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October 12, 2006

Etc. campus news and notes

FOOD AND MUSIC: Ethnomusicologists are in the business of studying music, not food.

Trio con Brio Copenhagen next up at Meany

Trio con Brio Copenhagen will open the 2006-07 International Chamber Music Series at 8 p.

NYU prof to speak on Dead Sea Scrolls

Professor Lawrence Schiffman of New York University will deliver three public lectures on “The Religion of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Creation, Revelation and Redemption” as part of the Stroum lecture series.

UW welcomes AAMC annual meeting

Tina Mankowski
News & Community Relations

What do 3,300 people interested in academic medicine have in common? The 117th Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting.

October 11, 2006

We need better yardstick to measure digital divide, researcher says

Relying on easy-to-measure factors like how many Internet access points a place has presents a simplistic picture of today’s digital divide.

University of Washington promises free tuition to low-income students

University of Washington President Mark A.

October 10, 2006

WSU and UW establish the William D. Ruckelshaus Center to help resolve contentious issues

The University of Washington and Washington State University will announce on Tuesday (Oct.

October 6, 2006

David Auth named 2006 Inventor of the Year

David Auth, former University of Washington professor of electrical engineering, has been awarded the 2006 Inventor of the Year Award.

October 5, 2006

A sign of the times: Web site gives directions on outdoor advertising

With the arrival of fall quarter, the signs and banners have begun to appear around campus, advertising everything from the Karate Club to the Look Up! safety campaign.

UW prof to chair NOAA’s science advisory board

David Fluharty, a UW marine affairs expert, has just been named to chair the science advisory board of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the federal agency charged with conducting research about and management of the nation’s ocean and atmospheric resources.

UW TechTransfer reports increases in invention disclosures, licensing agreements, options

UW TechTransfer, which facilitates the commercialization of UW research, has announced record growth in key areas for the 2006 fiscal year.

Emotionally ambivalent workers are more creative, innovative

People who experience emotional ambivalence — simultaneously feeling positive and negative emotions — are more creative than those who feel just happy or sad, or lack emotion at all, according to a new study.

UW, Heritage University team to train future leaders in Toppenish

There can be an unfortunate cycle to the under-representation of minority populations — in education, the workplace and the public sector.

UW awarded $6.8 million to improve workplace health and safety in agriculture

Craig Degginger
News & Information

The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center has received a new five-year, $6.

New graduate training program brings together talents at UW, WSU

A new National Science Foundation-funded interdisciplinary graduate training program will bring together faculty and students in two academic areas — anthropology and biology — at two institutions, the UW and Washington State University.

SnowWorld exhibit to open at Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Virtual reality gives users the illusion of going inside SnowWorld, an interactive computer-generated virtual place where children at UW Harborview Burn Center escape their extreme pain during wound care procedures for severe burns.

New graduate training program brings together talents at UW, WSU

UW prof leads board advising NOAA on critical science issues

David Fluharty, a University of Washington marine affairs expert, has been named to chair the science advisory board of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the federal agency that manages and conducts research about the nation’s ocean and atmospheric resources.

Program spotlights technology-enabled classrooms

Innovative Learning Spaces is the title of a program scheduled for 2:30 to 4 p.

Forum on I-933 slated for Oct. 12

A public forum on I-933 will be held from 7 to 9 p.

‘Labor, Knowledge and Economy’ forum planned

A public forum, “Organizing our Futures: Labor, Knowledge and the Economy,” will be held on Oct.

An evening of elegance, anyone?

Seeking an evening of elegance on campus? The Seattle-based company Dance for Joy is sponsoring “An Evening in Vienna,” a Viennese ball in the grand tradition, Sunday, Oct.

New grants designed to help women succeed in academe

The UW has recently received three grants that will assist underrepresented faculty, especially women, succeed in the academy.

New Community Psychology option offered at UW Bothell

The UW Bothell will add a new Community Psychology option for Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences students interested in careers in human services, community development, mental health, youth, prevention, and program evaluation.

Police warn bicyclists to protect their property as thefts increase

Want to keep your bicycle safe on campus? Then the UW Police have two messages for you:

There is no such thing as a good cable lock.

Researchers, practitioners of urban ecology to share insights

For the first time Seattle’s urban ecology researchers and managers are gathering for a day-long symposium to exchange their respective insights about protecting and restoring natural ecosystems in urban settings.

Conference for higher education faculty, staff, set for Nov. 1-3

Not a lot of UW people have attended the annual Washington State Faculty & Staff of Color in Higher Education Conference over its 11-year history — but maybe that will change this year.

We the people

Kathy Sauber Library Technician Lorna Aites warms up for the UW’s first-ever Constitution Readathon by reading the Declaration of Independence aloud. About 100 people, mostly library employees, are expected to participate in the readathon, to be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, outside the Suzzallo Reading Room. The readathon is sponsored by…

UW ‘stellar archaeologist’ gets biggest share of Hubble observing time

It’s not unusual for UW astronomers to use the Hubble Space Telescope in their research, but for the first time a UW scientist has been granted the largest share of observation time for an entire year.

Mystery Photo

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

Sculptor’s work won’t endure, but he hopes it starts conversations

Michael Magrath expects the sculpture he installed downtown in September to dissolve by Christmas.

Emmert gives annual address Oct. 11

President Mark Emmert will give his annual address to the University community at 4 p.

Thinking can make it so: Computer scientist talks about ‘The Mind Body Connection’

The idea that a person could move an object just by thinking about moving it used to be the province of science fiction or tracts on extrasensory perception.

CFD 2006 makes noise in its kickoff meeting

The 2006 Combined Fund Drive kicked off Wednesday on the UW campus with words of inspiration, a special song and a whacking-loud group percussion performance by the campaign coordinators.

Sarakasi African acrobats to perform at Meany

The UW World Music & Theatre Series is opening its season this year with Sarakasi, “the amazing African acrobats.

Pianist Melody Quah to perform Oct. 8

Prizewinning pianist Melody Quah will perform at 2 p.

October 4, 2006

UW ‘stellar archeologist’ gets biggest share of Hubble observing time

HUBBLE TELESCOPE FACTS

LAUNCHED: April 24, 1990, from Space Shuttle Discovery

NAMED FOR: U.

October 3, 2006