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October 29, 2010
A film about Feist.
Look at What the Light Did Now documents the journey of singer Feist’s Grammy-nominated album The Reminder.
October 28, 2010
President Obama pleases a purple and gold crowd in UW campaign stop
President Barack Obama addressed — and delighted — a packed, purple house of Huskies at Hec Edmondson Pavilion today, part of a whistlestop-style tour to get out the Democratic vote, especially for Sen. Patty Murray, before the mid-term elections. “I am thrilled to back in Seattle, thrilled to be back in the state of Washington!”…
Watershed management is foundation for improving Puget Sound water quality, documentary shows
An hour-long documentary written, produced and filmed by UW Tacoma faculty, staff and students, lays out the case: To clean up Puget Sound, start with the watersheds.
Researchers develop first implanted device to treat balance disorder
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Pac-10 Fitness Challenge seeing more interest this year
More indoor exercise, the start of fall, all signs point to the fourth annual Pac-10 Fitness Challenge.
New class of biomolecules triggered in response to respiratory virus infection
For the first time, scientists have discovered that a poorly understood class of RNA produced in a mammal’s cells during a respiratory virus attack may affect the outcome of the infection.
CFD Profile: The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (and its Nov. 7 walk/run)
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.
Cats getting new homes, lives, through UWeek classifieds
Carol Crowell first saw Cosette in the University Week Classifieds.
A life to be remembered: ‘Dr. Sam’ tells story of UW’s Samuel E. Kelly
Samuel E.
Scheduling classrooms: Balancing multiple needs for ‘a miracle’ every quarter
The UW has thousands of class sections filling hundreds of rooms every day, all quarter, all year.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Contemporary Group, pianist Alan Chow to perform Nov. 4
School of Music students will perform new music selections in the Contemporary Group concert and pianist Alan Chow will give a guest recital, both on Thursday, Nov.
From obscurity to prime time: viral political videos can spring from non-political sites
What’s the mechanism that makes a political video go viral? What causes a video clip to spread from a few people to millions, sometimes in a matter of hours? Is it a top-down process led by elite gatekeepers or bottoms up, driven by people at the grass roots? And how do blogs affect the life cycle of a viral video?
Common wisdom might suggest that a posse of political blogs triggers virality, but research from the UW indicates it often springs from just two elite blogs followed by top general interest outlets that aren’t considered political.
Spooky tunes: Annual Halloween concert on Littlefield Organ Oct. 29
Students of Carole Terry, professor of organ and harpsichord in the School of Music, will play spooky classics and selected not-as-spooky Broadway show tunes on the UW’s Littlefield Organ in a special Halloween concert at 7:30 p.
PSO: Meet Margaret Shepherd in fall meeting
For its fall meeting, the UW Professional Staff Association will offer a talk by Margaret Shepherd, UW director of state relations.
Foster School of Business presents Entrepreneur Week UW Nov. 1-5
All things entrepreneurial will be in the spotlight at the Foster School of Business Nov.
SafeCampus now offers violence prevention videos
This fall, UW community members can easily access three educational videos produced by the Center for Personal Protection and Safety: Shots Fired, Flashpoint, and Silent Storm on the UW SafeCampus <A href="https://www.
College planning night for family of UW staff, faculty Nov. 2
The Office of Admissions will hold a college planning evening exclusively for UW staff, faculty and their high school children from 6 to 8 p.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 2 p.
Volunteers needed for study on suicide intervention strategies
Researchers at the Behavioral Research & Therapy Clinics at the UW seek King County men and women to participate in a study on suicide intervention.
Answers to your questions about obtaining health care at UW Medicine
A survey last year looked at UW employees perceptions about obtaining their care at UW Medicine health systems. Here is a Q & A answering so
New agreement makes popular software, new computers very affordable
Pssst …wanna score some primo software for nothing, or next to nothing? And how about a fully-equipped computer for the price of latte a day?
You don’t have to arrange for a clandestine meeting near the back of a truck in a dark alley.
New methods detect subtleties in human genomes’ repetitive landscapes
Scientists have invented methods to scout the human genome’s repetitive landscapes, where DNA sequences are highly identical and heavily duplicated.
Scented consumer products shown to emit many unlisted chemicals
The sweet smell of fresh laundry may contain a sour note.
UW again receives top ranking for sustainability
For the fourth year in a row, the UW received a grade of A- on the College Sustainability Report Card, issued by the Sustainability Endowments Institute.
Molecular imaging and therapy center to develop, commercialize technologies
Ultrasound, best known by many for snapping pictures of babies before they are born, could soon be a way to spot cancerous cells before a tumor develops, precisely monitor how a person responds to treatment, or deliver genetic therapies to their targets.
Seattle Public Library/UW Medicine free public lecture Nov. 3 looks at living organ donation
UW Medicine transplant surgeon Dr.
Craig Sheppard to perform ‘Mostly Brahms’ at Meany Hall on Nov. 1
Craig Sheppard will perform works by Johannes Brahms and the composer’s friend and mentor, Robert Schumann, in a concert titled Mostly Brahms at 7:30 p.
Gwendolyn Shaw on American artists.
An associate professor of American art at the University of Pennsylvania, Shaw also holds the American art history professorship at the UW School of Art this fall.
Audrey Osler of University of Leeds to speak on ‘Students’ Perspective on Schooling’ Oct. 29
Audrey Osler, professor of education at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, will speak on Students’ Perspectives on Schooling from 11 a.
‘Fungus Among Us.’
The UW Botanic Gardens hosts a special, daylong event to inventory the various mushroom species living within the Washington Park Arboretum.
Martha Graham Dance Company to appear at Meany Nov. 4-6
The Martha Graham Dance Company will perform as part of the World Dance Series at Meany Hall Nov.
October 27, 2010
A walk for remembering.
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, there will be a walk to remember six members of the campus community who lost their lives to domestic violence.
October 24, 2010
Remembering ‘Dr. Sam’
When he was 17, the late Sam Kelly met Paul Robeson, who asked him, “What are you doing for the race?” That question inspired Kelly to devote his life to helping others.
October 21, 2010
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
The UW’s last presidential visit: A different world in 1961
President Barack Obama will speak at the UW today, Thursday, Oct.
Come plant a tree on Oct. 28
Want to help make a green campus even greener? Volunteers are needed to help plant 15 to 20 Deodar Cedar trees at the north end of the E-1 parking lot between 10 a.
Annual Open Enrollment, Benefits Fairs coming
Open Enrollment, the period each year when UW employees can make changes to their health care and other benefits, will run Nov.
Wind Ensemble to perform chamber concert Oct. 24
Members of the UW Wind Ensemble will perform at 1:30 p.
Gathering to mark life of Folke Nyberg
A celebration of life for Folke Nyberg, an emeritus professor of architecture and of urban design and planning who died Aug.
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