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January 19, 2011

Jewish identity is subject of new book of essays edited by UW profs

In the new book, Boundaries of Jewish Identity, Susan Glenn and Naomi Sokoloff brought together a group of scholars in the fields of law, anthropology, history, sociology and literature to consider the question of who is a Jew and who gets to decide.

Elizabeth Alexander, who wrote and delivered President Obamas inaugural poem, says it is time for Americans to begin a more nuanced civic conversation about race and culture. She will speak about that idea at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27 in 130 Kane.

A film and lecture series will be offered in tandem with the traveling exhibit “The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic,” now on display in the lobby of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library.

The Burke Museum is offering lunchtime tours for the campus community. Called “The Best of the Burke” and organized by Karin Moughamer, the museums campus outreach coordinator, each tour is a half-hour long and is led by an experienced docent.

Report: Charter school management organizations need efficiency, technology to thrive in lean times

Charter school management organizations must help schools operate more efficiently and innovate with new technologies to adapt to leaner times, according to a new report from the UWs Center on Reinventing Public Education.

Violence Prevention Training workshops offered Feb. 3, March 9

The warning signs of violence, together with information about UW resources for safety and counseling and much more, will be discussed at two Violence Prevention Training workshops offered by SafeCampus, the UWs violence prevention program.

Are you responsible for departmental purchasing? If so, you might want to check out the 24 suppliers who will be at this fair in the Mary Gates Commons.

A new program from UW Commuter Services connects people with rides — and reduces the UW’s carbon footprint.

Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.

January 18, 2011

UW Medicine, Valley Medical Center to explore strategic alliance

On Tuesday, Jan. 18, the chief executive officers of UW Medicine and Valley Medical Center announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent to explore a strategic alliance in which Valley Medical Center, Public Hospital District #1 of King County County, would join UW Medicine.

UW Medicine, Valley Medical Center to explore strategic alliance

Today, Jan. 18, the chief executive officers of UW Medicine and Valley Medical Center announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Inten

January 13, 2011

Faculty flutist to perform Jan. 16 in Brechemin Auditorium

Faculty artist Donna Shin and pianist Casey Robards of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University will perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 in Brechemin Auditorium. Faculty artists Shannon Spicciati, oboe, and Michael Partington, guitar, also appear.

Sarah Nash Gates is a “culture maker” and Custodial Services cleans up with it second award for green cleaning. The latest accomplishments by your campus colleagues.

January 12, 2011

Down to the wire: Winners of orthodontic sculpture contest announced

With materials normally applied to shaping a radiant smile, first-year orthodontic residents create works of art in an annual competition.

‘The New York Times’ profiles Jake Locker. Also, comments on colds, Kindles (or not), obesity, teaching impact and accidents in sports, and more. Your colleagues in the national news.

Official Notices

A Board of Regents meeting, some blood drives and a reminder of the anti-kickback, conflict of interest and whistleblower regulations.

More food, coffee options for a post-HUB campus

Hungry? Need a cuppa? Housing & Food Services is adding to its campus food and coffee options.

Theft and burglary are up, but overall, the UW campus is safer than most: A look at campus crime reports.

Ludo Max, associate professor of speech and hearing sciences, says that ‘The Kings Speech’ is an accurate portrayal of stuttering and of the techniques used to overcome the speech disorder during the 1930s and 1940s. But there are some inconsistencies with what is known today about stuttering.

A UW Medicine neurosurgeon suggests an easy-to-remember tip to check for a stroke, and tells why to summon help immediately if you suspect a ‘brain attack.’

A January 14 concert and workshop by Brazilian-born multi-instrumentalist Jovino Santos Neto and his trio kicks off the School of Musics Performing Ethnomusicology Series, running through Winter Quarter 2011.

Ed Taylor, vice provost and dean of undergraduate academic affairs, shows how Martin Luther King Jr.s writings shed light on the crises of today.

A group promoting awareness of conditions in Haiti constructed a simulation of a typical improvised Haitian tent city on the UW Tacoma campus Jan. 12, including tarps for roofs, rudimentary cooking conditions and buckets for toilets.

The Henry Art Gallery is inviting UW faculty to review how the museums resources can be used for research and teaching. The University Faculty Information Reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, in the Reed Collections Study Center.

Philharmonia Quartett Berlin performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, at Meany Hall. The program includes works by Shostakovich, Beethoven and Debussy.

Stuart Dempster, a trombonist and professor emeritus of the School of Music, teams with keyboardist David Gamper and accordionist Pauline Oliveros for a special appearance at Seattle’s Town Hall on Saturday, Jan. 15.

Nominations open for Walker Ames, Danz, Mangels lectures

The Graduate School Public Lecture Committee is accepting nominations for the Walker Ames Scholars Program, Jessie and John Danz Lecture Series and Mary Ann and John D. Mangels Lecture Series until Jan. 31.

Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.

Want to hear one of the biggest icebergs of the last decade crack up? UW researchers compressed a five-hour event in Antarctica into a two-minute audio file that you can listen to.

A friend knew that if anyone could solve a Canlis 60th anniversary scavenger hunt, Greg Barnes could. After all, hed already solved the 2007 Emerald City Search. And sure enough…

This spring the Oncology Nursing Society will present Donna Berry with the 2011 Distinguished Researcher Award in Boston at its annual congress.

Charles T. Campbell, the Lloyd E. and Florence M. West Endowed Professor of Chemistry, and G. Stanley McKnight, a professor of pharmacology, have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

While legislators meet in Olympia, the Organizational Effectiveness Initiative looks for a “sustainable academic business plan” to carry the UW to a secure future. Its part the Two Years to Two Decades Initiative.

January 10, 2011

‘Voices in your community is theme of this years Pocketmedia Film Festival

Can you tell a story in two minutes or less? The UW Pocketmedia Film Festival is open for entries. Films must be less than two minutes and include this year’s Common Book, “You Are Never Where You Are.”

January 7, 2011

Wise named recipient of Chang-Lin Tien Education Leadership Award

President Phyllis Wise has been selected by Asian Pacific Fund as the recipient of the fifth annual Chang-Lin Tien Education Leadership Award, which recognizes the professional accomplishments and leadership of Asian Americans in higher education.

January 5, 2011

Official Notices

Study volunteers needed for an HIV vaccine trial, a Board of Regents meeting and two blood drives.

One-time open enrollment to add dependents age 20-26

There is a new kind of open enrollment taking place until March 1 — its for adding dependents age 20 to 26, and was a result of the 2010 health care reform legislation.

Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo, returning this week after an absence. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.

Think of an Indian – a Native American – and many people will think of poverty. Not fine art, opera tickets, personal airplanes and ballet lessons for the kids. But in a new book, Rich Indians: Native People and the Problem of Wealth in American History, UW American Indian Studies professor Alexandra Harmon explores historical and contemporary examples of wealthy Indians.

A fair for volunteer opportunities, a discussion with Julian Bond and Gregory Hicks, Health Sciences events and the UW Tacoma Unity Breakfast and a talk by Michael Honey — there are many ways to honor and learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this year.

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