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June 26, 2010

Bothell Arts Festival

The 2010 Live ARTS Bothell festival will be held at the campus of UW Bothell and Cascadia Community College.

June 24, 2010

Two Housing & Food Services administrators presenting at ‘sustainability institute’ on campus

The American College Personnel Association (ACPA) is holding its three-day Institute on Sustainability on campus just now, and two representatives of Housing & Food Services will give presentations on sustainability successes here at the UW.

Visions of the natural world: Award-winning conservation photography at the Burke

Andrew Whiteman is looking at a photograph of Japanese macaque monkeys languishing comfortably in steaming hot pools.

Off-campus uses for Husky Card end Aug. 1

After Aug.

Largest ever interprofessional training event for health sciences students a success

According to a 2007 study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, teamwork breakdowns, such as lack of supervision and patient hand-off problems, account for 70 percent of errors by medical trainees.

Accident brings new beginning for talented staffer

Alex MacKenzie’s lucky streak began when she was hit by car.

Advocacy through the lens

As a public health student, performing artist Michaela Leslie-Rule filmed the views of Tanzanian women on intimate partner violence and gen

Newsmakers

TRUTH IN MARKETING: A recent article in Bloomberg’s Businessweek says there’s a “quiet revolution” going on in U.

Study seeks adult smokers for free online smoking-cessation program

A new online study to help people quit smoking is being launched at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Public invited to Wednesday Evenings at the Genome

Attend this free July lecture series to learn about exciting advances in genetic research.

Growing five sprouthouses: UW students design and build greenhouses as part of redevelopment in Twisp

So you have an old U.

Scientists discover spikes of nutrients fueling mid-ocean plankton

Food’s great.

Washington Sea Grant launches WOW, a new website brimming with educational resources

On June 8, World Oceans Day, Washington Sea Grant launched Washington on Water (WOW), a new website to help teachers in kindergarten through 12th grade zero in on marine education resources available statewide.

Virus infection may trigger unusual immune cells to attack the brain and spinal cord in multiple sclerosis

A virus infection can incite the body to attack its own nerve tissue by activating rare, disease-fighting cells with receptors for both viral and nerve proteins.

U-PASS and Zipcar expand service to students ages 18 and older

For the first time, U-PASS members at the UW who are between 18 and 20 years old can join Zipcar and take advantage of Zipcar discount memberships through U-PASS.

Official Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.

It’s an all-you-can-eat summer at 8 @ McMahon restaurants

In an effort to steer the campus community toward its other restaurants when the HUB closes, UW Housing & Food Services is offering an “all you can eat” lunch option for $6.

Autism linked to excess of duplicated and deleted DNA sequences

A multi-institutional study of 1,000 people with autism found that their genomes had more duplicates and deletions of DNA sequences when compared with the genomes of 1,300 controls without the disorder.

YouTube goes gaga over iSchool grad’s video

We’ve come a long way from Marian the librarian.

Industry fishing for profits, not predators

People who fish for a living pursue top profits, not necessarily top predators, according to the first-ever analysis of worldwide catch and economic data for the past 55 years.

Marriage, home and baby iPad for UW resident

UW medical resident Dr.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

School of Dentistry opens Advanced Technology Center

The ATC will let students work with state-of-the-art clinical equipment while treating patients.

UW team wins $1.2 million to radically reduce hospital energy use

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Etc.: Campus news & notes

CHAMPION CUBICLES: Two UW staffers are among those whose office cubicles have been featured in a recent series in the Seattle Times.

Reading at El Centro de la Raza.

This special reading features Paul Martinez Pompa, reading from his first full-length collection of poetry, My Kill Adore Him; and Aaron Michael Morales, reading from his first novel, Drowning Tuscon.

School of Dentistry honors two outstanding teachers

Dr. Ahmad

June 19, 2010

International Conservation Photograhy Awards.

Opening reception for the Burke Museum’s latest exhibit, the International Conservation Photography Awards.

June 17, 2010

About Alzheimer’s.

Laura Baker, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the UW Medical School, speaks on Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: First Signs and Beyond.

June 12, 2010

Commencement.

The UW’s 135th Commencement.

June 10, 2010

Toastmasters open house.

The Speak to Succeed Toastmasters Club will hold an open house.

June 4, 2010

UW Music x 2.

The University Symphony performs Bach with faculty artist Carole Terry on harpsichord, and students sing in the UW Recital Choir.

June 3, 2010

Scholar of Scandinavian diplomacy is also a serious soccer coach

Christine Ingebritsen is a keen scholar of Scandinavian diplomacy, committed enough that’s she’s written books about it.

Productive partnership: UW’s David Miller and business partner Robert Hull share honor from American Institute of Architects

When Dave Miller was a Peace Corps volunteer in Brazil during the late 1960s, he designed and helped build inexpensive but sturdy houses for the working poor.

Parents invited to early learning conference

Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend the Saturday, June 5 session of the three-day “UW Conference on Early Learning: From Research into Action,” giving them an opportunity to join the educators and other professionals who are attending to conference.