January 30, 2009
Hear Hartwell.
The Friends of the Libraries Annual Meeting will feature guest speaker Lee Hartwell, Nobel laureate and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, speaking on ‘Science and the Arts.
January 29, 2009
University Symphony.
Winners of the October 27 concerto competition perform with the University Symphony.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Saving carpet from the landfill, five tons at a time
By Breona Gutschmidt
Facilities Services
Not long ago, a Facilities Services shop that handles flooring diverted its first dumpster-full of old carpet from a dead end in the landfill to a new life as recycled carpet.
Guitar Ensemble celebrates Spain and Latin America on Feb. 6
Students of Michael Partington will present music with guitar to celebrate Spain and Latin America, in ¡Guitarra! at 7:30 p.
Graduate School to offer workshop on succeeding in graduate education Jan. 30
The UW Graduate School will offer “Nuts and Bolts: How to Successfully Navigate the Graduate School,” the first in a series of interactive workshops for international graduate students from 12:30 to 2 p.
Study looks at survival disparities in lung cancer
Disparities in survival among black patients diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer are not seen when patients are recommended appropriate treatment, according to a report by UW researchers in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
UW Bothell’s Writing for Their Lives series continues with Laynie Browne
UW Bothell’s Writing for Their Lives literary series will continue with author Laynie Browne at 6:30 p.
Registration open for UW Summer Youth Programs
Registration is now open for summer youth programs sponsored by UW Educational Outreach.
Coming up
Library Lecture Series: “Chronic Pain Is a Disease in its Own Right” will be the topic when Dr.
UW alumna Wendy Yamashita returns to perform Jan. 31
School of Music alumna and pianist Wendy Yamashita will return to the UW for a visiting artist recital at 5 p.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
EXPERIMENTAL EXCELLENCE: Geoffrey Boynton, associate professor of psychology whose research interest is in the neural correlates of human visual perception, is the recipient of the Early Investigator Award from the Society of Experimental Psychologists.
Series examines how new technology transforms way we see planet
Miles Logsdon, a UW oceanographer who specializes in understanding Puget Sound, coastal Washington and the Pacific using instruments mounted on earth-observing satellites, is the kick off speaker Feb.
January 28, 2009
Annual Faculty Lecture.
Annual Faculty Lecture.
January 26, 2009
How to snowshoe.
How to snowshoe.
January 24, 2009
Wagner and Mahler.
The Seattle-based Lake Union Civic Orchestra is joined by baritone soloist Clayton Brainerd.
The World in Your Cup.
Opening events for the Burke Museum’s new exhibit, Coffee: The World in Your Cup.
January 23, 2009
Job seeking in 2009.
Part of the 10th annual Career Discovery Week, the full name of the event is “Job Seeking 2009: The Cold Hard Truth & What You Can Do About It.
January 22, 2009
MathAcrossCampus.
Martin Grotschel of the Technical University of Berlin presents “Combinatorial Optimization in Action,” part of the MathAcrossCampus Colloquium series, given by high-level researchers and are open to all.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Visiting scholar to lecture on antisemitism
Antisemitism: An Eternal Hatred? is the title of a lecture by Steven Beller slated for noon Tuesday, Jan.
Concerto Competition winners solo with the UW Symphony Jan. 29
The UW Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.
School of Public Health name shortened
On Jan.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Coming up
Dr.
January 21, 2009
Jenny Lewis solo.
Jenny Lewis solo.
January 20, 2009
President Barack Obama.
Join the campus community to watch Barack Obama become the 44th President of the United States.
Vatican lecture series.
The first in a five-part series titled “The Vatican in the 20th Century: The Popes Confront a Turbulent World” presented by James Ramon Felak, associate professor of history.
January 19, 2009
A day on, for Dr. King.
The Martin Luther King Day of Service begins with a kickoff celebration for students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends.
January 16, 2009
The JACK Quartet.
They push the boundaries of the most demainding string quartet repertoire with what the Chicago Sun-Times called “powerhouse playing.
January 15, 2009
Honoring Dr. King.
An hour and a half of singing, dancing, speeches and community service awards, all to honor Dr.
Diabetes linked to different types of brain injury in patients with dementia
Patients with dementia and diabetes appear to display a different pattern of injuries in their brains than patients with dementia but without diabetes, according to an article posted online Jan.
Nurses often not included when patients told about medical errors, study finds
Even though nurses routinely disclose nursing errors to their patients, a new study published in the January issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety shows that nurses often are not included when physicians tell patients about more serious mistakes.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Nominations sought for ‘Celebrating UW Women’
Do you know of an outstanding female UW student, staff or faculty member who deserves recognition? Consider nominating her for Celebrating UW Women.
Christy Gullion appointed UW director of federal relations
Christy Gullion, who has nearly two decades of experience working for a variety of federal, state and local agencies, has been appointed the UW’s director of federal relations, Interim Vice President for External Affairs Randy Hodgins announced.
JACK Quartet to perform Jan. 16 at School of Music
The JACK Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.
Bassist Scott Pingel to offer master class, concert Jan. 21
Scott Pingel, principal double bassist for the San Francisco Symphony, will conduct a master class with students of Barry Lieberman, followed by a brief recital with pianist Rie Ando of works by Schubert, Bach, and more, at 1:30 p.
World music featured in Jan. 20 concert
Donna Shin, flute faculty artist at the School of Music, and pianist Alexandra Nguyen of the University of Colorado at Boulder, will perform music from around the world — highlighting the European virtuoso, sounds from the Orient, and dance inspirations from Latin America — in a faculty recital at 7:30 p.
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