UW and the community
February 10, 2012
Robot flash mob: Bots come out to dance, assist humanity on Red Square
Its a little-known secret on the UW campus that if you ask really nicely, robots may come out and dance in Red Square. Such was the case Friday, Feb. 10, for an 11-year-old boy named Alex.
February 9, 2012
Good news, bad news in Washingtons year-end housing market
Washingtons housing market in the final quarter of 2011 saw the highest seasonally-adjusted sales since the second quarter of 2010, according to the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies at the UW.
February 8, 2012
UW launches technology startup incubator, aims to double startups in three years
A business incubator unveiled today is one element in a larger commercialization initiative announced by UW President Michael Young that will double the number of startups produced by the university – from an average of 10 a year to 20 – during the next three years.
Public funeral for William Stacey to be Feb. 11 in Meany Hall
The University of Washington community will honor the life of Sgt. William (Will) Stacey in a public funeral service at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in Meany Hall. An informal reception will follow in the lobby.
February 7, 2012
If a tree falls in the ‘forest, UW Botanic Garden arborists hear — view slide show
Like dominoes, two of Seattles signature oaks in the Washington Park Arboretum toppled under Januarys heavy snows. It turned out that the root balls of each tree had not pulled out of the ground and thus began an effort to pull a 60-foot oak tree, estimated to weigh more than 8,000 pounds, back into the upright position in order to save both trees.
February 6, 2012
UW retirees donation remembers ‘lost generation of Chinese immigrants
A retired longtime UW staff member gives a donation to UW Libraries Special Collections that helps document the experience of immigrants from China in the “second wave,” between the 1930s and 1960s.
Shifting the pharmaceutical care model in Hong Kong
One of the world’s most densely settled places, Hong Kong is restructuring pharmacy practice to meet the healthcare needs of its populace.
February 3, 2012
UW Medicine joins forces with First Lady Michelle Obama to serve America's military families
The First Lady praised academic institutions for dedicating resources and reinforcing their commitment to the health needs of veterans.
Public lectures explore the brain and behavior
The psychology departments annual public lecture series will cover the relationships between brains and behavior, exploring hearing, vision and memory.
February 1, 2012
UW Tacomas Joy Building receives highest green-building certification
The University of Washington Tacomas Russell T. Joy Building has earned LEED Platinum certification, the highest, most rigorous certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design system.
January 27, 2012
Lost and Found Films: ‘University Parking, 1960
It’s a new round of News and Informations Lost and Found Film clips, where readers help identify historic bits of film from the UW’s Audio Visual Materials Library. This time, a 1960 film about campus parking — so then why is a referred to as a “basketball” film?
UW Bothell launches first Innovation Forum
UW Bothell launches its first Innovation Forum, Feb. 13 to 16, to encourage discourse between the university and the community
January 26, 2012
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson: Environmental protection need not cost jobs
In a Town Hall meeting at the UW on Jan. 25, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson told a packed auditorium that President Barack Obamas push for green jobs and protecting the environment can also help rebuild the economy.
January 25, 2012
UW second in nation in Peace Corps volunteers
The University of Washington ranked second among large universities in producing volunteers for the Peace Corps in 2011.
January 23, 2012
Faculty roundtable on poverty first of three in 2012 for Evans School 50th
The latest census shows the highest American poverty levels since 1993. Why is that the case? Faculty from the Evans School of Public Affairs will discuss this in a discussion titled “The Changing Face of American Poverty” on Feb. 1.
January 18, 2012
New oral history of William Ruckelshaus, key figure in environmental policy, now online
An oral history of the career of William D. Ruckelshaus, the first and fifth administrator of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, whose career parallels the growth of the environmental movement in the United States, is now available in three locations in the state of Washington.
January 13, 2012
Election Eye 2012: David Domke and crew partner with Seattle Times for blogging from campaign trail
Domke heads to South Carolina with students, colleagues — and cartoonist David Horsey — for on-the-ground coverage of the 2012 campaign.
Ethnic Cultural Center to be named for Samuel E. Kelly
The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversitys new Ethnic Cultural Center will be named in honor of the late Samuel E. Kelly, the founding vice president for the office and a pioneer for diversity on campus.
January 12, 2012
UW scholarship fund to benefit from Nancy Pearls Rediscoveries series
As the result of a deal with Amazon.com, at least 12 of Nancy Pearls favorite novels will soon be back in print, and a portion of sales will benefit the UW scholarship Pearl and her husband endowed in 2011.
January 11, 2012
Martin Luther King Jr. tributes scheduled at UW Health Sciences and Harborview
Harborview Medical Center and the UW Health Sciences have each scheduled events and service activities to honor the memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The ceremonies are open to all.
