Japanese WW II ordeal recalled in symposium

“Remembering Japanese American Redress: A Symposium on History, Incarceration, and Justice” will be presented from 9 a.

Syria celebrated in two events

Syria is the focus of a forum and a concert next week on the UW campus.

Tickets on sale for Katie appearance

Well known author (Loving What Is) Byron Katie will be coming to the UW on Thursday, May 11 for two events — one for students in the Psychology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Departments and one for the general public.

Online privacy subject of forum

Online e-mailing and working wifi connections can be very convenient, but is the electrononic point-and-click world all it’s cracked up to be?

The Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at the UW Information School and the The Pacific Northwest Center for Global Security are teaming up to sponsor a discussion about technology and privacy titled Privacy: Reconciling Reality from 6 to 9 p.

Eaglen plans master class

English soprano Jane Eaglen will conduct a master class with four School of Music voice students at 3:30 p.

Health Sciences Open House coming April 28-29

More than 65 exhibitors will demonstrate the latest in research and technology in health sciences and medicine at the 31st UW Health Sciences Open House from 9 a.

Provost town meeting today

Provost Phyllis Wise will hold a town meeting from 4 to 5 p.

Official Notices

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY

Funding available

The UW Specialized Center of Research in Pharmacology of Drugs in Pregnancy (UW SCOR; supported by NICHD and ORWH) announces the availability of funds for one year pilot research grants ($10,000 per award) on the pharmacology of drugs in pregnancy.

UW project gets $400,000 in settlement funds

The UW will receive nearly $400,000 to educate health-care providers about the pharmaceutical industry’s marketing influence on how drugs are prescribed.

It’s off to Cameroon for urology resident

On April 18, Dr.

Hille, Neurath lectures coming up

Hille Memorial Lecture

Dr.

‘Asthma Walk 2006’ set for April 30 at Husky Stadium

The American Lung Association will hold its “Asthma Walk 2006” on Sunday, April 30 at Husky Stadium.

Health Science News Briefs

Nominations sought

Nominations are open for the Scribner Courage in Health Care Award, named after the pioneering UW faculty member Dr.

UW Community Celebration, Stardust talk among Washington Weekend events

Open houses, demonstrations, tours and art walks, lectures, performancs, sporting events and more await visitors to campus for the second annual Washington Weekend, Thursday, April 27, through Saturday, April 29.

April 13, 2006

Concert Canceled

The concert by soprano Juliana Rambaldi, scheduled for Monday, April 17, in Meany Theater, has been cancelled.

Daedalus String Quartet Performs April 18

The UW International Chamber Music Series concludes its 2005-06 season with the Daedalus String Quartet and guest pianist Byron Schenkman.

Goudeva offers ‘solo spectacle’ in music and voice

Double bass player and singer Irina-Kalina Goudeva, with Joshua Parmenter providing live electronics, will present “Lavarayaha,” a solo spectacle for voice, double bass, electronics, visual effects, acting and dancing at 7:30 p.

Educating girls for global health is topic of speech

The importance of educating girls and raising the status of women around the world will be the focus of a program next week featuring Kavita Ramdas, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based Global Fund for Women.

UW prof to be featured on reality TV show

UW School of Law Professor Paul Steven Miller will be featured in Little People, Big World, a reality show produced by The Learning Channel, at 8 p.

Charles Johnson to headline UW Libraries’ “Literary Voices” fundraiser

National Book Award Winner Charles Johnson will deliver the keynote speech at the Friends of the UW Libraries’ first “Literary Voices,” a dinner where guests dine at tables with authors, one of the events of Washington Weekend, April 27-29, on campus.

Olympic Natural Resources Center brings research review to campus

The Olympic Natural Resources Center, located in Forks on the Olympic Peninsula, is bringing its annual research review to the main campus for the first time this year.

Husky stars to serve flapjacks at pancake breakfast

Chow down on pancakes served by your favorite UW athletes and rub elbows with alumni, fans and Big “W” legends as the UW Alumni Association and Big “W” Club hold their second annual UWAA-Big “W” Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, April 22, at Husky Stadium.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

Two new positions created to better integrate services to undergrads

Provost Phyllis Wise has announced a plan to integrate better those units that serve undergraduates.

April 11, 2006

WASL column: Split decision

The responses I’ve received from readers about my columns on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) graduation requirement are almost evenly split between those in favor and those opposed.

April 6, 2006

UW Medical School, other programs, earn high national rankings

The UW again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.