April 27, 2006
Calendar item clarification
An item in the Health Sciences portion of the April 20 University Week calendar incorrectly noted the speaker for the Hans Neurath Lecture, which is taking place at 4 p.
Restoration of theater models sparks interest in Depression-era WPA and the arts
Seventy years ago during the Depression, some unemployed craftsmen made a set of teaching tools for a UW professor.
Surgeon compares training to learning violin
Learning the Violin in Public: Does Traditional Surgical Training Meet the Needs of the Modern Specialist? is the topic for Dr.
Health Sciences Open House: Focus on global health issues
A global health forum and free film screening will be highlights of the Health Sciences Open House, set for this Friday and Saturday.
‘From Bench to Bedside’: Moving research from lab to patients
Translational research, or research that moves discoveries from the laboratory bench into practical use with patients, will be the focus of this year’s clinical research conference, organized by the School of Medicine’s Office of Clinical Research.
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Two UW profs named fellows of prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Two UW professors have been named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Two UW faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two UW faculty members — David Baker and Barbara Reskin — have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
UW and South Seattle Community College: Partnership benefits both
Here’s a little-known fact: When a big research university and a small community college become friends and start working together, the results can benefit both institutions, not just the smaller one.
Law School Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Receives IRS Grant
The UW School of Law Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic has received a $97,250 grant from the Internal Revenue Service.
Make it a Washington Weekend
From comet dust to a classic rock musical, open houses in sciences, arts and medicine, guided tours and student reunions — the UW’s three campuses will bloom with events for all ages during Washington Weekend, today through Saturday.
Oceans to Stars Lectures to explore ‘The Human Imprint’ on the environment
Humans, like all life, both alter their environment and are altered by it.
Barceló leaves legacy of building partnerships
Rusty Barceló leaves her friends and colleagues at the UW with these words of advice: Never fear change.
UW prof creates first dictionary of African-American television
What was the longest-running television show with an African-American cast? Why was the popular early situation comedy Amos ‘n’ Andy cancelled after just two years? What made a 1968 Petula Clark television special a memorable event in the televised history of race relations?
These are a few of the historical nuggets to be found in the Historical Dictionary of African-American Television by Kathleen Fearn-Banks, recently published by Scarecrow Press.
Provost Wise discusses administrative changes, faculty concerns in town hall meeting, interview
Provost Phyllis Wise tackled a wide range of subjects last week when she held a town hall meeting open to the whole University community.
April 26, 2006
Gene needed for butterfly transformation also key for insects like grasshoppers
It is a marvel of nature that a creature such as a caterpillar changes into something quite different, a butterfly.
April 25, 2006
The punishing price of incarceration
Room and board at Harvard costs $9,578.
April 20, 2006
UW Community Celebration, Stardust talk among Washington Weekend events
Open houses, demonstrations, tours and art walks, lectures, performancs, sporting events and more await visitors to campus for the second annual Washington Weekend, Thursday, April 27, through Saturday, April 29.
Health Science News Briefs
Nominations sought
Nominations are open for the Scribner Courage in Health Care Award, named after the pioneering UW faculty member Dr.
Magnuson Scholars at work
Six graduate students, one from each health sciences school, have been named as Magnuson Scholars for the 2006-2007 academic year.
‘Asthma Walk 2006’ set for April 30 at Husky Stadium
The American Lung Association will hold its “Asthma Walk 2006” on Sunday, April 30 at Husky Stadium.
Hille, Neurath lectures coming up
Hille Memorial Lecture
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When patients are famous
There are two kinds of celebrity patients: those who are well-known before they become sick and those who become celebrities because of their illness or how it is treated.
It’s off to Cameroon for urology resident
On April 18, Dr.
UW project gets $400,000 in settlement funds
The UW will receive nearly $400,000 to educate health-care providers about the pharmaceutical industry’s marketing influence on how drugs are prescribed.
Official Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
Funding available
The UW Specialized Center of Research in Pharmacology of Drugs in Pregnancy (UW SCOR; supported by NICHD and ORWH) announces the availability of funds for one year pilot research grants ($10,000 per award) on the pharmacology of drugs in pregnancy.
Provost town meeting today
Provost Phyllis Wise will hold a town meeting from 4 to 5 p.
Health Sciences Open House coming April 28-29
More than 65 exhibitors will demonstrate the latest in research and technology in health sciences and medicine at the 31st UW Health Sciences Open House from 9 a.
Eaglen plans master class
English soprano Jane Eaglen will conduct a master class with four School of Music voice students at 3:30 p.
Online privacy subject of forum
Online e-mailing and working wifi connections can be very convenient, but is the electrononic point-and-click world all it’s cracked up to be?
The Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at the UW Information School and the The Pacific Northwest Center for Global Security are teaming up to sponsor a discussion about technology and privacy titled Privacy: Reconciling Reality from 6 to 9 p.
Tickets on sale for Katie appearance
Well known author (Loving What Is) Byron Katie will be coming to the UW on Thursday, May 11 for two events — one for students in the Psychology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Departments and one for the general public.
Syria celebrated in two events
Syria is the focus of a forum and a concert next week on the UW campus.
Japanese WW II ordeal recalled in symposium
“Remembering Japanese American Redress: A Symposium on History, Incarceration, and Justice” will be presented from 9 a.
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WHERE ARE WE?
Visiting German artist paints Emmert, Gates, for interpretive project
As he looked forward to painting a portrait of UW President Mark Emmert last week, German painter Stefan Budian said his main plan was to have no plan at all.
UW-South Seattle Community College partnership kicks off with visit; register now to go along
A new partnership between the UW, South Seattle Community College and South Seattle neighborhoods will be celebrated with a day trip to that area, available to all, on May 3, guided by community leaders and faculty advisors from both institutions.
Her art isn’t art ’til she gives it away
Lili Angel’s art is like a Buddhist monk’s sand painting — she spends days or weeks creating it, and then it’s gone.
The North Pole Was Here: New York Times reporter writes about chilling in the arctic
“They call their project the North Pole Environmental Observatory, but that name gives the impression that it’s some exotic domed facility,” writes New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin.
Staffer is living in a legacy
For Anne Eskridge, it started with the need for a different kind of house.
‘After Hurricane Katrina’ subject of talk April 27
The University community will have a chance to hear from the co-chair of the Bring Back New Orleans Commission when Barbara Major comes to town Thursday, April 27.
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