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November 7, 2002
Learn about software and copyright at Nov. 14 seminar
The November program in the series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations and the UW Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, will focus on software and copyright.
Male contraception: UW becomes leading center for research on new methods
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $9.
In Brief
Healthy-U at REI
“The Knee — Train It or Sprain It” is the topic for the Healthy-U presentation at the downtown REI store on Monday, Nov.
Increasing access to dental services
The UW School of Dentistry is one of two schools on the West Coast to receive a grant of almost $1.
Margaret Humphreys to speak on migrant children from United Kingdom
An expert on children who were taken from their homes in the United Kingdom and shipped off to labor in other countries will speak at the UW Health Sciences Center on Friday, Nov.
Opera plays Nov. 13–17 at Meany
The UW School of Music will present Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto Nov.
Interim president, provost named
The Board of Regents, in a special meeting Nov.
Intimate theater, bargain price at Studio 201
The School of Drama’s problem becomes a special opportunity for the UW audience when the school’s new “Studio 201” series opens Nov.
Exhibit, poster tell story of library
A small, understated exhibit at Suzzallo Library tells the story of the library’s glorious beginnings and recent, painstaking restoration.
Portfolio project lets students reflect on their learning
Socrates said that the unexamined life was not worth living.
150 preschoolers sought for study exploring link between self-control, pretend play
University of Washington researchers exploring how preschool-age children develop self-control and possible links to the way youngsters use pretend play are looking for 150 Puget Sound 3- and 4-year-olds to participate in a new study.
November 5, 2002
Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 8
The UW will host a Veterans Day ceremony from 12:30 to 1:15 p.
Kennewick Man, draft rules for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains on Seattle agenda
There will be a report on the court decision in the ongoing Kennewick Man case at 11:45 a.m. Friday. That will be followed at 1:30 p.m. Friday by the first of a number of sessions to discuss proposed rules covering the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. This topic also will be the focus of public comments and presentations starting at 4 p.m. Saturday and 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
November 4, 2002
Class action suit dismissed
The Washington Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of lower court decision, which denied class action status in a gender discrimination lawsuit by five present and former members of the dental school faculty.
Infants more likely to view an object when another person looks with open, not closed, eyes
Adults often believe infants are off in their own world, but a new study indicates they are more tuned into the wider world and what the people around them are doing than previously thought.
October 31, 2002
Dancers, actors to explore healing power of art in times of war, crisis
The turmoil following Sept.
Head chef wants no ‘fake food’ at UW
Some might consider it unthinkable to give up being a chef who opens fancy restaurants in hotels all over the world for a job as food service chef on a major college campus.
Community Outreach Partnership Center created in Toppenish
The UW’s Office of Educational Partnerships and Learning Technologies and its partners in Eastern Washington — Heritage College, the City of Toppenish, the Northwest Communities Education Center/Radio KDNA and the Yakama Nation — have been awarded a three-year grant for $534,126 by the U.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Women’s choir plans holiday concert for Suzzallo Reading Room
Imagine a holiday concert held, not in an auditorium, but in Suzzallo’s beloved Reading Room.
Overfishing may diminish genetic diversity even when millions of fish remain
Populations of marine fish may lose genetic diversity even if fishing stops while there are still several million individuals — a number previously assumed to be enough to preserve a diverse gene pool.
Call UW hotline when bad weather hits
As we head into the season when snow and other severe weather is possible, UW employees need to be aware that there is a hotline they can call to find out if the University is operating as usual.
Commute behavior survey under way
You may be getting an e-mail message soon asking you to complete a survey online about your commute behavior.
‘The Lover’ opens in Meany Studio
The School of Drama opens The Lover next week in Meany Studio Theatre.
October 30, 2002
New $9.5 million grant to support Male Contraception Research Center
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $9.5 million grant to the University of Washington to establish a new interdisciplinary Male Contraception Research Center.
October 29, 2002
Panel discussion: Bombings in Indonesia
A panel discussion about the recent bombings in Indonesia featuring Dan Lev, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Ismail Budhiarso, an active member of Indonesian Muslim organizations in Seattle, Magid Shihade,doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Middle Eastern Studies.
October 28, 2002
Flyby of Annefrank asteroid to help Stardust prepare for primary mission
It will be a moment tinged with history when the Stardust spacecraft makes an encounter with Asteroid 5535 Annefrank this weekend. The flyby will test many of the systems and procedures to be used when Stardust makes its encounter with comet Wild 2 in little more than a year.
October 25, 2002
Statement from UW President Richard L. McCormick
UW President Richard L. McCormick announces his decision to accept the presidency of Rutger’s University.
Statement from UW Board of Regents President Jerry Grinstein
President of the UW Board of Regents Jerry Grinstein responds to UW President Richard McCormick’s decision to assume the presidency of Rutgers University.
New Coalition Focuses on Reducing Injuries to Seattle’s Kids
The Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Seattle is a new hospital-community partnership focused on reducing childhood injury in neighborhoods throughout the city.
October 24, 2002
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JAPANESE GIFT: Japanese Consul General Tadahiro Abe presented an $8,000 grant for the East Asia Library at a ceremony at his official residence earlier this month.
New Web site created to encourage good ideas
Got a hot idea for improving some UW system? Looking for a hot idea to solve some problem you face at work? In either case, you might be interested in logging on to a new Web site, the UW Forum for Change.
Scary news in Oct. 31 lecture on health care
Some people believe we’re in the middle of a perfect storm in health care, but we’re not going to drown anytime soon.
Shostak to talk on extraterrestrials
The SETI Institute’s Seth Shostak will be on campus Monday, Oct.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNTIES
Individual Ph.
Conference focuses on international health careers
Registration ends Oct.
Marion Nestle to speak on ‘Politics of Obesity’
Dr.
New Coalition Focuses on Reducing Injuries to Seattle’s Kids
Broken bones, scrapes, burns and the bruises of childhood may be dismissed as kids being kids, but the doctors and nurses who treat unintentional injuries have come to a different conclusion. When children live in a safe environment, are given alternatives to gang violence, follow street safety when walking, and wear helmets when biking, they have many fewer injuries and fewer visits to the hospital emergency department
School of Drama’s ‘Seagull’ opens
The School of Drama opens its season next week with a production of Anton Chekhov’s classic, The Seagull.
Open enrollment begins; costs increasing
The annual medical/dental open enrollment has begun.
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