Gertrude Peoples presented with Odegaard Award for work on diversity
Gertrude Peoples, a special assistant with the University of Washington football program and the former director of the Student-Athlete Academic Services, is the 2012 recipient of the UW Charles E. Odegaard Award.
January 9, 2012
Crab sagas yield insight into sustainable fisheries
Decades of wild swings in crab populations dramatize the myriad issues surrounding questions of sustainable fisheries, said David Armstrong, director of aquatic and fishery sciences, in his talk “Claws, causes, climate and corps: A cavalcade of true crab sagas.”
January 6, 2012
UW staffer zeros out daily commute costs, carbon footprint
Staff member Bob Edmistons quest was to cut both the time and cost of his daily commute.
January 3, 2012
David Domke to deliver five lectures on 2012 election
David Domke, a UW professor known nationally as a scholar in politics, religion and communication, will deliver five lectures on the 2012 election beginning Jan. 11.
Architect George Suyama to deliver Deans Distinguished Lecture
Suyama will discuss his work in the 2012 Deans Distinguished Lecture, sponsored by the UW College of Built Environments, at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, in 120 Kane Hall. Afterward, he will sign copies of “Suyama: A Complex Serenity,” written by Grant Hildebrand, a UW emeritus professor of architecture, and published in March by the University of Washington Press.
December 28, 2011
A way to ‘feel human: School of Social Work fosters social justice, joy through art
The School of Social Work will host a public reception Jan. 11 at 4-6 p.m. to kick off an art exhibit featuring about 20 paintings and drawings by homeless youths in the University District.
December 21, 2011
Tarhouni tells stories of Libya
Ali Tarhouni, on leave as a senior lecturer at the UW Foster School of Business, spoke at a news conference regarding his work so far as a leader of the Libyan revolution and the country’s new government.
December 9, 2011
Podcasts on religion extend Tony Gills university research
When the UW lines up against Baylor in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29, Political Science Professor Tony Gill will have divided loyalties. After all, though he works at the UW, Baylor sponsors his weekly podcast, “Research on Religion.”
December 7, 2011
Lost and Found Films: A Friday Harbor epic
This weeks film — and the last one for a while — shows what appears to be the UWs Friday Harbor Laboratories in 1958. People walk between buildings and some kind of experiment is undertaken on a small motorboat. Know any more?
December 1, 2011
Gettin figgy: UW students go caroling for a cause
There will be three teams from the UW among carolers trying to out-fa-la-la each other the evening of Friday, Dec. 2 during the Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition. Its all for a good cause, as each team raises money for charity.
November 30, 2011
Gifts, greens for sale at Arboretum
The Arboretum Foundation’s beloved holiday sale returns to the Graham Visitors Center at the Washington Park Arboretum from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
November 29, 2011
Jewish Studies Program launches series on human injustice
A four-part series of conversations will explore justice and Judaism in a global society.
Temple Grandin, animal behaviorist and autism leader, lectures Nov. 30
Grandin has been called revelatory and revolutionary in describing first-hand what it is like to have autism. She has applied her autistic awareness and research to enhance animal welfare.
November 23, 2011
Featured video: Oyster standoff with ocean acidification
Biologist Jennifer Ruesink considers UW oyster research and work with the shellfish industry in face of todays environmental challenges, including ocean acidification.
November 22, 2011
Husky Cycling Club welcomes Tour de France competitor Tyler Farrar
He won a stage of the Tour de France this July 4, and now hes coming to Seattle. The Husky Cycling Club will welcome Washington states own Tyler Farrar on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Northcut Landing.
Microsoft alumna works with UW Global Health to bridge faith and science in Ethiopia
When people fall ill in northern Ethiopia, theyre more inclined to call a priest than a doctor. Nancy Andrews has been convincing religious leaders to embrace medicine to prevent the spread of HIV and increase care for those infected.
November 21, 2011
Bennett to deliver University Faculty Lecture
Longtime Political Science Professor Lance Bennett will deliver the University Faculty Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in 130 Kane. Its the highest recognition the faculty can bestow on someone in its ranks, and the roster has included artists, musicians, historians, scientists and engineers – some of them Nobel laureates.
November 16, 2011
MIT grad brings show about women, math to UW
Being a female mathematician is the key theme of an autobiographical one-woman show to be performed Dec. 1-3 at the Ethnic Cultural Theater.
Lost and Found Films: Welcome to Mt. Adams, 1957
A meeting in a high school gymnasium, a rousing speaker, cake and pie. Whats going on in this gem from 1957?
November 10, 2011
Meet the Mammals at the Burke Museum
Got the urge to touch a wolf pelt? Or maybe make an ape mask? You and your family can do these and more at the Burke Museums annual Meet the Mammals event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12.
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