January 7, 2010
Salmon stars: Help identify this week’s Lost and Found Film
Editor’s Note: The UW Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions.
Information session for ninth- and tenth-graders slated Jan. 11
Students, parents and teachers of current ninth and tenth grade students are invited to learn more about the UW Academy early entrance program at the UW at an information session on Monday, Jan.
Community and mutual support: The Black Faculty and Staff Association
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Six UW researchers named Fellows of AAAS
Six UW-affiliated researchers are among 531 new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Weisband chosen as director for UW Bothell Business Development Center
Barry Weisband has been named the new director of the Business Development Center (BDC) at UW Bothell.
Columbia prof to speak on separation of church and state
Mark Lilla, professor of humanities at Columbia University, will speak at 7:30 p.
UW raises a record $2 million in Combined Fund Drive donations
The UW faculty and staff have contributed more than $2 million to the Combined Fund Drive, the highest UW total in the 25 years of the statewide workplace donation campaign.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
TOPS IN DOGGEREL: Professor of Anthropology Steve Harrell got an award that was out of his field recently.
Say hello to new MFA art students at Lawrence gallery exhibit
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery at the UW starts the new decade with Introducing, a show featuring the work of the first-year MFA students from the UW Art Program.
UW World Series offers dance package at bargain price
The World Series at Meany is offering a package of three performances from its World Dance Series at the bargain price of $75, which is 40 percent off the regular price.
Newsmakers
HUMAN FUTURES: Peter Ward, UW professor of Earth and space sciences, crushed some cliches with lively responses in an article about the future of human evolution on the Web site LiveScience.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, Jan.
Gregoire appoints Orin Smith to UW board of regents
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December 19, 2009
Seattle Women’s Chorus.
Joy, laughter and inspiration will fill the air as the angelic (and mighty) voices of the Women’s Chorus melt your holiday cares away with an eclectic program of traditional and very untraditional songs of the season.
December 14, 2009
‘Living in Emergency.’
Doctors Without Borders gave a documentary film crew uncensored access to its field operations in war-torn Congo and post-conflict Liberia.
December 12, 2009
Yulefest!
Celebrate the holiday season with the Columbia Choirs, under the direction of founder Steve Stevens.
December 11, 2009
University Symphony.
Maestro Peter Eros conducts the University Symphony in a performance of a Mozart piano concerto with soloist Craig Sheppard and a symphony by Tchaikovsky.
December 10, 2009
Fall Opera workshop.
UW voice students present opera scenes directed by faculty artist Thomas Harper.
Musical ‘Passport.’
The Wind Ensemble, Campus Band and Concert Bands transport listeners on a musical journey.
Jonathan Eddy to head Asian Law Center
Jonathan Eddy has been appointed incoming director of the Asian Law Center by Dean Kellye Testy effective Jan.
Biology Book Club: Explore climate change with an expert
Remember the scene from Annie Hall where Woody Allen is arguing with a man in line at a movie theater about Marshall McLuhan’s books, when suddenly McLuhan himself steps out from behind a post to play the expert in the argument?
Well, you can have an expert with you as you read a book on science if you join the Biology Book Club starting Jan.
School’s out for Skillsoft e-Learning classes Dec. 31
Now is the time to complete any Skillsoft e-Learning class you may have planned or started — the program will end on Dec.
Class Notes: Exploring Russian science fiction
Class title: Russian 120 — Science Fiction in Russia.
Flowers for John: UW alumnus to be remembered with 10,000 daffodils
Motorists driving along Montlake Boulevard will see a field of yellow in the spring, thanks to a donation of 10,000 daffodils by Charlotte Behnke in memory of her husband John, who died Oct.
Over the moon: Help identify this week’s Lost and Found Film
Editor’s Note: The UW Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions.
Disaster tip of the month: Home hazard hunt
Editor’s note: The Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department is offering a tip a month to help people get prepared for a disaster.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUDWIG: If you, like Schroeder from the Peanuts comic strip, are eagerly awaiting Beethoven’s birthday on Dec.
Journal editor survey deadline extended to Jan. 8
In October a survey of current, recent and prospective UW journal editors was announced through the Board of Deans and Chancellors.
Nissan’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle on Campus This Afternoon
Nissan will be showing off <A href="http://www.
Goodbye until the new year
This is the last issue of University Week for fall quarter.
UW Symphony to perform Mozart, Tchaikovsky Dec. 11
The UW Symphony will present a concert at 7:30 p.
Information session on Early Entrance Program set for Jan. 4
Students, parents and teachers of middle-school aged children are invited to learn more about the Transition School/Early Entrance Program at the UW at an information session on Monday, Jan.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents meeting for December has been canceled.
UW students honor 100 Greatest Americans in 2009 project
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December 9, 2009
Studio Jazz.
Student jazz ensembles led by Cuong Vu perform big band arrangements, repertory selections and new originals.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
December 7, 2009
Voices in song.
Students of Tom Harper, Joyce Guyer, Jane Eaglen, Giselle Wyer and Tess Altiveros present art songs and arias from France, Germany, Italy, and beyond in the Voice Division Recital.
December 4, 2009
Indigenous Feminisms.
An informal chat with Women Studies adjunct faculty and allies Rachel Chapman, Deana Dartt-Newton and Bonnie Duran.
Chiwoniso.
The daughter of famed mbira master Dumisani Maraire, who was a visiting artist at the UW in 1969-70, Chiwoniso Maraire also embraced the mbira (which she describes as something “like a large xylophone”) and has become an accomplished musician, singer and songwriter in her own right.
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