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January 21, 2010
It’s now UWC4C: Technology Transfer becomes the Center for Commercialization
The UW Office of Technology Transfer is changing its name to the Center for Commercialization, or UWC4C, thus better reflecting what its leader sees as its expanded role at the University.
Got an odd old item? Bring it to Artifact ID Day at the Burke Museum
Got an odd historical or cultural artifact or a specimen from the natural world lying around that you’ve always wondered about? Maybe curators at the Burke Museum can help you figure out what it is.
UW Mini-Medical School begins Feb. 2
UW Medicine’s 2010 Mini-Medical School is a series of lectures of interest to the general public.
Don’t be in the dark: Get your bike lights, reflectors tested Jan. 27
It’s another dark, rainy winter here in sodden Seattle — are your bicycle lights and reflectors as good as they need to be?
You can find out in a class being offered Wednesday, Jan.
UW forensic dentist receives Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award
Dr.
UW perspective on the Haitian earthquake disaster: seismology, damage and volunteer medical response
The Jan. 12 earthquake was magnitude 7. It’s impossible to measure the abundant compassion of UW Medicine and UW health sciences faculty, st
New resource will facilitate advocacy for UW
A new resource, sponsored by the UW Alumni Association, is working to create greater awareness of the UW’s contributions and provide opportunities to communicate the university’s value to elected officials, the news media and friends.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO… Two UW Computer Science & Engineering alumni will head to Hollywood on Feb.
January 20, 2010
‘Like Water for Chocolate.’
The famous Mexican film is shown for free as part of the See Movies at Kane series.
About Muslim daughters.
Despite the emphasis on males in Islam as the primary inheritors of their parents’ legacies, examples abound of famous Muslim fathers who held their daughters in high esteem and even some who regarded them as legitimate successors to their thrones.
Older adults may have higher risk of complications, death after abdominal surgery
The risk of complications and early death after commonly performed abdominal surgical procedures appears to be higher among older adults, according to a report from UW researchers in the December issue of <A href="http://archsurg.
January 18, 2010
MLK Jr. Day of Service.
UW faculty, staff and friends turn the holiday into a day for helping others, with scores of service projects throughout the area.
January 14, 2010
Gates Foundation funds technology to measure micronutrients in malnourished populations
Malnutrition stunts growth, impairs mental function and reproduction, and diminishes a person’s productivity and work capacity.
‘Greenroads’ rates sustainable road projects
Road construction is a more-than-$80 billion annual industry in the United States.
Microbe understudies await their turn in the limelight
On the marine microbial stage, there appears to be a vast, varied group of understudies only too ready to step in when “star” microbes falter.
Majeski moves to arts & sciences administration; McCann to head political science
Stephen J.
Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr. was a student once; who could have guessed his future?
It has been more than 40 years since Martin Luther King delivered what many believe to be his own eulogy, his final sermon at the sanitation worker’s strike in Memphis.
Flutist Donna Shin to perform Jan. 17
Faculty flutist and assistant professor of music Donna Shin will perform at 5 p.
H1N1 Flu clinics.
A seasonal and H1N1 fllu clinic open to faculty and staff eligible for any of the PEBB medical plans.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.
Paul Ramsey to speak.
Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine, executive vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, will give his annual address.4:30 p.m., Hogness Auditorium, A-420 Health Sciences Center.
Student medalists demonstrate academic excellence, varied interests
The Office of the President recently announced the freshman, sophomore and junior medalists for 2008-9, awards that are based on a student’s overall academic record and not merely the grade point average.
Health care experts confront controversy over new mammography guidelines
When the U.
Introducing the Q Faculty and Staff Association
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Air bags not a risk to pregnant women in motor vehicle crashes, study finds
UW epidemiologist Melissa Schiff has had a long-standing interest in injury in pregnancy and motor vehicle crashes, dating back to her training as a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology in Albuquerque, N.
UW alumnus to perform piano works Jan. 17
UW alumnus Jeremy Samolesky, a former student of Robin McCabe who is now assistant professor of piano at Auburn University, performs works by Chopin in honor of the bicentennial of the composer’s birth in a concert at 2 p.
MLK Jr. Tribute.
A tribute to Dr.
Process begins for big changes in Triangle Garage area
A Request for Proposal goes out this week to four firms that were short-listed for work on the Triangle Garage area.
New research resolves conflict in theory of how galaxies form
For more than two decades, the cold dark matter theory has been used by cosmologists to explain how the smooth universe born in the big bang more than 13 billion years ago evolved into the filamentary, galaxy-rich cosmic web that we see today.
University Press looks ahead with Technology Fund, assistance from Graduate School
University of Washington Press, the UW’s prestigious scholarly publishing house, has been hit hard by the recession and changes in the publishing marketplace — but a new matching grant from the UW Graduate School is helping the publisher make a plan to better meet challenges of the future.
Sophomore is second author for research paper in major astronomy journal
New research led by UW scientists has shown clearly that two relatively nearby stars that normally are surrounded by disks have, at least once, seen those disks completely dissipate over a period of several years before they reformed from material spewing from the stars.
Go take a running leap — for the Special Olympics
The UW Police would like you to take a running jump into Puget Sound on Sunday, Jan.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
EAT AND RIDE: Assistant Professor of Astronomy Eric Agol had a lunch date with a car this week — specifically the new Tesla Roadster, the first all-electric vehicle approved for the highway.
Pocket quilts: Sociology prof patches together a warm gift for homeless children
The gifts Barbara Reskin and her friend have been making for homeless children serve a double purpose: They keep the children warm and give them a place to store some of their belongings.
Bones and flames: 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.
College of Built Environments and Capital Projects share in diversity award
Two UW groups collaborated with the Seattle chapter of the American Institute of Architects, resulting in a national award for efforts to diversify the profession of architecture.
January 13, 2010
Ohlsson plays Chopin.
The first of two recitals by Garrick Ohlsson celebrating the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth and the 40th anniversary of Ohlsson winning the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition.
January 12, 2010
E.U. to U.S.
A lecture by Mattias Sundholm, deputy spokesman for the delegation of the European Union to the United States.
January 9, 2010
PATP talents.
Students in the UW’s highly regarded Professional Actor Training Program give solo performances.
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