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November 19, 2009
Business Diversity Supplier Fair set for Dec. 3
The UW Business Diversity Program presents its annual UW Business Diversity Supplier Fair from 11 a.
Transgender Day of Remembrance events on Nov. 20
This week, the UW’s Q Center is hosting several events to commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov.
Helping provide ‘a decent and affordable place to live’ is volunteer’s reward
Editor’s note: Through the duration of the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week will spotlight members of the UW community who are personally involved with one of the 2,800 agencies supported by CFD funds.
Concert, symposium close out yearlong celebration of AYP centennial
On Nov.
UW Medical Center awarded prestigious Baby-Friendly designation
UW Medical Center was recently awarded the international designation of a Baby-Friendly birth facility.
UW Medicine medical volunteers gear up to care for Seattle Marathon 2009 runners
More than 70 UW Medicine medical volunteers will be on hand the Sunday after Thanksgiving to assist runners who become ill or injured during the Amica Seattle Marathon 2009.
UW Chorale, Chamber Singers present combined concert Dec. 1 in Meany
The UW Chorale and Chamber Singers present a concert, Between the Now and Not Yet: Songs of Transition, at 7:30 p.
Community engagement, accountability, real-world experience key to UW teacher training
The U.
German unity.
Konrad Jarausch of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill kicks off a two-day conference marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall called “Legacies of Unification: Twenty Years of German Unity” with a lecture titled “Germany 1989: A New Kind of Revolution?” Conference continues on Nov.
Celebrating an uncommon Common Book, written by a president-to-be
A Common Book event at the UW usually means an appearance by the chosen book’s author.
Gold, silver medals for UW teams in the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition
You could call it a Lego competition for the biological sciences.
A soldier and his wife at the center of School of Drama’s new production
Jose Rivera’s riveting examination of military families, References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, is the next production for the UW School of Drama.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
Harborview staffer Bruce Taylor invites the public to celebrate with him the nomination of his book, Kafka’s Uncle and Other Strange Tales for the &Now Award for Innovative Writing, as well as the launch of his new Web site, <A href="http://www.
It’s an exhibition – and a gift exchange – at the Henry beginning Nov. 20
Artists Sol Hashemi, Jason Hirata and Claire Cowie are bringing gifts to the Henry Gallery Gift Shop.
November 18, 2009
Earthquake preparedness.
A class given the Department of Emergency Management, including a review of geological activity in the Pacific Northwest with tips on how to prepare for an earthquake and reduce risk of personal injury and property damage.
November 17, 2009
Networking for all.
The UW Career Center presents “Networking for Shy People (& Everyone!).
November 14, 2009
Meet the Mammals.
Learn about the diversity of mammals.
November 13, 2009
Hogness Symposium.
David Cutler, professor of applied economics at Harvard and Obama senior health adviser, will be the keynote speaker for this year’s John R.
November 12, 2009
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, Nov.
Pregnant women risk early delivery from using psychiatric medication
The odds triple for premature child delivery in pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication, according to a new study.
UW School of Nursing Dean Marla Salmon to receive the Copeland Award
By Ashley Wiggin
School of Nursing
Marla Salmon, the Robert G.
Recipient of stimulus funding aims to increase Native American enrollment in higher education
By Mary Guiden and Catherine O’Donnell
News & Information
The number of economic stimulus awards at the UW continues to rise.
UW Medicine launches new Web site
The new <A href="http://uwmedicine.
‘Trillion triangles’ advances ancient mathematics problem
It’s one of the oldest unsolved problems in mathematics, one that has intrigued people for centuries in part because it is deceptively simple.
New book on poverty and faith was an education in itself for Bothell nursing prof
When Mary Abrums’ book, Moving the Rock: Poverty and Faith in a Black Storefront Church, is released Nov.
Explore beautiful old world, regional maps in new UW Libraries digital collection
You can trace humankind’s exploration of the world in the maps created over the centuries.
Two new department chairs in College of Engineering
The UW College of Engineering named new chairs this fall to the departments of Chemical Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering.
Enjoy the flora of southern Chile in Nov. 19 presentation
The Arboretum Foundation will present famed plant hunter Dan Hinkley and Richie Steffen, curator of the Miller Botanical Garden, giving a lecture about the fabulous flora of southern Chile, at 7 p.
Annual Concerto Competition Nov. 16 at Meany
School of Music students from three divisions — piano, strings and orchestral instruments — perform for outside judges at the school’s annual Concerto Competiton.
Housing and Food Services wants students to say ‘Count Me In’
Residence halls ideally become a home away from home for students.
Egypt and Western civilization is topic of lecture
Donald Reid, professor emeritus at Georgia State University and affiliate faculty in the UW’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, will give a lecture titled Contested Heritage: Ancient Egypt and the Paradigm of Western Civilization, at 6:30 p.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Dance ‘Complexions.’
Founded by two Alvin Ailey alumni, this troupe draws inspiration from point to pop and uses a variety of music and media.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
INVESTIGATIVE INNOVATOR: Chemistry Professor Sarah L.
UW, Group Health and others create Researchtoolkit.org
Scientists and staff at the UW sometimes tap into core services to be more efficient and capitalize on resources.
Dinosaurs on Ice.
William Hammer of Augustana College, Ill.
It’s a 1972 ‘truck survey,’ but why? 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.
Motulsky, genetics leaders, patients celebrate UW clinic’s 50 years
By Mary Guiden & Clare Hagerty
News & Community Relations
When Dr.
Pharmacy Student of the Year, Innovative Practice awards go to UW
The Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) recently announced its 2009 pharmacy award winners.
Homophobia in Canada, U.S. is topic of roundtable
The Impact of Homophobia on LGBT Citizens: A Comparative Canada-US Perspective is the title of a roundtable with special guest Douglas Janoff slated for 4 p.
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