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December 10, 2009
UW faculty members help lead children’s oral health campaign
With UW School of Dentistry faculty member Dr.
Art and science play well together in new Burke exhibit ‘Cruising the Fossil Freeway’
Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson are the artist and writer behind the Burke Museum’s colorful and innovative new exhibit, Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway.
Jonathan Eddy to head Asian Law Center
Jonathan Eddy has been appointed incoming director of the Asian Law Center by Dean Kellye Testy effective Jan.
Biology Book Club: Explore climate change with an expert
Remember the scene from Annie Hall where Woody Allen is arguing with a man in line at a movie theater about Marshall McLuhan’s books, when suddenly McLuhan himself steps out from behind a post to play the expert in the argument?
Well, you can have an expert with you as you read a book on science if you join the Biology Book Club starting Jan.
UW Center for Human Rights leaders, students to talk about its work today
Angelina Godoy’s teaching and research at the UW focus on human rights, and over time, she has learned that a good many other UW people are working on similar issues.
World Series’ Community Connections program brings entertainers into the classroom
Chiwoniso walked in front of the 15 second-graders sitting on the floor at Leschi Elementary School and took a chair.
School’s out for Skillsoft e-Learning classes Dec. 31
Now is the time to complete any Skillsoft e-Learning class you may have planned or started — the program will end on Dec.
Class Notes: Exploring Russian science fiction
Class title: Russian 120 — Science Fiction in Russia.
Tax law and crossword puzzles: Being creative within restrictions
An avid crossword-solver, UW tax law professor Sam Donaldson was looking forward to working the puzzle in the back of his in-flight magazine on a recent trip.
Flowers for John: UW alumnus to be remembered with 10,000 daffodils
Motorists driving along Montlake Boulevard will see a field of yellow in the spring, thanks to a donation of 10,000 daffodils by Charlotte Behnke in memory of her husband John, who died Oct.
Over the moon: 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.
Disaster tip of the month: Home hazard hunt
Editor’s note: The Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department is offering a tip a month to help people get prepared for a disaster.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUDWIG: If you, like Schroeder from the Peanuts comic strip, are eagerly awaiting Beethoven’s birthday on Dec.
New guidelines for breast cancer screening: Understanding the controversy
In November the U.
Student greenhouse volunteer digs up history with the dirt
With the fortuitous turn of a garden fork, Native American artifacts have been found on the UW’s Seattle campus for the first time in 90 years.
Journal editor survey deadline extended to Jan. 8
In October a survey of current, recent and prospective UW journal editors was announced through the Board of Deans and Chancellors.
‘One keypad per child’ lets schoolchildren share screen to learn math
The slogan is “one laptop per child.
Nissan’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle on Campus This Afternoon
Nissan will be showing off <A href="http://www.
Goodbye until the new year
This is the last issue of University Week for fall quarter.
Part of Burke Gilman to be closed for 18 days beginning Dec. 14
Starting Monday a part of the Burke Gilman Trail across from Hec Edmondson Pavilion will be closed, signaling the start of construction of the long-awaited Sound Transit light-rail station.
UW responds to heavy reporting requirements for economic stimulus money
The UW has received $190 million as the result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that President Barack Obama signed in February, but reporting on spending has been more demanding than for any federal funds in the past, according to people compiling the reports.
UW Symphony to perform Mozart, Tchaikovsky Dec. 11
The UW Symphony will present a concert at 7:30 p.
Information session on Early Entrance Program set for Jan. 4
Students, parents and teachers of middle-school aged children are invited to learn more about the Transition School/Early Entrance Program at the UW at an information session on Monday, Jan.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents meeting for December has been canceled.
UW students honor 100 Greatest Americans in 2009 project
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Honors students honor ‘100 Greatest Americans’
Who would be on your list of the 100 greatest Americans? A group of nine honors students spent fall quarter thinking about and debating that question, and on Dec.
December 9, 2009
Studio Jazz.
Student jazz ensembles led by Cuong Vu perform big band arrangements, repertory selections and new originals.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
December 7, 2009
Voices in song.
Students of Tom Harper, Joyce Guyer, Jane Eaglen, Giselle Wyer and Tess Altiveros present art songs and arias from France, Germany, Italy, and beyond in the Voice Division Recital.
December 4, 2009
Indigenous Feminisms.
An informal chat with Women Studies adjunct faculty and allies Rachel Chapman, Deana Dartt-Newton and Bonnie Duran.
Chiwoniso.
The daughter of famed mbira master Dumisani Maraire, who was a visiting artist at the UW in 1969-70, Chiwoniso Maraire also embraced the mbira (which she describes as something “like a large xylophone”) and has become an accomplished musician, singer and songwriter in her own right.
December 3, 2009
Faculty Dance Concert.
Highlighting the diverse talents of the UW’s award-winning Dance Program faculty, along with the artistry of special guests and performances by undergraduate and graduate students.
‘Moving the Rock’ reception.
A book launch/signing reception for Mary Abrums, UW Bothell associate professor of nursing.
WTO remembered.
A screening of Jill Frieberg’s film This is What Democracy Looks Like to mark the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle.
UW Medicine’s Dr. Erika Goldstein: teacher, mentor and friend
Her approaches to teaching UW medical students have earned Dr. Goldstein the admiration and respect of her students, and a national award.
School days in Neah Bay: 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.
‘Skeptical optimists’ push for better global health data
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation post-bachelor fellows accept a challenge from The Lancet editor Richard Horton.
American Public Health Association honors UW School of Nursing faculty member
Betty Bekemeir’s strengthening of members services was recognized with a 2009 Executive Citation.
Dental student Emily Chu wins Hinman clinical research award
Chu studied how problems in phosphate metabolism affect tooth structure and composition and the bony ridge of the jaw.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
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