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October 14, 2010
‘A Cleaner YouTube’: Pretty good for two hours’ work
First there was MySpace.
How did humans live 12,000 years ago? Find out at Ice Age Archaeology Day
The Burke Museum presents a day of exhibits and talks on what life was like during the coldest time the state has ever known – the last Ice Age.
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.
Gateway to Chile garden’s opening celebration Oct. 17
Sunday, Oct.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
When in Rome: Study-abroad students increase alcohol intake
For American students, spending a semester or two studying in a foreign country means the opportunity to improve foreign language skills and become immersed in a different culture.
Treating the paradox of paradoxical vocal fold motion
Sometimes in her work at the UW, Julie Dunlap puts on her shorts and running shoes.
UW Blog profile: ‘Blog Down to Washington’
Members of the UW community are increasingly expressing themselves in blogs about their interests or professional matters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tissue engineer Robert Langer to give Hoffman Lecture Oct. 22
Renowned tissue engineer and drug delivery expert Robert S.
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.
Get ready for the flu season
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UW’s first-ever Sustainability Summit and fair is Oct. 20
The UW’s first ever Sustainability Summit Wednesday, Oct.
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
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.
UW researchers land $24 million in patient-centered research grants
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The UW Club, past, present and future: ‘It’s about relationships’
Talking over coffee with the current and former managers of the University of Washington Club, hearing stories and stealing glances at the splendid view, you really get a feel for the club’s past and the personalities who brightened it over the decades — as well as its possibilities for the future.
UW Medicine brand launch helps inform the public on health system
UW Medicine launched its new marketing and messaging campaign with a special event for its leadership team at Meany Hall on Sept.
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.
Gulf oil spill, London Olympics, driver distraction to be featured in College of Engineering fall lectures
Over the next few weeks, the College of Engineering’s popular fall lectures will take a more technical look at some of the topics currently in the news.
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.
Etc: Campus news & notes
STAYING WELL: Jeffrey R.
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.
Illustrious career brings singular honors for Mike Wallace
For more than 40 years, John “Mike” Wallace has been a fixture at the UW.
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.
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity welcomes UW State GEAR UP Project
The UW State GEAR UP Project (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) has joined the UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D), Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity Sheila Edwards Lange has announced.
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.
‘Living Voters Guide’ invites Washington voters to hash out ballot initiatives
Voters across the country are entering the season of ballot measures.
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.
Workshop to address complicated issue of long-term care insurance
Health care reform may address a variety of current problems, but one that it scarcely touches is long-term care.
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.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
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.
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