Learning
January 12, 2011
How to use the Henry: Museum to hold faculty reception Jan. 20
The Henry Art Gallery is inviting UW faculty to review how the museums resources can be used for research and teaching. The University Faculty Information Reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, in the Reed Collections Study Center.
Think ‘FAST to save lives by recognizing warning signs of stroke
A UW Medicine neurosurgeon suggests an easy-to-remember tip to check for a stroke, and tells why to summon help immediately if you suspect a ‘brain attack.’
Opinion: Reflecting on leadership in times of crisis for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean of undergraduate academic affairs, shows how Martin Luther King Jr.s writings shed light on the crises of today.
January 5, 2011
Creating a new model for high school STEM education
Rigorous studies in science, technology, engineering and math, with industry mentoring for both students and teachers, and maybe even a longer school year — these are key features of a new five-year, $4.1 million grant for the UWs Institute for Science and Mathematics Education and several partner organizations.
January 3, 2011
Engineering students hack Kinect for surgical robotics research
Students in the Biorobotics Laboratory hacked the Kinect, a motion-based controller for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming system, for research on telerobotic surgery.
December 23, 2010
Layoffs of teachers in Washington state are unrelated to effectiveness
A recent study by researchers Dan Goldhaber and Roddy Theobald of the Center for Education Data and Research at the University of Washington Bothell found that layoff decisions within the teaching profession are disproportionally determined by seniority and other factors unrelated to teaching effectiveness.
December 13, 2010
Applications due Jan. 10 for new Diversity Pedagogy Seminar
A seminar on diversity pedagogies is being sponsored by the Center for Curriculum Transformation, the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Simpson Center for the Humanities in winter and spring 2011. The series will convene faculty, graduate students and others with interest and expertise in the field to review and discuss current research.
December 8, 2010
These women rock — in research and in life
The Women Who Rock Research Project provides courses and cross-academic discussion examining the politics of gender, race and sexuality generated by popular music.
Pharmacy students leave a lasting impression on public officials
UW pharmacy students inform public leaders about the expanding role of pharmacists in disease prevention and health promotion.
NSF awards $3.5 million to prepare math teachers for diverse classrooms
The UW Tacoma is part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation to transform how K-8 mathematics teachers can be trained as they face classrooms in which many students are not native English speakers.
December 3, 2010
Forum on Science, Ethics, Policy plans meeting
The Forum on Science, Ethics and Policy will have its first general meeting of the year at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8 in 228 Mary Gates. The group of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows provides an opportunity for dialogue about the impact of science in our world.
December 1, 2010
Gulf oil spill offers central discussion point for Honors 100 class
What does a philosopher, or a creative writer, have to say about an oil spill? Thats what a group of honors students have been finding out this quarter as they take Honors 100, the required first course in the new honors curriculum.
Prostate cancer: To screen or not to screen
To make an informed choice, men should consider the limits of prostate cancer screening and what they would do if test results are positive.
November 17, 2010
A ‘monumental’ opportunity: UW education faculty to lead $40 million Head Start grant
The UW will take the lead among seven institutions in a new five-year, $40 million national Head Start grant to discover and share best practices in teaching and learning for Head Start teachers and others.
Poetry out loud: Bringing the Common Book to life
Call it poetry in motion. An independent study class is taking the Common Book to the streets this quarter.
UW receives $1 million grant from Amgen Foundation to support undergraduate research
The UW has received a $1 million grant from the Amgen Foundation to provide research experience to about 100 undergraduates through the Amgen Scholars Program.
College of Engineering putting diversity front and center
The PEERs (Promoting Equity in Engineering Relationships) Program exposes undergraduates to issues of bias, both subtle and overt, within engineering disciplines.
November 9, 2010
New director of the UW’s Robinson Center plans challenging classrooms for all children
On Nancy Hertzog’s first day of teaching, one of her students pulled the fire alarm and then vanished. She isn’t likely to have that experience here, as she brings her 30 years of experience to lead the Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars.
Preparing multi-skilled future principals at UW Bothell
Bothell principal preparation program is designed to accommodate busy teachers who have the ambition to become principals.
By popular request: A DVD about anatomy for dancers
People kept asking to record Dance Professor Jennifer Salk’s presentations about anatomy for dancers. So she made her own DVD, containing eight lessons.
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