November 12, 2008

Save money and resources: free energy assessments for 20 Seattle-area businesses

Energy experts from the University of Washington want to help local businesses cut their utility bills.

New book will tell much you didn’t know about Northwest weather

If you’ve ever wondered what the heck a convergence zone is, what a rain shadow is or just where the Seattle area ranks in terms of annual rainfall, you’ll find answers in a new book from a University of Washington expert on Pacific Northwest weather.

November 10, 2008

Web site exposes previously undocumented KKK activity in Washington

University of Washington scholars have shined new light on one of the darkest chapters of Washington history — the days when the Ku Klux Klan was a temporary force in the state.

November 6, 2008

John Vinson selected as UW chief of police

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Postdocs show their work at 4th annual research symposium Nov. 14 in the HUB

The Fourth Annual UW Postdoctoral Association Research Symposium will be held from 2 to 5 p.

Official Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.

Gerberding bells to ring in honor of mathematician

On Sunday Nov.

Man who committed suicide in Red Square identified

The person who committed suicide in Red Square Oct.

Planetarium open to public for winter of starry, starry nights

Seattle winters all but guarantee buckets of rain, blustery winds and — unfortunately for stargazers — clouds, clouds, clouds.

Math series kicks off with talk by Felsenstein

Joseph Felsenstein, professor of Genome Sciences and of Biology at the UW, will speak on Evolutionary Trees, Coalescents and Gene Trees: Can Mathematicians Find the Woods? at 3:30 p.

Second lecture in ‘Lucy Talks’ features forensic anthropologist Nov. 13

In the second lecture of the “Lucy Talks” series, Katherine Taylor, a forensic anthropologist with the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, will discuss the basics of her field and the science of reading bones.

UWT and Russian journalism students collaborate on news project

Journalism students from Russia and UW Tacoma got an up-close look at American-style journalism in action as election-night guests of the Tacoma-based News Tribune newspaper Nov.

Inspirations for Seales’ music range from Paris to Bellingham

Marc Seales and friends will present an evening of jazz that draws heavily on Seales’ recent experiences in Paris, as well as his own take on songs of his youth at 7:30 p.

By popular demand: Department of Scandinavian Studies celebrates its centennial

The UW’s Department of Scandinavian Languages and Literature was created in 1909 in response to community demand.

Writing Day launches second phase of Writing in the Majors

Once upon a time, it was enough for University freshmen to get through first-year English composition courses.

DNA provides ‘smoking gun’ in the case of the missing songbirds

It sounds like a tale straight from CSI: The bully invades a home and does away with the victim, then is ultimately found out with the help of DNA evidence.

UW Bothell celebrates new Cultural Studies Program with guest lecturer Toby Miller

UW Bothell will celebrate the fall 2008 launch of its Master of Arts in Cultural Studies (MACS) Program with guest lecturer Toby Miller from 6 to 8:30 p.

Expert on foster care to lecture Nov. 13

There are challenges in the foster care system and UW Professor Mark Courtney, a leading expert on U.

Two profs to talk about ‘What Really Happened’ in election

Last spring, UW professors David Domke and Mark Smith made bold presidential predictions during the widely popular “Faith & Finance” lecture series.

A homecoming for director of opera ‘Il Mondo della Luna’

The School of Music’s first opera production this year proves that even back in 1777, humans were already thinking about going to the moon.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

Climate Survey 2008: Satisfaction, and continued improvement

Faculty and staff at the UW generally report that they are proud to work here and satisfied with their employment experience.

Inauguration of Diabetes and Obesity Center set for Nov. 14

The inauguration of the new UW Medicine Diabetes and Obesity Center of Excellence will take place from 1:30 to 6 p.

Researchers find that mouse heart can regenerate diseased tissue

A recent study in mice shows the ability of the fetal heart to grow healthy cells to compensate for cardiac tissue lost to disease.

UW receives nearly $17 million to study emerging respiratory viruses

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, one of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a contract to the UW to use systems biology approaches to comprehensively analyze and model the virus-host interactions and cellular response networks that are induced or altered during the course of acute respiratory virus infection.

UW Photographers Group launches fall exhibit Nov. 11

The UW Photographers Group fall exhibition will be on display in the UW Medical Center’s Skylight Gallery from November 11 through December.

UW Medical Center expansion project to break ground this winter

By Staishy Siem
News & Community Relations

UW Medical Center is scheduled to break ground this winter on the first phase of a two-part construction project designed to give the hospital much needed space for patient care.

Green neighborhoods may reduce childhood obesity

As obesity rates continue to rise in the United States — and related health care costs — UW researchers continue to offer findings that may offer some possible solutions, or explanations.

The silver lining of lost parking privileges

By Brian Donohue
News & Community Relations

This past springtime I was cheerfully anticipating new work digs.

November 5, 2008

Newly tested compound makes Gram negative bacteria less virulent

A newly tested compound appears to inhibit certain mechanisms that make Gram-negative bacteria virulent disease agents.

UW researchers find that having a big heart is not always a good thing

A cell signaling pathway that abnormally promotes heart muscle cell growth invariably leads to unhealthy enlargement of the heart.

DNA provides ‘smoking gun’ in the case of the missing songbirds

DNA evidence shows conclusively that males from a North American warbler species interbred with females from a related species and took over a large part of the other species’ range.

October 30, 2008

Are all precinct voting sites created equal? Maybe not

Are all precinct voting sites created equal? Maybe not

Friend or foe? How the body’s clot-busting system accelerates atherosclerosis

UW scientists are discovering how the body’s over-production of clot-busters speeds up artery wall damage, knowledge that may point to new ideas for preventing heart disease and strokes.

EntrepreneurWeek UW features variety of events Nov. 3-7

Interested in starting your own company? Want to take your knowledge beyond the academic setting? Have a great idea for a product but don’t know what to do next? Next week, the UW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and the UW’s Science and Engineering Business Association (SEBA) will host the second annual EntrepreneurWeek, a five-day series of talks, events and networking opportunities focused on starting new companies.

Common Book event and photo exhibit bring border to life

This year’s Common Book, The Devil’s Highway, brings U.

Class Notes: Games class combines work and play

Class title: CHID 498: Poetics of Play in Digital Role-playing Games, taught by Terry Schenold, doctoral candidate in English.

Official Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.

Rob Brown: Helping make the Combined Fund Drive a success

Editor’s note: Every other week through the duration of the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week will spotlight members of the UW community who help make the campaign a success.