UW Tacoma was born, photographer Stephen Cysewski took hundreds of photos in Tacoma’s Warehouse District.
TVW and UWTV forge a closer partnership
TVW, Washington’s public affairs network, and UWTV, the television station for the UW, have announced that UWTV, using its satellite uplink facilities on the Seattle campus, will also send TVW’s signal out to cable systems in all areas of the state.
Planning some catering? Learn about diverse caterers at Aug. 11 Business Diversity Connections event
If you are among those campus people who sometimes plan events involving food, you might want to check out the UW Business Diversity Connections Catering Event, from noon to 1:30 p.
UW Bothell Nursing Program wins grant to expand program, increase diversity
The UW Bothell Nursing Program received a grant of $25,000 from the 2010 Johnson and Johnson “Promise of Nursing for Washington” Program.
Improving productivity could deliver ‘new money’ for public schools
Given the bleak outlook for financing public education, schools face a grim future of struggles amid static — or worse — declining resources.
UW Awarded Five-Year College Assistance Migrant Program grant
The UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity has received a five-year, $1.
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