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May 7, 2009

Drama, music schools team up for Tchaikovsky opera ‘Eugene Onegin’

The UW Schools of Music and Drama will present Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin May 13-17 in Meany Theater.


Taking research from the ivory tower to the exercise mat

“I was always in an exercise mode, and after I retired, I was looking for some way to stay fit,” said Ernestine Robinson, an energetic 71-year-old.


Staiger appointed UWMC medical director


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Advisers from around the state meet for 21st annual conference

From impacts of budget cuts to best practices in reaching students through social media, academic advisers, student services staff and faculty from colleges and universities around the state will have a lot to discuss at the 21st annual Community College & University of Washington Advising Conference on May 8 in the HUB.


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Jay Inslee to serve as commencement speaker for UW Bothell

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Spokane Falls to flow full time, thanks to Berman Environmental Law Clinic

A settlement that the Berman Environmental Law Clinic helped negotiate means that after nearly a century, water will once again flow year-round at a historic site in Spokane.


UW-created American String Project to perform at Benaroya Hall May 14, 16, 17

The American String Project, a 15-member string orchestra started by UW Music Professor Barry Lieberman and his wife, Maria Larionoff, will perform May 14, 16 and 17 at Benaroya Hall.


Mother’s Day activities planned at the Arboretum

The Arboretum Foundation and the UW Botanic Gardens’ Education Department will host its annual Mother’s Day event at the Arboretum, from 1 to 4 p.


Emergency procedures practiced, evaluated in Operation Crash Start disaster drill

If an emergency occurs on campus, how will the UW respond?


Representatives of a number of campus departments gathered at the UW Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the Bryant Building on Thursday, April 30, to study that question in an afternoon-long disaster drill called Operation Crash Start.


‘El Ultimo.’

A bilingual production by Teatro Milagro that takes place in Patagonia and explores the power struggle when nature, indigenous Mapuche Shamans and timber interests collide.


‘Place, Health and Equity.’

A conference bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars on the intersections of place, racial and social inequity and human well-being.


Etc.: Campus news & notes

TACOMA’S NEW DAWG: Those of us in Seattle or Bothell may not know it, but Harry the Husky now has a brother of sorts.


Second BFA show opens at Lawrence gallery

The second show of the spring at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery will feature the BFA graduates working in fibers, sculpture, ceramics or painting.


Leading expert on teaching with controversy to speak May 8

The UW Center for Multicultural Education and the Area of Curriculum and Instruction present Diana Hess doing the center’s 12th Book Talk, from 11 a.


Nearly 900 faculty, staff, retirees create endowments to support students

Alvin Kwiram calls it a story of perseverance.


UW will be prominent in space shuttle mission to service Hubble telescope

When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla.


Happy 50th anniversary, UW Medical Center

When the UW School of Medicine opened in 1946, its leaders quickly became aware that the university needed a medical center of its own so that new doctors could receive a clinical experience consistent with the medical school’s curriculum.


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‘El Ultimo.’

A bilingual production by Teatro Milagro that takes place in Patagonia and explores the power struggle when nature, indigenous Mapuche Shamans and timber interests collide.


UW, state launch project to improve understanding, coverage of mental illness

A new program designed to improve public understanding and news reporting of mental health and mental illness is being launched by the UW’s School of Social Work and the Washington State Mental Health Transformation Project.


Experts to discuss future of Pacific Northwest forestry May 14

More than a dozen experts will discuss the future of forestry in the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, May 14, from 1 to 5 p.


Jazz, guitar and world music coming from School of Music students

The School of Music’s students of jazz, guitar and ethnomusicology will offer public performances in three separate events in coming days.


Influential fishery biologist to speak May 13

One of the Pacific Northwest’s most influential fishery biologists speaks Wednesday, May 13, about the turbulent transition of U.


Pain medicine chief reports on division’s accomplishments

More than 100 UW Medicine faculty members, staff and employees attended an April 29 “State of the Division” presentation by Dr.


Organization of the week: Professional Staff Organization

Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.


Better diets more costly, enjoyed by the most educated

A study conducted at the UW has revealed new connections between food, incomes and education.


Provost to hold budget conversation May 8

Faculty and staff are invited to join Provost Phyllis Wise from 3:30 to 5 p.


British group Radiohead inspires staffer to write

Jody Tate was busy earning his doctorate in English from the UW when he heard Radiohead’s Kid A album, released in 2000.


May 6, 2009

On Pakistan.

A lecture titled Pakistani Attitudes Towards Militancy In and Beyond Pakistan, by Christine Fair of the Rand Corporation, presented by the Comparative Religion Program.


May 4, 2009

After the raids.

A seminar by the West Coast Poverty Center titled Immigrant Family Life Following Immigration Raids, presented by Ajay Chaudry, director of New York’s Urban Institute Center on Labor, Human Services and Population.


Why the arts matter.

A panel discussion on the arts and why they matter more than ever in this economic crisis.


Why fractals?

Young Ko, a retiree from Weyerhauser Company, presents Fractals Are Everywhere: Why and So What?.


May 3, 2009

‘Mushroom Maynia.’

Sample mushroom treats, use dyes and crayons made from mushrooms to create art, attend a cultivation workshop and more.


May 2, 2009

Vocal jazz.

UW vocal students perform vocal jazz solos.


Sing Sing.

Experience the musical traditions of the indigenous peoples of Australia, Papua New Guinea and West Papua.


April 30, 2009

Harwood, Raftery elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Two UW professors are among 72 new members and 18 foreign associates from 15 countries who have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.


International health experts to discuss evolving swine flu outbreak May 4

David Fleming, director and health officer of Public Health-Seattle & King County, will headline a panel discussion on the evolving swine flu outbreak at 5:30 p.


UW names 2009 Magnuson Scholars


The UW has named six people from the health sciences schools as Magnuson Scholars, one of the highest awards given by the University.


Annual Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership features student projects

On May 6, more than 100 UW undergraduates will showcase their civic engagement projects that benefit the local nonprofit organizations, schools, and campus programs with which they volunteer.



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