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May 21, 2009
The University Week photo contest has its first winner, two more to come
The first week of our first ever photo contest is over and we have a winner! Drum roll please: The prize goes to Sophia Agtarap, administrative counselor in the Graduate School, for her photo, Higher, Daddy.
In-house and less costly: Consider the Scientific Instruments Department for certain repairs
Got a piece of scientific equipment that needs repair? You could call a specialty repair shop and pay anywhere from $90 to $390 an hour to get it fixed.
May 20, 2009
‘Foot, Hand, Drum.’
Musical groups share the satisfying sounds of percussion from various geographic areas of the world.
May 19, 2009
Marian Anderson String Quartet.
Formed in 1989, this African American ensemble makes creating new and diverse audiences for chamber music an integral part of its mission.
May 18, 2009
Roethke reading.
The 46th annual Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Reading, by Paul Muldoon, Princeton faculty member and the poetry editor of The New Yorker.
May 17, 2009
Stroum Lectures.
The 34th annual Stroum Lecture Series, “Encounters with the Past: Remembering the ‘Bygone’ in Israeli Culture.
May 15, 2009
Guitar ensemble.
Students of Michael Partington present music for guitar from the Renaissance to the 21st century.
UW Bothell 5K.
The fourth annual UW Bothell 5K Run-Walk.
May 14, 2009
Dreaming big: New Center for Teaching and Learning to draw expertise campuswide
Undergraduate Academic Affairs, the Graduate School and the UW Libraries are teaming up to create a new Center for Teaching and Learning at the University that will draw on the expertise of many units on campus.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, May 14, at UW Tower.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Leaf blowers and lawn mowers? Paul Moore’s music for dance Concert is decidedly out-of-the-box
When two graduate students in dance were contemplating music for their creations in the MFA/Faculty Dance Concert next week, they turned to the guy who’s been accompanying their dance classes ever since they arrived at the UW.
Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission, study finds
A recently completed international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of HIV transmission when taken by people infected with both HIV and HSV-2.
Hear Charles Holt.
His journey has taken him from being an aspiring professional football player to the business world and eventually to where he is today — a multi-talented actor and singer.
Brain cell mechanism for decision making also underlies judgment about certainty
Countless times a day people judge their confidence in a choice they are about to make — that they now can safely turn left at this intersection, that they aren’t sure of their answer on a quiz, that their hot coffee has cooled enough to drink.
Class Notes: Students research ways to make UW campus more sustainable
Class title: ENVIR 450: For Your Information (FYI): Roots and Realities of Sustainability, taught by Jason Scullion, a graduate student in the College of Forest Resources and the Evans School of Public Affairs, and Julia Parrish, professor and associate director of aquatic and fishery sciences.
Talking pill bottles aim to improve health, health literacy
By Ashley Wiggin, School of Nursing &
Melinda Young, School of Pharmacy
Imagine a pill bottle that could “talk” to you, reminding you when to take medication or how much to take.
Astro-Scholar.
Astronaut Scholar Pavan Vaswani will talk about his experiences at the Ninth Annual Astronaut Scholar Technical Conference and the U.
UW study to look at benefits of exercise for people with ICD devices
A new study at the UW seeks to find out how walking exercise will benefit people who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
Ethnomusicology students in the spotlight for concert Saturday, May 16
The more informal side of the UW School of Music will take a turn at the annual concert of the Ethnomusicology Student Association.
Etc: Campus news & notes
GOIN’ TO THE CHICKENS: Jennifer Adrien is the assistant director for MBA Global Programs in the Michael G.
Kosher, halal deli sandwiches now available on campus
For those looking for kosher or halal diets, a bit of change has come to the UW campus.
Organization of the week: Native Faculty and Staff Association of the UW
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Any way you slice it, warming climate is affecting Cascades snowpack
There has been sharp disagreement in recent years about how much, or even whether, winter snowpack has declined in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon during the last half-century.
Jewish Studies Program named after the Stroums
The UW College of Arts and Sciences has announced that the Jewish Studies Program in the Henry M.
Kellye Testy selected as dean of the UW School of Law
UW Provost Phyllis Wise has announced that Kellye Testy, who currently is dean and professor of law at Seattle University, will become dean of the UW School of Law, effective Sept.
Washington Supreme Court comes to UW law school
As part of the Court in the Community Program, the Washington State Supreme Court will visit the UW School of Law on Tuesday, May 19.
Parental guidelines, consequences may be why fewer black teens smoke than whites
It’s a curious paradox.
Voice division students to perform May 18
Voice students of faculty artists Tom Harper, Joyce Guyer, and Jane Eaglen will present an all Italian recital that includes songs, arias and operatic ensembles from Italian opera from the Classical and Romantic periods with selections by Mozart, Leoncavallo, Ponchielli, Donaudy, Rossini and others.
Enter the University Week UW community photo contest
The first week of our photo contest is nearly over and already we have more than 50 entries.
May 13, 2009
Diversity honored.
The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program present their annual celebration, fete and honors.
‘Destination Italy.’
The Italian Studies Advisory Board and the Division of French & Italian Studies present travel tips from three Seattle Times editors.
Spring opera.
Peter Eros conducts and Noel Koran directs Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
May 12, 2009
Education Open House.
The College of Education holds its Spring Open House to introduce participants to its undergraduate and graduate programs.
May 9, 2009
UW Relay for Life.
Team members take turns walking, jogging, or running around Husky Stadium track to raise money for cancer awareness, education and research.
May 8, 2009
On to grad school?
The UW Career Center presents a workshop called Applying to Graduate of Professional School.
May 7, 2009
Pharmacy student creates medication-safety program in Uganda
Last summer, when Meg Melchiors arrived at the small clinic in Ibulanku, a village in Uganda’s Iganga District, she discovered medications were being dispensed in small white paper envelopes with cryptic numerical instructions.
Students to show their research achievements in 12th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
Nearly 700 UW undergraduates will showcase their contributions to innovative and groundbreaking research at the 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Educational Opportunity Program celebration May 13
The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) will present their annual celebration beginning at 5:30 p.
Wickizer to deliver Public Health’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture, May 18
By Holly Weese
School of Public Health
Tom Wickizer, UW professor of health services, will deliver the School of Public Health’s Spring Quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Reflections on 10 years of Collaborative Research to Improve Health and Health Care for Injured Workers in Washington State.
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