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September 30, 2010
Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity awarded Student Support Services grants
The UW Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity (OMA&D) was recently awarded a pair of grants from the U.
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.
From film school to medical school, UW grad pursues his passion
Sean Ackerman’s first movie, <A href="http://www.
U.S. poised to repeat mistakes concerning nuclear wastes, researchers say
Much of the problem of dealing with high-level nuclear waste — from both defense wastes and spent fuel from commercial nuclear power — is political and social, yet the search to date for workable solutions has been dominated by technological remedies, says Thomas Leschine, a UW professor of marine affairs.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Etc: News & Notes from around campus
GREEN UW: The UW was a winner of a 2010 Green Washington award from Seattle Business magazine, which recognized those companies and organizations that are “in the forefront of making our state a greener place to live and work” according to the magazine.
Memorial planned Oct. 3 for Randolph ‘Ran’ Hennes
A memorial service for Randolph “Ran” Hennes, former associate director of the University Honors Program and history department lecturer, will be held at 1 p.
UW Bothell nursing students in first UW program offered in Everett
The first UW program to be offered in Everett begins Oct.
Young investigators will hunt clues at Burke Museum in ‘Seek Your Own Proof’ online game
This fall, the Burke Museum will be visited by a number of secret agents, each on a special mission, seeking information vital to their task.
UW researchers seek to improve access to personalized drug therapy for underserved populations
The UW has joined a nationwide network of scientists through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how genes affect individual response to medicines.
New faculty get orientation, too — in the Faculty Fellows Program
Chantel Prat was nervous.
August 19, 2010
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.
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.
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.
Young artists to parade heady summer creations
As a sculptor, Bryan Schoneman likes to work vertically, creating headwear that teeters a couple or even a dozen feet above the wearer.
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.
Consortium of Universities for Global Health 2010 annual conference to be held at UW Sept. 19-21
Universities are at the center of a global health revolution and are leading the way in exciting interdisciplinary partnerships.
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.
There’s a movie being filmed on campus — want to be an extra?
Want to be part of a movie? The independent film Judas Kiss began filming on the UW campus Wednesday, and will keep filming through Sept.
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.
15 UW students, alumni selected for Fulbright Scholarships
Fifteen UW alumni and students have been awarded Fulbright U.
Genetic alterations common to Kabuki syndrome discovered through streamlined DNA sequencing
Using a new, rapid and inexpensive DNA sequencing strategy, scientists have discovered genetic alterations that may account for a majority of Kabuki syndrome cases.
Integrating dance: different bodies, different abilities
Twenty-two dancers converged on the UW Aug.
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.
Researchers discover genetic link between immune system, Parkinson’s disease
A team of researchers has discovered new evidence that Parkinson’s disease may have an infectious or autoimmune origin.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Next issue of ‘University Week’ is Sept. 30
This is the last issue of University Week for summer quarter.
Late UW pediatrician Dr. Robert Deisher advocated for street kids and disabled youth
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Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
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.
A different, greener way of making things — call it ‘humblefacture’
Dominic Muren will go to the U District Farmers Market Aug.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
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