Nancy Hertzog had one heck of a first day teaching elementary school: one of her students pulled the fire alarm and then vanished — later he was found hitchhiking by the assistant superintendent — as fire and police forces descended on the school.
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Carpe Diem String Quartet performs at 8 p.
Charles Johnson, recipient of the 2010 Maxine Cushing Gray Visiting Writers Fellowship Award at UW Libraries, will give a lecture at 7 p.
Editor’s note: Through the 2010 Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week will spotlight agencies that receive CFD funds and members of the UW community who volunteer for such organizations.
Students in UW Bothell’s principal preparation program tend to be teachers who already have spent several years as leaders and mentors — even if some of that work is on the informal side.
DAILY DELIGHT: The UW student newspaper, The Daily, competed at the National College Media Conference recently, and cleaned up.
This is the time of year when Human Resources reminds employees about the University’s policies for suspended operations and inclement weather.
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 2 p.
College students are among the savviest users of Web 2.
Opening of a juried exhibit highlighting the best work coming from the diverse students in the School of Art.
The Elisabeth C.
The School of Art design graduate program hosts an open house.
UW Medical Center was recognized by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday, November 3, for superb performance in its transplant and organ donation programs.
Two UW School of Dentistry alumni are featured in a new exhibit about African-American health care professionals.
The Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) recently announced its 2010 award winners.
Two UW scientists with bold new ideas for treating infectious diseases rampant in developing nations are among the latest recipients of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Exploration Grants.
Members of the UW community are increasingly expressing themselves in blogs about their interests or professional matters.
Sean O’Donnell, UW psychology professor who studies social insects in the tropics, served as a biology consultant for the new television documentary Great Migrations by the National Geographic Channel.
New directions in fisheries research, along with budget cuts, led the UW’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences faculty to decide to discontinue the research salmon run created some 60 years ago at the campus.
Staffers in the Benefits Office really threw their money around on Oct.
What do macaques, parasites and a piece of plastic poop have in common? They’re all used by Randy Kyes, director of the UW Center for Global Field Study, to demonstrate the significance of biodiversity on health.
Want to help local high school students achieve the dream of getting into college? You can, by joining the Dream Project on Nov.
Is the era of affordable and reliable energy coming to a close? Assuming that our current path is unsustainable, what will replace our energy sources, and what is the role of private enterprise in exploring and producing alternatives?
“Social Responsibility in the Energy Sector,” a panel discussion, will bring three industry leaders together to discuss social responsibility and the road to new energy.
IN THE CLOUDS: The American Meteorological Society has named Robert Wood, a UW associate professor of atmospheric sciences, the winner of the Henry G.
From Friday, Nov.
The installation of the bronze W in the median of Memorial Way a few weeks ago brought the relocation of another UW landmark — the rock on which is a plaque that lists the names of men from the UW community who died in World War I.
By Andrew Krueger
Foster School of Business
People expect leadership to be mostly about the leader, but is it also about the followers? Is context a key driver behind star performers? Why do some outstanding performers fail when the situation changes?
These are but a few of the questions that will be explored in Fostering Leadership, a collaborative undertaking by UWTV and the Foster School of Business, which premiered October 27.
You want more great teachers, the kind that demonstrably raise student achievement, the kind students remember years after finishing school?
According to a new book by Dick Startz, UW economics professor, that will cost about $90 billion a year.
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 2 p.
The Professional Staff Organization has announced a new award to highlight the good work done by its members on campus.
From low oxygen levels in areas of Hood Canal to pollution in Elliott and Commencement bays, scientists have documented some serious environmental issues in Puget Sound, whose shores are home to more than 3 million Western Washington residents.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The pieces hanging on the new Research Commons’ walls might at first seem to be modern art.
How does consumer confusion arise from incomplete and unbalanced health news reporting? Longtime news media commentator Gary Schwitzer promises to explain.
Founded in 1926, it’s the oldest and perhaps most celebrated dance company in America.
Step into Allen Library South’s ground floor and you’ll see a colorful room with furniture not typical in a library.
Learn more about the medical and dental plans offered to UW employees.