January 25, 2007
Conference spotlights women in science
Don’t let the name deceive you: Next week’s conference on Women in Science & Engineering isn’t only for women — nor is it only for science or engineering students.
Etc: Campus news and notes
PRODUCTIVE PROFS: The UW ranks highly in a new Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, the results of which were announced in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Medical lectures and Tumor Vaccine Group open house set for Feb. 7 & 8
Dr.
Chamber Dance Company performs Feb. 1-4: Annual concert features important historical works
The Chamber Dance Company presents another unique exploration of modern dance history Feb.
Tuvan throat singers perform at Meany
The UW World Music & Theatre Series continues with Tyva Kyzy (Daughters of Tuva).
UW Medicine presents 7th annual Mini-Medical School Feb. 6 -March 13
By Tracey Compton
News & Community Relations
Have you absorbed enough ER and Grey’s Anatomy to know the difference between anaphylactic shock and a heart attack? Or perhaps you’d like to know what’s behind all those food contamination scares of late or how high intensity focused ultrasound and stimulation is causing a stir.
A conversation with Paul Ramsey, dean of the School of Medicine
By Marjorie Wenrich
Office of the Dean of Medicine
Editor’s note: Dr.
January 18, 2007
Official Notices
Academic Opportunities
Pilot project funding
The Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (CEEH) is offering pilot project funding in broadly defined areas of “gene-environment interactions.
South African High Court justice, a human rights scholar, to Speak at Law School
Justice Albie Sachs of the Constitutional Court of South Africa will speak at the UW School of Law from 3:30 to 5 p.
Faculty, staff, alumni share experiences with students during Career Discovery Week
Career Discovery Week, now in its eighth year at the UW, is not only an excellent way for students to learn about the professional options that await them, it’s also a chance for UW faculty, staff and alumni to shine by sharing their own experiences.
Author Michael Collins to speak at Suzzallo
Michael Collins, author of Death of a Writer, will speak at the Friends of the University of Washington Libraries Annual Meeting at 7 p.
Forum to spotlight the wireless classroom
The Winter Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning is partnering with the Catalyst Spark Session to address issues related to teaching in wireless classrooms on campus.
Norway’s Vertavo String Quartet to perform in Meany on Jan. 24
The UW International Chamber Music Series will present the internationally acclaimed Vertavo String Quartet in concert at 8 p.
2006 Combined Fund Drive hit a new all-time high
The people have pledged and the numbers are in.
University Symphony concert features competition winners
The University Symphony, under the baton of Peter Eros, will perform at 7:30 p.
Quilt show will feature work by UW people — including scientists
The UW will be well represented in a quilt show opening at the Seattle Convention and Trade Center this weekend, and not all of the exhibitors are from the School of Art.
Study uncovers a lethal secret of 1918 influenza virus
In a study of non-human primates infected with the influenza virus that killed 50 million people in 1918, an international team of scientists has found a critical clue to how the virus killed so quickly and efficiently.
‘History detective’ to speak Jan. 20
Wes Cowan, star of the PBS television series History Detectives and guest appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, will share his antiquing adventures as the guest of the Burke Museum at 7 p.
Health Sciences news briefs
Wylie Burke, professor and chair of the Department of Medical History and Ethics, became president of the American Society of Human Genetics on Jan.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW Medical Center, Health Sciences honor Dr. King, community activist, and volunteers
“The Noble Road to Peace,” UW Medical Center/Health Sciences celebration honoring Dr.
January 11, 2007
Mystery Photo
WHERE ARE WE? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Honey travels ‘Jericho Road’ with King
By Catherine O’Donnell
News & Information
Martin Luther King Jr.
ETC: Campus News and Notes
OYSTER DELIGHT: “It was a tough task, choosing the best from a bevy of beauteous bivalves.
Global health luminaries Kim and Gayle to visit UW
The Fifth Western Regional International Health Conference will be held on the UW campus, Feb.
Lectures on lung biology, stem cells, UW Medicine kick off 2007
Presentations on lung biology and stem cells and a speech by UW Medicine Chief Executive Officer Paul Ramsey will lead off lectures being presented in the new year.
Peer Portfolio
Avian virus mutations
It was buried on Page 6 of the University of Wisconsin newspaper, Wisconsin Week, but it reads like front-page news: “Scientists find mutations that let bird flu adapt to humans.
Niger treasure: Burke curator unpacks fossils that will aid his research on life forms of distant past
Paleontologist Christian Sidor is unwrapping 260 million-year-old fossils with the same enthusiasm as a kid under a Christmas tree.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Many faculty and staff were instrumental in making UW Health Sciences a site of excellence in the second half of 2006. As of Tuesday, about 900 members of the UW community had signed up to help on the Martin Luther King Jr. The UW Purchasing Department has passed its latest audit by the federal government with flying colors, and has been approved for another three years. The UW World Dance Series continues with Shen Wei Dance Arts Jan. January 4, 2007 The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the new Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering and Systems, offered by the Institute of Technology at the UW Tacoma. The UW is one of 10 non-profit institutions to be recognized in the first annual Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration. By Marilyn Kliman Donald Logan, a retired Seattle high school history teacher, has given $1 million to the Department of History to fund the Donald W. The Asian Law Center at the UW School of Law was awarded a $1. A classic science-fiction scene shows a person wearing a metal skullcap with electrodes sticking out to detect the person’s thoughts. By Roberta Wilkes Dr. A gift of $800,000 from the Seattle Division of Safeway Inc.
MLK Jr. Day of Service sign-ups rise
Purchasing passes audit by government
Shen Wei Dance to perform at Meany
HEC Board approves new Computer Engineering degree at UWT
UW a Recipient of the First Annual Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration
Alum gives History Department $1 million
Arts and Sciences
Law school receives $1.3 million to improve access to justice in rural China
You think it, the robot does it: Science fiction becomes reality
UW Medicine mourns death of Dr. Harold Goldberg
Department of Medicine
Safeway funds high-tech mammography clinic
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