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October 27, 2009

Benefits fairs.

Open enrollment is from Oct.


October 25, 2009

‘The Tempest.’

Shakespeare’s final play is a wonder of invention — an exuberant celebration of theatrical art and artifice.


October 24, 2009

‘Women Working.’

UW School of Music alumna Becky Billock performs works by American women composers, including Marion Bauer, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Jennifer Higdon, Libby Larsen, Amy Beach, Emma Lou Diemer and Margaret Bonds.


October 23, 2009

Purple and Gold Day.

By order of Gov.


Henry Open House.

Join the Henry to celebrate new exhibitions Vortexhibition Polyphonica, Allan Sekula: Waiting for Tear Gas, Polaroids: Mapplethorpe, and Eirik Johnson: Sawdust Mountain with karaoke and cupcakes, too.


October 22, 2009

Chinese Film Week highlights work by award-winning director

Chinese Film Week, October 26-31, offers discussions and screenings of award-winning writer and director Peng Xiaolian’s films, as well as an appearance by Peng herself.


Tiny but adaptable wasp brains show ability to alter their architecture

For an animal that has a brain about the size of two grains of sand, a lot of plasticity seems to be packed into the head of the tropical paper wasp Polybia aequatorialis.


Record enrollments at UW Bothell, Tacoma this fall

As the 2009-1010 academic year gets under way, the UW’s Bothell and Tacoma campuses are bulging at the seams with record enrollments.


Where are we?

The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.


Etc: Campus News and Notes

LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT: If you’re looking for some sparkly entertainment, stroll down to Westlake Park between 5 and 9 p.


New UW Photographers Group show opens Oct. 27

The UW Photographers Group will hold its eighth annual exhibition, Chiaro e Scuro, from Oct.


Researchers make key step toward turning methane gas into liquid fuel

Researchers at the University of Washington and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have taken an important step in converting methane gas to a liquid, potentially making it more useful as a fuel and as a source for making other chemicals.


Eirik Johnson.

Join the artist as he discusses the Henry exhibition Sawdust Mountain.


Metal Artist to speak at UW Libraries

Mary Lee Hu, retired UW professor of metal arts will speak at 7 p.


UW School of Music grad goes for baroque in compositions to be performed at Town Hall Oct. 24

When Justin Henderlight’s original composition is performed at a concert Oct.


UW law students take climate justice issues to Stanford, Europe

Two UW School of Law students have brought the issue of climate change as it relates to human rights to the forefront and recently went on the road presenting their work at Stanford Law School and in Europe.


Joel Berg named to new dentistry post

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The UW School of Music offers two concerts this weekend

Pianist Becky Billock, a School of Music alumna, will perform works by American women composers at 7:30 p.


Motulsky to receive inaugural award for lifetime of work in human genetics

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Noise abatement study to cause some noise near SR 520 starting Oct. 26

The Washington State Department of Transportation will be conducting a test pile noise abatement study starting on Oct.


UN Secretary-General receives honorary UW degree

Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the UW at a formal academic convocation Monday, Oct.


Infant sucking habits may affect how baby talks

Pacifier, baby bottle or finger sucking may hamper a child’s speech development if the habit goes on too long.


Costs up, plans changing, new dependent audit in force as Open Enrollment approaches

It’s best to pay close attention to the changes in UW medical plans for 2010 — many employee out-of-pocket costs are going up dramatically, and there is a new audit that requires you to prove eligibility for your dependents or lose that coverage.


Uplift International — from earthquakes to human rights – shaking up health

By Emily Lee
Special to UW Health Sciences


Uplift International, a Seattle-based NGO, is run with the support of Beth Rivin, UW research associate professor of law and director of the Global Health and Justice Project.


Peer Portfolio

MP3 ART: About 300 students wearing red, blue, green and yellow shirts gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at 12:30 p.


Researchers find way to improve depression in older cancer patients

Depression in older cancer patients is very common, and has debilitating effects on their quality of life both during and after treatment.


A perfect match: UW sociologist Pepper Schwartz becomes AARP columnist

There aren’t many college professors who would (or could) write a column called The Naked Truth, but those who know Sociology Professor Pepper Schwartz won’t be surprised that she’s doing just that.


A recliner on wheels: 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.


It takes two to tutor a sparrow

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and apparently it takes at least two adult birds to teach a young song sparrow how and what to sing.


The UW’s ‘green honor roll’

The University has received many honors and awards for its sustainability efforts.


Empty Space founder and UW alum Burke Walker directs ‘The Tempest’ in renovated Jones Playhouse

“There’s no such thing as a traditional production of The Tempest.


UW Chamber Dance Co.

The company resurrects old dances from the 1930s in a program titled The Shape of Dissent, a reminder that poverty and homlessness are not new events in America.


Climate Action Plan sets out vision for greenhouse-gas-neutral future at UW

Imagine the UW’s Seattle campus 40 years from now: