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Richard Peck, the only children’s book author ever to receive the National Humanities Medal, will be the featured speaker at the 2006 Spencer G.
Masizakhe: Let us Build Together, a film by Scott and Angelica Macklin, will be presented at 7 p.
Phyllis Wise will take questions and report on initiatives from her first year as provost during a “Town Meeting” conversation Tuesday, Nov.
Harborview Medical Center has received unanimous approval (9-0) from the Metropolitan King County Council for the development and construction of the Ninth and Jefferson Building (NJB), a critical component of the expansion project for the medical center.
Public health communications professionals from around the country honored a joint effort by the UW and Public Health-Seattle & King County to prepare public health workers and people in related fields to get emergency information out to residents quickly and effectively.
Veterans will be honored in this year’s Joint Service Veterans’ Day Ceremony on Thursday, Nov.
Editor’s Note: During the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week is featuring UW faculty and staff who actively volunteer.
UW President Mark Emmert has announced a reorganization of UW Medicine, which includes the UW School of Medicine, UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Physicians, and the UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics.
A CAT PROBLEM: If a single female cat is left unspayed, how many offspring can she produce in seven years? That’s the problem Math Professor Jerry Folland was presented with recently.
Where are we? The photo to the right was taken somewhere on campus.
By Clare Hagerty & Elizabeth Lowry
News & Community Relations
Orin Smith, retired Starbucks president and chief executive officer, has donated $5 million for the UW’s Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.
By Claire Dietz
News & Community Relations
Other summers, Araceli Vasquez had worked with her family in the beet fields of southern Idaho.
When Sindiwe Magona was a little girl in South Africa during the ’40s and ’50s, she anxiously looked forward to the days when white folks’ threw out books because they eventually came to her, and she was delighted.
Leila Gray
News & Community Relations
For each operating room procedure at UW Medical Center, supplies are carefully selected and set out on a sterile tray, easy to reach during critical moments.
Sharing information on successful strategies for mentoring and retaining underrepresented students in the sciences is the goal of a symposium that is expected to draw participants from more than 30 institutions to campus this weekend.
What group of UW employees is 6,200 strong, crucial for keeping the University functioning, and largely invisible? Professional staff.
By Roberta Wilkes
Department of Medicine
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“Neuroscience for Kids,” an educational Web site created by a UW neuroscientist, has received an award in recognition of its value as an online teaching resource.
Medical/Dental open enrollment continues through Nov.
A celebration of the life of Denice D.
If you dine at campus eateries, frequent the espresso stands or use the convenience stores, the Department of Housing and Food Services is interested in learning what you think about food and beverages on campus.
Beginning in January of 2007, UW Parking Services will discontinue accepting personal checks for daily parking.
The Learning for Leadership Council (LLC) is seeking proposals from graduate and professional students who have ideas for student-led projects that create opportunities for professional development and leadership experience.
By Peter Lewis
News & Information
Imagine a toxic garbage dump the size of the U-District inhabited by thousands of people who survive by picking through other people’s garbage.
The UW Photographers Group is holding its annual group show through Nov.
Nominations sought for Senate Vice Chair
Nominations for vice chair of the Faculty Senate are being sought.
The UW School of Drama is presenting Black Snow, a Russian comedy by Mikhail Bulgakov, which runs through Oct.
Homecoming activities kick off this weekend on campus.
Chicken with Plums, the new book by Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, will be the topic of conversation at the new International Book Club, which will have its first meeting at 2 p.
“Place Matters: Seeking Equity in a Diverse Society” is the title of a conference slated for Oct.
A reminder: Purchasing and Stores is looking for help in redesigning its Web site.
The Growing Threat of Suicide Terrorism is the title of a lecture by Robert Pape scheduled for 7:30 p.
Nominations for vice chair of the Faculty Senate are being sought.
UW Libraries and the Friends of the Libraries are teaming up to sponsor a student speaker series relating to this year’s common book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder.
The UW School of Music will offer concerts by two pianists of contrasting style next week.
Faculty violist Melia Watras will perform new, cutting-edge music by five composers, including three from the UW, in a concert titled Prestidigitation, at 7:30 p.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.