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January 8, 2009
Local businesses give back to their community, study finds
Much is known about how large, national corporations practice corporate social responsibility, but there is little information about how business giving relates to the regional community.
Best of 2008: UW Medicine
On the heels of news that Washington has moved up to the 10th healthiest state in the nation, according to the United Health Foundation, UW physicians and researchers are also making their mark on some top health-related lists for 2008.
Half of world’s population could face climate-induced food crisis by 2100
Rapidly warming climate is likely to seriously alter crop yields in the tropics and subtropics by the end of this century and, without adaptation, will leave half the world’s population facing serious food shortages, new research shows.
Looking back at universities during other economic crises
Editor’s note: Stephen Warren, professor of atmospheric sciences and Earth & Space Sciences, sent University Week this brief study he did of how universities coped with the Great Depression.
Best of 2008: School of Dentistry
The Northwest/Alaska Center to Reduce Oral Health Disparities, which was launched in 2002 with a federal grant, had its funding renewed for five more years in 2008.
Charter schools offer college prep alternative for inner-city students
By Debra Britt
Center on Reinventing Public Education
An analysis of national public school programs and practices indicates that urban charter schools are more likely to employ college-oriented curricula, a focused instructional design, smaller classes, greater time on task, and offer customized support for struggling students.
Freshman, sophomore, junior medalists named
The UW recently announced the freshman, sophomore and junior medalists for 2007-8, awards that are based on a student’s overall academic record.
Best of 2008: School of Nursing
The school celebrated its newly remodeled simulation lab with an open house in April.
Martin Luther King tributes planned at Harborview, Health Sciences
Two separate programs, one at Harborview Medical Center on Friday, Jan.
Winter wonderland
During the quarter break, snow fell in Seattle — so much snow, in fact, that the University closed for three days.
Best of 2008: School of Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy was ranked No.
OSP implements new two-day advance deadline for all proposals
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) has announced a new policy requiring that the final version of all grant and contract applications be in the office two or more days before the deadline — or the applications will not be approved and submitted to the sponsor by OSP.
Cuong Vu Trio presents master classes for music students
The Cuong Vu Trio will lead two masterclasses/clinics for UW School of Music students on Friday, Jan.
Six UW profs named Fellows of AAAS
Six UW professors were among 486 scientists honored recently as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.
Skating for a reason: UWT student raising money for Boys & Girls Clubs
When Ben Warner was approached by a group of teenagers looking for a fight, he could have hopped on his longboard and skated off to safety.
Astronomy Department celebrates 2009 International Year of Astronomy
The UW Astronomy Department is making the universe “Yours to Discover” in 2009, thanks to its partnership in celebrating the <A href="http://www.
Best of 2008: School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Department of Biostatistics
The department was ranked first in the nation among public universities (third overall) by the Chronicle of Higher Education based on the scholarly productivity of its faculty.
Mary Gates Hall getting tech upgrade, thanks to Gates family
While students were taking a break over the holidays, the employees of Classroom Support Services’ Information Technology Group were hard at work beginning what will be a transformation of 14 classrooms in Mary Gates Hall.
It’s the real thing: Compostable Coca-Cola cup launched at UW
The UW is the pilot site for the first compostable paper cup designed specifically for soft drinks.
Taking math to the streets: Students solve real-world problems with mathematics modeling
Say you’re hiking for a week — how much food and equipment should you bring? Or you’re delivering hot meals to clients, or arranging a carpool — what’s the most efficient route?
Students in Math 381, Associate Professor Sara Billey’s Discrete Mathematical Modeling class, use math to help solve such practical questions and more.
Hubble telescope to get last tuneup
From troubled beginnings nearly 18 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy and its stunning images have stirred the imaginations of people around the globe.
Best of 2008: School of Social Work
The 2008 Academic Excellence Award received by the School of Social Work from the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) recognizes the school’s leadership in services to children and families.
UW Day of Service organizers seeking volunteers
Martin Luther King Jr.
UW to focus on limiting losses in tough 2009 legislative season
With state budget challenges mounting and revenue numbers extremely uncertain, the UW will focus on minimizing state funding losses in the 2009 legislative season, Randy Hodgins, director of state relations, told UW officials in a pre-session briefing Wednesday.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Entrepreneurship expert to speak at UW Bothell
The UW Bothell MBA Programs and the Biotechnology and Biomedical Technology Institute present Mark Ahn for two events in January.
The Littlefield Organ Series presents Millennia Too!
Organist Alison Luedecke and oboist Susan Barrett, founding members of the California-based group Millennia Too!, will perform at 3 p.
New vessel provides platform to test innovative equipment, conduct research
Equipment and instruments developed for use on deep-ocean expeditions, on the seafloor or under the ice at the North Pole need thorough testing before being sent to sea.
Burke Museum welcomes new curator of Native American ethnology
The Ethnology Department at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture welcomes Deana Dartt-Newton as the new curator of Native American ethnology.
Burke’s Artifact Identification Day slated Jan. 10
Do you have an object you can’t quite place? If it’s from somewhere along the Pacific Rim or North America, one of the Burke’s curators can help you figure it out.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Yes he can: UW student plans Obama’s premier inaugural ball
UW student Devin Hampton is just 10 credits shy of earning his undergraduate degree in political science, but he’s not worried about walking in a graduation ceremony anytime soon.
January 7, 2009
Yuja Wang.
Barely in her twenties, this Bejing-born pianist has already made several important debuts in Europe.
December 4, 2008
Harborview burn rehab manager wins international award
By Steve Butler
News & Community Relations
When Merilyn Moore started her career as a physical therapist in burns at Australia’s Royal Brisbane Hospital in 1980, she recognized that “staying ahead of the game” in the highly specialized field of burn injury rehabilitation required an international perspective.
Students know a lot about computers — but knowledge is superficial, program shows
They punch cell phones like they once played with plastic rattles.
University Week takes a break
This is the last issue of University Week for fall quarter.
UW-WSU collaboration on animal-human health breaks new ground
By Bobbi Nodell
Global Health Department
The infectious disease plagues of our time — HIV, SARS and avian flu — have mutated and spread from animals to humans, yet getting the human and animal sectors together hasn’t been so easy.
Newsmakers
OBAMA BABY BOOM?: “‘Hope and euphoria,’ says UW sociologist Pepper Schwartz, ‘are a serious aphrodesiac,'” a post-election article in Newsweek states while discussing the possibility of a swell in birth rates because of Barack Obama’s election.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
SCIENCE STARS: More than half of the 104 founding members recently inducted into the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) are members of the UW community.
Baker wins 2008 Sackler International Prize in Biophysics
Dr.
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