July 22, 2010
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UW’s annual economic impact on Washington is $9.1 billion
A new study concludes that the total economic impact created within the state by the University of Washington is $9.
July 8, 2010
Button, button, who’s got the button slogan?
The UW Alumni Association has teamed with University Book Store to sponsor a contest for team-specific slogans that will go on buttons to be given away to Husky fans this fall.
Report highlights strengths, challenges of charter school management organizations
Nonprofit organizations that manage many of the nation’s public charter schools are innovating new practices but also face challenges in extending their reach and will need public funding or long-term philanthropy to succeed, according to an interim report released June 28 from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) and Mathematica Policy Research, a nonpartisan research firm.
Henry’s ‘Sonic Noon’ concert series starts — next performances are Aug. 5, Sept. 2
The Henry Gallery kicked off its annual Sonic Noon concert series July 1 with Ethel’s Effel, a trio composed of Ivan Arteaga, saxophone; Natalie Hall, cello; and Abbey Blackwell, bass.
STAR Program recruits underrepresented students to medical research
The Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) Program recently received a five-year grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Frances J. Youn selected as student representative on Board of Regents
Frances J.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official Notices
The Board of Regents will hold a special meeting at noon Thursday, July 8, and a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Indigenous communities from across the Pacific join for first-ever cultural collaboration
In the culminating event of a yearlong cultural exchange between the indigenous Ainu community of Japan and several Washington State tribal groups, a group of Ainu paddlers will join The Tulalip Tribes in the annual Tribal Canoe Journey event, this year hosted by The Makah Nation.
June 26, 2010
Bothell Arts Festival
The 2010 Live ARTS Bothell festival will be held at the campus of UW Bothell and Cascadia Community College.
June 24, 2010
It’s an all-you-can-eat summer at 8 @ McMahon restaurants
In an effort to steer the campus community toward its other restaurants when the HUB closes, UW Housing & Food Services is offering an “all you can eat” lunch option for $6.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
CHAMPION CUBICLES: Two UW staffers are among those whose office cubicles have been featured in a recent series in the Seattle Times.
Two Housing & Food Services administrators presenting at ‘sustainability institute’ on campus
The American College Personnel Association (ACPA) is holding its three-day Institute on Sustainability on campus just now, and two representatives of Housing & Food Services will give presentations on sustainability successes here at the UW.
Off-campus uses for Husky Card end Aug. 1
After Aug.
Newsmakers
TRUTH IN MARKETING: A recent article in Bloomberg’s Businessweek says there’s a “quiet revolution” going on in U.
Public invited to Wednesday Evenings at the Genome
Attend this free July lecture series to learn about exciting advances in genetic research.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Reading at El Centro de la Raza.
This special reading features Paul Martinez Pompa, reading from his first full-length collection of poetry, My Kill Adore Him; and Aaron Michael Morales, reading from his first novel, Drowning Tuscon.
Washington Sea Grant launches WOW, a new website brimming with educational resources
On June 8, World Oceans Day, Washington Sea Grant launched Washington on Water (WOW), a new website to help teachers in kindergarten through 12th grade zero in on marine education resources available statewide.
U-PASS and Zipcar expand service to students ages 18 and older
For the first time, U-PASS members at the UW who are between 18 and 20 years old can join Zipcar and take advantage of Zipcar discount memberships through U-PASS.
June 19, 2010
International Conservation Photograhy Awards.
Opening reception for the Burke Museum’s latest exhibit, the International Conservation Photography Awards.
June 17, 2010
About Alzheimer’s.
Laura Baker, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the UW Medical School, speaks on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: First Signs and Beyond.
June 12, 2010
Commencement.
The UW’s 135th Commencement.
June 10, 2010
Toastmasters open house.
The Speak to Succeed Toastmasters Club will hold an open house.
June 4, 2010
UW Music x 2.
The University Symphony performs Bach with faculty artist Carole Terry on harpsichord, and students sing in the UW Recital Choir.
June 3, 2010
H. psychadelica makes top-10 new-species list
A species of fish with rare, forward-facing eyes like humans and a body colored with swirls of tan and peach zebra stripes has made the list of top 10 new species.
UW Sings.
The University Singers, Women’s Choir, and Men’s Glee Club present a captivating array of sounds in this popular year-end concert.
Challenges of environmental governance is topic of talk by Miles
A UW expert on climate change and planning for its consequences — someone whose advice has been sought at every level from the local Puget Sound basin to the international Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — will ask the question Whither Ocean Governance? Is Effective Management the Holy Grail? in a special lecture Friday, June 4.
‘Renewable Energy Landscapes.’
Solar, wind, and biomass resources are the three leading options for renewable energy production at a scale that will make a difference in the U.
UW engineers help U.S. government estimate seepage rate of Gulf Oil Spill
Two UW engineers have helped the U.
What is that glass object? Can you help identify this Lost & Found film?
We’re back to the public opinion lab this week.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Expect commencement-related traffic congestion near Husky Stadium on June 12
UW Transportation Services advises motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to avoid Husky Stadium on Saturday, June 12, due to the UW commencement ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.
Parents invited to early learning conference
Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend the Saturday, June 5 session of the three-day “UW Conference on Early Learning: From Research into Action,” giving them an opportunity to join the educators and other professionals who are attending to conference.
Meet the 2010 Bonderman fellows
The 2010 Undergraduate Bonderman Fellows are Zachary Triber Brown, Joseph Andrew Cramer, Autumn Cutter, Luke Jensen, Brittany Ann Lichty, Nina Tan, and Alex Win.
Etc. Campus news& notes
LIFETIME ACHIEVER: Psychology Professor Alan Marlatt will receive the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy’s Career/Lifetime Achievement Award at the Association’s convention in San Francisco in mid-November.
Newsmakers
THE VALUE OF ETHNIC STUDIES: James Banks, professor of education and director of the UW Center for Multicultural Education, discussed the teaching of ethnic studies on a recent segment of National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation series.
Official notices
New rates begin July 1 for Fleet Services
On July 1, new Fleet Services rates will go into effect.
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