Graduate and Professional Education Week, Feb.
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Violinist Ani Kavafian, renowned as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, will perform with the University Symphony at 7:30 p.
Research focusing on institutions, people and tradeoffs when it comes to ocean policy has earned Patrick Christie, UW assistant professor of marine affairs and international studies, one of five Pew Fellowships in Marine Conservation awarded by the Pew Institute for Ocean Sciences.
ROOTS, an emergency shelter for young adults located in the U District, is in desperate need of volunteers during spring break.
Academic Opportunities
Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy: Call for Proposals
As part of our ongoing effort to stimulate University-wide research and teaching on the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy is offering grants to UW faculty and graduate students for research in these areas.
The UW Dance Program will present its annual Dance Majors Concert March 1–4 in Meany Studio Theater.
The UW School of Drama will present Caryl Churchill’s, Mad Forest, directed by Scott Hafso, Feb.
Ramanan Laxminarayan, senior fellow at Resources for the Future in Washington, D.
The Keck Microscopy Facility will hold an open house, Friday, Feb.
Pianist Juana Zayas will perform at 8 p.
“Cultivating ‘Creativity’ in the Classroom” is the next presentation in the Practical Pedagogy series.
The UW School of Music has several concert events in coming days, including guitar students, a double bass player and guest artists the Affinity Ensemble and pianist Christina Valdes.
The UW World Series will present the renowned Parsons Dance company in performance Feb.
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Balance@UW, an initiative to help faculty balance their academic careers with their personal lives, is offering sessions for faculty women who are pregnant or in the process of adoption.
Leaders at all levels of the UW are invited to attend a seminar, “Creating a Values-Based Culture: The Role of Leaders at the University,” from 8:30 a.
The UW Bothell Initiative for Creativity, Performance and Research will feature Matthew Burtner as its artist in residence this month.
FIRST-RATE FUNDERS: The UW’s Combined Fund Drive (CFD), and the people who make it happen, have received an armload of awards from King County’s CFD office.
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The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization is presenting a series of films from Iran in collaboration with the Seattle Art Museum.
Class Title: Tacoma Global Honors Program: Global Imaginations, taught by Sam Parker.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson, dean of University Libraries, is the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Academic/Research Librarian of the Year.
The digital divide is no longer just a term to connote the differences in Internet use between the rich and the poor.
Roberta Wilkes
Department of Medicine
Many engaged in the fundamental study of human biology would like their work applied to improving health and advancing the understanding and treatment of disease.
King Holmes, the William H.
Three faculty members in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine have been honored recently for their work in research, technology development, and education.
Dean Paul Ramsey presents State of UW Medicine address Feb.
Charles Johnson, the S.
Composer Paul Chihara will be present for the performance of his new piano quintet, La Foce, at 7:30 p.
As the demographics of Washington’s schools continue to change, can students meet increasing expectations of achievement? Faculty members from the UW College of Education will address this and other questions in a public forum titled Closing the Gap: New Strategies for a Changing 21st Century Classroom, from 6 to 9 p.
Editor’s Note: This story is reprinted with permission from Inside Track, the faculty/staff newsletter at UW Tacoma.
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Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Chuck Blumenfeld, a partner at Perkins Coie LLP law firm who was president of the UW Alumni Association for 2005-06, has been selected as executive director of the UW Alumni Association and UW associate vice president for alumni relations, effective Feb.
The UW School of Drama will present the last of Euripides’ classic tragedies, The Bacchae, Jan.
The Washington Technology Center has awarded Research and Technology Development grants totaling $457,301 to seven Washington researchers working in partnership with local companies.
By Elise Perachio Daniel
School of Nursing
Robert G.