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July 22, 2010
Improving productivity could deliver ‘new money’ for public schools
Given the bleak outlook for financing public education, schools face a grim future of struggles amid static — or worse — declining resources.
UW Medicine backs effort to save lives in schools
“It’s a simple message: AEDs save lives,” said Dr.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Lavender handoff
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UW’s annual economic impact on Washington is $9.1 billion
A new study concludes that the total economic impact created within the state by the University of Washington is $9.
UW Medical Center ranks 12th in U.S. News Media Group’s 2010 edition of America’s Best Hospitals
University of Washington Medical Center is ranked among the nation’s top hospitals in U.
Newsmakers
SUMMER READING FOR SCIENTISTS: The Washington Post asked a number of scientists what they’ll be reading for fun this summer, and David Montgomery, UW professor of Earth and space sciences, was among those whose suggestions were included.
Ignoring seat belt law costs Montanans $36 million in health care expenses each year
Sam Miller knows that wearing a seatbelt can make a life or death difference.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
TOP TWENTY: The UW is among the Top 20 large (more than 10,000 students) colleges and universities sending graduates to the Teach for America Program.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
UW School of Dentistry deanwins international research award
Dr.
Scandinavian scholar one of 12 to get Google grant seeking to transform literary scholarship
A UW doctoral candidate is participating in a history-making research effort that unites the worlds of technology and the humanities.
Subway to open at By George July 26
The sandwiches are back, though in a different location.
Summer Shuffle: A book sale and swap at the Henry July 24
The Henry Art Gallery will hold a summer book sale featuring exhibit catalogs, artist biographies, art history and theory texts and more from 11 a.
July 14, 2010
UW’s annual economic impact on Washington is $9.1 billion
A new study concludes that the total economic impact created within the state by the University of Washington is $9.1 billion annually.
July 8, 2010
Henry’s ‘Sonic Noon’ concert series starts — next performances are Aug. 5, Sept. 2
The Henry Gallery kicked off its annual Sonic Noon concert series July 1 with Ethel’s Effel, a trio composed of Ivan Arteaga, saxophone; Natalie Hall, cello; and Abbey Blackwell, bass.
New medical interns express enthusiasm, get pointers from veterans
Drink coffee.
How to create true democracy in Albania? From within, led by the people, UW prof writes
Ted Kaltsounis knew his professional future lay in America when a Greek education official jokingly threatened to pitch him out a seventh-story window if he didn’t take the rare opportunity to live and work in the States.
Traumatic brain injury: A leading cause of death without a champion
Twenty years ago, Dr.
University Book Store branch opens in Odegaard Undergraduate Library
For years, the University Book Store maintained a presence in the HUB, filling the book, clerical, supply and other needs of students, faculty and staff.
UW Board of Regents Names Provost Phyllis Wise as Interim President
The UW Board of Regents at a special public meeting today voted to appoint Phyllis M.
It’s a seven-day work week for staffer with delicious side business
It’s a good thing Roz Edison loves her work, because she does it seven days a week.
Parents need orientation, too — and every summer, First Year Programs provides it
Summer is orientation season at the University.
Making clouds brighter: Could geoengineering slow climate warming?
Throughout history, natural events such as volcanic eruptions have periodically spewed tiny particles, called aerosols, into the atmosphere and cooled the Earth’s climate by reflecting sunlight back into space.
STAR Program recruits underrepresented students to medical research
The Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) Program recently received a five-year grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
TransNow TransLab a New Hub for UW Transportation Research
Buckle up.
Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautics & Astronautics appoint new chairs
The UW departments of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics & Astronautics have appointed new chairs.
Thermal-powered, insectlike robot crawls into microrobot contenders’ ring
Robotic cars attracted attention last decade with a 100-mile driverless race across the desert competing for a $1 million prize put up by the U.
Summer camps bring athletes, rockers, cheerleaders and more to the UW Seattle campus
Dozens of associations and camps come to the UW each summer, and this year is no exception.
Frances J. Youn selected as student representative on Board of Regents
Frances J.
UW alliance for comparative effectiveness gains ground in research efforts, kicks off training programs
Comparative effectiveness research has received significant public attention since the federal government designated $1.
Dr. Howard Frumkin, special assistant at CDC, selected as dean of UW School of Public Health
Dr.
Indigenous communities from across the Pacific join for first-ever cultural collaboration
In the culminating event of a yearlong cultural exchange between the indigenous Ainu community of Japan and several Washington State tribal groups, a group of Ainu paddlers will join The Tulalip Tribes in the annual Tribal Canoe Journey event, this year hosted by The Makah Nation.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Button, button, who’s got the button slogan?
The UW Alumni Association has teamed with University Book Store to sponsor a contest for team-specific slogans that will go on buttons to be given away to Husky fans this fall.
Memorial planned for Stuart Scheingold, UW scholar of socio-legal studies
A memorial service will be held at the UW in October for Stuart A.
Report highlights strengths, challenges of charter school management organizations
Nonprofit organizations that manage many of the nation’s public charter schools are innovating new practices but also face challenges in extending their reach and will need public funding or long-term philanthropy to succeed, according to an interim report released June 28 from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) and Mathematica Policy Research, a nonpartisan research firm.
Official Notices
The Board of Regents will hold a special meeting at noon Thursday, July 8, and a regular public meeting at 3 p.
All ages enjoy free brainy activities at “Neuroscience for Kids” website
Kids — parents and teachers, too — can keep their minds agile this summer by learning about the brain.
Dr. Mark Drangsholt named chair of oral medicine at School of Dentistry
Drangsholt has experience in office and hospital dentistry and in public health, and is active in the UW Dental Alumni Association.
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