Archive
February 22, 2007
Making managers — for pharmacies
The UW School of Pharmacy has created a new joint Pharmacy Management/Master’s in Health Administration (MHA) residency program to help address the acute need for management-trained pharmacists in hospitals and other patient care institutions.
Maloney heads state medical association
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Medical school enrollment expected to increase by 2012
Enrollment at medical schools around the country is expected to increase by 17 percent in the next several years, according to the results of an annual survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
‘Disease Control in Developing Countries’ lecture Feb.23
Ramanan Laxminarayan, senior fellow at Resources for the Future in Washington, D.
Mini-Med lecture on preserving limbs Feb. 27
Preserving Limbs and Surviving Limb Loss is the topic of the next UW Mini-Medical School lecture at 7 p.
Science in Medicine Lecture March 8
Guy Palmer, professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology at Washington State University (WSU), will present the WWAMI Science in Medicine Lecture on Thursday, March 8.
Faculty Development Days coming March 28-29
The 9th Annual UW Medicine Faculty Development Days take place Wednesday and Thursday, March 28-29, from 8 a.
Faculty Development Workshop on Mentoring Feb. 27
The next Faculty Development Workshop, Tuesday, Feb.
LCVI report: Following survey ‘map’
It’s time for an update on the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative (LCVI).
Etc. Campus news and notes
RESIDENCE HALLS RATE: The UW’s Residence Hall Student Association (RHSA) has been selected as the winner of the national Student Award for Leadership Training, which is given to schools affiliated with the National Association of College and University Residence Halls.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Giving students real ‘gallery experience’
Uniquely Washington is a biweekly column featuring one of the University’s most important resources — our people.
Faculty lecturer: Making learning practical
Make no mistake: UW historian John Toews studies erudite stuff: 19th-century European intellectual history — people like Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Felix Mendelssohn and Soren Kierkegaard.
Faculty Senate: State budget looks good for higher ed.
For the first time in many years, the state Legislature appears likely to pass a budget that will reverse the trend of declining support for public higher education in general and the UW in particular.
Class notes: Preserving the vernacular
Class Title: Urban Design and Planning 587: Preservation and the Vernacular Environment, taught by Manish Chalana.
Honey to speak again Feb. 23
For its eighth book talk, the UW Center for Multicultural Education will present Michael Honey, professor and historian of ethnic and labor studies in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at UW Tacoma, and author of the book Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, King’s Last Campaign.
Daredevil’s fall re-enacted in UW’s water tunnel
In a tank on the south campus, a Superman figure dangles from a plastic airplane wing.
Regents make it official: UW campuses smoke-free
The UW Board of Regents “took a strong stand for health and safety” when they adopted permanent rules at their January meeting that make all UW campuses smoke free, said Karen VanDusen, director of Environmental Health and Safety.
Conference at Kane honors Midgal
A conference this week honors Joel Migdal, recipient of the Marsha L.
Jazz on the 26th, percussion on the 27th, from the School of Music
The Studio Jazz Ensemble will perform work by Quincy Jones and and the Percussion Ensemble will present a concert titled Winter Beat in coming events sponsored by the UW School of Music.
Graduate and professional education week Feb. 26-March 1
Graduate and Professional Education Week, Feb.
Violinist Kavafian to perform with University Symphony
Violinist Ani Kavafian, renowned as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, will perform with the University Symphony at 7:30 p.
Christie earns Pew fellowship
Research focusing on institutions, people and tradeoffs when it comes to ocean policy has earned Patrick Christie, UW assistant professor of marine affairs and international studies, one of five Pew Fellowships in Marine Conservation awarded by the Pew Institute for Ocean Sciences.
‘Common book’ author Kidder on campus Feb. 27
One day some years ago, Tracy Kidder hiked five hours through the steep, barren mountains of Haiti with Dr.
The Burke shows off its best contemporary Native American art in ‘Spirit of the Ancestors’
What exactly does “contemporary” mean?
That was the first question curators of the Burke Museum’s new exhibit, In the Spirit of the Ancestors: Contemporary Northwest Coast Art, mulled over as they began choosing items from the permanent collection for display.
Shelter needs volunteers for spring break
ROOTS, an emergency shelter for young adults located in the U District, is in desperate need of volunteers during spring break.
Official notices
Academic Opportunities
Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy: Call for Proposals
As part of our ongoing effort to stimulate University-wide research and teaching on the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy is offering grants to UW faculty and graduate students for research in these areas.
Dance Majors Concert March 1-4
The UW Dance Program will present its annual Dance Majors Concert March 1–4 in Meany Studio Theater.
UW School of Drama captures the chaos after a revolution in Mad Forest
The UW School of Drama will present Caryl Churchill’s, Mad Forest, directed by Scott Hafso, Feb.
February 21, 2007
Student competition showcases ways to end poverty in developing countries
They hail from as far away as Ghana and Kazakhstan and have seen firsthand how pollution and poverty have ravaged their homelands.
February 18, 2007
Largest genomic search finds genes that may contribute to autism
An international team of researchers from 19 countries has identified one gene and a previously unidentified region of another chromosome as the location of another gene that may contribute to a child’s chances of having autism.
February 16, 2007
Better freshwater forecasts to aid drought-plagued West
Even at the best of times, the West’s water supplies are fraught with political, economic and environmental wrangling.
February 15, 2007
Harborview program improves end-of-life communication
A palliative care family conference program developed at Harborview Medical Center improves communication between family members and clinicians, and helps reduce some of the symptoms related to the trauma of a loved one’s death, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Economist to discuss global disease control priorities Feb. 23
Ramanan Laxminarayan, senior fellow at Resources for the Future in Washington, D.
Keck Microscopy Facility to host open house Feb. 23
The Keck Microscopy Facility will hold an open house, Friday, Feb.
Chairman of Classics Department appointed director of Honors Program
James J.
University receives 38 proposals for UW Tower space
The stack of proposals is about 4 inches thick — ideas from 38 UW units interested in space in the recently purchased UW Tower, or space that might become available on the Seattle campus if a unit moved all or part of itself to the tower.
Rotten to the core: How workplace ‘bad apples’ spoil barrels of good employees
Look around any organization and chances are you’ll be able to find at least one person whose negative behavior affects the rest of the group to varying degrees.
UW College of Forest Resources kicks off centennial with Gov. Gregoire
At the same time that its faculty and staff members have been helping the state look to the future concerning working forests and the potential for biofuels from woody debris, the UW’s College of Forest Resources kicked off a year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary.
Microsurgery and Super Glue show how antennae aid moth navigation
Two-winged insects such as houseflies and mosquitoes that are active during the light of day rely on their vision for flight control, but they also get help from organs called halteres, which grow where a second set of wings might otherwise be found and aid in navigation.
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