October 19, 2006
Health Sciences news briefs
HIPRC AND Children’s Hospital awarded $3.
Graphic anti-abortion display to be on campus Oct. 25
On Wednesday, Oct.
October 12, 2006
Official Notices
Alcohol/drug abuse grants available
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from UW faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Purchasing seeks help in revamping its Web site
Are you a customer of Purchasing and Stores? Most everyone on campus is.
Etc. campus news and notes
FOOD AND MUSIC: Ethnomusicologists are in the business of studying music, not food.
NYU prof to speak on Dead Sea Scrolls
Professor Lawrence Schiffman of New York University will deliver three public lectures on “The Religion of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Creation, Revelation and Redemption” as part of the Stroum lecture series.
Transportation survey to begin Oct. 16
Work has begun on the University’s biennial transportation survey that measures the commuting patterns of people on campus and monitors the effectiveness of the U-PASS program.
Winston Churchill’s grandson to speak
Winston S.
Peer portfolio: A compilation of what’s happening at our peer institutions
BARGAINING AHEAD? The Employee Forum, a staff group at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has passed a resolution calling for the repeal of a North Carolina law banning collective bargaining, according to an article in the campus newspaper, The University Gazette.
UW joins effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The UW has joined with other major Seattle employers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are a result of their business operations.
Speaker to address questions of law, violence, global war
We’ve seen the horrific photos from the “war on terror.
UW Police offer advice on avoiding car prowls
Since school has started there have been 10 car prowls reported on campus.
Forum on I-933 brings researchers, advocates together
“Balancing property rights and growth management: a discussion of the implications of I-933” is the title of a forum to be held from noon to 2 p.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
CFD volunteer profile: Sandra Madrid – Public service sustains her
Editor’s note: For the duration of the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week will spotlight some of the UW faculty and staff who volunteer at agencies supported by the fund.
Trio con Brio Copenhagen next up at Meany
Trio con Brio Copenhagen will open the 2006-07 International Chamber Music Series at 8 p.
UW welcomes AAMC annual meeting
Tina Mankowski
News & Community Relations
What do 3,300 people interested in academic medicine have in common? The 117th Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting.
David Auth: 2006 Inventor of the Year
David Auth, former UW professor of electrical engineering, has been awarded the 2006 Inventor of the Year Award by the UW School of Medicine.
Mamafest supports UW Medical Genetics Clinic
The UW Medical Genetics Clinic has received a $15,000 donation from Mamafest, an all-volunteer, youth-oriented organization in Seattle.
Pun to give next Science in Medicine lecture
Suzie Hwang Pun, assistant professor of bioengineering and adjunct assistant professor of chemical engineering, will present the next Science in Medicine Lecture, titled Synthetic Gene Vectors: Molecular Tools for Biological Research and Delivery Vehicles for Medical Intervention.
Performing as patients: Acting talents helpful in Standardized Patient Program
By Claire Dietz
News & Community Relations
Several medical schools had been using standardized patients in various programs for years, but it was in the mid-1990s that the movement really began to catch fire.
Dept. of Medicine to start new male reproductive health program
By Roberta Wilkes
Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine has received a new five-year K12 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to create a multidisciplinary Male Reproductive Health Research Training Program for internists, endocrinologists, and/or urologists.
Health Sciences news briefs
Ernst, Kim named Fialkow Scholars
Drs.
October 5, 2006
Sarakasi African acrobats to perform at Meany
The UW World Music & Theatre Series is opening its season this year with Sarakasi, “the amazing African acrobats.
UW TechTransfer reports increases in invention disclosures, licensing agreements, options
UW TechTransfer, which facilitates the commercialization of UW research, has announced record growth in key areas for the 2006 fiscal year.
New graduate training program brings together talents at UW, WSU
A new National Science Foundation-funded interdisciplinary graduate training program will bring together faculty and students in two academic areas — anthropology and biology — at two institutions, the UW and Washington State University.
New graduate training program brings together talents at UW, WSU
A new National Science Foundation-funded interdisciplinary graduate training program will bring together faculty and students in two academic areas — anthropology and biology — at two institutions, the UW and Washington State University.
Program spotlights technology-enabled classrooms
Innovative Learning Spaces is the title of a program scheduled for 2:30 to 4 p.
Forum on I-933 slated for Oct. 12
A public forum on I-933 will be held from 7 to 9 p.
‘Labor, Knowledge and Economy’ forum planned
A public forum, “Organizing our Futures: Labor, Knowledge and the Economy,” will be held on Oct.
An evening of elegance, anyone?
Seeking an evening of elegance on campus? The Seattle-based company Dance for Joy is sponsoring “An Evening in Vienna,” a Viennese ball in the grand tradition, Sunday, Oct.
New Community Psychology option offered at UW Bothell
The UW Bothell will add a new Community Psychology option for Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences students interested in careers in human services, community development, mental health, youth, prevention, and program evaluation.
Researchers, practitioners of urban ecology to share insights
For the first time Seattle’s urban ecology researchers and managers are gathering for a day-long symposium to exchange their respective insights about protecting and restoring natural ecosystems in urban settings.
We the people
Kathy Sauber Library Technician Lorna Aites warms up for the UW’s first-ever Constitution Readathon by reading the Declaration of Independence aloud. About 100 people, mostly library employees, are expected to participate in the readathon, to be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, outside the Suzzallo Reading Room. The readathon is sponsored by…
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo at right was taken somewhere on campus.
Emmert gives annual address Oct. 11
President Mark Emmert will give his annual address to the University community at 4 p.
Pianist Melody Quah to perform Oct. 8
Prizewinning pianist Melody Quah will perform at 2 p.
UW prof to chair NOAA’s science advisory board
David Fluharty, a UW marine affairs expert, has just been named to chair the science advisory board of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the federal agency charged with conducting research about and management of the nation’s ocean and atmospheric resources.
UW awarded $6.8 million to improve workplace health and safety in agriculture
Craig Degginger
News & Information
The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center has received a new five-year, $6.
SnowWorld exhibit to open at Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Virtual reality gives users the illusion of going inside SnowWorld, an interactive computer-generated virtual place where children at UW Harborview Burn Center escape their extreme pain during wound care procedures for severe burns.
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