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September 30, 2010
UW Bothell debuts new principal preparation program
This year, UW Bothell begins its new Leadership Development for Educators Program (LEDE), which will support teacher instructional leaders and help them document their learning so that it contributes to requirements for a masters degree and state residency principal certificate.
Eight UW professors elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
Eight UW professors are among 17 scientists newly elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing scientific achievements.
80 percent of agricultural expansion in tropics came at expense of forests
Tropical forests — and not previously cleared land, as some have contended — were the primary source of new agricultural land in the tropics from 1980 through 2000, according to a paper published online in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Burke Museum to show off collection of hand-woven textiles in ‘Weaving Heritage’
The Burke Museum has been collecting international textiles for over a century and holds a permanent collection of over 2,000 hand-woven pieces.
Program aims to help Indonesian universities host international students
The UW is one of six US institutions that will be working with six Indonesian universities to help them build the capacity to provide high-quality study abroad programs for U.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Interim President Phyllis Wise: The University’s needs won’t wait
Editor’s note: Interim President Wise will give the annual president’s address to the UW community at 3:30 p.
Volunteer with Jumpstart and help local preschoolers prepare for kindergarten
In Seattle, more than 80 percent of children living in poverty under the age of 5 enter kindergarten without the skills necessary to learn.
UW leading $7.5 million study of animal flight and aerial vehicles
The Office of Naval Research has awarded a five-year, $7.
UWTV kicks off fall TV season with brand new, original shows
Have you ever seen lightning strike the hood of a Lamborghini? Or wondered what makes Lolcats.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
August 19, 2010
UW Nurse Camp creates collegiate opportunities for minority and low-income high school students
This summer 24 teens explored nursing as a possible career by learning basic clinical skills and seeing professional options for nurses.
Integrating dance: different bodies, different abilities
Twenty-two dancers converged on the UW Aug.
U.S. Department of Education award prepares new nurse educators
The Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need grants are given to reduce the pending national shortage of faculty in nursing schools and
State Route 520 to be closed for inspections this weekend, Aug. 20-22
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) maintenance crews will spend this weekend inspecting and making repairs to the aging State Route 520 floating bridge to make sure it will continue to carry traffic safely through winter weather.
It’s about the kids: Refocusing central school district offices with teaching and learning in mind
When Bonneville, Idaho, school superintendent Charles Shackett instructed his finance director to become the district liaison for two schools and to visit both twice a week, it knocked the director from his comfort zone, to be sure — but it had the desired effect.
Site work brings UW Construction Management interns back to campus
When Holly Nichols graduated from the UW in 2009, she didn’t know she’d be back on campus soon after.
Report: Math, science teachers tend to earn less than colleagues in Washington state high schools
Despite the fact that Washington’s legislature and governor last session passed a law (House Bill 2621) intending to accelerate the teaching and learning of math and science, the system is hardwired to do the opposite.
Late UW pediatrician Dr. Robert Deisher advocated for street kids and disabled youth
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Of music and the mind: Conference for Music Perception and Cognition at UW this month
What’s the evolutionary purpose behind music? What are the benefits of musical engagement for infants or people with neurological disorders? How does visual information affect the way we hear music?
Scores of the world’s leading scholars and scientists in the area of music cognition and perception will gather at the UW this month to take up these questions and a lot more at the weeklong 11th annual International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
National Research Council endorses project in which UW is a major player
The National Research Council has endorsed a major telescope project in which the UW is a key player as a priority among science projects to receive federal funding in the next decade.
An office in the sky: Crane operator too busy to appreciate the scenery 180 feet up
Imagine going from job to job, yet always having an office with a view.
Nanoscale DNA sequencing could spur revolution in personal health care
In experiments with potentially broad health care implications, a research team led by a UW physicist has devised a method that works at a very small scale to sequence DNA quickly and relatively inexpensively.
Italy’s foreign minister to deliver address at UW’s Rome Center
Franco Frattini, Italy’s minister of foreign affairs, will deliver an address titled Immigration and the Rights of Immigrant Workers at the UW’s Rome Center, Tuesday, Aug.
UW named one of America’s 20 “coolest” schools by Sierra Magazine
Sierra Magazine, the official publication of the Sierra Club, has named the UW one of the top 20 colleges and universities for its initiatives to operate sustainably and limit its contributions to global warming.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
BIKING FOR THE BALTICS: The UW’s Baltic Studies Program is $10,000 richer, thanks to a local man of Estonian heritage and a bicycle trip across the country.
15 UW students, alumni selected for Fulbright Scholarships
Fifteen UW alumni and students have been awarded Fulbright U.
UW Bothell announces biology as a new degree option
The UW Bothell has announced that the Higher Education Coordinating Board recently approved its proposal for a Bachelor of Science degree offering in biology.
UW Tacoma a top choice for veterans
The UW Tacoma is in the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools offering opportunities and support for military veterans, according to the new Military Friendly Schools list released by <A href="http://www.
UW Tacoma opens new Student Health Services clinic
For the first time, when UW Tacoma students get a sore throat, discover a weird rash, have questions about living with diabetes or sprain an ankle getting off the bus, they have a place on campus to go for help.
Bellevue’s Taste of Main event Aug. 21 to help children on the Eastside
The second annual Taste of Main will take place from 11 a.
Save the date: Emmert to be feted Sept. 27
The UW community is invited to a special Farewell Celebration for President Mark Emmert, who is leaving to become head of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Next issue of ‘University Week’ is Sept. 30
This is the last issue of University Week for summer quarter.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
A different, greener way of making things — call it ‘humblefacture’
Dominic Muren will go to the U District Farmers Market Aug.
UW Medicine palliative care program receives funds to care for terminally ill people lacking primary care
UW Medicine’s new program at Harborview Medical Center
Husky football coverage takes over Mondays on UWTV
UWTV and Husky Athletics will televise live press conferences with Husky football coach Steve Sarkisian and team quarterback Jake Locker beginning Monday, Aug.
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation launches landmark survey to discover the impact of disease worldwide
With so many products aimed at making people look and feel younger, it might be surprising to learn that not everyone wants to live forever.
Deaf, hard-of-hearing students do first test of sign language by cell phone
Editor’s note: Each year the summer academy hosts a premier of the students’ animated short films.
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