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March 14, 2014
Distance to supermarket makes no difference to diet quality, UW study says
A new UW study conducted in Seattle shows that people bypass supermarkets and ethnic stores near their homes to shop at their preferred grocery.
Tag(s): School of Public HealthMarch 13, 2014
2014 UW cherry tree watch, March 21 update: Bloom at 100 percent
The cherry trees in the Quad are at about 75 percent of their full bloom, according to the UW arborist.
Tag(s): cherry blossoms • Quad
Negative effects of joining a gang last long after gang membership ends
Joining a gang in adolescence has significant consequences in adulthood beyond criminal behavior, even after a person leaves the gang. Former gang members are more likely to be in poor health, receiving government assistance and struggling with drug abuse than someone who never joined a gang.
Tag(s): Amanda Gilman • David Hawkins • gangs • Karl Hill • School of Social Work
Tethered robots tested for Internet-connected ocean observatory
The UW this fall will complete installation of a huge high-tech ocean observatory. Dozens of instruments will connect to power and Internet cables on the seafloor, but the observatory also includes a new generation of ocean explorers: robots that will zoom up and down through almost two miles of ocean to monitor the water conditions and marine life above.
Tag(s): Applied Physics Laboratory • Ocean Observatories Initiative • oceanography • School of OceanographyMarch 12, 2014
Arts Roundup: Mammoth tusk, art – and JACK Quartet
Winter quarter is coming to a close but there are still several events to take advantage of on the Seattle campus. This week, see the Mammoth tusk on display at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture or attend one of the many exciting music events– a perfect way to jump start spring!
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Music
News digest: Faculty lecturer nominations, Celebrate UW Women, language of science
Nominations due March 17 for annual faculty lecturer || Nominate outstanding UW women by Friday || Book: Should English be the language of science?
March 11, 2014
Justice Sonia Sotomayor on finding life’s work, facing discrimination
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told a UW audience about life lessons spanning discrimination, public service, power and what makes her optimistic.
Tag(s): Undergraduate Academic Affairs
No one likes a copycat, no matter where you live
Very young children often don’t view an artistic copycat negatively, but that changes by the age of 5 or 6, even in countries that place less value on intellectual property rights than the U.S.
Tag(s): health care and mental health • Kristina Olson
UW regains top U.S. News rank in medicine; other areas get high marks
U.S. News & World Report’s new rankings give high marks to UW programs in medicine, education, law, business and engineering and rate the medical school No. 1 overall for primary care.
Tag(s): RankingsMarch 10, 2014
Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient
University of Washington scientists have built the thinnest-known LED that can be used as a source of light energy in electronics. The LED is based off of two-dimensional, flexible semiconductors, making it possible to stack or use in much smaller and more diverse applications than current technology allows.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • College of Engineering • Department of Materials Science & Engineering • Department of Physics • Jason Ross • Xiaodong XuMarch 7, 2014
Board of Regents — March 13 Meeting Announcement
The Board of Regents will hold a Regular Meeting on Thursday, March 13, at 12:30 p.m. in the Tacoma Room of the Garretson Woodruff Pratt Building on the UW Tacoma campus. The full agenda is available online.
Lifesaving milestone for Washington’s fishing industry
Washington Sea Grant field agents have conducted their 100th Coast Guard-certified Safety at Sea class for tribal and commercial fishers.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Washington Sea Grant
UW composers discuss collaboration with visiting JACK Quartet
UW music faculty and composers Richard Karpen and Juan Pampin discuss their collaboration with the visiting JACK Quartet.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • DXARTS • Juan Pampin • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Q&A • Richard Karpen • School of MusicMarch 6, 2014
Arts Roundup: Dino Day, music — and Cloud Gate
This coming week in the arts there’s an array of dance, theater and exhibitions to enjoy. Don’t miss Dino Day and ArtVENTURES at the Burke Museum and Henry Art Gallery or Cloud Gate presented by the UW World Series.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • Michael Honey • School of Drama • School of Music • Undergraduate Theater SocietyMarch 5, 2014
Reflection makes sense: New initiative prompts engineering students to look back to go forward
The University of Washington’s Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching has received a $4.4 million grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to develop and promote teaching practices that help undergraduate engineering students reflect on their experiences. The award establishes the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education that focuses on first- and second-year undergraduates who want to be engineers, especially those from underrepresented populations
Tag(s): Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching • Cindy Atman • College of Engineering • Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering • Jennifer TurnsMarch 4, 2014
Polar science this weekend at Pacific Science Center
The 9th annual Polar Science Weekend will bring polar research, art and an actual ice core to the Pacific Science Center.
Tag(s): Applied Physics Laboratory • College of the Environment • polar science • Polar Science Weekend
‘Dimer molecules’ aid study of exoplanet pressure, hunt for life
UW astronomers have developed a new method of gauging the atmospheric pressure of exoplanets, or worlds beyond the solar system, by looking for a certain type of molecule. And if there is life out in space, it may one day be revealed by this method.
Tag(s): Amit Misra • astronomy & astrophysics • Department of Astronomy • planetary science • Victoria Meadows • Virtual Planetary LaboratoryMarch 3, 2014
Denny Hurtado to receive UW’s 2014 Odegaard Award
Denny Hurtado, former chair of the Skokomish Tribe and retired director of Indian Education for the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, is the 2014 recipient of the University of Washington Charles E. Odegaard Award.
Tag(s): Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity
UW astronomer Eric Agol’s seven-planet system part of major NASA discovery
UW astronomer Eric Agol played a key role in the windfall of 715 new exoplanets recently announced by NASA. Agol was on a team that found seven of those worlds, all in orbit around the same star.
Tag(s): astronomy & astrophysics • Department of Astronomy • Eric Agol • planetary scienceFebruary 27, 2014
Kenyon Chan named interim chancellor at University of Washington Tacoma
Kenyon Chan, former chancellor of the University of Washington Bothell, has been named interim chancellor of the University of Washington Tacoma.
Battery-free technology brings gesture recognition to all devices
University of Washington computer scientists have built a low-cost gesture recognition system that runs without batteries and lets users control their electronic devices hidden from sight with simple hand movements. The prototype, called “AllSee,” uses existing TV signals as both a power source and the means for detecting a user’s gesture command.
Tag(s): College of Engineering • Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Shyam GollakotaFebruary 26, 2014
Arts Roundup: Exhibits, dance — and ‘The Arabian Nights’
Exhibit openings, music, theater and dance performances fill this especially busy week in the arts.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Henry Art Gallery • School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Drama • School of Music • Undergraduate Theater Society
Pine forest particles appear out of thin air, influence climate
German, Finnish and U.S. scientists have discovered how gas wafting from coniferous trees creates particles that can reflect sunlight or promote formation of clouds.
Tag(s): climate • College of the Environment • Department of Atmospheric Sciences • forests • Joel Thornton
Whales, ships more common through Bering Strait
A three-year survey of whales in the Bering Strait reveals that many species of whales are using the narrow waterway, while shipping and commercial traffic also increase.
Tag(s): Applied Physics Laboratory • Kate Stafford • oceanography • polar science • whalesFebruary 25, 2014
Joel Migdal book ‘Shifting Sands’ considers American role in Middle East
Migdal, UW professor of international studies, discusses his latest book, “Shifting Sands: The United States in the Middle East.”
Tag(s): books • College of Arts & Sciences • Jackson School of International Studies • Joel Migdal • Q&AFebruary 24, 2014
Healthy Generations Hartford Center of Excellence opens with lecture on changing culture of aging
The University of Washington’s School of Social Work will launch a new center – called the Healthy Generations Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Social Work – with a public lecture and reception Thursday, Feb. 27.
Tag(s): School of Social Work
News Digest: Justice Sotomayor visit, donate frequent flyer miles
Tickets available starting Tuesday for Justice Sotomayor visit || Donate frequent flyer miles to UW Combined Fund Drive, Make-A-Wish
Vitamin water: Measuring essential nutrients in the ocean
Oceanographers have found that archaea, a type of marine microbe, can produce B-12 vitamins in the ocean.
Tag(s): Anitra Ingalls • College of the Environment • marine microbiology • oceanography • School of OceanographyFebruary 21, 2014
News Digest; Literary conference; Honor: Classics department
Writers to gather in Seattle for literary conference || Classics department wins new award for professional equity
February 20, 2014
Notice of Possible Rule Making — Preproposal Statement of Inquiry (per RCW 34.05.310)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 478-136-041, Alcoholic Beverage Policy, and WAC 478-137-050, Limitations on Use Statutes Authorizing the University to Adopt Rules on This Subject: RCW 28B.20.130. Reasons Why Rules on This Subject May Be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Due to recent changes in the state Liquor Control Board’s rules for the special…
NASA’s ‘Mohawk Guy’ advocates ‘audacious,’ creative engineering
Bobak Ferdowsi, a NASA flight engineer who became known as “Mohawk Guy” after sporting a mohawk hairstyle during the 2012 rover Curiosity’s landing on Mars, spoke to a class of University of Washington aeronautics and astronautics engineering students on Feb. 19. Ferdowsi was a student in the department and graduated from the UW in 2001.
Tag(s): Bobak Ferdowsi • College of Engineering • Department of Aeronautics & AstronauticsFebruary 19, 2014
Arts Roundup: Drama, music — and the Dance Majors Concert
As we reach the final stretch of February, drama music and dance round out this week in the arts.
Tag(s): School of Art + Art History + Design • School of Drama • School of Music
Seminar will celebrate courageous UW alum Gordon Hirabayashi
The Presidential Medal of Freedom bestowed posthumously on UW alum Gordon K. Hirabayashi will come to the UW on Feb. 22 in an afternoon-long seminar and celebration of the man and his legacy.
Tag(s): Gordon K. Hirabayashi • UW Libraries
UW President Young comments on passage of Real Hope Act
The vote Feb. 18 “was a vote of confidence in students and their importance to the future of our state,” UW president said.
Tag(s): Michael K. YoungFebruary 18, 2014
Personal stories behind Exxon Valdez spill in book ‘Red light to Starboard’
Angela Day, UW doctoral student in political science, discusses her book, “Red Light to Starboard: Recalling the Exxon Valdez Disaster.”
Tag(s): Angela Day • books • College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Political Science • pollution
Chemistry’s Matthew Bush named Sloan fellow
UW’s Matthew Bush has been selected as one of 126 Sloan Research Fellows for 2014.
Tag(s): College of Arts & Sciences • Department of Chemistry • Matthew Bush
Anti-kickback, Conflict of Interest and Whistleblower Regulations
Anti-Kickback, Conflict of Interest and Whistleblower Regulations Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR 52.203-7) require the University to implement procedures designed to prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 (41 USC 51-58). This is published as a reminder of the policies and procedures in place at the University of Washington 1. Kickback Defined. “Kickback”…
Embarking on geoengineering, then stopping, would speed up global warming
Carrying out geoengineering for several decades and then stopping would cause warming at a rate more than double that expected due to global warming.
Tag(s): climate change • College of the Environment • David Battisti • Department of Atmospheric Sciences • geoengineeringFebruary 14, 2014
UW helps protect $30 million to $40 million in U.S. wood exports to Japan
A recently introduced homebuilding subsidy program in Japan put logs and lumber imported from the U.S. and other countries at a competitive disadvantage.
Tag(s): College of the Environment • Ivan Eastin • School of Environmental and Forest SciencesFebruary 12, 2014
Arts Roundup: Music, art — and ‘Short Takes on Dam(n) Science’
Music and museums lead this week in the arts as Ludovic Morlot, Seattle Symphony music director, joins the University Symphony for a special Valentine’s Day performance.
Tag(s): Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture • Henry Art Gallery • Meany Center for the Performing Arts • School of Music« Previous Page Next Page »
