September 27, 2007
Visitor center now at Odegaard
For those who have been around the UW campus for a while, the Visitors Information Center isn’t where it used to be.
Safe at home/safe at work: Strategies for personal preparedness
Getting ready for the next disaster is a bit like tying your shoelaces: If you don’t, you’ll probably trip.
Brooklyn Building being vacated
It’s the last call for Brooklyn, the UW office building, that is.
Business continuity during an emergency: People first, then systems
Scott Preston and his colleagues at UW Emergency Management help departments and units plan responses to disasters such as fires, earthquakes, pandemics and plain old human error.
To prepare and protect: UW Emergency Management at work
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Get UW arts information with one click
From the stage, to the digital studio, to the gallery, the Arts at the University of Washington present creative cultural experiences that are open to everyone.
August 16, 2007
In brief
UW Medicine/Seattle Public Library Medical Lecture Series begins Sept.
UWMC performs adult heart-lung transplant
By Elizabeth Lowry & Marsha Rule
News & Community Relations
Surgeons at the UW Medical Center performed Seattle’s first adult heart-lung transplant on 30-year-old Patrick Farris of West Richland, Wash.
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents has cancelled its August meeting.
Lehman and Goff receive ‘Ladies’ Home Journal’ Health Breakthrough Awards
UW physicians Constance Lehman and Barbara Goff have been awarded Ladies’ Home Journal’s second-annual Health Breakthrough Award for their work in transforming health care for women and families.
Etc: Campus news & notes
LAUDED LIBRARY: Odegaard Undergraduate Library was held up as an ideal in a recent journal article published by a Japanese librarian.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
A weekend of interactive fun planned at the Burke
Song, dance, storytelling and demonstrations of art and crafts will be offered in Celebrate Native American Arts!, a special two-day event at the Burke Museum, 10 a.
August 2, 2007
Maresca leads Native American Center of Excellence
Dr.
Yoga study seeks volunteers
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center researchers are looking for 60 Seattle-area women to participate in a study to test the effectiveness of yoga on quality of life, fatigue and weight change in women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Alaskan earthquake causes tremors in B.C.
Perhaps it was just a matter of sympathy, but tremors rippled the landscape of Vancouver Island, the westernmost part of British Columbia, in 2002 during a major Alaskan earthquake.
Lennon to be student regent
Erin Lennon, who will be entering her third year in the UW Law School, has been selected as student regent at the UW for the 2007-08 academic year.
Etc: Campus News & Notes
LICENSE TO GIVE: A 1990 graduate of the UW School of Dentistry recently became the proud holder of UW specialty license plate number W2007A.
New Computer Science academy welcomes hearing-impaired students
History shows many deaf artists and inventors, including Thomas Edison and Ludwig van Beethoven.
‘Teacher leaders’ is aim of new program
In very real ways, graduate students Tim Harris and Marisa Gaalema are already leaders, on the job and in life.
Jeffords heads to UW Bothell
Susan Jeffords has been named interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at UW Bothell, subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents.
State’s smartest students get three-day taste of UW
Every summer, the UW plays host to some of the smartest high school students in the state.
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents has cancelled its August meeting.
Campus housing offered during highway crunch
Beginning Aug.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Try alternate commute option during construction
UW Commuter Services is urging staff and faculty to take one car off the road by biking, busing or sharing a ride to campus during the I-5 lane closure.
July 19, 2007
Van Voorhis to give Biomedical Research Integrity Lecture
Dr.
International conference on patient, family care starts July 30
Up to 1,000 people are expected to attend the 3rd International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care in Seattle July 30 to Aug.
Rawlins named interim director of Ruckelshaus Center
Former Washington State University President V.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
GOING BUGGY: David Gordon, science writer at Washington Sea Grant, is the author of a book that made it onto a rather dubious Top 10 list.
Native American students gather at UW to learn about graduate opportunities
The Fourth Annual Graduate Horizons Program met at the UW Friday through Tuesday, providing information and advice to Native American college students visiting from across the country, here because of their interest in pursuing graduate work.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
UW geosciences ranks high in survey of published research
The UW scored very high in a survey of published geosciences research by Thomson Scientific, both in the number of times UW research was cited by other scientists and the average number of times a UW paper was cited.
Goodbye date stamp: Keep track of due dates online
UW longtimers might remember the days when you signed your name to check out a book from a UW Library.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo at right was taken somewhere on campus.
July 5, 2007
Symposium to honor Dr. King Holmes, July 28
The UW Center for AIDS and STD is sponsoring a symposium to honor its director Dr.
UWMC-Montlake Elementary pen pals celebrate friendship
For 16 years, UW Medical Center (UWMC) staff have corresponded with Montlake Elementary’s third-grade class to enhance the school’s language arts curriculum.
UW copy centers go green
UW Copy Centers are now using 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper.
Etc. Campus news & notes
SCHOOL OF ROCK: If you’ve passed by Johnson Hall recently, you might have noticed that the Department of Earth and Space Sciences has some rather unusual signage marking its presence in the building.
Peer Portfolio: News from our peer institutions
THE KEMPER 100 — Who doesn’t like a good reading list? William T.
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