Archive
February 22, 2007
LCVI report: Following survey ‘map’
It’s time for an update on the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative (LCVI).
The Burke shows off its best contemporary Native American art in ‘Spirit of the Ancestors’
What exactly does “contemporary” mean?
That was the first question curators of the Burke Museum’s new exhibit, In the Spirit of the Ancestors: Contemporary Northwest Coast Art, mulled over as they began choosing items from the permanent collection for display.
Etc. Campus news and notes
RESIDENCE HALLS RATE: The UW’s Residence Hall Student Association (RHSA) has been selected as the winner of the national Student Award for Leadership Training, which is given to schools affiliated with the National Association of College and University Residence Halls.
Shelter needs volunteers for spring break
ROOTS, an emergency shelter for young adults located in the U District, is in desperate need of volunteers during spring break.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official notices
Academic Opportunities
Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy: Call for Proposals
As part of our ongoing effort to stimulate University-wide research and teaching on the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy is offering grants to UW faculty and graduate students for research in these areas.
Giving students real ‘gallery experience’
Uniquely Washington is a biweekly column featuring one of the University’s most important resources — our people.
Dance Majors Concert March 1-4
The UW Dance Program will present its annual Dance Majors Concert March 1–4 in Meany Studio Theater.
Researchers identify possible autism genes
An international team of researchers from 19 countries has identified one gene and a previously unidentified region of another chromosome as the location of another gene that may contribute to a child’s chances of having autism.
Faculty lecturer: Making learning practical
Make no mistake: UW historian John Toews studies erudite stuff: 19th-century European intellectual history — people like Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Felix Mendelssohn and Soren Kierkegaard.
UW School of Drama captures the chaos after a revolution in Mad Forest
The UW School of Drama will present Caryl Churchill’s, Mad Forest, directed by Scott Hafso, Feb.
Sid Nelson named Outstanding Dean of the Year
UW School of Pharmacy Dean Sid Nelson has been named Outstanding Dean of the Year by the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP).
Faculty Senate: State budget looks good for higher ed.
For the first time in many years, the state Legislature appears likely to pass a budget that will reverse the trend of declining support for public higher education in general and the UW in particular.
A conversation with Martha Somerman, Dean of the School of Dentistry
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Class notes: Preserving the vernacular
Class Title: Urban Design and Planning 587: Preservation and the Vernacular Environment, taught by Manish Chalana.
NW Lipid Research Clinic recruiting volunteers for diet study
The UW’s Northwest Lipid Research Clinic at Harborview Medical Center is recruiting participants for a new diet study on low HDL cholesterol and high triglyceride levels.
Honey to speak again Feb. 23
For its eighth book talk, the UW Center for Multicultural Education will present Michael Honey, professor and historian of ethnic and labor studies in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at UW Tacoma, and author of the book Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, King’s Last Campaign.
Making managers — for pharmacies
The UW School of Pharmacy has created a new joint Pharmacy Management/Master’s in Health Administration (MHA) residency program to help address the acute need for management-trained pharmacists in hospitals and other patient care institutions.
Daredevil’s fall re-enacted in UW’s water tunnel
In a tank on the south campus, a Superman figure dangles from a plastic airplane wing.
Maloney heads state medical association
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Regents make it official: UW campuses smoke-free
The UW Board of Regents “took a strong stand for health and safety” when they adopted permanent rules at their January meeting that make all UW campuses smoke free, said Karen VanDusen, director of Environmental Health and Safety.
Medical school enrollment expected to increase by 2012
Enrollment at medical schools around the country is expected to increase by 17 percent in the next several years, according to the results of an annual survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Conference at Kane honors Midgal
A conference this week honors Joel Migdal, recipient of the Marsha L.
‘Disease Control in Developing Countries’ lecture Feb.23
Ramanan Laxminarayan, senior fellow at Resources for the Future in Washington, D.
Jazz on the 26th, percussion on the 27th, from the School of Music
The Studio Jazz Ensemble will perform work by Quincy Jones and and the Percussion Ensemble will present a concert titled Winter Beat in coming events sponsored by the UW School of Music.
Mini-Med lecture on preserving limbs Feb. 27
Preserving Limbs and Surviving Limb Loss is the topic of the next UW Mini-Medical School lecture at 7 p.
Graduate and professional education week Feb. 26-March 1
Graduate and Professional Education Week, Feb.
Science in Medicine Lecture March 8
Guy Palmer, professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology at Washington State University (WSU), will present the WWAMI Science in Medicine Lecture on Thursday, March 8.
Violinist Kavafian to perform with University Symphony
Violinist Ani Kavafian, renowned as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, will perform with the University Symphony at 7:30 p.
February 21, 2007
Student competition showcases ways to end poverty in developing countries
They hail from as far away as Ghana and Kazakhstan and have seen firsthand how pollution and poverty have ravaged their homelands.
February 18, 2007
Largest genomic search finds genes that may contribute to autism
An international team of researchers from 19 countries has identified one gene and a previously unidentified region of another chromosome as the location of another gene that may contribute to a child’s chances of having autism.
February 16, 2007
Better freshwater forecasts to aid drought-plagued West
Even at the best of times, the West’s water supplies are fraught with political, economic and environmental wrangling.
February 15, 2007
Harborview program improves end-of-life communication
A palliative care family conference program developed at Harborview Medical Center improves communication between family members and clinicians, and helps reduce some of the symptoms related to the trauma of a loved one’s death, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
‘Getting it exactly right’: Eric McHenry, associate editor of ‘Columns,’ wins poetry award
Eric McHenry, associate editor of the UW’s Columns magazine, is the winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award for his first book of poetry, Potscrubber Lullabies.
Economist to discuss global disease control priorities Feb. 23
Ramanan Laxminarayan, senior fellow at Resources for the Future in Washington, D.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Keck Microscopy Facility to host open house Feb. 23
The Keck Microscopy Facility will hold an open house, Friday, Feb.
Researcher fuses twin passions — science and music
Eric Rynes is a research scientist in the Department of Genome Sciences.
Chairman of Classics Department appointed director of Honors Program
James J.
University receives 38 proposals for UW Tower space
The stack of proposals is about 4 inches thick — ideas from 38 UW units interested in space in the recently purchased UW Tower, or space that might become available on the Seattle campus if a unit moved all or part of itself to the tower.
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