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February 14, 2008

SPHCM Winter Quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Feb. 26

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Atmospheric Sciences scholarship to be named for Richard Reed

Richard Reed, a longtime University of Washington atmospheric sciences professor, died Feb.


Elizabeth Sterling Soule Endowed Lecture on Feb. 21

Palliative care is the topic of the 28th annual Elizabeth Sterling Soule Endowed Lecture, A Call for Reform: New Ways to Ease the Pain, Symptoms and Stress of Serious Illness.


Wu Man brings Chinese pipa music to Meany Feb. 23

Wu Man, the undisputed master of the Chinese pipa, an ancient lute-like instrument, will give a concert at 8 p.


Every move you make: RFID technology allows users to track people as well as property

If you need information, the Internet offers a wealth of resources.


Mystery Photos

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.


‘My team is great’ – tell the world why in an original way

Would you like to brag a little? Well, now you have your chance.


Going paperless: ‘University Week’ to be delivered online-only starting in fall

Beginning with fall quarter, you will not be receiving paper copies of University Week in your mailboxes anymore.


Showing non-majors ‘how science is done’

Class title: Biology 100: “Biology of Mood-Altering Drugs,” taught by Linda Martin-Morris, a senior lecturer; and Angelena Crown, a teaching associate.


It’s a ‘Roman holiday’ for UW prof

This academic year, Assistant Professor of Art History Margaret Laird has been spending a lot of time in Rome, and she’s taken some other UW professors and students with her.


For the love of math: Morrow nurtures mathematicians, at work and at home

James Morrow was cycling in Montana when the big news arrived: He had won the nation’s most prestigious prize for higher-level math education.


March is perfect for a ‘Ride in the Rain’

Mark Twain famously said, “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it” — but you can do something.


Cruise information plays part in Sound solutions

The most extensive sampling for zooplankton ever in Puget Sound and the first measurements for acidification of the Sound’s waters — something of concern because it’s happening in the open ocean and could affect the skeletons and shells of creatures large and small here in the Sound — were among the tasks last week on the UW’s vessel Thomas G.


UW lawyers win Attorney General’s top award

The Washington Attorney General’s Office has honored Lori Oliver and Bill Nicholson, UW assistant attorneys general, with its highest performance recognition — the 2007 Excellence Award.


Official Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.


Chemicals in baby products may cause harm

Babies recently treated with infant personal care products such as lotion, shampoo, and powder, were more likely to have man-made chemicals called phthalates in their urine than other babies, according to a UW and Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute study appearing in the February issue of the journal Pediatrics.


Etc: Campus news & notes

CREDIT FROM CASE: As usual, the UW did very well in the awards competition sponsored by District VIII of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), coming home with 26 honors.


Ronald Lemire, professor of pediatrics: 1933-2008

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Deadline now Feb. 15 for workplace climate survey

You now have more time to express your feelings about working at the UW through the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative 2008 climate survey.


Roy Colven: To Africa and back, battling AIDS

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Graduate programs go international

International graduate education is the focus of two programs being offered Feb.


Neurobiology & Behavior students reach out

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Graduate School


Hirofumi Watari, known as Hiro, noted that it was his fellow graduate student Jonathan Ting, now a post-doc at Duke, who saw the potential of forming an outreach organization of graduate students in the Neurobiology & Behavior Program, one of 13 interdisciplinary programs administered by the Graduate School.


French pianist here Feb. 20

Pianist Lise de la Salle performs at 8 p.


February 7, 2008

Campus trees: Extraordinary, exemplary or merely significant?

What makes a tree worth saving? That’s a question that is frequently debated on campus when new construction or remodeling forces the clearing of particular patches of land.


Then and Now: The Professional Staff Organization at 20 years

This school year, University Week, the UW campus newspaper for faculty and staff, turns 25.


Confluence of talent, timing right for School of Drama’s ‘Wild Black-Eyed Susans’

A pleasant confluence of circumstances resulted in the UW School of Drama’s production of Wild Black-Eyed Susans, which runs at the Ethnic Cultural Center through Feb.


Palmiter to give Science in Medicine Lecture Feb. 13

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Newsmakers

BAD FUEL: An Associated Press article about the expense and pollution of energy produced with coal quoted Dan Jaffee, a professor of interdisciplinary arts and sciences at UW Bothell and adjunct professor of atmospheric sciences at the Seattle campus, along the way.


C. Ronald Scott Lecture Series in Biochemical Genetics Feb. 21

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Peer Portfolio

BOOK RENTALS: To battle ever-increasing textbook costs, the book store at the University of California, Davis, is planning a book rental program for students, according to the institution’s newspaper, Dateline.


New Strategies for HIV Prevention in Women lecture Feb. 11

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Looking for leaders: Nominations open for 2008 David P. Thorud Awards

Integrity, diversity, excellence, collaboration, innovation and respect.


Administrative changes at Harborview Medical Center

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Trash or treasure? Find out at Artifact ID Day

You can bring your unidentified treasures to the Burke Museum from 1 to 4 p.


Mystery Photos

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.


Wadden named executive vice provost

Doug Wadden, professor and chair of design in the School of Art, has been named executive vice provost of academic affairs and planning, Provost Phyllis Wise has announced.


Campaign UW: Creating Futures surpasses $2.5 billion

The UW Foundation has raised $2.


Moving? The right move is to call these move managers

Susan Smith and Kim Wisecup help their clients go places.


Accelerated head growth can predict autism before behavioral symptoms start

Children with autism have normal-size heads at birth but develop accelerated head growth between 6 and 9 months of age, a period that precedes the onset of many behaviors that enable physicians to diagnose the developmental disorder, according to new research from the UW’s Autism Center.


Super Tuesday results indicate race card may be a joker in primaries

The Bradley effect may be alive and multiplying after Super Tuesday.



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