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February 19, 2009
New UW Police chief John Vinson a team player
John Vinson, the UW’s new police chief, is a veteran law enforcement officer who stresses that cooperation and teamwork are how to make a good police department even better.
“Meet, Greet, Teach” Feb. 26 focuses on interdisciplinary environmental education
The opportunities and limitations of team teaching is the subject of “Meet, Greet, Teach” Thursday, Feb.
Jupiter String Quartet to make Meany Hall debut Feb. 25
The Jupiter String Quartet will make its Meany Hall debut in a concert at 8 p.
Feminism in academic administration the topic of Feb. 25 panel
Three longtime UW administrators will gather to talk about how their feminist principles play out in their work in a roundtable next week sponsored by the Women Studies Department.
Pianist Nelita True to perform Feb. 21
Nelita True, professor of piano at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, will perform works by Beethoven, Faure, Liszt, and more in a visiting artist recital at 7:30 p.
Legislature faced with unpalatable alternatives in patching state budget’s hole
The good news from Olympia is that legislators’ attention has been focused extensively on higher education for the past several weeks.
Cervantes Institute receives Spanish encyclopedia
About 90 educators and others were on hand in Mary Gates Hall the afternoon of Thursday, Feb.
Going the extra mile: Faculty Senate seeks members for councils, committees
“A university is a community of scholars contributing, each according to his own talents and interests, to the transmission and advancement of knowledge.
Class Notes: Students investigate lives of young people around the world
Class title: GEOG/SIS 111: Global Youth, taught by Dr.
Japanese film ‘Zen’ to be shown, discussed on Feb. 26 and 28
The Japan Studies Program, The Henry M.
Two UW profs named Sloan Research Fellows
Two UW faculty members are among 118 early career scientists, mathematicians, and economists to be chosen as Alfred P.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Neuropathology Fellow saves neighbor from fire
UW Neuropathology Fellow Russ Huber doesn’t think of himself as a hero, even if that’s what the local papers are calling him.
Peer portfolio: Activities at UW’s peer institutions
GM + U-M = ABCD: General Motors and the University of Michigan have teamed up to help speed up the design of advanced batteries for electric cars.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Changing ocean conditions turning penguins into long-distance commuters
Imagine you live in the suburbs of Chicago and you must commute hundreds of miles to a job in Iowa just to put food on the table.
Clinical trials’ review finds only exercise to prevent low-back problems
Low-back pain continues to impose a huge burden on industrialized societies, in terms of symptoms, medical costs, productivity, and work absence.
Lecture on arctic policy challenges marks opening of Polar Science Weekend
Marking the end of International Polar Year, the chair of the eight-nation council that is assessing the implications of increased shipping in the Arctic Ocean will give a lecture on campus Thursday, Feb.
BizTech canceled in 2009 to mitigate budget cuts
BizTech, the UW campus technology fair, will not be held in 2009.
UW is one of six ‘suns’ in map of tech industry’s ‘solar system’
A new map depicts the “solar system” of the Puget Sound technology industry as it developed over the past 30 years, as told through the genealogy of 711 companies, institutions and organizations.
Choose an out-of-state contact person in case of emergency
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.
McCabe to solo at Feb. 26 UW Symphony concert
On Thursday, Feb.
Dental administrators and students meet with state legislators
Top administrators and students from the UW School of Dentistry met with key legislators in Olympia on Feb.
HuskyTV is ready for the switch to digital
The UW’s HuskyTV system is ready for the switch to digital television (DTV).
‘Journalism on the Brink?’: UW, online journalists host panel
The Seattle chapter of the Online News Association and the UW Department of Communication will host a panel discussion, “Journalism on the Brink? Can Digital Save It?” The discussion will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.
New vice provost: Spread the word about UW’s activities globally
When it comes to global affairs, the UW is “number one but a lot of people don’t know it.
February 18, 2009
Health care careers.
Meet with industry experts about career options and the degree and certificate programs that will prepare you to start or advance your career in the health care and biomedical fields.
A reconfigured middle east.
Joel S.
February 17, 2009
‘OPEN’ opens.
The opening reception for the School of Art’s Annual Juried student show, OPEN, at the Jacob Lawrence gallery — a no-holds-barred, no rules exhibition of unbridled talent juried by Rock Hushka, curator of contemporary and northwest art at the Tacoma Art Museum.
February 15, 2009
‘Blithe Spirit.’
This farce about ghosts and seances is an enduring classic even though its author, Noel Coward, claimed he wrote it in five days while on vacation.
February 14, 2009
‘Real to Reel.’
The final version of Masizakhe: Building Each Other, a film about spoken word poetry and hip hop in South Africa produced by Scott Macklin, the College of Education’s chief technology officer, will be screened at the Real to Reel Film Festival.
February 12, 2009
Eat, pray, love, listen.
Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love will share her thoughts on the writing life and some of her current projects.
Whose Arctic is it? Students investigate the question in Canada
Whose Arctic is it anyhow? Or how can competing international claims be resolved? With the polar ice cap melting, significant oil and gas reserves may soon be accessible, and the Northwest Passage shipping route could become far more navigable.
O’Donnell, Auth elected to National Academy of Engineering
Matthew O’Donnell, dean of the University of Washington’s College of Engineering and professor in the department of bioengineering, and David Auth, a UW affiliate professor in bioengineering and consultant based in Kirkland, Wash.
Faculty lecture on UWTV.
Did you miss “Immigration and American Identity,” the Annual Faculty, delivered by Charles Hirschman, on Jan.
Proposed 2009-11 UW budget cuts would cost 600-800 jobs
If the budget cuts proposed in December by Gov.
College of Education’s Frances Contreras a rising voice on challenges of Latino education
Frances Contreras does not hesitate to use strong language to describe the poor state of Latino education in the United States.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
POD to offer programs to help employees and leaders deal with coming budget challenges
There are tough times ahead as the University prepares for budget cuts from the Legislature.
Cancer diagnosis: Now in 3-D
UW researchers have helped develop a new kind of microscope to visualize cells in three dimensions, an advance that could bring great progress in the field of early cancer detection.
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