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April 26, 2007

UW law prof selected as Carnegie Scholar

For the second year in a row, a UW law professor has been selected as a Carnegie Scholar.


Mystery photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.


UW Recycling: Now you can recycle used electronic media, too

In the beginning, the UW only recycled paper and aluminum cans.


Phase 1 locations for E.Media recycle bins*


  1. Bloedel Hall, second floor
  2. Anderson Hall, main floor
  3. Winkenwerder Hall, main floor
  4. HUB main hallway
  5. University Facilities Building, lower floor
  6. Gerberding Hall, basement level
  7. CSE – Allen Center main floor
  8. Gould Hall second floor
  9. Bryant Building, main hallway
  10. Publications Services, administrative area
  11. William Gates Hall, main floor
  12. Art Building library
  13. Hall Health 201 lobby
  14. Engineering Library
  15. Wilcox Hall, first floor public area
  16. Graves Hall lobby
  17. South Campus Center second floor
  18. HSC J014, Biochemistry Stores
  19. HSC B170, South Campus Stores
  20. HSC D108, School of Dentistry Stores
  21. HSC T Wing, Health Sciences Library
  22. HSC Plant Services Stores counter
  23. Merrill Hall library
  24. Bagley Hall, Chemstores


*Phase 1 installation scheduled to be completed by June 2007.


UW deals with party-related issues, safety concerns north of campus

The University of Washington Police Department and Seattle Police Department have adopted a “zero tolerance” policy for violations of law, including those which are alcohol-related and for excessive noise, that occur in the neighborhoods north of campus.


April 25, 2007

Autism conference to look at link to mercury poisoning, mirror neurons, genetics

More than 900 scientists, parents and activists from around the world who are focused on understanding the causes of autism and finding treatments for the developmental disorder will gather in Seattle May 3-5 to share the latest research findings at the sixth International Meeting for Autism Research.


April 24, 2007

Standardized testing of college students won’t work, says new book by UW researchers

“Inside the Undergraduate Experience: The University of Washington’s Study of Undergraduate Learning” by Catharine Hoffman Beyer, Gerald M.


Space launchers, robotic fish will be on display at Engineering Open House

It’s somewhere between a carnival and a trip to a mad scientist’s lab.


April 19, 2007

UW scientists advance macaque genome research

An international consortium of scientists has completed a draft sequence of the genome of the rhesus macaque, a species of non-human primate that is widely used for creating models of human diseases and infections.


Debra Schwinn to chair Dept. of Anesthesiology

Debra Schwinn, a leading physician scientist in medical genomics, molecular pharmacology, and cardiac anesthesia, has been named the new chair of the UW Department of Anesthesiology, effective May 1.


Ceremony honoring Robert Petersdorf April 30

A ceremony scheduled for April 30 will honor the late Robert G.


Katterman Lecture April 28: Pharmacy Revolution

The 28th Annual Katterman Lecture, Profitability and the Pharmacy Revolution: Keys to Profitability in Traditional Pharmacy Practice and the Growing Clinical Services Sector, will be presented by the UW School of Pharmacy Saturday, April 28, from 8:30 a.


Innovation, patients at heart of vascular research

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Strandness found new way to diagnose vascular disease

In the 1960s, Dr.


Cardiothoracic surgery welcomes Dr. Larry Kaiser April 20

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Stephen Harrison to give Neurath Lecture May 3

The 23rd Annual Hans Neurath Lecture will be given by Stephen C.


ThINK: Subject Recruitment and Retention, April 25 & May 8

The Investigator Needs to Know (ThINK) seminar presents a two-part lecture series, Subject Recruitment and Retention: Strategies that Work, Wednesday, April 25, and Tuesday, May 8, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.


Iraqi casualty research lecture April 20

Dr.


Genome Symposium: ‘Pests, Plagues & Plants’ April 25

The UW’s Sixth Annual Genome Sciences Symposium takes place all day Wednesday, April 25, at the W.


Community Celebration, honoring faculty and staff, is part of annual Washington Weekend April 26-28

John Marmor
Alumni Association


A special UW Community Celebration for faculty and staff is one of the highlights of the third annual Washington Weekend, which will take place from April 26 to 28 at all three UW campuses


Washington Weekend is the time every spring when the UW offers a long weekend of open houses, lectures, hands-on exhibits and more.


Two UW profs named Guggenheim Fellows

Two UW professors are among 189 artists, scholars, and scientists chosen as Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.


Kenyon Chan chosen as UWB chancellor

UW President Mark A.


Travels with Raven: UW surgical robot going undersea in simulation

This week Raven, the mobile surgical robot developed by the UW, leaves for its first trip to the Atlantic Ocean.


Staging Stoppard’s ‘Arcadia’

The UW School of Drama will present Tom Stoppard’s multiple award-winning Arcadia, directed by Tamara Fisch, April 22 through May 6 in the Playhouse Theatre.


Etc: Campus news and notes

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Basu on front lines of social justice fight

For Sutapa Basu, fighting for social justice has been a constant refrain ever since her childhood in India.


Champion of the environment: Law school’s Bill Rodgers to be celebrated Earth Day weekend

By Shari Ireton
Law School

It probably comes as no surprise that the person regarded as a pioneering leader in environmental law has spent most of his career in Seattle.


Prof uncovers humanity’s dirty little secret in new book

Throughout history civilizations expanded as they sought new soil to feed their populations, then ultimately fell as they wore out or lost the dirt they depended upon.


Kavanagh to head transport services

Joshua Kavanagh, associate director of Parking and Transportation Services at the University of New Mexico, has been named the director of Transportation Services at the UW.


Vice chancellor for academic affairs named at UWT

By Sandra Sarr
UW Tacoma

Beth Rushing has been named vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at the UW Tacoma.


Teaching, learning methods on display at symposium

Too many students in Biology 180 were floundering, so instructor Scott Freeman and his colleagues made the students and the course a research project.


Mystery photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.


Oceanographer flags dangers of ocean warming, acidification in April 23 lecture

The one-two punch of global warming and a chemical change in ocean waters because of human-caused carbon dioxide is the topic of the lecture Monday, April 23, titled Global Warming and Ocean Acidification: Double Trouble for Marine Ecosystems.


Lecture series focuses on early childhood development

Beyond cooing and cuteness, early childhood is absolutely critical to every human being’s development.


Raymond Jonas named to Costigan endowed professorship

UW History Professor Raymond Jonas, an expert in the field of European and African history, has been named the inaugural Giovanni and Amne Costigan Endowed Professor in History.


Karina Walters to give Samuel E. Kelly Lecture April 26

Karina L.


Official notices


ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Applications Invited

The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States.


Northwest company rolls out toothbrush invented at the UW

A new product developed from technology invented at the UW aims to change the way you brush your teeth.


A week of variety from the School of Music

Latin Caribbean music, Indian music, J.


Real and important work: Keystone projects connect UW grad students to pressing regional environmental issues

Will Mari
University Week intern

Graduate school is often thought of as a place for lofty thoughts and ethereal intellectual experiences, but the Program on the Environment (PoE) offers a Keystone course that is anything but abstract.



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