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October 14, 2010
Life of Florence James — once of the UW — dramatized in ‘McCarthy and the Old Woman’
When Rita Deverell was a 26-year-old actress, she met someone she thought of as “a harmless elderly woman.
Three extraordinary talents comprise the Kavafian-Schub-Shifrin Trio, playing Meany Hall Oct. 20
Three virtuoso members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center are playing together in a concert presented by the UW World Series.
University District Food Bank, a CFD choice: ‘It feels good to help others’
Editor’s note: Through the 2010 Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week will spotlight agencies that receive CFD funds and members of the UW community who volunteer for such organizations.
Giving back after a gift of life
UW Medicine patient Turner Prewitt talks about his “second life” following a heart transplant:
I was given the “gift of life,” a new heart on Aug.
Dawg Dash turns 25 — grab your running shoes and join in
This year is the 25th anniversary of Dawg Dash, one of the UW Alumni Association’s most popular annual events.
UW’s first-ever Sustainability Summit and fair is Oct. 20
The UW’s first ever Sustainability Summit Wednesday, Oct.
A celebration of home movies planned Oct. 16
Hannah Palin, Film Archives Specialist at the UW Libraries Special Collections, is once again involved in producing Home Movie Day, scheduled for noon to 4:30 p.
UW Libraries to note Open Access Week with discussions
UW Libraries will participate in the national Open Access Week with three panel discussions at Odegaard Library.
The life of Otis Pease, longtime UW history professor, to be celebrated Oct. 24
A Celebration of Life for Otis Pease, a history professor at the UW for nearly 30 years, will be held at 2 p.
Game on: New graduate interest group promotes serious study of video games
Can video games be art? Tools for education? Instruments for change?
Ed Chang and Timothy Welsh tend to think so.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
‘A Cleaner YouTube’: Pretty good for two hours’ work
First there was MySpace.
Forget the Coppertone: Water fleas in mountain ponds can handle UV rays
Some tiny crustaceans living in clear-water alpine ponds high in Washington state’s Olympic Mountains have learned how to cope with the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays without sunblock — and with very little natural pigmentation to protect them.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW Blog profile: ‘Blog Down to Washington’
Members of the UW community are increasingly expressing themselves in blogs about their interests or professional matters.
Providing care to the villages of Gabon
Third-year pharmacy student Elise Fields entered the School of Pharmacy in hopes of pursuing a career in public health and global pharmacy.
Pharmacy student earns scholarship to enhance public health outreach
Pharmacy student Karen Craddick, class of 2012, received a competitive Paul Ambrose scholarship to participate in the annual Ambrose Symposium in Washington, D.
Tissue engineer Robert Langer to give Hoffman Lecture Oct. 22
Renowned tissue engineer and drug delivery expert Robert S.
October 13, 2010
Inside the gulf crisis.
How many barrels of oil per day were spewing into the Gulf of Mexico after the BP disaster? Desperate for an accurate assessment, the federal government pulled together a high-stakes task force that included two UW Engineering faculty members — James Riley and Alberto Aliseda.
October 12, 2010
Flu shot clinics.
Seasonal flu shot clinics for UW faculty and staff.
October 8, 2010
UW Reads the Constitution.
Listen to all or part of the U.
October 7, 2010
Compagnie Jant-Bi.
Combining movement and music from traditional dance forms with contemporary themes and dynamic physical virtuosity, Jant-Bi takes African dance in captivating new directions.
Depression during pregnancy increases risk for preterm birth and low birth weight
Clinical depression puts pregnant women at increased risk of delivering prematurely and of giving birth to below-normal weight infants, according to a report published Oct.
Burke Trivia Night.
The return of the Burke Museum’s monthly pub quiz for science buffs, culture gurus and museum lovers.
UW researchers land $24 million in patient-centered research grants
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UW Medical Center nurse volunteers to help in Haiti, rallies co-workers, too
Laura Sawin Brown’s experiences caring for earthquake victims convinced others to join her.
UW Tumor Vaccine Group to hold open house Oct. 14
The UW Tumor Vaccine Group is hosting an open house for the public Thursday evening, Oct.
Two sides to this story: Save paper with double-sided copying
UW leaders are hoping the campus community will be saying “make mine a double” this fall, but not at the coffee counter or the local bar.
UW Photographers Group: New exhibit is all about ‘Doubt’
The UW Photographers Group has a new exhibit called Doubt — and they invite you to take a look and see what the images mean to you.
Open for business: PACCAR Hall to be dedicated Oct. 15
After a decade of planning and two years of construction, PACCAR Hall debuts as the gleaming hub of the Foster School of Business.
UW-built device reveals invisible world teeming with microscopic algae
It just got easier to pinpoint biological hot spots in the world’s oceans where some inhabitants are smaller than, well, a pinpoint.
UW and Amgen: Working together to help professionals advance their biotech education
Biotechnology professionals in Seattle have a new option for earning an advanced scientific degree.
President’s address set for Oct. 12
Interim President Phyllis Wise will give the Annual Address to the University Community from 3:30 to 4:30 p.
2010 Combined Fund Drive kicks off with Oct. 13 Charity Fair
The UW will kick off its 2010 Combined Fund Drive, the state’s workplace giving campaign, with a Charity Fair from 11 a.
Did you know Radford Court is open to UW employees?
With UW Ethernet, a 24-hour fitness center, on-site day care and playgrounds, a 24-acre park-like atmosphere and other amenities, Radford Court is a pretty nice place to live.
Bauhaus comes to our house: Chamber Dance Company takes on dances of the 1920s, 1930s in upcoming concert
Debra McCall was walking up New York City’s 42nd Street one day when she happened upon a film festival at City University of New York.
Study: Teacher turnover is a disadvantaged school problem, not a charter school problem
A new study from the National Charter School Research Project at the UW’s Center on Reinventing Public Education may quiet some fears that charter schools are particularly susceptible to teacher turnover.
Tickets available for School of Drama’s new season
Season tickets are now on sale for the UW School of Drama’s lineup of plays.
Greatest warming is in the north, but biggest impact on life is in the tropics
In recent decades, documented biological changes in the far Northern Hemisphere — from species extinctions to shifting geographic ranges — have been attributed to global warming.
Scarless brain surgery is new option for patients
Surgeons at UW Medicine in Seattle and at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine have determined that transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery (TONES) is a safe, effective option for treating a variety of advanced brain diseases and traumatic injuries.
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