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Dogfish down: Once plentiful fish now dwindling; June conference to address the issue

A couple decades ago most fishery experts would have thought it as likely to manage the ever-plentiful dogfish as to manage worms, according to Vincent Gallucci, UW professor of aquatic and fishery sciences.

The PEAT Team: UW’s first responders

If there’s an earthquake, remember to drop, cover and hold.

Harborview breaks ground for new building, patient wing

An April 25 groundbreaking ceremony at Harborview Medical Center signaled the beginning of construction on a $293 million project that will seismically improve existing facilities, construct a new building at Ninth and Jefferson, and add an inpatient wing to provide additional patient beds, operating rooms and an expanded emergency department.

New cardiology clinic opens at Alderwood

The UW Medicine Regional Heart Center opened its Alderwood cardiology clinic to patients Monday, May 16.

Amity Neumeister: Working for access to care here and education

Health care was the primary issue on the minds of Washington state voters, according to a poll last January by the Working for Health Coalition.

May 26, 2005

Proposed UW budget ‘invests in excellence through our people’

The UW Board of Regents received a budget proposal for the 2005-6 fiscal year that would enable the University to invest in the excellence of its programs, expand opportunity and promote diversity.

New TechTransfer program helps ‘launch’ from inspiration to implementation

UW TechTransfer Digital Ventures has developed a program to ease the transition of projects from the laboratory to self-sustaining entities.

Christine Ingebritsen named acting dean of undergraduate education

Christine Ingebritsen has been named acting dean and acting vice provost in the Office of Undergraduate Education.

Five young conductors ‘play the orchestra’ May 31

Five new talents will take turns on the stage of Kane Hall, batons at the ready, to display their orchestral conducting skills in the University Symphony’s Young Conductors Concert on Tuesday, May 31.

Vending machines get milk, card readers

Got milk?

These days, There are vending machines on campus to make sure you always do.

Mystery Photo

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

May 20, 2005

Computer scientist gets presidential award for mentoring

A University of Washington theoretical computer scientist whose work includes access technology for deaf and blind people has been named a recipient of this year’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.

May 19, 2005

MEDIA ADVISORY: President of Ireland to speak Tuesday on Europe-America relations

WHO: Mary McAleese, president of Ireland.

Survey, discussions seek feedback on campus climate

The Universitywide survey for faculty and staff regarding campus climate, diversity and values is now available online.

MyFinancial.Desktop: New software tool saves time, effort on records

There’s good news for UW researchers and fiscal staff weary of wading through paperwork every month to track expenses for grants, contracts and state budgets:  A new software tool called MyFinancial.

Addressing the growing dilemmas of scholarly publishing

Some people would describe the current system of scholarly publication as crazy.

A new way to give: UW community can earmark donations for student support

The UW has announced a Faculty-Staff-Retiree “Campaign for Students,” designed to enhance fellowship and scholarship support for undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

Third provost candidate stresses university connections

In both her formal remarks and her response to questions, the third provost candidate to visit the campus stressed the importance of the modern university’s relationship to the outside world, both locally and globally.

Fund established to honor former social work professor

The School of Social Work is establishing a visiting professorship in honor of Henry Maier, a beloved mentor and classroom lecturer whose life will be celebrated at a memorial service this Sunday.

UW expert: Privatizing weather forecasting could damage quality of service

Legislation now before Congress would prevent the National Weather Service from providing information that the private sector is supplying, or could supply, to the public.

Notices

GENERAL NOTICES

English Language Courses

The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.

Reach out: Volunteer opportunities

U District Food Bank

The University District Food Bank is seeking dedicated volunteers to fill open positions on its board of directors.

Community Forum on Genetics offers chance to learn and confer

By Pam Sowers

News & Community Relations

Scientists have mapped the human genome and are hoping to predict who might be susceptible to certain diseases or responsive to certain treatments.

Informatics in our future

By Claire Dietz

News & Community Relations

Frontiers in Biomedical Research, an annual symposium sponsored by the School of Medicine, will focus this year on the effects of the revolution in information processing on medical research and patient care.

Post-genomic technologies applied to AIDS research

The Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), a joint project of the UW and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, will hold the first in a planned series of mini-symposia on Friday morning, May 27, in room 316 of South Campus Center.

Major lectures coming up

Bodemer Lecture
Implanted medical devices pose some particular problems in clinical research, in part because there can be dangers involved in the surgery to put them in the body and because it can be difficult or impossible to remove them once they are in place.

Healthy Aging Lecture and Alzheimer’s Forum geared to public audiences

Healthy Aging Spring Lecture

As our bodies age, we require fewer calories but just as many nutrients.

Health Sciences News Briefs

Student Research Day

Student researchers in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences will be featured at the department’s Student Research Day, Thursday, May 19, from 12:30 to 3 p.

Council changes name to reflect wider scope

Editor’s note: This is one of a series of articles by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.