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July 5, 2007
UWMC-Montlake Elementary pen pals celebrate friendship
For 16 years, UW Medical Center (UWMC) staff have corresponded with Montlake Elementary’s third-grade class to enhance the school’s language arts curriculum.
June 27, 2007
Mothers’ second-hand smoke exposure linked to psychological problems for kids
Children whose mothers were exposed to second-hand smoke while they were pregnant have more symptoms of serious psychological problems compared to the offspring of women who had no prenatal exposure to smoke, according to a new University of Washington study.
June 25, 2007
Study finds connection between teenage violence and domestic violence
Researchers tracing the development of violent behavior have found a link between teenage violence and domestic violence.
June 21, 2007
Architects present first cut at new design for HUB
Members of the UW community got a chance to see what the Husky Union Building might look like someday when representatives of Perkins + Will, the architectural firm that is creating a master plan for the building, visited just before the end of spring quarter.
Husband’s thesis starts wife’s business
Computer science alumna Suzanna Kovoor started a company in January selling implantable brain chips.
Memorial service set for longtime staffer
A celebration of Margaret Darland’s life is planned at 5:30 p.
Model workers: University employment ads feature real employees
Sandra McGowan was waiting to get her hair done when the woman who runs a beauty supply business nearby came running over.
Well-known writers to speak as part of classes
Six well-known regional writers will speak at the UW this summer as the public part of two courses on the Pacific Northwest that will be taught jointly.
Nature on full-color display in ‘Yellowstone to Yukon’
If German photographer Florian Schulz shows a boyish enthusiasm for his photography, it’s no surprise.
President Emmert names Kathryn Waddell to succeed John Coulter
President Mark Emmert has appointed Kathryn Waddell as executive director of Health Sciences Administration, effective Aug.
Mankowski named associate vice president for medical affairs
Tina Mankowski, director of Health Sciences/UW Medicine News and CommunityRelations, has been named associate vice president-medical affairs for News and Community Relations and Marketing.
Task force promotes global citizenship
“UW undergraduates are global citizens.
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Spisso appointed UW Medicine clinical operations officer
Johnese Spisso, chief operating officer for Harborview Medical Center, has been appointed to the new position of clinical operations officer (COO) for UW Medicine and vice president for medical affairs (VPMA) for the UW, effective July 1.
‘Get Your Guts in Gear’
Two UW employees, Lois Fink and Miko Robertson, are among more than 1.
Lange to head minority affairs, diversity
UW President Mark A.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
University signs on to anti-sweatshop program
The UW has become a signatory to the Designated Suppliers Program of the Worker Rights Consortium, which works to assure that all University-licensed apparel is made in factories meeting specific criteria regarding fair labor practices.
Newsmakers
EVALUATING EVALUATIONS — UW psychology professor Anthony Greenwald was quoted extensively in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article about student evaluations of university instructors.
Work group formed to consider new campus
The UW has appointed a 16-member work group to provide advice on an appropriate location, size of student body and degree programs for a UW campus to be located in Snohomish, Island or Skagit county.
Johnson named to new post in Student Life reorganization
Lincoln Johnson, director of Student Activities and Union Facilities (SAUF), has been named to the newly created position of assistant vice provost for campus life, effective July 1.
Etc: News & Notes from around Campus
GERONTOLOGY GREAT: Nancy Hooyman, professor of gerontology and dean emeritus of the School of Social Work, gave the keynote address at the Korean Gerontological Society’s International Symposium recently, talking about trends in aging in the U.
A conversation with Johnese Spisso
Johnese Spisso has been a guiding force in the operations of Harborview Medical Center for the past seven years.
June 18, 2007
CEOs reap financial benefits from mergers regardless of stock performance
Following an acquisition of another company, chief executive officers’ compensation levels usually increase, even when the purchase turns out to be unprofitable, according to researchers at the University of Washington and University of British Columbia.
UW president forms work group to consider new campus
The University of Washington has appointed a 16-member work group to provide advice on an appropriate location, size of student body and degree programs for a UW campus to be located in Snohomish, Island or Skagit county.
June 13, 2007
Deaf computing academy welcomes first participants in national program
WHAT: The 2007 Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Computing, a nine-week academy teaching talented students the fundamentals of computer science and aimed at boosting their numbers in the field.
June 12, 2007
National concrete canoe races come to Seattle
WHAT: 20th Annual American Society of Civil Engineers National Concrete Canoe Competition
WHO: 700 civil engineering students from 22 of the nation’s top schools whose teams won their regional championships
WHEN: Thursday, June 14, and Saturday, June 16
WHERE: University of Washington Seattle campus and Lake Sammamish
DETAILS: On Thursday the teams will display their canoes, weigh the boats and “swamp” them underwater in a tank to prove their buoyancy in the UW’s Red Square.
When it comes to delinquency boys are exposed to more risk, less protection
Researchers trying to understand why high school-age boys are involved in serious delinquency more often than girls have found that males are exposed to higher levels of risk factors and lower amounts of protective factors.
University of Washington researchers play leading role in major study of human genome function
Scientists at the University of Washington and other members of an international consortium have completed a multi-year research effort that dramatically boosts understanding of how the human genome functions.
June 11, 2007
The woes of Kilimanjaro: Don’t blame global warming
The “snows” of Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro inspired the title of an iconic American short story, but now its dwindling icecap is being cited as proof for human-induced global warming.
June 7, 2007
High self-esteem may be culturally universal, international study shows
The notion that East Asians, Japanese in particular, are self-effacing and have low self-esteem compared to Americans may well describe the surface view of East Asian personality, but misses the picture revealed by recently developed measures of self-esteem, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the United States, China and Japan.
University of Washington to receive art and furniture from Safeco Insurance
Early next year, when the University of Washington moves into the property recently acquired from Safeco Corp.
Sheila Edwards Lange selected as vice president for minority affairs and vice provost for diversity
University of Washington President Mark A.
June 5, 2007
Ports could hasten freight traffic by doubling up on crane trips
A massive crane reaches down 25 stories, picks up a container filled with Asian goods, and sets it on a truck for delivery.
Hitchin’ a ride: Stray penguins probably reached northern waters by fishing boat
Guy Demmert got quite a surprise when he hauled a fishing net into his boat off the coast of southeast Alaska in July 2002.
May 31, 2007
Crispin Thurlow
You could say teaching is in Crispin Thurlow’s blood.
Jan Spyridakis
Jan Spyridakis, of the College of Engineering’s Department of Technical Communication, is the kind of professor who can inspire students in a spirited discussion of an unlikely topic — syntax and semantics.
Rotary-UW ‘Saving Lives’ Partnership: Creative collaboration to address rural poverty
The UW has entered into a partnership with Rotary International to fast-track dissemination of interventions and technologies to improve quality of life to those in greatest need throughout the world.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW signs on to Designated Suppliers Program of anti-sweatshop coalition
The University of Washington has become a signatory to the Designated Suppliers Program of the Worker Rights Consortium, which works to assure that all university-licensed apparel is made in factories meeting specific criteria regarding fair labor practices.
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