October 20, 2005
UW’s ‘post-docs’ association seeks recognition, home of its own
An organization formed last year to represent the interests of post-doctoral scholars at the UW has continued to grow.
UW’s enrollment up slightly since last year
Seattle Information
The UW’s Seattle enrollment for autumn quarter 2005 is 39,251, including 2,019 non-matriculated students (those who are not seeking degrees) enrolled in credit courses through University Educational Outreach.
Celebration of Peruvian poet planned
Events ranging from a poetry reading to lectures by distinguished visitors from Peru are part of “Even Cowboys Get the Blues: A Celebration of the Life and Poetry of Luis Hernandez,” planned for next week on campus.
Leaving the lectern: Veteran teacher tells of initiation to cooperative learning
The author of the recently released Leaving the Lectern: Cooperative Learning and the Critical First Days of Students Working in Groups, was quite annoyed when he was first expected to take part in group learning.
Students get class lectures on demand, thanks to podcasts
A pilot project now under way is a big step toward the goal of “anytime, anywhere learning.
UW K-12 Resource Guide – Bringing resources and educators together
The University of Washington’s K-12 Resource Guide is a searchable database providing information about the many educational resources available to K-12 students and educators.
Urban Archaeology Day planned Oct. 22
You can learn about who lived at Discovery Park thousands of years ago at the Burke Museum’s Urban Archaeology Day from 10 a.
Benefits changes can be made during open enrollment
The medical/dental open enrollment period for UW employees is from Oct.
Sound Transit plans November hearings
Sound Transit has issued a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and is seeking comment at two public hearings in November.
Initiative survey report online
Last week’s paper issue of University Week contained an insert with a summary of the results of the survey of faculty and staff conducted last spring by the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative.
Emmert to speak Oct. 26
UW President Mark Emmert will give his annual address to the UW community at 4 p.
Undergraduate experience committee seeks faculty, staff input
The Committee to Improve the UW Undergraduate Experience will be holding three open meetings for faculty and staff in October.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
October 19, 2005
Breakfast raises $2.4 million for underrepresented students
The sixth annual Costco Scholarship Breakfast, which supports the Costco Scholarship Fund, raised more than $2.
Who people live with, not where, gives different picture of immigrants in U.S.
Immigrants are more dispersed and far more entwined with American-born people when measured by the households in which they live rather than counted individually on the traditional basis of census tract, neighborhood, metropolitan area or state.
October 18, 2005
2005 Engineering Lecture Series delves into responding to disaster
The 2005 Engineering Lecture Series, Engineering the Unexpected, focuses on how University of Washington engineers are taking the lead in designing ways to respond when disaster strikes.
October 17, 2005
Hunt is on again for Washington state’s brightest fifth- through eighth-graders
The search is on again for the brightest fifth- through eighth-grade students across Washington.
October 13, 2005
Emmert to speak Oct. 26
UW President Mark Emmert will give his annual address to the UW community at 4 p.
Public welcome at ISchool Dean search events
The UW Information School will hold three public events in coming days related to its search for a new dean.
Official Notices
Academic opportunities
Proposals wanted for CSSS Seed Grants The Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS) Seed Grants Program announces a new round of seed grants.
40 years on stage
Collier & Dean, the duo featuring UW Music Professor Tom Collier and his friend Dan Dean, will perform their 40th Anniversary Concert at 7:30 p.
Brown receives Humboldt Award
Jane Brown, professor of Germanics, has received a Humboldt Research Award in recognition of lifetime achievements in research.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
New center to administer ID card innovations
A new office is opening on campus alongside the By George Café in the Odegaard Undergraduate Library: The Husky Card Account & ID Center will be a convenience for students and some staff.
M.J. Fox Foundation supports search for biomarkers
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Snakes, comics, dahlias. travel and glass blowing — all at lunch
It’s a lot like an art class on upper campus.
Genetic counseling useful after repeated miscarriage
Recurrent miscarriage (RM) can have devastating emotional effects on a woman and her partner.
Third Russell Ross Endowed Lecture on Oct. 17
The third Russell Ross Endowed Lecture will be given by Dr.
Health Sciences News Briefs
UW physicians featured on KING-TV Friday
UW Medicine physicians and researchers, including Dr.
Assistant dean for planning named
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Hogness Symposium to examine disparities in health care
Dr.
Hands-on demonstrations all part of Dawg Daze
About 30 exhibits and hands-on demonstrations were set up in the Health Sciences Lobby and adjacent courtyard as part of the Dawg Daze orientation program for new entering freshmen and transfer students in late September.
Preventing complications after spinal cord injuries
All over the world, researchers are trying to find the answer to making spinal cords whole again after they have been injured.
UW professor to head UN delegation
It’s not every day that a UW assistant professor leaves Mary Gates Hall to head a foreign delegation at a major overseas conference of the United Nations.
Design for (stage) living: Broadway set designer comes to UW
Aspiring set designers in the UW School of Drama are going to be studying with a teacher who knows his way around Broadway — and pretty much everywhere else good theater is made.
Faculty Senate seeks vice chair for 2006-2007
The UW Faculty Senate is taking nominations from those interested in becoming vice chair for the next school year, 2006-2007.
HFS helps science; you can, too
As an astronomy major, Ethan Owens saw student and faculty computers within the department being used to study galaxy formation and orbital mechanics.
Campus bike safety in the spotlight
Have you noticed the colorful signs planted strategically around campus these days that say: “Dismount zone”? They’re also signs of a new awareness of bicycle safety at the UW.
ETC.: Campus News & Notes
CYBER SLEUTH: Dave Dittrich, researcher and senior security engineer at the Information School, has been named one of the world’s top seven security professionals by Information Security magazine, which put him on the cover of its October edition.
Mighty duck comes to the Burke
The fossil cast of one of the largest birds that ever lived was installed at the Burke Museum this week.
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