News roundups

March 2, 2011

Etc: Campus News & Notes

JW Harrington performs with the Bellevue Opera, Dafney Dabach wins an award for her dissertation, the UWPD raise a lot of cold cash in their 2011 Polar Plunge, and doctoral candidate Jason Siegel wins a Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award.

Newsmakers

Labor unrest, cancer of the esophagus and the spread of disease as a result of climate change are three of the things UW faculty commented on in the national news media recently.

Official Notices

A regent’s meeting at UW Bothell, this week’s blood drives and grants available for work on alcohol and drug abuse.

February 23, 2011

Etc.: Campus news & notes

UW staffers take home a number of awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Official Notices

The Board of Regents March meeting, several blood drives and grants available for alcohol and drug abuse research.

February 16, 2011

Newsmakers

Teach for America, Egypts revolution and the defeat of the Dream Act are three of the things UW faculty were asked to comment on in national media.

Official Notices

A Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 17, some blood drives, and applications for small grants are being taken by the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute.

February 9, 2011

Etc. : Campus News & Notes

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering honors Buddy Ratner; Michael Honey gets honor named for peacemakers; Edmond Chang is named a future leader.

February 2, 2011

Newsmakers

Gastric bypass surgery, mindfulness based therapy and this winters weird weather are just three of the things UW professors commented on in the national media.

Eliza Dresang serves on the state Birth to 12 Literacy Team, Eric DAsaro is named a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, Mary Whisner wins an award for her writing and Ronald Collins wins a law award…the latest accomplishments of your campus colleagues.

Official notices

A blood drive on Feb. 9, a Regents meeting on Feb. 17 and applications for research grants are being accepted by the Alcohol & Drug Use Institute.

January 26, 2011

Newsmakers

Fecal transplants, city signs, May-December romances, scat-detecting dogs and New Years resolutions are some of the things UW professors commented on in the national press recently.

An award for excellence in arts presentation for Matthew Krashan; a math prize for Gunther Uhlmann; Rajesh Rao to speak at the 2011 TED Conference; Richard Anderson develops a Microsoft tool for distance learning; economist Dick Startz to speak at the UW Bookstore; and UW alum Peter Rhee sits in the First Lady’s box for the State of the Union speech.

January 19, 2011

Etc.: Campus news & notes

Michael Partington plays guitar for the Seattle Opera and Cliff Mass tries “nowcasting”; the latest from your campus colleagues.

Some opinions about a scholar’s plan to release a version of “Huckleberry Finn” with the “n-word” replaced throughout with the word “slave.”

Official Notices

A Board of Regents meeting, some blood drives and a call for applications for research grants in alcohol and drug abuse.

January 13, 2011

Etc: Campus News & Notes

Sarah Nash Gates is a “culture maker” and Custodial Services cleans up with it second award for green cleaning. The latest accomplishments by your campus colleagues.

January 12, 2011

Newsmakers

‘The New York Times’ profiles Jake Locker. Also, comments on colds, Kindles (or not), obesity, teaching impact and accidents in sports, and more. Your colleagues in the national news.

January 5, 2011

Official Notices

Study volunteers needed for an HIV vaccine trial, a Board of Regents meeting and two blood drives.

December 8, 2010

Etc.: Campus news & notes

The Henry Art Gallery helps the ‘History Detectives’ solve a mystery; an art installation gets new life advertising the Burke Museum, an exhibit of art by Kazimierz Poznanski; four from Facilities Services celebrate 25 years of service each; and the College of Education notes three alums at the helm of Washington state two-year schools.

Official notices

The Regents cancel their December meeting; campus blood drives scheduled, and a public hearing on an administrative change in parking.

The folks at UW Advancement just cant look away from the challenges of homeless youth in the University District. So theyre helping out, serving free meals in partnership with Teen Feed, a nonprofit agency thats also a Combined Fund Drive (CFD) choice.

December 6, 2010

Etc.: Campus news & notes

UW Police officers come to the rescue to make a faculty members interview possible during the snow, Music Professor Patricia Campbell chairs the Smithsonian Folkways, the undergraduate landscape architecture program is honored, and Computer Science & Engineering Professor Ed Lazowska is named to a U.S. Department of Energy committee.

December 1, 2010

Blog profile: An economist looks at education reform

Economics Professor Dick Startz talks about his blog, which is intended to offer up the scientific evidence on K-12 education reform.

Official Notices

A hearing on administrative changes in parking, some blood drives and a notice about regents meetings.

St. Josephs Baby Corner provides baby supplies to low-income King County families. Its one of the charities you can support through the Combined Fund Drive.

November 18, 2010

Official Notices

Public comments sought on the 520, I-5 to Medina Project, the Universitys sexual harassment policy and several blood drives.

November 17, 2010

Etc. : Campus News & Notes

Growing mustaches in the Evans School; Capital Projects raises bucks with spaghetti; a new honor for Sandra Archibald — and Thomas Harper makes an opera happen.