Archive
March 29, 2007
UW to host Partners for Children
Mark Courtney, one of the nation’s leading experts on child welfare has been named executive director of the Partners for Our Children, a new public-private partnership created to improve Washington’s child welfare system.
UW Tacoma hires new equity, diversity leader
UW Tacoma has named Sharon Parker as its new assistant chancellor for equity and diversity.
UW Police — and their new dog Kali — on show in open house April 4
The UW Police will hold their annual open house from 2 to 4 p.
Dawgs go green: UW becomes charter member of group to address global warming
The UW has become a member of the Leadership Circle of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, by which the University agrees to adopt policies that minimize global warming emissions and integrate sustainability more firmly into the curriculum, and also to provide leadership in encouraging other universities and colleges to join in the effort to address global climate change.
UW presents diversity award to Alan Sugiyama
The University of Washington will present its highest award for achievements on behalf of diversity to Alan Sugiyama, the founder and executive director of the Center for Career Alternatives.
March 27, 2007
‘Smart’ sunglasses and goggles let users adjust shade and color
Imagine a single pair of glasses with lenses that can be transparent or dark, and in shades of yellow, green or purple, all on command.
March 26, 2007
Toddlers engage in ’emotional eavesdropping’ to guide their behavior
Little children never cease to amaze.
March 21, 2007
UW Bothell to host first two finalists in chancellor search
The search advisory committee for the position of chancellor of the University of Washington Bothell (UWB) has announced that the first two finalists for chancellor will be visiting campus in the next two weeks.
March 19, 2007
UW, Micron launch materials-testing lab in quest for next-generation microchips
The computer chip industry is facing a predicament: as chips get smaller they are reaching a physical limit.
Eavesdropping nuthatches distinguish danger threats in chickadee alarm calls
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UW becomes charter member of group to address global warming
The University of Washington has become a member of the Leadership Circle of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, by which the UW agrees to adopt policies that minimize global warming emissions and integrate sustainability more firmly into the curriculum, and also to provide leadership in encouraging other universities and colleges to join in the effort to address global climate change.
March 16, 2007
Chicana, Chicano scholars, community leaders, activists to meet at UW
More than 150 scholars, community leaders and activists will participate in the 2007 Pacific Northwest Regional Conference of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies next Thursday and Friday (March 22 and 23) on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington.
Trojan horse strategy defeats drug-resistant bacteria
A new antimicrobial approach can kill bacteria in laboratory experiments and eliminate life-threatening infections in mice by interfering with a key bacterial nutrient, according to research led by a University of Washington scientist.
March 14, 2007
UW students to spend Alternative Spring Break working in schools around Washington state
Departure set for Friday, March 16, 3 p.
March 13, 2007
Aging boosts chances that a family line will be long-lived
It is an inevitability of life — you are born and you begin to age.
March 12, 2007
Should I stay or should I go? What makes employees voluntarily leave or keep their jobs
Employers would be better at keeping workers if they focused on why their employees want to stay rather than what kinds of things make them quit, according to researchers from the University of Washington and Truman State University.
Hackers get bum rap for corporate America’s digital delinquency
If Phil Howard’s calculations prove true, by year’s end the 2 billionth personal record — some American’s social-security or credit-card number, academic grades or medical history — will become compromised, and it’s corporate America, not rogue hackers, who are primarily to blame.
Free energy assessments for region’s small- to medium-sized factories
The University of Washington has joined 26 universities offering a Department of Energy-sponsored program to reduce electricity use in manufacturing plants.
March 8, 2007
Lessons from Rita: How hurricane intensity change happens
Hurricanes can gain or lose intensity with startling quickness, a phenomenon never more obvious than during the historic 2005 hurricane season that spawned the remarkably destructive Katrina and Rita.
Official notices
Academic Opportunities
Applications invited for Small Grants Research Awards
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University of Washington faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Award Winners
The Harborview ICU liaison program has won the National Association of Public Hospitals 2007 Safety Net Award for Patient-Centered Care.
Parking Services plans limited hours March 20
On Tuesday, March 20, Parking Service’s main office (located at 3901 University Way NE) will be closed from 1:15 to 3:45 p.
Religion the topic of planned conference, ‘Communicating the Sacred’
A group of graduate students is organizing a daylong conference on interdisciplinary dialogue on religion.
Peer portfolio
U-M bids farewell to Pfizer
Pfizer Inc.
Fenner on a mission to boost international learning experiences
Editor’s note: Uniquely Washington is a biweekly column featuring one of the University’s most important resources — our people.
Newsmakers
Ready for Web 3.
Sydney Dance Company coming to Meany
The UW World Dance Series presents the Sydney Dance Company at 8 p.
Who knew? Ride in the Rain bikers are poets, too
Maybe it’s the long hours alone on the bike that provide the inspiration, or maybe it’s all that dreary rain.
BizTech 2007: Good info, with an island flair
Each year, BizTech presents seriously helpful information wrapped in a decidedly light-hearted theme, and this year’s event, subtitled “Discover the Possibilities!” continues that tradition.
Having fun, mastering skills outscore ‘winning at all costs’ for young athletes
Boys and girls who played basketball for coaches trained to emphasize personal improvement, giving maximum effort, having fun and supporting their teammates reported lower levels of sport anxiety compared with athletes playing for untrained coaches.
Etc: Campus news and notes
SPACE STAMP: A Hubble Space Telescope image captured by an international team led by UW astronomy Professor Bruce Balick is included in a new series of stamps from Royal Mail in the United Kingdom, issued Feb.
Pianist Feltsman to perform at Meany
The UW President’s Piano Series will present Vladimir Feltsman at 8 p.
Double bass virtuoso to speak, teach
Canadian-American double bass virtuoso Gary Karr will discuss “My Life in Music” with UW School of Music double bassist Barry Lieberman at 2 p.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Three earn medalist honors for scholarship
Three UW students receiving medals for high scholarship for the 2005-6 academic year were honored at a private reception hosted by President Mark Emmert Friday, March 2.
Economic status plays big role in obesity
Put that cheeseburger down.
Baseball’s religious meaning to be explored in March 28 talk
The Comparative Religion Program presents Christopher Evans speaking on Baseball: an American Religion? at 7:30 p.
UWT Nursing Program gets boost from Tacoma physician
By Jill Carnell Danseco
UW Tacoma
Good nurses are important.
Run/walk on campus to benefit Seattle schools
A run/walk event beginning at 10 a.
Visiting scholars from Haiti learn best lab practices at UW
When Frantz Marc Marthol left Haiti in January and landed in Seattle for the first time, the cold winter weather blanketing the Pacific Northwest was the first of many stark contrasts he’d soon encounter.
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