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August 7, 2008
Bulging prison system called massive intervention in American family life
The mammoth increase in the United States’ prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW to host CIA officer for research residency
The UW will participate for the first time in the Officer in Residence Program, in which a Central Intelligence Agency officer spends two years as a visiting researcher at a United States college or university.
UW at the Olympics: Social work practicum coordinator to referee tae kwon do
Leon Preston has been an athlete all his life, but he’s going to the Olympics this year as an official, not a competitor.
Jack Thompson leaves public health leadership post
Jack Thompson, director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP), has stepped down from this leadership position, effective July 15.
Husky Band leader a director of Beijing Olympic Orchestra
When Brad McDavid led the Husky Marching Band on a tour to China in 2001, little did he realize that the performances were also an audition.
Consortium to help reshape Thai pharmacy practices
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
The UW School of Pharmacy recently joined a group that is helping transform the pharmacy system in Thailand.
Teachers as change agents: New UW Bothell teacher education program aims for something radical
A new program for secondary education teachers at UW Bothell is aimed not just at producing certificated teachers but also change agents.
Eileen Whalen appointed HMC executive director
By Clare Hagery & Elizabeth Lowry
News & Community Relations
After a national search, Eileen Whalen has been appointed executive director for Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, effective Oct.
Faculty, staff female singers wanted for choir
Where can you get weekly singing lessons, perform three times a year and meet a lot of women who love music as much as you do? The answer is the UW Women’s Choir, which is currently looking for new members.
Stephanie Steppe steps down
Stephanie Steppe, director of Health Sciences Academic Services & Facilities, doesn’t think she has taken more than a week’s vacation at a time in 40 years.
Amid the ice, hot smoker vents
Well inside the Arctic Circle, scientists have found black smoker vents farther north than anyone has ever seen before.
UW medical student vaults her way to the Olympics
On Aug.
A home away from home for international students
A week can make all the difference.
Another sign of changing times: Suzzallo’s periodicals desk to close Aug. 23
One more fixture of the 20th century library is going away.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents meeting scheduled for August has been cancelled.
July 24, 2008
From garden to you: Library staffers enjoy fresh produce delivered to their workplace
Staffers in the UW Libraries have been enjoying fresh produce this summer, thanks to a new program they’ve signed up for called Farm Fresh@Work.
Chinese studies librarians at UW for conference
Dozens of Chinese studies librarians have converged at the UW for the Summer Institute on Chinese Studies Librarianship in the Electronic Environment, hosted by UW Libraries.
UW becomes member of University of Arctic
Growing international interest in the Arctic led the UW in June to become a member of the University of the Arctic.
Toxic chemicals found in common laundry products, air fresheners
A UW study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals.
Center for AIDS Research receives $16.5 million
By Bobbi Nodell
News & Community Relations
One of the first AIDS research centers in the country has been awarded $16.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UWMC ranks in top 10 of America’s best hospitals
UW Medical Center (UWMC) has ranked 10th in U.
Saving the world, one composted cup at a time
Quick quiz: It’s hot out and you’ve bought a cool drink at a UW campus café.
UW professors coordinate NGO code of conduct
By Bobbi Nodell
News & Community Relations
More than 25 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have pledged to pursue practices that bolster public health practices in the countries in which they work, as part of an international nongovernmental organization code of conduct developed by UW professors working for Health Alliance International in Seattle.
Increase in freshman enrollment proposed
UW President Mark A.
$2.68 billion raised in successful campaign
On July 17 the UW Foundation announced that more than $2.
UW prof joins Kew Gardens project
The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, known for work on plant systematics and botanical collecting, is getting into the ecosystem restoration business.
What happened to the ducks?
The whole campus has been quacking over the duck family that was featured on the cover of the last issue of University Week.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents regular public meeting, which was scheduled for Thursday, Aug.
Making a good impression
The School of Dentistry and the UW Athletics Program kicked off a new collaboration on Wednesday, July 9, with 130 student athletes visiting UW dental clinics to be fitted for mouthguards.
‘Colorsplash!’ blooms at Fircrest
It all started in 2007 when a resident of Fircrest School wanted to grow pumpkins.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
A STORM OF RECOGNITION: Sutapa Basu, director of the UW Women’s Center, was one of four women honored during the Seattle Storm’s Women of Inspiration Night recently.
Catalano is Dobb Professor
By Jean M.
UWT student is new regent
Jean-Paul Willynck, a senior Urban Studies student at the UW Tacoma, has been appointed to a one-year term as the UW student regent by Gov.
UW Tower is home to new cafe
If you’re looking for a new and different campus eatery, you might want to try Housing and Food Service’s most recent addition, the Tower Café, located in the UW Tower.
Deaf educator to talk about technology
Harry Lang, a Deaf professor in the Department of Research and Teacher Education at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, will be giving a public lecture on the subject of technology and how it impacts the Deaf community at 7 p.
Research1: YouTube + Facebook + you
Some people might describe Research1 as “YouTube meets Facebook in a research project setting.
July 10, 2008
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting Thursday, July 17, at 3 p.
Exploring stigma and health
By Jean Patterson
School of Social Work
Stigma, Prejudice, Discrimination and Health, a special issue of the journal Social Science & Medicine, is groundbreaking in exploring links among stigma, prejudice, and discrimination and their impact on health, as well as implications for public health practice.
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