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Addressing the growing dilemmas of scholarly publishing

Some people would describe the current system of scholarly publication as crazy.

May 17, 2005

Taking care of business: Enterprising students vie for seed money, chance to cultivate, grow their ideas

Emerging companies whose goals are to improve medical care technology, encourage healthier lifestyles and introduce the Internet for use in novel ways dominate this year’s group of finalists in the University of Washington’s eighth annual Business Plan Competition.

UW library turns 20, offers public glimpse of ‘treasures’

The 20th anniversary of the Elisabeth C.

May 16, 2005

Plan to privatize most forecasting would cripple weather service, expert says

Legislation now before Congress would prevent the National Weather Service from providing information that the private sector is supplying, or could supply, to the public.

May 12, 2005

$400,000 awarded to campus diversity projects

The President’s Diversity Appraisal Implementation Fund has awarded $400,000 to 13 proposals for innovative projects that will enhance student development, enhance faculty diversity or improve the campus, workplace or classroom climate.

Earth’s reflectivity a great unknown in gauging climate change impacts

Earth’s climate is being changed substantially by a buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gases, but a group of leading climate scientists contends the overall impact is not understood as well as it should be because data are too scarce on how much energy the planet reflects into space.

War and environment is topic of talk

The head of the United Nations Environment Program’s Post-Conflict Assessment Unit and chairman of the unit’s Iraq Task Force will be the featured speaker at a lecture Tuesday evening that caps the UW Program on the Environment’s War and the Environment day.

NASA cutting back on satellite-based sensors that monitor Earth

Tight budgets and a shift in priorities are causing NASA to back away from satellite-based sensors that observe processes on Earth, according to the interim report “Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nation,” released at the end of April by a National Research Council panel.

One-man play at UW Tacoma addresses growing up in a multi-ethnic family

Carlos Cortés, a nationally respected author and professor, will present a free one-man play about growing up as a person of mixed ancestry at 7 p.

World’s biggest book gets perfect place to lay its spine

The order from Suzzallo Library sounded simple: Build them a bookcase.

Curator to lecture on fakes and flops

Fakes and Flops in Sculpture of the Pyramid Age is the title of a lecture by Rita Freed, curator of ancient Egyptian, Nubian and near eastern art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

Of slime and sea ice: Microorganisms have physicists considering biology

Bacteria, viruses, single-cell algae and other microorganisms waging a battle to keep themselves from freezing in sea ice appear to make ice malleable enough to trap ice breakers and could be affecting how sea ice changes and melts in places like the Arctic.

Student creativity spotlighted in 2005 Dance Majors Concert

Choreographed pieces created by 14 graduating seniors and danced by 50 or more students will be featured when the UW Dance Program presents the 2005 Dance Majors Concert, May 19-22 in the Meany Studio Theater.

Mystery Photo

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

Theater undergrads present ‘Family of Mann’

The Undergraduate Theater Society will present The Family of Mann, Theresa Rebeck’s biting comedy about television, May 19–22 in the Cabaret Theater.

Paremski concert May 18 at Meany

She will be 18 this month, but has already won prestigious awards around the world, has made two CDs with the Moscow Philharmonic and debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic when she was only 15.

Voice Theatre to perform recitation in Japanese May 26

The Voice Theatre of Japan, which attempts to create “auspicious interactions between skillful narrative and careful listening” by exploring the potential of recitation, will have a special performance from 6 to 8 p.

Young talents to shine in annual Undergraduate Research Symposium May 13

This year’s Undergraduate Research Symposium will attract more than 500 participants — a growth of ten-fold in the program’s eight-year history.

Diversity grants distributed: Thirteen innovative projects to share $400,000

            The President’s Diversity Appraisal Implementation Fund has awarded $400,000 to 13 proposals for innovative projects that will enhance student development, enhance faculty diversity or improve the campus, workplace or classroom climate.

Why are physicists studying slime and sea ice?

Bacteria, viruses, single-cell algae and other microorganisms waging a battle to keep themselves from freezing in sea ice appear to make ice malleable enough to trap ice breakers and could be affecting how sea ice changes and melts in places like the Arctic.

Young talents to shine in May 13 Undergraduate Research Symposium

This year’s Undergraduate Research Symposium will attract more than 500 participants — a growth of ten-fold in the program’s eight-year history.

Second provost candidate visits campus

Outreach, partnership and communication were the topics Kristina Johnson kept coming back to during a forum for the second of the provost candidates to visit the campus.

UW faculty, students in high-flying multimedia production

Several UW faculty members are involved in the newest production of the Pacific Performance Project, GRAVITY, which will be presented May 18–22 in the Playhouse Theater.

May 8, 2005

Harborview conference to focus on best practices in trauma care

Critical issues in the treatment of trauma throughout the continuum of pre-hospital care, emergency care, surgical care, acute care and rehabilitation will be the focus of WAMI 2005: Current Practices in Adult and Pediatric Trauma, a two-day conference sponsored by Harborview Medical Center, the designated Level I trauma center for Washington, as well as the trauma and burn referral center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WAMI).

May 5, 2005

Mystery Photo

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

First of three scheduled provost candidates visits campus

Issues of diversity and interdisciplinary work dominated the discussion when the first of three scheduled candidates for provost visited the campus this week.

UWT faculty group cites achievements, challenges

Editor’s note: This is one of a series on the councils and committees of the Faculty Senate.