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December 1, 2005
Etc.: Campus news & notes
POETIC TRIBUTE: Mary Coventry, a UW staff member for nearly 20 years, died this fall.
Stahl gets Procter & Gamble Award in microbiology
David A. November 30, 2005 Booster seats have been proven to protect children from serious injury, yet new research shows that in some communities fewer than 21 percent of children 4-8 years old are properly secured in booster seats when they ride in cars. November 28, 2005 With the No Child Left Behind Act increasingly focusing schools’ attention on test scores alone, programs that stress behavior, social development and commitment to school have sometimes gotten left behind. November 23, 2005 UW Medical Center has become the title sponsor for the 2006 Seattle Marathon. November 21, 2005 America’s charter schools serve a larger percentage of minority and low-income students than do the nation’s traditional public schools, according to a comprehensive new study of the growing charter movement. November 17, 2005 Where are we? The film above was taken somewhere on campus. The Dance Program at the UW will open its annual performance series with an eclectic concert showcasing work choreographed and performed by Dance Program faculty, guest artists and students. Editor’s note: Throughout the Combined Fund Drive, which runs through Nov. “Caught in the (Patriot) Act” is the title of a forum on the implications of the Patriot Act featuring Norm Stamper, former Seattle police chief, and other speakers. “Caught in the (Patriot) Act” is the title of a forum on the implications of the Patriot Act featuring Norm Stamper, former Seattle police chief, and other speakers. More than 20 million black and white Americans poured out of the South in the first seven decades of the 20th century, sweeping north and west in two parallel, but largely separate, migrations that transformed politics, culture and religion in the United States. Students who enter the UW next fall will have at least one thing in common — they will all have read the same book. Audiences may come to remember the UW’s 2005 production of Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, set to run Nov. Deep in the bowels of Allen Library is a treasure trove in the process of being discovered. The UW’s Department of Bioengineering has received a $2. The five-week course “Choices and Change in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge” may have concluded in August but the learning continues. The University Book Store is holding a Campus Thank You Night from 5 to 9 p. For the 20th year the Giving Tree, a project of the Department of Housing and Food Services and the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH), is asking faculty, staff and students to help make a difference in a child’s holiday. November 16, 2005 More than 20 million black and white Americans poured out of the South in the first seven decades of the 20th century, sweeping north and west in two parallel, but largely separate, migrations that transformed politics, culture and religion in the United States. November 10, 2005 Most people think of HIV/AIDS as a young person’s disease. The first in this year’s series of programs on non-academic careers for people with doctorates in the sciences will be at 5 p. Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. “Winning Game Plan,” an educational program about non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, will be held on Tuesday, Nov. Saturation media coverage of strange rituals, weird attire and sexual eccentricities put the case in the public spotlight for weeks on end. “Advances in Facial Rejuvenation” will be presented by the Cosmetic Surgery Center at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt on Monday, Nov. Campus interviews for the next dean of the College of Engineering have been scheduled. National experts in drug development and drug safety will speak with the public during a free forum on Tuesday, Nov. Type 2 diabetes and depression can be a fatal mix. Nominations are now being solicited for the University’s annual awards — awards that honor outstanding teachers, staff, mentors and those engaged in leadership and public service. The UW announced last week that starting fall 2006, it will offer a new Master of Science in Medical Speech-Language Pathology degree. Fiction writers Jonathan Franzen and Sherman Alexie are coming to the UW, as well as other authors, cartoonists and critics as part of the New Yorker College Tour, in various locations at the HUB Nov. The “Hungry for the Holidays” Food Drive to benefit the University District Food Bank is in full swing on campus. Academic opportunities Funding opportunity The University of Washington Specialized Center of Research in Pharmacology of Drugs in Pregnancy (UWSCOR; supported by NICHD and ORWH) announces $10,000 for one year of research for projects on the pharmacology of drugs in pregnancy (UWSCOR). The University of Washington’s Department of Bioengineering has received a $2. A patient has a heart attack, and is rushed to the hospital for treatment. Connie Huffine doesn’t take the idea of a personal philosophy lightly. A project to renovate existing quarters and increase the amount of research laboratory space in the Department of Biological Structure has been awarded $4 million in Research Facilities Improvement Program funds from the National Center for Research Resources, part of the National Institutes of Health. Infants begin pulling off an amazing feat sometime in the final three months of their first year of life. Jill Morelli has been named director of facilities for the School of Medicine.
Parents slow to adapt to booster seat law
School programs targeting antisocial behavior also can boost test scores, grades
UW Medical Center becomes title sponsor for 2006 Seattle Marathon
Charter schools serving more urban and disadvantaged students, study finds
Mystery Photo – set in motion
Local talent: Faculty Dance Concert slated for Dec. 1–4
CFD: Helping at-risk youth, and much more
Norm Stamper featured in Patriot Act forum
Norm Stamper featured in Patriot Act forum
The Southern Diaspora tells how black, white migration changed America
One book for all incoming freshmen: Mountains Beyond Mountains
Russian director brings Chekhovian experience to drama school’s ‘Cherry Orchard’
Reel history: Library curator restoring vintage films
Helping promising technologies get real: UW bioengineering helps speed new technology from the lab to clinical practice
From the Arctic to Congress: Students travel, learn, report
UW Bookstore gives thanks — and discounts — tonight
HFS kicks off annual Giving Tree program
‘The Southern Diaspora’ tells how black, white migrants changed America
UWT prof to help design AIDS policy
Non-academic careers for Ph.D.s discussed today
Mystery Photo
Program on non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma set for Nov. 15
Sex and violence in 1906: UW prof writes of ‘vigilante newspapers’
Latest in facial rejuvenation to be discussed Nov. 14
Engineering dean candidates to visit
Drug development experts to speak at UW Nov. 29
Depression and diabetes: A fatal mix
Nominations sought for annual awards
New speech pathology degree announced
Talents come to UW for New Yorker tour
Annual drive benefits U District Food Bank
UW Notices
UW bioengineering selected for national partnership to accelerate the transfer of promising technology from the lab to the real world
Studying ions to help hearts
A life of service, at the UW and beyond
Money for growth
If babies follow gaze early, language learning improved
Morelli named to facilities post
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