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January 28, 2010

UW experts among those to decode multiple sclerosis on UWTV

You’ve seen the commercials and the billboards: The Northwest has a higher incidence of multiple sclerosis than most anywhere on Earth, and no one knows why.


Living out loud: A life enlarged with the ‘audacity’ of the bagpipes

Let’s say you’re a mother, and your 7-year-old daughter tells you she wants to play the bagpipes.


How many argon atoms can fit on the surface of a carbon nanotube?

Phase transitions – changes of matter from one state to another without altering its chemical makeup – are an important part of life in our three-dimensional world.


Butterfly vision through the eyes of an engineer

Some people might spend their retirement relaxing at a beachside condo.


Mystery Photo

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


The carillon carries on: Continuing a century-old School of Music tradition

Resonant, bell-like tones from Denny Hall sound the Westminster Chimes and mark the hours each day.


Steady growth for charter schools — and a boost from President Obama, UW center says

Thanks to President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, charter schools are being promoted as an important tool for improving U.


With the symphony.

Winners of the November concerto competition perform with the University Symphony.


Nominations open until Feb. 28 for ‘Celebrating University of Washington Women’

Do you know of an outstanding female UW student, staff or faculty member who deserves recognition? Consider nominating her for “Celebrating University of Washington Women.


Learning from the community: Center for Experiential Learning brings three community-service programs together

Editor’s Note: This is part two of University Week’s four-part series describing the work of the Center for Experiential Learning.


State’s chief justice to speak at UW law school

Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen will meet with students at the UW School of Law from noon to 1:30 p.


Etc.: Campus news & notes

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‘Prisoner Release’: What’s the story on this week’s Lost and Found Film?

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.


Preview the flower show, support the Arboretum

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show returns to the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in early February, and once again the Arboretum Foundation will kick off the event with its annual Arbor Eden Preview Gala.


Combined Fund Drive offers coin, donation drive for Haiti assistance

Little things can add up to a lot, and until Feb.


Managing Pacific Northwest dams for a changing climate

Civil engineers at the UW and the U.


Shadow scene

Peter Kelley Workers on the site of the new molecular engineering building appeared in shadow during a recent lunchtime “sun break.”


New formula helps gauge the winds of change

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that change is the only constant.


Hepatitis C virus reprograms liver cell metabolic functions

Commandeering a host’s energy resources is how hepatitis C viruses survive and propagate.


Official Notices

Board of Regents

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


January 27, 2010

Peter Ward speaks.

The Annual Faculty Lecture, this year by Peter Ward, professor of Earth and space sciences, and titled “Who is Afraid of the Big, Bad Climate? What is the Worst that Global Warming Could Do?” Reception to follow in the Walker-Ames Room.


January 26, 2010

Science of optics.

Charles Falco shares research findings from his collaboration with artist David Hockney.


January 23, 2010

Artifact ID Day.

The Burke Museum’s 25th annual day for figuring out unidentified cultural artifacts and learning where they came from and the stories behind them! Burke Museum curators and experts will be on hand to give you the inside scoop about your treasures.


January 22, 2010

Postspatial China.

Postspatial China.


January 21, 2010

Richard Alston Dance.

Founded in 1994, the Richard Alston Dance Company has grown into one of Britain’s most avidly-followed contemporary companies.


More from less: Faculty Senate considers plan for reducing and restructuring Senate

The shape of a restructured Faculty Senate emerged last week with approval from the Senate Executive Committee and the Faculty Council on Faculty Affairs (FCFA).


Faculty lecture: Climate change seen through the prism of the fossil record

Peter Ward has never been one to shy away from controversy.


H1N1 Flu Clinic.

This seasonal and H1N1 Flu Clinic is open to UW faculty and staff eligible for any of the PEBB medical plans, including Group Health Cooperative.


An evening of Gershwin? S’Wonderful, s’marvelous show at Meany Jan. 30

You can spend an evening with composer George Gershwin on Jan.


You can help Haiti through spaghetti feed or Combined Fund Drive donation

You can have home-made spaghetti sauce while helping out the victims of the Haiti earthquake at a spaghetti feed hosted by Facilities Services from noon to 1 p.


Stand witness to School of Drama’s ‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’

The UW School of Drama invites you to the trial of the centuries in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ entertaining exploration of history’s most legendary betrayal.


Mystery Photo

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


Notices

Alcohol & drug abuse research grants

The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University of Washington researchers for its Small Grants research awards.


How much electricity are you using? Smart-grid demonstration project to take place on UW campus





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First to respond: The UW’s PEAT team drills to maintain skills

It looked like an emergency, but it was just a drill.


On the Cedar River: Help identify this week’s Lost and Found Film

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.


While current technology is deployed, UW researchers work on next-generation devices

Most of the technology that will be installed as part of the UW smart grid demonstration project is commercially available.


Beyond ‘book learning’ Center for Experiential Learning offers undergraduates educational experiences outside the classroom

Editor’s Note: Today University Week begins a four-part series describing the work of the Center for Experiential Learning.


Concerto competition winners featured in symphony concert

The UW Symphony will perform with the winners of the November concerto competition on Thursday, Jan.


Why hasn’t Earth warmed as much as expected? New report explores reasons

Earth has warmed much less than expected during the industrial era based on current best estimates of Earth’s “climate sensitivity” — the amount of global temperature increase expected in response to a given rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.



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