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November 13, 2008
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UNDER THEIR INFLUENCE: When Seattle Magazine‘s staffers decided to create a list of the 25 Most Influential People of the Year, they included four members of the UW community.
Children’s author Gerald McDermott to speak on ‘Heroes and Tricksters’
Award-winning children’s author, illustrator and filmmaker Gerald McDermott will speak on Heroes & Tricksters: A Mythic Journey on Nov.
Donations sought for University District food bank, where need is greater than ever
The current economic slump means the University District Food Bank is busier than ever, receiving more than 4,600 requests for groceries in October — about 800 more requests than the same time last year.
AIDS and STD research symposium set for Nov. 21
The UW Center for AIDS and STD will hold a research symposium from 9 a.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Museum Without Walls project plans meeting Nov. 18
The University District Museum Without Walls volunteers and staff will host a meeting on Tuesday, Nov.
Check on your work responsibilities during inclement weather
With the change of seasons it’s time to familiarize yourself with the University policies that apply during periods of severe weather, and in the event of a temporary suspension of non-essential operations.
Web site exposes previously undocumented KKK activity in Washington
UW scholars have shined new light on one of the darkest chapters of Washington history — the days when the Ku Klux Klan was a temporary force in the state.
UW Medicine receives $1 million to support hospital caregivers
When Mary Pigott wanted to honor her late husband, Roger Giesecke, she thought about the extraordinary care he and family members received at UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center over the years.
Award-winning poet Madeline DeFrees to speak at Suzzallo Nov. 14
Poet Madeline DeFrees says she does a lot of her writing while she’s out walking or doing manual work.
November 6, 2008
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
A homecoming for director of opera ‘Il Mondo della Luna’
The School of Music’s first opera production this year proves that even back in 1777, humans were already thinking about going to the moon.
Expert on foster care to lecture Nov. 13
There are challenges in the foster care system and UW Professor Mark Courtney, a leading expert on U.
UW Bothell celebrates new Cultural Studies Program with guest lecturer Toby Miller
UW Bothell will celebrate the fall 2008 launch of its Master of Arts in Cultural Studies (MACS) Program with guest lecturer Toby Miller from 6 to 8:30 p.
DNA provides ‘smoking gun’ in the case of the missing songbirds
It sounds like a tale straight from CSI: The bully invades a home and does away with the victim, then is ultimately found out with the help of DNA evidence.
Writing Day launches second phase of Writing in the Majors
Once upon a time, it was enough for University freshmen to get through first-year English composition courses.
By popular demand: Department of Scandinavian Studies celebrates its centennial
The UW’s Department of Scandinavian Languages and Literature was created in 1909 in response to community demand.
Inspirations for Seales’ music range from Paris to Bellingham
Marc Seales and friends will present an evening of jazz that draws heavily on Seales’ recent experiences in Paris, as well as his own take on songs of his youth at 7:30 p.
The silver lining of lost parking privileges
By Brian Donohue
News & Community Relations
This past springtime I was cheerfully anticipating new work digs.
UWT and Russian journalism students collaborate on news project
Journalism students from Russia and UW Tacoma got an up-close look at American-style journalism in action as election-night guests of the Tacoma-based News Tribune newspaper Nov.
Green neighborhoods may reduce childhood obesity
As obesity rates continue to rise in the United States — and related health care costs — UW researchers continue to offer findings that may offer some possible solutions, or explanations.
Second lecture in ‘Lucy Talks’ features forensic anthropologist Nov. 13
In the second lecture of the “Lucy Talks” series, Katherine Taylor, a forensic anthropologist with the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, will discuss the basics of her field and the science of reading bones.
UW Medical Center expansion project to break ground this winter
By Staishy Siem
News & Community Relations
UW Medical Center is scheduled to break ground this winter on the first phase of a two-part construction project designed to give the hospital much needed space for patient care.
Math series kicks off with talk by Felsenstein
Joseph Felsenstein, professor of Genome Sciences and of Biology at the UW, will speak on Evolutionary Trees, Coalescents and Gene Trees: Can Mathematicians Find the Woods? at 3:30 p.
UW Photographers Group launches fall exhibit Nov. 11
The UW Photographers Group fall exhibition will be on display in the UW Medical Center’s Skylight Gallery from November 11 through December.
Planetarium open to public for winter of starry, starry nights
Seattle winters all but guarantee buckets of rain, blustery winds and — unfortunately for stargazers — clouds, clouds, clouds.
UW receives nearly $17 million to study emerging respiratory viruses
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, one of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a contract to the UW to use systems biology approaches to comprehensively analyze and model the virus-host interactions and cellular response networks that are induced or altered during the course of acute respiratory virus infection.
Man who committed suicide in Red Square identified
The person who committed suicide in Red Square Oct.
Researchers find that mouse heart can regenerate diseased tissue
A recent study in mice shows the ability of the fetal heart to grow healthy cells to compensate for cardiac tissue lost to disease.
Gerberding bells to ring in honor of mathematician
On Sunday Nov.
Inauguration of Diabetes and Obesity Center set for Nov. 14
The inauguration of the new UW Medicine Diabetes and Obesity Center of Excellence will take place from 1:30 to 6 p.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Climate Survey 2008: Satisfaction, and continued improvement
Faculty and staff at the UW generally report that they are proud to work here and satisfied with their employment experience.
Postdocs show their work at 4th annual research symposium Nov. 14 in the HUB
The Fourth Annual UW Postdoctoral Association Research Symposium will be held from 2 to 5 p.
October 30, 2008
Sir David Cox to present Biostatistics’ Breslow Distinguished Lecture
One of the seminal statistical thinkers of the 20th and 21st centuries, Sir David Cox, will present the Department of Biostatistics’ Norman E.
Work of 16 photographers featured in HUB Gallery
The seventh Annual UW Photographers Group show will be in the HUB Gallery through Nov.
Beware! Halloween tooth decay is lurking
By Steve Steinberg
School of Dentistry
Many of those who enjoy Halloween will find a scary and unwanted bonus: a crop of cavities on their next visit to the dentist.
From academic to artist: Richey retires to new career
When the Women Painters of Washington’s Waters Alive! show opens Nov.
High school students attend UW dental camp
Twenty-one students from the Yakima Valley area sampled the oral health profession on Saturday at the School of Dentistry’s annual Dental Camp.
Scientists find evidence of tsunamis on Indian Ocean shores long before 2004
A quarter-million people were killed when a tsunami inundated Indian Ocean coastlines the day after Christmas in 2004.
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