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Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
As part of the UW School of Music’s “Music in American Cultures” series, Gerard Schwarz, music director of the Seattle Symphony, will speak on Contemporary American Composers and the Symphony Public on Wednesday, May 17 at the School of Music.
Concerts at the School of Music this week feature music from around the world, as well as music featuring guitars and harps.
If you’re interested in how the next phase of construction on Stevens Way will impact you this summer, the Capital Projects Office will host a brown bag presentation on the project from noon to 1 p.
Two years ago I wrote a column that began, “My local gas station ran out of the number ‘2.
The UW School of Music has announced that internationally acclaimed soprano Jane Eaglen will join the faculty as artist in residence in September.
A special symposium May 13 will help participants understand what it takes to start a grass roots organization.
BRAVE MAN: A UW student is headed to Washington, DC this week to pick up a Citizen Bravery Award from the U.
WHERE ARE WE?
A symposium, “Fictions of the Archive, Rumors of Insurrection,” will be held from 10:30 a.
“Ripped from the headlines” is a phrase too often breathlessly employed by prime time television dramas.
Two UW professors have been chosen as 2006 Carnegie Scholars.
The time from 1945 to 1950, from the end of World War II to the start of the Korean War, was known in Korea as the liberation space, a period of intellectual blossoming and making art for its own sake.
Terry Belanger, university professor and honorary curator of special collections at the University of Virginia, will speak on Books and Paper vs.
Ethnomusicologist John Baily, head of the Afghanistan Music Unit and head of the Centre for Contemporary Music Cultures in the Music Department of Goldsmiths College, London University, will speak at a special seminar and show his film, A Kabul Music Diary, on Wednesday, May 10 at the UW School of Music.
The Burke Museum recently received a donation of 30 silver bracelets made by Northwest Coast Native Americans.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
Pilot Research Grants Available
The UW Specialized Center of Research in Pharmacology of Drugs in Pregnancy (UW SCOR; supported by NICHD and ORWH) announces the availability of funds for one year pilot research grants ($10,000 per award) on the pharmacology of drugs in pregnancy.
An afternoon symposium with internationally recognized experts in magnetic resonance imaging will mark the opening of the Department of Radiology’s new Bio-Molecular Imaging Center at South Lake Union from 1:30 to 5 p.
Short of breath? This study could help
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, bronchitis or asthma/emphysema, and who experience shortness of breath with daily activities, are being sought for a study.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a special session at the UW School of Law on Friday, May 5, 2006 from 8 a.
Humans, like all life, both alter their environment and are altered by it.
The UW School of Law Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic has received a $97,250 grant from the Internal Revenue Service.
Two UW faculty members — David Baker and Barbara Reskin — have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Two UW professors have been named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Translational research, or research that moves discoveries from the laboratory bench into practical use with patients, will be the focus of this year’s clinical research conference, organized by the School of Medicine’s Office of Clinical Research.
A global health forum and free film screening will be highlights of the Health Sciences Open House, set for this Friday and Saturday.
Learning the Violin in Public: Does Traditional Surgical Training Meet the Needs of the Modern Specialist? is the topic for Dr.
An item in the Health Sciences portion of the April 20 University Week calendar incorrectly noted the speaker for the Hans Neurath Lecture, which is taking place at 4 p.
Room and board at Harvard costs $9,578.
UW students and staff consume close to 5,000 coffee and tea beverages every day.
CASE CHAMPIONS: The UW did quite well at the regional award competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, picking up 21 awards in a variety of categories.
Last summer, University Week contacted employees who have worked here 35 years or longer and asked them for their reminiscences about the UW over the years.
ON JAPAN: It was, the Christian Science Monitor stated, “a Godzilla moment” for Japan when the Nikkei lost nearly $400 billion in value over three days of wild selling in January.
Now through the end of April, the UW will host hundreds of visitors as part of the Arbor Day and Washington Weekend events.
The University community will have a chance to hear from the co-chair of the Bring Back New Orleans Commission when Barbara Major comes to town Thursday, April 27.
A new partnership between the UW, South Seattle Community College and South Seattle neighborhoods will be celebrated with a day trip to that area, available to all, on May 3, guided by community leaders and faculty advisors from both institutions.