February 26, 2009
Lecture looks at forest life without top predators
How forests would look without top predators, such as mountain lions and wolves, is the subject of a lecture March 5 by Aaron Wirsing, assistant professor of forest resources.
February 24, 2009
‘Resilient Community Planning.’
Hear presentations describing community planning in China and India, with a discussion on bridging the gap between graduate research and professional practice.
‘Sonic Boom.’
The UW Percussion Ensemble performs a variety of contemporary music composed for metallophones, membranophones, and ideophones.
February 23, 2009
Big voices.
Students of Tom Harper, Joyce Guyer, Jane Eaglen, Giselle Wyer and Tess Altiveros present art songs and arias from France, Germany, Italy and beyond.
Taking toll of tolls.
The West Coast Poverty Center asks, do bridge and highway tolls disproportionately burden low-income households? A seminar with UW researchers that’s open to the public.
February 21, 2009
True piano.
Nelita True, professor of piano at the Eastman School of Music, will perform works by Beethoven, Faure, Liszt and more.
February 20, 2009
On IT and research.
Findings and recommendations from recent interviews with about 100 campus research leaders regarding the use of information technologies to support their work and future needs.
February 19, 2009
‘Lincoln Portrait.’
The UW symphonic, concert and campus bands present a concert remembering Abraham Lincoln in music.
‘Blithe Spirit.’
Seeking material for a novel, Charles invites a spiritualist into his house.
Two UW profs named Sloan Research Fellows
Two UW faculty members are among 118 early career scientists, mathematicians, and economists to be chosen as Alfred P.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
BizTech canceled in 2009 to mitigate budget cuts
BizTech, the UW campus technology fair, will not be held in 2009.
Choose an out-of-state contact person in case of emergency
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.
Dental administrators and students meet with state legislators
Top administrators and students from the UW School of Dentistry met with key legislators in Olympia on Feb.
‘Journalism on the Brink?’: UW, online journalists host panel
The Seattle chapter of the Online News Association and the UW Department of Communication will host a panel discussion, “Journalism on the Brink? Can Digital Save It?” The discussion will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.
New biologics center to advance personalized drug delivery
By Nedra Pautler
Department of Bioengineering
A new interdisciplinary center based in the UW Department of Bioengineering will work on guiding biologically based drugs to targets inside the cell.
Jupiter String Quartet to make Meany Hall debut Feb. 25
The Jupiter String Quartet will make its Meany Hall debut in a concert at 8 p.
Pianist Nelita True to perform Feb. 21
Nelita True, professor of piano at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, will perform works by Beethoven, Faure, Liszt, and more in a visiting artist recital at 7:30 p.
Cervantes Institute receives Spanish encyclopedia
About 90 educators and others were on hand in Mary Gates Hall the afternoon of Thursday, Feb.
Japanese film ‘Zen’ to be shown, discussed on Feb. 26 and 28
The Japan Studies Program, The Henry M.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Peer portfolio: Activities at UW’s peer institutions
GM + U-M = ABCD: General Motors and the University of Michigan have teamed up to help speed up the design of advanced batteries for electric cars.
McCabe to solo at Feb. 26 UW Symphony concert
On Thursday, Feb.
HuskyTV is ready for the switch to digital
The UW’s HuskyTV system is ready for the switch to digital television (DTV).
Voice students to perform Feb. 23
UW voice students perform art songs and arias by Handel, Haydn, and Mendelssohn in the voice division recital at 7:30 p.
“Meet, Greet, Teach” Feb. 26 focuses on interdisciplinary environmental education
The opportunities and limitations of team teaching is the subject of “Meet, Greet, Teach” Thursday, Feb.
February 18, 2009
Health care careers.
Meet with industry experts about career options and the degree and certificate programs that will prepare you to start or advance your career in the health care and biomedical fields.
A reconfigured middle east.
Joel S.
February 17, 2009
‘OPEN’ opens.
The opening reception for the School of Art’s Annual Juried student show, OPEN, at the Jacob Lawrence gallery — a no-holds-barred, no rules exhibition of unbridled talent juried by Rock Hushka, curator of contemporary and northwest art at the Tacoma Art Museum.
February 15, 2009
‘Blithe Spirit.’
This farce about ghosts and seances is an enduring classic even though its author, Noel Coward, claimed he wrote it in five days while on vacation.
February 14, 2009
‘Real to Reel.’
The final version of Masizakhe: Building Each Other, a film about spoken word poetry and hip hop in South Africa produced by Scott Macklin, the College of Education’s chief technology officer, will be screened at the Real to Reel Film Festival.
February 12, 2009
Eat, pray, love, listen.
Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love will share her thoughts on the writing life and some of her current projects.
Faculty lecture on UWTV.
Did you miss “Immigration and American Identity,” the Annual Faculty, delivered by Charles Hirschman, on Jan.
Pharmacy students’ outreach garners national acclaim
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
There’s much more to the practice of pharmacy than many people think.
School of Nursing’s annual public lecture features global health workforce expert
By Ashley Wiggin
School of Nursing
Dr.
Public Health’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Feb. 26
Tom Fleming, UW professor of biostatistics and statistics, will deliver the School of Public Health’s Winter Quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture, “Clinical Trials: Discerning Hype from Substance.
Medical Education Research & Scholarship Forum, March 2
Medical Education Research & Scholarship Forum: “It’s Not Marcus Welby MD’s Library Any More!” Presenters: Ann Whitney, head, Systems, Health Sciences Libraries; Sherry Dodson, clinical librarian; and Sarah Safranek, information management librarian.
Breast cancer study seeks participants
Breast cancer affects one woman in nine during her lifetime, and the risk increases with age.
Biology of aging pilot project applications due March 27
The UW Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging will fund pilot projects in basic research on the biology of aging.
Panel discussion of MS and neuro-degenerative diseases, Feb. 18
The Pacific Northwest has a higher incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS) than most anywhere on earth.
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