October 1, 2009
Hear the Constitution read next week at Suzzallo
UW Libraries Government Publications holds the fourth annual “UW Reads the Constitution,” from noon to 1:30 p.
Evolution of entertainment in India is Danz lecturer’s topic
Playwright, filmmaker and actor Girish Karnad will give a Danz Lecture, Entertaining India, at 6:30 p.
‘University Week’ offers opportunities for you to participate
Welcome to the new school year.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Opening the curtain on a new life for an old theater
A community open house will be held to celebrate the grand re-opening of the renovated School of Drama’s Playhouse Theatre, now called the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater.
UW royalties top $1 million; top licensees recognized
The UW announced recently that its annual trademarks and licensing royalties surpassed $1 million for just the second time in the history of the institution’s licensing program and the first time in over a decade.
The Marine Band — America’s oldest musical organization — to perform Sunday, Oct. 4
America’s oldest professional musical organization, the Marine Band, will perform at 3 p.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
TV STARS: The Ken Burns series about the National Parks that has been running on PBS this week, America’s Best Idea, features film from the UW’s own Special Collections.
‘Open to Question’ exhibit occupies new site near Allen Library
Open to Question, the exhibit about University District activism that has been outdoors at the UW Tower, is finding a new home near Allen Library this week.
Legendary Harvard “Justice” professor visits UW School of Law
A course called, simply, Justice is one of the most popular in Harvard University’s history, with nearly a thousand students filling a Harvard theater each week to hear Michael Sandel, professor of government, talk about justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship.
UW’s Dee Boersma honored by Heinz Foundation
UW conservationist Dee Boersma is among 10 recipients of the Heinz Family Foundation awards given to people whose achievements have fostered a cleaner, greener and more sustainable world.
Downtown dawgs: Find everything Husky at Husky Central
On Sept.
Sprucing up
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UW students win ‘Best Newcomer Award’ at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The UW School of Drama’s TBA Collective has won the Edinburgh Festival Insider Best Newcomer Award for its production of The Grind Show 2009.
New “walking” fish named for UW donor Maggie Walker
A newly discovered species of fish will soon be named in honor of Margaret “Maggie” Walker, a distinguished UW alumna who has helped raise millions of dollars for the College of Arts and Sciences and has served on the boards of many University and community organizations.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The next regular meeting will be Thursday, Oct.
August 20, 2009
Nursing dean emeritus explores a new path as a poet
By Ashley Wiggin
School of Nursing
What started out as a simple journaling of daily events for UW School of Nursing Dean Emeritus Sue Hegyvary has led to her first chapbook of poetry.
Conrad honored for work in health care management education
Douglas A.
Public health doctoral candidate named Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholar
The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program (FICRS) has announced that Kristin Beima-Sofie, a doctoral candidate in the School of Public Health’s Insitute for Public Health Genetics, has been selected as a Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholar for the 2009-10 cohort.
Behavioral therapy effective in treating insomnia and osteoarthritis
A study in the Aug.
Radiology group uses internet to extend global influence and access
Leveraging the Internet to enhance professional communication and education, the International Society of Radiology (ISR) has launched an initiative to a welcoming audience.
Gotta sing? UW Women’s Choir seeking members again
Faculty and staff women who like to sing are again being offered a chance to be part of a choir that practices once a week and performs several times a year.
Disaster tip of the month: Do you know how to shut off your home’s gas, water and electricity?
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.
Dutch elm strikes: A dozen trees near Parrington Hall must be removed
About 12 elm trees between Parrington Hall and the William H.
Why a cat in a glass box? Help the library 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.
A Facebook for poets? UW-connected Read Write Poem site is that and more
Poetry and technology aren’t usually thought of in relation to each other, but a new Web site with UW ties unites the two to create a “Facebook for poets.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Clark Hall remodeling to be showcased in Sept. 3 open house
The departments of military science, naval science and aerospace studies will hold an open house in their home base, Clark Hall, from 10 a.
Community premiere of animation by deaf and hard of hearing students planned Friday
Students at the Summer Academy for Advancing Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Computing will show the results of their work in animation at 7 p.
How does a blind person use technology? UW Tacoma researchers put devices to the test
By Beth Luce
UW Tacoma
A study by UW Tacoma alumna Kristen Shinohara and Josh Tenenberg, a UWT Institute of Technology professor, made the cover of the August issue of Communications of the ACM.
Etc: News and notes from around campus
YOUNG AND BRILLIANT: The UW’s Shwetak Patel, an assistant professor in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering, is one of 35 outstanding innovators under the age of 35 being honored by Technology Review magazine.
Hosts needed for international students as part of Homestay Program
One way to experience international travel and bring the world to your doorstep is by hosting an international UW student.
UW’s new mobile app named ‘m.UW’
The organizers of last month’s contest to name the UW’s new mobile application have announced a winner.
You can see ocean data through APL Web portal
A Web portal at the Applied Physics Laboratory now has more than 50 different kinds of ocean data being collected in Puget Sound and off the coast of Washington, Oregon and Northern California.
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents Regular Meeting for August has been canceled.
From the Bering Sea to the Meany stage, federal stimulus funds support University’s work
By Sandra Hines & Catherine O’Donnell
UW News & Information
As of Aug.
Summer symphony takes stage tonight, Aug. 20
UW School of Music students Lauren Roth and Toby Penk are featured soloists for an performance tonight, Aug.
UW Bothell to offer electrical engineering
The UW Bothell has received approval from the state Higher Education Coordinating Board to launch a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering program (BSEE) in Winter, 2010.
University Week will return in fall
This is the last issue of University Week for summer quarter.
Newsmakers
DUST OF DESTINY: For space enthusiasts, the lede of the recent Los Angeles Times story was pretty exciting: “Showing that the ingredients for life in the universe may be distributed far more widely than previously thought, scientists have found traces of a key building block of biology in dust snatched from the tail of a comet.
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