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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.

Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?

Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you’ll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage.

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.

15 minutes with your doctor: Make the time worthwhile

Remember the last time you saw your primary-care doctor? Do you also recall whether you walked out of the clinic fully understanding the diagnosis and, if the doctor prescribed medication, how it was supposed to help?

With health care access in the news, it is useful to examine how to get the most value from a doctor’s visit.

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.

UW faculty members help lead children’s oral health campaign

With UW School of Dentistry faculty member Dr.

‘One keypad per child’ lets schoolchildren share screen to learn math

The slogan is “one laptop per child.

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.

Nissan’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle on Campus This Afternoon

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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.

Goodbye until the new year

This is the last issue of University Week for fall quarter.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

UW Symphony to perform Mozart, Tchaikovsky Dec. 11

The UW Symphony will present a concert at 7:30 p.

Class Notes: Exploring Russian science fiction

Class title: Russian 120 — Science Fiction in Russia.

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.

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.

Official Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents meeting for December has been canceled.

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

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.

Indigenous Feminisms.

An informal chat with Women Studies adjunct faculty and allies Rachel Chapman, Deana Dartt-Newton and Bonnie Duran.

December 3, 2009

Program with UW involvement a finalist for ‘Changemaker’ award, and you can vote for it

Since last May, the UW School of Social Work, funded by the Mental Health Transformation Project out of the Governor’s office, has been helping to build the Washington State Coalition to Improve Mental Health Reporting, which aims to build relationships between journalists and community members with the goal to improve the public’s understanding of mental health and wellness through accurate news reporting.

Class Notes: Astrobiology studies the nature of life — starting with Earth

Class title: Astrobiology 115: Life in the Universe.

Originality will rule at School of Music’s Composers’ Workshop on Dec. 4

Student composers will present original works for traditional instruments, electronic realizations and works for newly created instruments in the Composers’ Workshop, 7:30 p.

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.

Environmental health professor answers questions about MRSA found on Washington beaches

A number of news media articles followed environmental microbiologist Dr.

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.

Etc.: Campus news and notes

COURTING SUCCESS: UW School of Law students Lisa Benedetti, Andrew Gardner and Justin Andrews won the regional National Moot Court Competition last weekend, defeating Seattle University in the final rounds.

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.