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April 23, 2009

The UW as it was: Campus tours to revisit Olmsted designs, AYPE sites

Those of us who work on the UW’s Seattle campus may not think we need to take a campus tour, but a series of tours being offered beginning this weekend may teach us some things we don’t already know.


UW Wind Ensemble and symphonic, concert and campus bands to present ‘Spotlight!’ April 27

The UW Wind Ensemble and symphonic, concert, and campus Bands will present Spotlight!, a concert featuring winners of the UW Bands concerto competition, at 7:30 p.


Dinos, fossils and video production: Registration open for Burke summer programs

With dinosaurs, fossils, climate change studies and now even video production — the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture has much to offer young students of all grades with its summer programs, and registration is already open.


UW professors follow ‘The Modern Girl Around the World’ in new book

Before the TV show Sex and the City made popular the image of the successful, independent, Cosmo-sipping woman of the new millennium, there was the Modern Girl, a worldwide figure of the 1920s and 30s who dressed provocatively, sought romantic love and seemed to buck the roles of dutiful daughter, wife and mother.


Chairs, directors, faculty invited to participate in commencement procession

Chairs, directors and faculty on the Seattle campus are invited to participate in the academic procession at the UW’s 133rd commencement ceremony, Saturday, June 13, in Husky Stadium.


Defense Secretary Robert Gates to be UW 2009 commencement speaker

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Search for extraterrestrial intelligence is keynote talk for UW astronomy open house

Frank Drake, a world leader in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), will speak at 7 p.


Etc: Campus news & notes

ARTIST PROFESSOR: Kazimierz Poznanski, a professor at the Jackson School, currently has a show of his paintings at the Kobo Gallery in the International District.


Linda Wordeman receives Guggenheim Fellowship

Linda Wordeman, UW professor of physiology and biophysics, has been named a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow.


Scholar of medieval China to speak April 28

How to View a Mountain in Medieval China is the title of a lecture to be given by David Knechtges, UW professor of Asian languages and literature, at 7 p.


Place, Health and Equity Conference set for May 7-8

How does the social and physical context of place affect human well-being?


A broadly interdisciplinary group of scholars will explore this topic at the Place, Health and Equity Conference at the UW Thursday, May 7, and Friday, May 8.


Organ, guitar and saxophone to be featured in School of Music programs next week

On Sunday, April 26, Paul Richard Olson, organist and choirmaster of Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights, N.


NIH funds Northwest regional center for biodefense and infectious diseases

The UW and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) with a number of partner institutions across the Northwest have received federal funding to form a regional research center aimed at combating emerging or reemerging infectious diseases that pose a serious threat to human health.


Two McCabes and a Sheppard team for ‘Triple Play’ concert April 30

UW School of Music faculty artists Robin McCabe and Craig Sheppard, joined by Rachelle McCabe, director of piano studies at Oregon State University (and Robin’s sister), will alternate in dynamic duo-piano performances in Triple Play, a concert at 7:30 p.


Einar Hille Memorial Lecture in Neurosciences, April 28

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Workshop seeks to lure women researchers from industry to academia

A series of national workshops at the UW will try a novel approach to boost the number of women faculty in university science, technology, engineering and mathematics departments.


Enter the world of melodrama — as it was really done — in School of Drama’s ‘The Two Orphans’

A villain with a black cape who twirls his moustache and leers at a victim tied to the railroad tracks — this is what most of us think of when someone says melodrama.


Arboretum’s ‘FlorAbundance’ plant sale April 25-26

The Arboretum Foundation’s FlorAbundance, the region’s largest plant sale, returns to Building 30 of the Warren G.


Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.


Roundtable on science blogging set for April 29

SciBlogging: A Roundtable Discussion on Science Blogs, will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.


Ballet Preljocaj.

Choreographer and company founder Angelin Preljocaj has been creating evocative works for his company since 1984.


Six in UW community named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Six members of the UW community — active and retired — are among 210 new Fellows named this week to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.


Jet lag disturbs sleep by upsetting internal clocks in two neural centers

Jet lag is the bane of many travelers, and similar fatigue can plague people who work in rotating shifts.


Hear Patrick Fitzgerald.

The Leadership at the Crossroads speaker series, which features dynamic leaders working at the intersection of the private, public and nonprofit sectors, presents the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, who will speak on Serving the Public: Ethics and Public Office.


Science in Medicine Lecture on April 23

Elizabeth Blackburn, the Morris Herzstein Endowed Professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, will give the Science in Medicine Lecture, from noon to 1 p.


Staffer’s good idea prompts CFD’s Spring Food Drive, now through May 1

Those in need are in need all year long, not just at the holidays.


Organization of the week: The Asian and Pacific Islander American Faculty and Staff Association

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


Goldwater, Udall and Beinecke scholarship winners announced

It’s the time of year when major scholarships are announced and student futures are planned.


Make yourself a ‘72-hour comfort kit’

Editor’s note: The Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department is offering a tip a month to help people get prepared for a disaster.


UW tops national primary care medical school rankings for 16th straight year

The UW again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.


April 22, 2009

‘Arab Public Opinion.’

Shibley Telhami, a Middle East scholar at the University of Maryland and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, will speak on Arab Public Opinion: Change and Continuity Since 9/11 for the Farhat J.


April 21, 2009

Inside the Burke.

Journey behind the scenes at the Burke Museum.


April 17, 2009

Ryan Crocker speaks.

Crocker, who served as U.


Henry Open House.

A celebration at the Henry, including announcement of the Brink Award, music and projections by local musician Leeni.


April 16, 2009

Ancient graffiti.

A lecture by Chloe Ragazzoli, University of Sorbonne, Paris, presented by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization.


Etc.: Campus news & notes

DAILY DELIGHT: The UW Daily, under the leadership of publisher Kristin Millis, has recently received several national and regional honors.


Calling all campus filmmakers: The Pocketmedia Film Festival is here

Attention campus Scorceses, Coppolas and Tarantinos — your moment in the spotlight may have arrived.


Voice workshop set for May 11

Voicing in Fitz(Maurice) and Starts is the title of a participatory workshop to be offered by Gin Hammond from 7 to 8:30 p.


Organization of the week: Family Caregiver Network

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


Global Justice in the 21st Century is topic of conference

The Program on Values in Society and the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities are sponsoring a conference on Global Justice in the 21st Century April 17-18.



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