UW and the community

January 29, 2013

Pioneer of human values in technology design to give University Faculty Lecture

Drumheller Fountain and Gerberding Hall on the UW campus.

Information School professor Batya Friedman will give the University Faculty Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 in Room 130 of Kane Hall.

University District Livability Partnership to unveil Commercial Revitalization Plan Jan. 31

The public is invited to participate in the unveiling of the University District Livability Partnership’s Commercial Revitalization Plan Thursday, Jan. 31.

January 24, 2013

Astronomy to go: UW readies new portable planetarium

The University of Washington astronomy department is readying a traveling planetarium to take to schools for outreach — and collaboration — in Seattle and beyond. It may look like a carnival bouncy house or an inflatable igloo, but the portable planetarium is in fact an innovative tool for teaching and spreading interest in astronomy. The…

A guard takes cover behind dead horses in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.

A new Henry Art Gallery exhibit, a classical pianist performs Nirvana and Radiohead and the visiting Compagnie Marie Chouinard continues the campus celebration of “The Rite of Spring.”

January 18, 2013

Documents that changed the world: The fraudulent ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’

The cover the The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

Joe Janes investigates the 1900-era anti-Semitic manifesto “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”

January 17, 2013

Arts Roundup: Exhibits, lectures, books on stage — and a dance collaboration

The cast of "The Rite of Spring" in rehearsal.

A busy week in UW arts, including a dance concert and staging great novels with Book-It Repertory.

Cover of 2012 Fiscal Report shows engineering building

Reflecting on Martin Luther King, Jr. and sacred songs || Financial, research, learning highlights part of Report to Stakeholders now online

Illustration of a school for girls in Afghanistan

The classroom challenge: Design a school for girls in Afghanistan that’s pleasant and safe, using available materials.

Researchers found little correlation between loss of consciousness and duration of concussion symptoms.

January 16, 2013

High school athletes take lead from coaches in reporting concussive symptoms

New laws in many states require school athletes to be taught about concussion, but education alone is ineffective if it does not translate into students reporting possible symptoms.

Devin Naar with 1910-1920 wedding announcement

For Devin Naar, the Sephardic Studies Initiative is not just a valuable historical archive, it has also been a personal journey revealing an untold family story from World War II.

January 15, 2013

Celebrations start Thursday, service opportunities during MLK holiday weekend

A number of events and volunteer opportunities for UW faculty, staff and students are planned in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

January 10, 2013

Arts Roundup: Art, lectures, photos — and novels on stage

Art exhibits abound and the School of Drama once again teams with Book-it Repertory this week in UW arts.

January 8, 2013

‘The Philosophical Child’: A book for when your child asks, ‘Why are we here?’

Art from the cover of Philosophy for Children.

Children are natural philosophers, says Jana Mohr Lone of the UW Department of Philosophy and author of a new book titled “The Philosophical Child.”

exterior of Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center

The University of Washington’s Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity will celebrate the grand opening of the newly renovated Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center with a pair of events Jan. 10-11.

January 7, 2013

University of Washington selects Azita Emami as dean of School of Nursing

Azita Emami, dean of the College of Nursing at Seattle University, will be the new dean of the UW School of Nursing.

Human trafficking is commonly thought of as part of the sex trade, but in reality it entangles many more types of labor and continues to grow worldwide even as laws try to squelch it. The UW Women’s Center will hold a conference Jan. 11-12 to take a fresh look at the issue.

January 3, 2013

Arts Roundup: Student art and a new library exhibit as quarter begins

"Tarot." an oil on canvas by Abraham Murley, part of the MFA student exhibit now at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

A new student art exhibit and a UW Libraries exhibit about printmaker Richard V. Correll are featured this week.

January 2, 2013

Let there be daylight: New book illustrates use of natural light in design — with slide show

Christopher Meek, research associate professor of architecture, answers questions about the book he co-authored, “Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest.”

December 31, 2012

News Digest: Honor: Daniela Witten

Daniela Witten named one of Forbes’ rising stars

Giving heroin users kits with the overdose antidote naloxone can help save lives. Efforts are under way to make similar kits available for prescription opioid users.

The Seahawks win four times as many home games as they lose when the weather is inclement, compared to less than two to one when it’s not.

December 28, 2012

Surgery establishes penile sensation in men with spina bifida

The new procedure may improve the quality of life for men with spinal cord lesions or injuries.

December 27, 2012

Academic medicine has major economic impact on the state and the nation

The Association of American Medical Colleges reports that its member medical schools and teaching hospitals had a combined economic impact of more than $587 billion in the United States in 2011

December 21, 2012

Training Xchange puts UW research advances into practitioners’ hands

The UW is expanding its Training Xchange initiative to help researchers transmit innovations in healthcare and other fields to professionals locally and beyond the Northwest.

December 19, 2012

American Academy of Pediatrics issues policy statement on pesticide exposure in children

A child picks and admires a flower during outdoor play.

Chronic low levels of pesticides are detrimental to children’s health: evidence suggests they may induce neurodevelopmental and behavioral problems, birth defects, asthma and cancer.

The University of Washington prepares for war in “Governor’s Day,” the latest installment of the Lost and Found Films series.

December 18, 2012

Delta Dental/Washington Dental Service gives $1.15 million to transform education of dentists

Under new dean Dr. Joel Berg the school has launched a plan to revamp its clinical education and curriculum.

December 17, 2012

Aging, end-of-life expert offers advice for coping with holiday blues

A sorrowing old man in the painting "At Eternity's Gate" by Vincent van Gogh.

The holidays can be a time of sadness and loneliness, and UW’s Wendy Lustbader has advice on how to deal with these issues.

December 14, 2012

U-Village’s glassybaby assists UW Medical Center cancer patients

Art business owner created White Light Fund to defray incidental costs, like car fare, for people receiving cancer treatment.

December 13, 2012

Arts Roundup: Medieval music and ‘Plastics Unwrapped’ at the Burke

Burke Museum exhibit "Platics Unwrapped'

Medieval chanting in Mary Gates Hall and a major new exhibit on plastics at the Burke Museum come to campus this week.

UW librarian Stephanie Lamson stands in doorway

UW librarians acted quickly to eliminate bedbugs in books last August.

December 12, 2012

Intracranial pressure monitoring for traumatic brain injury questioned

Researchers in United States and Latin America re-examine standard of care for severe head injury.

Garbage can says "I hate going to parties alone"

Going green at holiday parties || Dream Project named in $40 million federal Race to the Top grant || Anna Karlin new fellow || Early Entrance info session Jan. 10 || Registration opens Jan. 7 for Saturday classes for K-8 students, teachers

The American Geophysical Union has presented its top prize for engaging the public in science to UW’s John Delaney.

December 11, 2012