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December 5, 2006

UW gets major role in Energy Department project to study properties of nuclei

A University of Washington team will lead a new $15 million U.


November 30, 2006

Stardust mission gathers more honors

Accolades continue to roll in for the Stardust mission that flew to comet Wild 2, gathered particles from the ancient space body and returned them to Earth.


Two $5 concerts set this weekend

This weekend there is an opportunity to attend two $5 concerts at the UW School of Music.


Nora Disis named ‘Superhero’ by cancer foundation

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Dance fever: Recovery can be hard

If there were a 12-step group she could turn to, one member of the UW dance faculty might find herself saying, “Hi, I’m Juliet McMains and I’m a glamour addict.


Combined Fund Drive volunteer: Transplanted caring

Name: Tami Sadusky


UW job: Director, Grant and Contract Accounting


Volunteer activity: I volunteer for Project Life, which is the volunteer program serving LifeCenter Northwest and the Living Legacy Foundation.


Students share music with Toppenish kids

For many of the students in Patricia Campbell’s class, Music for Children, the trip to Toppenish loomed as a scary experience they weren’t sure they could succeed at.


King receives American Cancer Society’s highest award

Dr.


Mystery Photo


Where are we? The photo on the right was taken somewhere on campus.


Online grant applications: Now they’re required

The government is going electronic.


Fish to elephants: Transferred technique shows patrols reduce poaching

A technique used since the 1930s to estimate the abundance of fish has shown for the first time that enforcement patrols are effective at reducing poaching of elephants, African buffaloes and black rhinos in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.


President Emmert gets ‘life-saving’ coaching

UW President Mark Emmert received a few lessons in emergency patient care from Dr.


Asian immigrants have lower rates of mental illness

Immigrants from Asia have lower rates of psychiatric disorders than American-born Asians and other native-born Americans, according to the first national epidemiological survey of Asian Americans in the United States.


Equal rights activist to speak at law school

The UW School of Law will host a book signing and lecture by Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School professor and executive director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Friday, Dec.


Rescuing Furry Hurricane Victims: UW admissions specialist returns to New Orleans to help still-recovering abandoned pets

Editor’s note: Karin Dalesky, an admissions specialist in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at UW Tacoma, has twice gone to New Orleans to tend to pets who are victims of the hurricanes.


Asian immigrants report fewer mental health problems

Immigrants from Asia have lower rates of psychiatric disorders than American-born Asians and other native-born Americans, according to the first national epidemiological survey of Asian Americans in the United States.


A conversation with Dean Sidney Nelson of the School of Pharmacy

Q: You’ve been dean of pharmacy for several years now.


Crime prevention officers move to Kane Hall

Attention: The UW Police are coming to Kane Hall.


Nine named AAAS Fellows

Eight UW professors and one recently departed professor have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.


Teacher prep, A&S links to be explored

The second in a series of luncheons which explores ways in which Arts & Sciences faculty can be engaged in teacher preparation will be held from noon to 1:30 p.


Scientists want to solve puzzle of excess water vapor near cirrus clouds

A number of researchers in recent years have reported perplexing findings of water vapor at concentrations as much as twice what they should be in and around cirrus clouds high in the atmosphere, a finding that could alter some conclusions about climate change.


National climate service needed, UW profs say

It’s time for the United States to have a national climate service — an interagency partnership led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and charged with understanding climate dynamics, forecasts and impacts — say six members of the UW’s Climate Impacts Group.


Carolfest planned Dec. 4; symphony Dec. 7

If you need to get in the mood for the holidays, the UW choirs may help you out when they present a festive concert of seasonal music, from carols both ancient and modern to vocal jazz arrangements.


ETC. campus news & notes

TOSS A COIN: When the four captains of the Seattle Seahawks walked onto the field for the coin toss Monday night, a UW staffer and her sister were there with them.


Pay stations replace parking meters near IMA

This week, curbside solar pay stations will be installed to replace the coin-only parking meters in front of Graves Hall, the IMA and in lot E17 on the northwest corner of Husky Stadium.


Passion for service bonds eclectic cohort of Health Sciences students

This year’s crop of health sciences students are smart, compassionate, and have a strong desire to serve others.


Excellent advising, counseling a necessity

The secret, it seems, is out.


Climate change researcher to give free lecture

One of the leading scientists studying the Himalayan mountains and how they might impact long-term climate change will give a free lecture at 7:30 p.


No ivory tower: Planners seek UW occupants for newly acquired properties

In a reversal of the ivory tower idea, the UW is moving toward the community as it makes plans to occupy the tower that Safeco built.


Sullivan to lecture on Alzheimer’s Dec. 7

Dr.


Official Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents public meeting for Thursday, Dec.


UW medical lectures at Seattle Public Library resume Jan. 3

UW Medicine, in partnership with the Seattle Public Library, continues its medical lecture series at 6:30 p.


Purchasing changes outside order policy

Beginning Jan.


Pianist to perform as part of East-West series

Soloist and chamber musician Susan Chan, a member of the piano faculty at Portland State University, will present the first concert in the new East-West Piano Arts Series on Saturday, Dec.


November 29, 2006

Nike+iPod Sport Kit raises privacy concerns

This holiday season, gift-givers may unwittingly give their favorite athlete a workout accessory that can double as a tracking device.


November 27, 2006

UW researchers advocate creation of national climate service

It’s time for the United States to have a national climate service — an interagency partnership led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and charged with understanding climate dynamics, forecasts and impacts — say six members of the University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group.


November 24, 2006

Serengeti patrols cut poaching of buffalo, elephants, rhinos

A technique used since the 1930s to estimate the abundance of fish has shown for the first time that enforcement patrols are effective at reducing poaching of elephants, African buffaloes and black rhinos in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.


Resilient form of plant carbon gives new meaning to term ‘older than dirt’

A particularly resilient type of carbon from the first plants to regrow after the last ice age – and that same type of carbon from all the plants since – appears to have been accumulating for 11,000 years in the forests of British Columbia, Canada.


November 21, 2006

DO-IT program seeks students with disabilities for college preparation

The University of Washington’s DO-IT scholars program is now accepting applications from Washington State high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities who are interested in preparing for college and challenging careers.


November 17, 2006

$1.5 million to advance promise of woody biomass for fuel in Washington

With a potentially huge supply of woody material thinned from Washington forests, the state’s pulp and paper mills could become the “biorefining” backbone for turning woody plant material into fuel and other products, a University of Washington professor says.



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