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October 16, 2009
Savery Hall open house.
The departments of economics, philosophy and sociology invite the campus community to stop by and explore the newly renovated building.
October 15, 2009
UW Dental Alumni Association director gives son special gift
By Steve Steinberg
School of Dentistry
Randy Newquist took a little extra time off this summer, but he wasn’t slacking.
Inventor of the Year Awards honor work on cystic fibrosis drug
Drs.
What’s old is relevant again: Dances from the ’30s featured in Chamber Dance Company’s ‘The Shape of Dissent’
A homeless woman does not seem at first glance to be the perfect subject for a dance.
A place in space for Praczukowski — 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.
UW Medical Genetics Clinic celebrates 50th anniversary
By Mary Guiden
News and Community Relations
UW Medical Genetics Clinic faculty, administration and staff will celebrate the clinic’s 50th anniversary Nov.
An ‘accumulation’ of old cars — starring a 1937 Plymouth sedan
By Peter Kelley
University Week
Mike Harrell says he doesn’t collect cool old cars, exactly — it’s more that he accumulates them.
Where are we?
The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW oceanographer is a lead scientist in largest airborne survey of polar ice
By Sandra Hines
News & Information
During the next six years Operation Ice Bridge will use aircraft to conduct what NASA says is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at the Earth’s polar regions.
UW’s Carole Terry to perform at St. Mark’s Cathedral
Carole Terry, professor in the School of Music, will perform works by Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn and Schumann on the St.
At last – a soda-cup lid that’s compostable
UW Housing and Food Services is one step closer to reaching its goal of zero-waste with the introduction of the first compostable soda cup lid.
Economic stimulus awards top $100 million, include funds for work in Latin America and with Native Americans
By Mary Guiden and Catherine O’Donnell
News & Information
The UW has passed the $100 million mark in economic stimulus awards.
NASA shuttle astronaut, energy ‘smart grids,’ cyber-security talks the focus of College of Engineering fall lecture series
A space-walking astronaut, a pair of cyber-security experts and energy-saving “smart grids” will be topics for the College of Engineering’s fall lecture series, which this year it titled <A href="http://www.
Jacob Lawrence Gallery presents work by Garvens
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery presents Devices: Works by Associate Professor Ellen Garvens now through Oct.
Big chill: Experts discuss the last Ice Age in Oct. 18 event at the Burke
12,000 years ago residents of the Puget Sound lived in the coldest temperatures the region has ever known.
UW breaks ground on nation’s largest molecular engineering building
UW leaders officially broke ground on a molecular engineering building on Friday, Oct.
Faculty artist Stephen Fissel to perform on bass trombone Oct. 19
UW faculty artist and Seattle Symphony Orchestra trombonist Stephen Fissel will step from the back of the orchestra to the front of the stage to present solo music for the bass trombone in a concert at 7:30 p.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, Oct.
Open access to scholarship in the spotlight Oct. 20-22
The UW will celebrate Open Access Week Oct.
Playing French Seattle to feature works by Feydeau, Balzac, Beckett and Romanian-born playwright Matei Visniec
The third annual Playing French Seattle festival of dramatic works will feature Romanian-born playwright Matei Visniec and also includes work by Georges Feydeau, Honoré de Balzac, and Samuel Beckett.
Talk traces long journey of Japanese art treasure
Heather Blair, assistant professor of religious studies at Indiana University, will give a talk titled Sacred, Scrap, or Art? The Modern Career of Zao Gongen at 2:30 p.
What do research administrators talk about when they get together? A look at the ‘stage hands’ of academic research
When Lawrie Robertson worked as administrator of the Division of Public Health Sciences at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, he got to know a graduate student named Christopher Li.
Seaglider sets new underwater endurance and range records
A UW Seaglider operated for nine months and five days in the Pacific Ocean, an endurance record more than double what any other autonomous underwater-vehicle group has accomplished on a single mission.
Streissguth garden is all in the family
By Catherine O’Donnell
News & Information
The Streissguth Gardens began when Daniel Streissguth and Ann Roth Pytkowicz fell in love.
UW Astrobiology Program to present lecture series ‘Life and the Universe’ through Nov. 17
The UW Astrobiology Program presents a series of lectures by renowned experts in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s telescopic discoveries and the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Combined Fund Volunteer: Mendez understands problems immigrants face
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.
October 14, 2009
AYPE Exhibit Tours.
The last of three public tours of the Libraries Special Collections exhibit The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition: When the World Came to Campus.
October 13, 2009
Sylvia Toran.
This solo piano recitalist’s career has taken her to Europe, South America, Australia and New Zealand.
Presidential address.
UW President Mark A.
October 9, 2009
Reading the Constitution.
You may be surprised at the familiarity or newness of this amazing document as 100 readers bring it to life for the fourth annual reading.
Indigenous healing.
Columbia University’s Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart will discuss historical trauma for indigenous peoples and the historical trauma response, and will present an intervention aimed at facilitating healing.
October 8, 2009
Paul Taylor dance.
Over its 53 years in existence, Taylor’s choreography has become the “gold standard” of modern dance.
Burke Trivia Night.
The Burke Museum presents a monthly pub quiz for science buffs, culture gurus, and museum lovers.
Bodemer Lecture 2009.
Dr.
The Friends of UW School of Medicine marks 60 years of service
By Delia Ward
UW Medicine Advancement
For her first Thanksgiving in Seattle, Andrea B.
Students celebrate American Pharmacists Month with ad campaign
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Dental education program swings into 2nd year at Riverpoint Campus
The Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE) program kicked off its orientation for a new cohort of eight students on Aug.
UW receives $25 million federal grant to create Northwest Genomics Center
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) announced Oct.
There’s something fishy going on–but what is it? Help the library 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.
A family history in letters: Graduate School’s Erika Kreger co-edits book on Salmon P. Chase correspondence with daughters
A comment Erika Kreger made in passing to a colleague 17 years ago served as the inspiration for a fascinating historical project that has just now come to fruition.
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