Archive
October 19, 2006
Help Purchasing revamp its Web site
A reminder: Purchasing and Stores is looking for help in redesigning its Web site.
University of Chicago professor to speak about the issue of suicide terrorism
The Growing Threat of Suicide Terrorism is the title of a lecture by Robert Pape scheduled for 7:30 p.
Nominations sought for Faculty Senate vice chair
Nominations for vice chair of the Faculty Senate are being sought.
Free student speaker series topics relate to common book
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.
Concerts by two pianists offered by UW School of Music
The UW School of Music will offer concerts by two pianists of contrasting style next week.
Violist Watras to perform new compositions in ‘Prestidigitation’
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.
UW Libraries digital collections link up with Wikipedia
Ann Lally, head of the UW Libraries Digital Initiatives, was looking at statistics for the annual report last spring when she noticed something interesting: The libraries’ digital collections were getting quite a bit of traffic from Wikipedia.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW Press publishes memoir of former social work faculty member
In his book Growing Up Brown: Memoirs of a Filipino American, Peter Jamero, former UW assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine and social work, recounts his early life in a farm labor camp in Livingston, Calif.
Health Sciences news briefs
HIPRC AND Children’s Hospital awarded $3.
Graphic anti-abortion display to be on campus Oct. 25
On Wednesday, Oct.
Despite popular belief, the world is not running out of oil, UW scientist says
PHILADELPHIA — If you think the world is on the verge of running out of oil or other mineral resources, you’ve been taken in by the foremost of seven myths about resource geology, according to a University of Washington economic geologist.
October 18, 2006
Very long-term forecast: Northwest winters will be even wetter
If you think Pacific Northwest winters are gray and rainy now, just wait.
October 14, 2006
Brain regions do not communicate efficiently in adults with autism
ATLANTA — A novel look at the brains of adults with autism has provided new evidence that various brain regions of people with the developmental disorder may not communicate with each other as efficiently as they do in other people.
October 13, 2006
Costco Scholarship Fund Breakfast raises $2.6 million for underrepresented students
Justice Alan C.
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.
Ruckelshaus honored: Namesake center to tackle hard-to-resolve statewide issues
The UW and Washington State University have announced the launch of a joint center to assist in addressing hard-to-resolve social, economic and environmental issues in Washington.
People are first priority in C&C’s emergency plan
Even in the high-technology world of the UW Computing & Communications organization, when it comes to emergencies, people will always come first.
Purchasing seeks help in revamping its Web site
Are you a customer of Purchasing and Stores? Most everyone on campus is.
Sculpture representing first male ancestor of the Chilliwacks returned to tribe by Burke
Launched by singing, drumming and words of thanks, T’xwelátse is finally on his way home after a century-long visit at the Burke Museum.
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.
New collection puts emphasis on reaching out to new patrons
An event next week at UW Bothell will kick off a new media collection that puts the emphasis on diversity.
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.
Talking with Professor Betz Halloran
Dr.
‘Long continuous tradition’ attracts China scholar
As a 17-year-old senior at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland, David Knechtges found himself annoyed.
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.
Ancestral memories: UW staffer finds surprises when she digs through her family’s history
How far would you go to learn about your ancestors?
- Would you take a nine-month genealogy class?
- Would you learn a new language?
- Would you take trips to a far off country?
- Would you take classes in the history of that country?
Dena Petersen has done all those things, and she’s still at it, 10 years after her interest was kindled.
‘Emerald City Search: A Community Quest’ starts Oct. 19
A Bedouin goat-herd claimed, at least, to be chasing a wayward goat when he happened upon the cave containing some of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947.
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.
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