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May 27, 2010
Some Montlake Blvd. lanes are closed at night
From now until Tuesday, June 8, Sound Transit’s contractor will be performing storm drainage work across Montlake Blvd (see map for details).
Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Jazz great Ron Carter to teach, perform at UW May 28
Ron Carter is a Grammy winner and has recorded with such stellar names as Lena Horne, Dexter Gordon, Bill Evans, B.
The totem pole is subject of lecture June 1 at the Burke
Art historian Aldona Jonaitis will talk about her book, The Totem Pole: An Intercultural History, at 7 p.
Javid, Pendras to speak at UW Bothell, UW Tacoma commencements
UW Bothell has announced that Mahnaz Aflatooni Javid will speak at its commencement ceremony June 13.
Lunch after the HUB: A host of dining options available
The Husky Student Union has been duly celebrated and will soon shut its doors for a major, two-year remodeling project.
Percussion music, jazz coming from School of Music
World percussion music and jazz are among offerings in coming days from the UW School of Music.
UW, tribal partnership to develop Pacific Northwest bioenergy
Biofuels are increasingly popular, but also controversial.
Genome comparison tools found to be susceptible to slip-ups
You might call it comparing apples and oranges, but lining up different species’ genomes is common practice in evolutionary research.
May 21, 2010
Bothell capstones.
Graduating students in the Master of Arts in Cultural Studies program present their capstone projects to colleagues and the UW Bothell community.
Undergraduate Research Symposium.
This annual symposium provides an exciting venue for undergraduates from all academic disciplines to present their research via poster, oral presentation, and performance sessions.
May 20, 2010
MFA Dance Concert.
The Dance Program’s final concert of the season, featuring MFA artists who bring rich professional histories to their work at the UW.
HUB hubub.
A day of festivity and fun to honor the HUB, standing since 1949 and headed for a two-year remodel.
Major depression is common and disabling after traumatic brain injury
A study of adults who had a traumatic brain injury showed that more than half — 53 percent — developed major depression in the year following their injury.
Leader in adrenergic receptor research to give 23rd annual Krebs Lecture May 25
The speaker, Dr. Brian K. Kobilka of Stanford University, studies a pathway involved in high blood pressure, shock, asthma and migraines
Advocates for cleanup of Hanford Reservation win Annual Service Award For Community Partners
The UW School of Public Health presented the award to Gerry Pollet and Heart of America Northwest
Film stars octopus, but where was he and why?
Editor’s Note: The UW Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions.
The frog who failed famously, and the man who captured it on film
This is the story of a frog who tried really hard to catch a dragonfly, and just barely missed — and the man who captured the moment on high-speed film and sent it out to the world.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Class Notes: Fluency in Technology
Class title: Informatics 100 — Fluency in Information Technology, taught by D.
Industry veterans join Center for Commercialization’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Program
Five high-tech and biotech industry veterans with extensive experience as innovators, developers, entrepreneurs, and executive-level managers have signed on as Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) at the UW’s Center for Commercialization, Vice Provost for Technology Transfer Linden Rhoads has announced.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
RISING CONSERVATIONIST: Julian Olden, assistant professor of aquatic and fishery sciences, has received this year’s Early Career Conservationist Award from the Society for Conservation Biology, a 10,000-member organization.
Films from the Vault: A day of viewing (and digitizing) old and odd movies
If you’re intrigued by old and odd films, you might want to set aside some time on Wednesday, May 26.
New book studies how charter schools can better meet special education needs
A new book from the Center for Reinventing Public Education takes an in-depth look at the connection between charter schools and special education, and recommends ways such schools can improve their ability to serve special students’ needs.
Honoring the man who made the Physics-Astronomy Building a reality
When Mark McDermott was chair of the Department of Physics, he had many goals, but one of his major ones was to get his department moved into a new building that would better serve its needs.
Statewide Washington MESA Day to be held May 22
Washington MESA Day, a one-day event of academic challenges for middle and high school students representing seven MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) Centers from across the state, will be held Saturday, May 22, from 8:30 a.
The big dig: Sound Transit construction will be around awhile
If you’ve passed Husky Stadium recently, you’ve no doubt noticed that something big is going on.
Drink coffee and support the UW at the same time
The next time you purchase one of those cards that can be used repeatedly for satisfying your coffee habit, you have an opportunity to support the UW.
New Campus Sustainability Fund will support projects by students, faculty, staff
A new pool of nearly $340,000, created through the sustained work of student activists, will fund student, faculty and staff projects that help make the UW more sustainable.
Shakespeare blended with Husky themes: It’s ‘A U-Dubber Night’s Dream’
Shakespeare’s magic is transplanted to the UW campus in A U-Dubber Night’s Dream, opening May 26 in the Jones Playhouse, with previews May 23 and 25.
Learning first: Refocusing central school district offices to improve teaching and learning
Central offices of urban school districts have been able to shift their focus from administration and compliance to improvement of teaching and learning districtwide by making five key changes, according to a new report by researchers from the UW College of Education.
A musical week ahead on campus
If you’re looking for a little night music next week, there will be three concerts to choose from.
Bearers of cultural history: Burke Museum hosts two Ainu interns from Hokkaido, Japan
The Burke Museum is hosting two museum interns from Japan who are participating in a first-ever cultural exchange between the indigenous Ainu of Japan and Native American communities in Washington state.
Neandertal genome sequencing reveals new clues on human-specific gene changes
The distinctions between human and Neandertal genomes may reveal what set ancient humans apart from the now-extinct, human-like beings
Name that UWTV program, and win an iPad
What’s in a name? On television, it’s a key component of the show.
Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Two UW students chosen as President’s Medalists
Two UW students have been chosen President’s Medalists for the Class of 2010.
May 19, 2010
Jazz Innovations.
Student jazz ensembles coached by Marc Seales, Tom Collier, Cuong Vu, and Phil Sparks will pay homage to jazz icons with new arrangements of the classics and break new ground with original progressive jazz compositions.
May 15, 2010
UWBothell turns 20.
Join the fun and enjoy food, networking, tours, music, career development, and more.
May 14, 2010
‘Beatles and Beyond’ on guitar
Students of Michael Partington present a program of music that highlights the influence of folk and popular music in classical composition and arrangements.
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