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March 11, 2010
A new campus award for environmental stewardship: The Husky Green Award
Nominations are being sought for a new UW honor, the Husky Green Award.
Judge upholds freeze of UW faculty salaries
On March 8, King County Superior Court Judge Carol Schapira upheld the UW’s decision last spring to temporarily suspend pay increases for its faculty due to the state budget situation.
Trying to kick the marijuana habit? UW study wants you
Kicking the marijuana habit is a killer, just like quitting cigarettes.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, March 18, at UW Tacoma.
Male batterers consistently overestimate rates of violence toward partners
Men who engaged in domestic violence consistently overestimated how common such behavior is, and the more they overestimated it the more they engaged in abusing their partner in the previous 90 days, according to new research conducted at the UW.
A slice of heaven: March 16 is Pie Day at 8 McMahon
If you like pie — and really, who doesn’t like pie? — you might want to stop in the 8 at McMahon campus restaurant on Tuesday, March 16.
Summer programs registering at Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars
The UW’s Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars offers fifth- through 10th grade students a unique combination of vigorous academic work and summer fun in two summer programs.
The smell of salt air, a mile high and 900 miles inland
The smell of sea salt in the air is a romanticized feature of life along a seacoast.
Conquering the chaos in modern, multiprocessor computers
Computers should not play dice.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Thai delegation presents multi-volume edition of the Buddhist canon to UW
One by one in a ceremony the afternoon of Monday, March 8, representatives of several Thai groups presented the 40 volumes of the World Tipitaka Edition, the Buddhist canon, to the UW Libraries.
Hunter Handsfield earns prestigious Parran Award for work on sexually transmitted diseases
Dr.
Model U.N. is off to NYC for Nationals
UW’s Model United Nations team is only a couple of weeks away from its most anticipated event of the year—the National Model United Nations Conference.
Neuromuscular junction will be topic of Einar Hille Memorial Lecture in Neurosciences
Dr.
Goodbye until spring
This is the last issue of University Week for winter quarter.
UW Police offer Citizens Academy Wednesdays March to June
Concerned about safety? Wondering how the campus police do their job? You might be a good candidate for the UW Police Citizens Academy.
March 10, 2010
Jazz Innovations.
Student jazz ensembles coached by Marc Seales, Tom Collier, Cuong Vu, and Phil Sparks pay homage to the icons of jazz with new arrangements of the classics and break new ground with original, progressive jazz compositions.
March 9, 2010
UW Wind Ensemble.
The ensemble is about to return to Japan for its third tour of that country, and presents its Japan Tour Preview Concert, featuring the world premiere of Precious Metal: A Concerto for Flute and Winds, by D.
March 8, 2010
Regina Yeh.
School of Music alumna Regina Yeh and Hillary Herndon, past principal violist of the Juilliard Symphony Orchestra, present solo and duo works for viola and piano.
March 6, 2010
Dino Day.
See real dinosaur and dinosaur-era fossils from the Burke’s collection and participate in dinosaur-themed activities throughout the Burke Museum’s 25th annual Dino Day.
March 5, 2010
‘Composers’ Workshop.’
Student composers in the School of Music present original works.
March 4, 2010
Dance Majors Concert.
The UW Dance Program’s annual showcase of new work by undergraduate students.
‘Sita Sings the Blues.’
Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana.
Katterman Lecture highlights innovations in pharmacy practice and patient care
Pharmacists offer significantly more in health-care services than many people realize. Two UW School of Pharmacy faculty members will talk A
UW global health chair to receive Ned Behnke Leadership Award
Dr. King Holmes will be honored March 9 for his leadership and commitment in promoting AIDS awareness.
Major depression more than doubles risk of dementia among adults with diabetes
Adults who have both diabetes and major depression are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, compared to adults with diabetes only, according to a study published in the recent Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Washington policymakers tour ISIS, announce broadband funding
Monday, March 1, was a busy day for the staff at UW Medicine’s <A href="http://www.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
‘El Gesticulador’ (The Impostor) to be performed in Spanish at Ethnic Cultural Theatre
Students in the UW Spanish Play Production class will present El Gesticulador (The Impostor) March 13 and 14 at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre.
Who will give the next University Faculty Lecture? Nominations are open
Nominations are being sought for the annual University Faculty Lecture Award, which honors current or emeriti faculty whose research, scholarship or art has been widely recognized by their peers and whose achievements have had a substantial impact on their profession, on the research or performance of others and perhaps on society as a whole.
Post-doc Association to hold career panel and networking reception March 5
Post-doctoral fellows who might be wondering what’s next after the post-doc and how to get there can find out at the annual UW Post-doc Association career panel and networking reception, which will be from 5 to 8 p.
U.S. chief information officer to speak at UW
Vivek Kundra, U.
Summer science and more: UW Summer Youth Programs now open for registration
Girls and science, middle-schoolers and robotics, grade-schoolers plumbing the secrets of ancient civilizations — there will be a lot going on in this year’s UW Summer Youth Programs, and registration is already open.
Federal stimulus funds for UW create 2,000 jobs directly and indirectly
The UW to date has received $191.
New Center for Performance Studies seeks to make the most out of lean times
“When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.
UW Tower goes green with edible Patio Demonstration Garden
While students farm one-third of an acre on campus, inhabitants of the UW Tower are thinking even smaller.
Mindfulness group relaxes, refreshes with meditation during lunch hours
Editor’s Note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
It’s a film from Homecoming 1957 — but does anyone know more?
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.
Bioengineering student first UW undergraduate awarded prestigious Luce Scholarship since 1977
Jesse Burk-Rafel, a senior honors student in bioengineering, was recently selected as a 2010 11 Luce Scholar.
Libraries sponsor research awards for undergraduates
The UW Libraries is looking for a few good student research projects.
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