UW and the community

April 26, 2011

Human rights symposium to feature Amnesty International director and student awards

Amnesty director Larry Cox will deliver the keynote address and four students will receive awards.

April 21, 2011

Community invited to PERLA Latin American global health symposium April 29

The half-day symposium will provide a forum for UW faculty, students and health professionals to discuss health-related research, service and training projects in Latin America,

April 20, 2011

Namibia gets first-ever pharmacy degree program with help from UW

Namibia’s 2 million people have fewer than 200 pharmacists to dispense essential medications. Namibia has recently opened its first pharmacy degree program at the University of Namibia in Windhoek.

The compost-saving, bike-riding, environmentally conscious UW community loves its Earth Day, and is celebrating in style — and service — over three days this year, from Thursday to Saturday, April 21-23.

Adel Omar Sherif, deputy chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, will speak at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 25 in Room 138 of William H. Gates Hall.

UW engineering exhibits will be on display this Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the annual public event.

Experimental social psychologist Sheldon Solomon to speak

Sheldon Solomon, professor of psychology at Skidmore College, will give a lecture titled John Lockes Errors: Why Left and Right Are Both Beside the Point on April 27, in Kane Hall.

UW Bothell invites the public to tour its new science/technology and arts spaces in the Beardslee Building in an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 22. Refreshments will be served.

April 15, 2011

UW Department of Global Health center awarded $300 million for health training

International Training and Health works with local governments and institutions in resource-limited countries to develop skilled health care workers and strong national health systems. The new award is part of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

April 13, 2011

Forest resources special events mark UN International Year of Forests

In observation of the UN International Year of Forests, the UW School of Forest Resources has scheduled a forest film festival, a talk May 6 with alums who are leaders in global forestry and a look at forestry education, research and management May 10.

David M. Walker, the founder and chief executive officer of the Comeback America Initiative, will speak at the Evans School of Public Affairs on Wednesday, April 20.

The UW is holding a series of events over the coming months to celebrate the life and work of César Chávez, labor leader and civil rights activist. The series is titled Viva La Causa: César Chávez and the Pacific Northwest.

“Communicating the Science of Climate Change” is the topic of a seminar by Michael McPhaden, affiliate professor in the UW School of Oceanography and president of the American Geophysical Union, on April 21.

Sue Merk, a pharmacist from OneHealthPort, will talk about the use of advanced communications and information technologies in hospitals, communities and clinics.

The Latin American and Caribbean Student Association at the UW presents “Bridging the Antilles,” a conference taking place Thursday through Saturday, April 21 to 23.

Explore the world and return in good health. Dr. Stephen Emmons, a family physician and travel medicine specialist at the UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinic in Woodinville, has tips to prevent illness and injury in exotic locales.

April 12, 2011

New book by UW geographers describes social influences on Seattle — see video

Liberal yet conservative, cosmopolitan but close to wilderness, postindustrial while still strong in manufacturing. UW geographers explain how the Emerald City acquired its contradictions and stereotypes.

April 7, 2011

UW Libraries to participate in statewide Snapshot Day April 12

Libraries staff and students will wield cameras, solicit comments, and gather statistics for a 24-hour period to illustrate the value of libraries through stories, photographs and statistics.

April 6, 2011

Solar research in the spotlight: Kane Hall event and live webcast on UWTV

The deans of Engineering, Arts & Sciences and the College of the Environment will participate in a lecture that shines a light on UW research in solar energy. The talk, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, is at capacity but UWTV will host a live webcast.

Struggling over taxes? Consider the student members of the UWs Beta Alpha Psi, who had already completed 343 returns by the end of February, and they arent even their own.

Want to know what goes on behind the scenes at the Burke? Take a look at the entertaining and informative Burke Blog, online since 2006.

Young shrubs, small trees, conifers, bonsai starts, and early blooming perennials are on sale Saturday, April 9, at the Arboretum.

Specimens from the Burke Museums ornithology collection will be on display as part of “Birds at the Burke” on April 17.

March 31, 2011

Libyan political scientist to speak at UW on April 4

Ali Ahmida, who knows Libya as a native and as a scholar educated in north Africa, will lecture at 7 p.m. in 210 Kane.

Experts to discuss Japan crises in April 6 panel

As the crises in Japan continue, a panel of six UW faculty members will discuss whats happened and what could happen next. “Epicenter Japan: Local Crises, Global Impacts” will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, in 120 Kane.

March 30, 2011

Letters from Cairo: ‘Egypt is safe’

The latest letter from emeritus professor of history Jere Bacharach.

This Saturday, join local and nationally known speakers as they compare the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon oil spills and look in particular at how people and organizations told stories about the two events.

UWs Center for Commercialization announces new Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

Since the programs launch two years back, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence have helped dozens of projects develop commercially viable business plans. Several new companies have launched and are in various stages of fundraising and commercialization.

Poet Elizabeth Alexander, who wrote and delivered President Obamas inaugural poem, “Praise Song for the Day,” will address race and culture when she speaks at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, in 130 Kane. The talk was rescheduled after adverse weather conditions prevented it being given on the original Jan. 23 date.

Paul N. Courant, University of Michigan Dean of Libraries, will give a public presentation, Radical Change in Conservative Institutions: Universities, Libraries and Scholarship in the Digital Age, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, in 220 Odegaard. The talk is free and no pre-registration is required.

March 29, 2011

UW Autism Center hosts public events for Aprils Autism Awareness Month

Learn the latest in autism research and techniques to help children with autism spectrum disorders through a series of events in Seattle and Tacoma.

March 24, 2011

I-TECH launches tbpreventiontoolkit.org, a new tuberculosis prevention website

On World Tuberculosis Day, March 24, the International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) launched an online tuberculosis (TB) prevention toolkit. The toolkit contains step-by-step guidance in implementing the “Three I’s” of TB prevention.

March 23, 2011

UW faculty member Ali Tarhouni named finance minister by Libyan opposition

Foster School of Business faculty member Ali Tarhouni named finance minister by Libyan opposition provisional government.

Near closing time March 25, 1911, a New York City factory fire took the lives of 146 garment workers. Hazardous conditions prevented their escape. A March 31 symposium, “Responding to Disasters in the Workplace,” commemorates the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.

March 17, 2011

Japan's disasters: Ways that you can help

Many organization are trying to provide relief to residents of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

Jody Bourgeois, UW professor of Earth and space sciences, was in Japan on March 11, the day of the magnitude 9 earthquake. She has been writing about her experiences following the quake in a blog titled “Paleotsunami Travels.” Bourgeois is expected to return to Seattle at the end of March.

Conference April 1 to address apparel industry, fair trade

Activists, professors, University officials, company CEOs and garment workers will gather at the UW on Friday, April 1, for a daylong conference on fair trade and the apparel industry.

March 15, 2011

Luis Fraga to present 2011 Samuel E. Kelly Lecture April 7

Luis Fraga, UW associate vice provost for faculty advancement and professor of political science, will give the 2011 Samuel E. Kelly lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at the Jones Playhouse. This is the seventh in the series of annual lectures honoring the UWs first vice president for the Office of Minority Affairs.

March 10, 2011

Panel to discuss challenges of genomics to individualize drug therapy

Is personalized medicine a real possibility? Researchers and bioethicists will talk about the technical, clinical and ethical challenges to using genomics to individualize drug therapy March 14 at the UW Health Sciences.

March 9, 2011

Natural science, teamwork and beer: Its Burke Trivia Night

Take trivia, add a natural science theme and mix liberally with beer and you have Burke Trivia Night at the College Inn Pub.

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