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October 27, 2005
Newsmakers
UNDER THE SEA: A recent New York Times article described how networks of tiny sensors are being used by scientists to “help fill an observational gap between microscopes and telescopes” in studies of forests, rivers, plate tectonics and undersea environments.
VanDusen on Health Board
Karen VanDusen, director of the UW’s Environmental Health & Safety unit, has been named by Gov.
UW scientists find growth control organ
Many baffled parents have wondered whether their teenagers would ever stop growing.
UW prof: Comic book hero
When the press picks up on research a university professor is doing, he or she can win a bit of notoriety, but it’s a rare day that a professor winds up in a comic strip.
A labor of love: UW Press turns 85
To publish academic and scholarly writing and research is to swim against an ever-growing tide of pop celebrity blather, exploitive tell-alls and diet crazes.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Information Sessions
Monday, November 7, 4:30–5:50 p.Provost plans town meeting
Provost Phyllis Wise will hold her first Town Meeting with the University community from 3:30 to 5 p.
Tacoma businessman to serve as regent
Gov.
Long-term Care Insurance Workshop Nov. 17
The University of Washington Retirement Association (UWRA) offers its next Long-term Care Insurance Workshop from 5 to 7 p.
Motivation expert to give teaching forum Nov. 3
Marilla Svinicki, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, will be the speaker at the Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning, scheduled for 2 p.
October 26, 2005
Type 2 diabetes and depression can be a fatal mix
Type 2 diabetes and depression can be a fatal mix.
October 24, 2005
Researchers find gland that tells fruit flies when to stop growing
Many baffled parents have wondered whether their teenagers would ever stop growing.
Rivara elected to Institute of Medicine
Frederick P.
October 21, 2005
Proposed Arboretum Bridge and interchange not acceptable to UW, officials say
University of Washington officials who have reviewed plans for a proposed additional bridge crossing the Arboretum and Union Bay have found that the proposal is “unacceptable” to the UW.
October 20, 2005
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Undergraduate experience committee seeks faculty, staff input
The Committee to Improve the UW Undergraduate Experience will be holding three open meetings for faculty and staff in October.
Emmert to speak Oct. 26
UW President Mark Emmert will give his annual address to the UW community at 4 p.
Initiative survey report online
Last week’s paper issue of University Week contained an insert with a summary of the results of the survey of faculty and staff conducted last spring by the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative.
Sound Transit plans November hearings
Sound Transit has issued a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and is seeking comment at two public hearings in November.
Benefits changes can be made during open enrollment
The medical/dental open enrollment period for UW employees is from Oct.
Urban Archaeology Day planned Oct. 22
You can learn about who lived at Discovery Park thousands of years ago at the Burke Museum’s Urban Archaeology Day from 10 a.
UW K-12 Resource Guide – Bringing resources and educators together
The University of Washington’s K-12 Resource Guide is a searchable database providing information about the many educational resources available to K-12 students and educators.
Students get class lectures on demand, thanks to podcasts
A pilot project now under way is a big step toward the goal of “anytime, anywhere learning.
Leaving the lectern: Veteran teacher tells of initiation to cooperative learning
The author of the recently released Leaving the Lectern: Cooperative Learning and the Critical First Days of Students Working in Groups, was quite annoyed when he was first expected to take part in group learning.
Celebration of Peruvian poet planned
Events ranging from a poetry reading to lectures by distinguished visitors from Peru are part of “Even Cowboys Get the Blues: A Celebration of the Life and Poetry of Luis Hernandez,” planned for next week on campus.
UW’s enrollment up slightly since last year
Seattle Information
The UW’s Seattle enrollment for autumn quarter 2005 is 39,251, including 2,019 non-matriculated students (those who are not seeking degrees) enrolled in credit courses through University Educational Outreach.
UW’s ‘post-docs’ association seeks recognition, home of its own
An organization formed last year to represent the interests of post-doctoral scholars at the UW has continued to grow.
The immigrant beside me: Immigration patterns look different when you count by household
Immigrants are more dispersed and far more entwined with American-born people when measured by the households in which they live rather than counted individually on the traditional basis of census tract, neighborhood, metropolitan area or state.
Banners signify new phase in Campaign UW
Have you seen the colorful banners posted across campus that say “Creating Futures”? They’re part of a new phase in the UW Foundation’s eight-year quest to raise $2 billion in public support.
Luce Foundation grant funds new environmental management project
UW Bothell Associate Professor Kevin Laverty is the principal investigator for a three-year $600,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to develop community partnerships to address the region’s most important environmental management problems and opportunities.
Responding to disaster is lecture series topic
The 2005 Engineering Lecture Series, “Engineering the Unexpected,” focuses on how UW engineers are taking the lead in designing ways to respond when disaster strikes.
October 19, 2005
Who people live with, not where, gives different picture of immigrants in U.S.
Immigrants are more dispersed and far more entwined with American-born people when measured by the households in which they live rather than counted individually on the traditional basis of census tract, neighborhood, metropolitan area or state.
Breakfast raises $2.4 million for underrepresented students
The sixth annual Costco Scholarship Breakfast, which supports the Costco Scholarship Fund, raised more than $2.
October 18, 2005
2005 Engineering Lecture Series delves into responding to disaster
The 2005 Engineering Lecture Series, Engineering the Unexpected, focuses on how University of Washington engineers are taking the lead in designing ways to respond when disaster strikes.
October 17, 2005
Hunt is on again for Washington state’s brightest fifth- through eighth-graders
The search is on again for the brightest fifth- through eighth-grade students across Washington.
October 13, 2005
HDTV, live from the seafloor
With clever engineering and being in the right spot, under the right satellite, UW oceanographers working with Computing & Communications and the ResearchChannel became the first team in the world to broadcast high-definition video from the seafloor to selected sites around the world Sept.
Mighty duck comes to the Burke
The fossil cast of one of the largest birds that ever lived was installed at the Burke Museum this week.
ETC.: Campus News & Notes
CYBER SLEUTH: Dave Dittrich, researcher and senior security engineer at the Information School, has been named one of the world’s top seven security professionals by Information Security magazine, which put him on the cover of its October edition.
Campus bike safety in the spotlight
Have you noticed the colorful signs planted strategically around campus these days that say: “Dismount zone”? They’re also signs of a new awareness of bicycle safety at the UW.
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