September 25, 2008
Free blood pressure screenings Thursdays at the Employee Health Clinic
How’s your blood pressure? Oh, you haven’t had it checked lately? The Employee Health Clinic, located at Hall Health, can help you with that.
Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Henry to honor an artist on ‘The Brink’
The Henry Art Gallery at the UW is administering a new award for emerging artists in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
Computer training classes available
You can register now for UW Computer Training classes in word processing, graphics and presentations, desktop publishing and other computer-related topics including these new offerings:
- Introduction to Personal Computers and Vista (R703)
- SharePoint 2007 for Business Managers (R3001)
- SharePoint 2007 Bootcamp (R3002)
You’ll find links to the autumn schedule and a printable course catalog at <A href="https://www.
Etc.: Campus News & Notes
LOCAL HERO: Russell Ellis, a UW Police Department officer, received a Lifesaving Award at this year’s Governor’s Industrial Safety & Health Conference after going out of his way to help a stranger.
‘Safety Stand Down’: Honoring construction workers and stressing safe practices
At any given time there is a small army of workers on the UW campus who are not employed by the University.
Online classes or in-person instruction? UW Extension offers a blend of both
Online teaching isn’t right for every class, and in-person instruction can be inconvenient for busy professional people.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
My, what big teeth you had! – Extinct species had large teeth on roof of mouth
When the world’s land was congealed in one supercontinent 240 million years ago, Antarctica wasn’t the forbiddingly icy place it is now.
UW student ‘stands up with pride’ after winning songwriting contest
Catherine Henderson, who describes herself as a romantic at heart, wrote her prize winning Song of Washington, Stand Up with Pride for Washington, because she wanted to inspire people to be part of something bigger than themselves.
Pianist Jade Simmons makes Seattle debut
The UW World Series opens its 2008-09 President’s Piano solo recital series at 8 p.
“An incredible thing”: MacArthur-winning researcher surprised, delighted by award
The MacArthur Foundation works so quietly on its genius grants, UW scientist David Montgomery didn’t even know he’d been nominated until he learned of his selection last week.
UWPD renews its national accreditation
Over the summer, the UW Police Department got its national accreditation renewed — which is a tougher process than getting accredited in the first place.
PACCAR Hall construction prompts parking revisions
Friday, Sept.
How media covered Katrina aftermath affects response by blacks and whites
New research shows that black and white Americans responded differently when exposed to a video presentation that described Hurricane Katrina and then blamed the botched relief efforts on one of two causes: either government incompetence or racism, because the majority of Katrina’s victims were black.
Two Special Collections films to be featured at Northwest Film Forum
The Northwest Film Forum will feature two films from the UW Libraries Special Collections on Tuesday, Oct.
Immigrant Sun: Our star could be far from where it started in Milky Way
A long-standing scientific belief holds that stars tend to hang out in the same general part of a galaxy where they originally formed.
UW architecture and urban planning renamed the College of Built Environments
It’s official: The College of Architecture and Urban Planning has been renamed the College of Built Environments.
Have a blast with bugs at the Burke Sept. 28
Did you know that a dried grasshopper’s body is more than 60-percent protein: twice that of chicken or beef? Learn more yummy bug facts from “the Bug Chef,” David George Gordon at The Burke Museum’s10th annual Bug Blast from 10 a.
Do you see what I see? Babies can tell
Those wide-eyed babies are taking in and using more information than previously believed.
New UWT building fills need for assembly space
Students arriving for autumn quarter classes at the UW Tacoma this week have a new facility that provides much-needed space for campus events, as well as a place for students to hang out and study between classes.
Life celebration planned for Michael Wellings
A gathering to celebrate the life of Michael C.
Norm Maleng Building to showcase distinguished art collection
By Peggy Weiss
Harborview Art Program
For more than 30 years, Harborview Medical Center has recognized the powerful humanizing effects of art in the health care environment.
Family raises funds for UW Medical Center’s NICU
Carlene Anders, Gene Dowers and their children — Danny, 5, and Jessi, 12 — made a special trip to UW Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on Friday, Aug.
Come to Qwest Field for Puget Sound Heart Walk Oct. 4
The 2008 Start! Puget Sound Heart Walk is less than two weeks away.
Genetic counselor puts her heart into refugee volunteer work
Serge Hakizimana spent 11 years of his life in a refugee camp in Tanzania.
Annie Lam honored for Asian community-outreach program
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
The International District’s Legacy House — an assisted living facility — recently celebrated 10 years of providing social and housing services to low-income Asian seniors.
UW pharmacy students help the Seahawks tackle hypertension
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
Last year, when UW pharmacy students were called upon to help with a hypertension-awareness initiative at Seattle Seahawks games, the students were more than happy to heed that call.
Survival after emergency cardiac arrest treatment varies widely
An analysis of emergency medical services-treated cardiac arrest outcomes in 10 areas in North America finds a fivefold difference in survival rates, according to a study in the Sept.
Just in time for school: Free Adeona service tracks stolen laptops
As college students head back to school with gleaming new laptops, some will, unfortunately, see the last of their machine in a library, cafeteria or dorm room.
September 23, 2008
UW-led study finds wide variability in survival after emergency treatment for cardiac arrest
An analysis of emergency medical services–treated cardiac arrest outcomes in 10 areas in North America finds a five-fold difference in survival rates, according to a study in the Sept.
September 22, 2008
UW professor wins prestigious MacArthur fellowship
David Montgomery, a University of Washington professor of Earth and space sciences noted for his study of how soil and rivers shape civilizations, has been named one of 25 new MacArthur Fellows.
University of Washington architecture and urban planning renamed the College of Built Environments
University of Washington architecture and urban planning is renamed College of Built Environments
New Song of Washington selected, “Rise Up with Pride for Washington”
The University has selected a new Song of Washington, with lyrics by Catherine Henderson, a senior in the UW’s evening degree program in the humanities.
September 18, 2008
UW honors Rep. Helen Sommers with Regents Medal
The University of Washington Board of Regents, by unanimous vote today (Sept.
September 17, 2008
New UW research can help product manufacturers effectively shift to service-centric business strategies
According to research conducted at the University of Washington, manufacturing firms can increase shareholder value by transitioning to services, but there are some important caveats.
Emmert picks Woodward as athletic director
University of Washington President Mark A.
September 16, 2008
Baby eyes are taking in the world, applying self-experience to other people
Those wide-eyed babies are taking in and using more information than previously believed.
September 15, 2008
Immigrant Sun: Our star could be far from where it started in Milky Way
A long-standing scientific belief holds that stars tend to hang out in the same general part of a galaxy where they originally formed.
Regents to act on honorary degrees for three members of Gates family
The University of Washington Board of Regents will be asked to approve honorary doctorate degrees for three members of the Gates family at the board’s meeting Sept.
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