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VOLUME 3 ISSUE 7 |
 Unique, Historic Event Held Oct. 15 as Washington "Comes Together"
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates III is the keynote speaker for a historic celebration of the University of Washington and the contributions it has made to the region and the world, "Come Together Washington," held Friday, Oct. 15 in Hec Edmundson Pavilion. All alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and members of the community are invited to this free celebration. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with a faculty and student showcase covering topics such as travel to Mars, election day computer simulations and how exercise may improve the lives of Alzheimer's patients. At 6 p.m. the program begins with President Mark Emmert's first community address, live video feeds from UW faculty and students around the world, and Gates' remarks. From 7 to 8 p.m., the UW will host a catered reception in Hec Ed, and parking for this event is free.
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Alumna Linda Buck, '75, Shares 2004 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Scientist Linda Buck, '75, shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with Richard Axel of Columbia University for unlocking the mysteries to our sense of smell, the Nobel Assembly announced Oct. 4. Buck and Axel's work is a landmark achievement in the study of the nervous system. It is the first to define one of our sensory systems in the most detailed manner possible--by defining the genes and proteins that control this remarkably complex response. A Seattle native, Buck majored in psychology and microbiology at the UW as an undergraduate and is a member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and affiliate professor of physiology and biophysics at the UW. With this honor the UW now has nine Nobel Prize laureates: five faculty and four alumni.
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UW Helps Monitor Mt. St. Helens as Scientists Await New Eruption
An Oct. 4th steam release at Mount St. Helens could be a precursor to a possible eruption, says Guy Medema, a seismic analyst at the UW's Seismology Lab. He said earthquakes of magnitude 2 and 3 are continuing after the steam burst. "It apparently didn't release enough stress to shut the earthquakes down," Medema told the Associated Press. Based at the University of Washington, the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network, in cooperation with the Cascades Volcano Observatory, is responsible for monitoring seismic activity at volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest. The network currently operates seismometers on or near Mount St. Helens and several other Cascade volcanoes.
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Study Puts UW Among Top 20 Universities in the World
The University of Washington ranks 20th in the world in terms of its academic and research performance, the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China announced in September. Organizers of the study said their rankings are "based on internationally comparable data that everyone could check," such as number of Nobel Prize laureates and article cited in scientific journals. The U.S. has 17 of the world's top 20 universities, with Harvard topping the list.
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$12.4 Million Grant Launches Science of Learning Center
An interdisciplinary team of UW researchers will receive $12.4 million from the National Science Foundation to investigate how humans learn and to create environments that will help prepare people of all ages to continue to learn. The UW center is one of three funded by the foundation to serve as hubs for a national network of learning research.
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Review of UW Athletics Says Program Is "Better Than You Might Think"
A "culture review" of the UW sports program by two outside experts found that athletics is an asset to the University and that coaches and student-athletes both appreciate the values of the UW. The report by former NCAA President Gene Corrigan and University of Tulsa President Emeritus Robert Lawless was released Sept. 16. "Our quick conclusion is that your athletics program and its culture, in relation to the rest of the university, is better than you might think," they said.
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Homecoming Includes Run, Rally and Reunions
The annual 5-10K fun run on campus, Dawg Dash--held this year on Sunday, Oct. 24--is the traditional beginning of Homecoming festivities at the UW. Homecoming Weekend gets into high gear on Friday, Nov. 5, with the Class of 1954 50-year reunion and continues with a traditional Homecoming Rally at 8 p.m. at "Red Square" on the Seattle campus. Other Homecoming events include the 10th Annual Bridging the Gap Breakfast sponsored by the Multicultural Alumni Program.
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