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April 9, 2009
Violist Susan Gulkis Assadi to lead master class April 17
Susan Gulkis Assadi, principal violist with the Seattle Symphony, will lead a master class with students of faculty violist Melia Watras at 1:30 p.
New high-tech classroom links campuses for dental education
A new classroom in the Health Sciences Center is linking dental students and instructors on UW’s Seattle campus to students in Spokane, thanks to some technology designed and installed by staff at UWTV.
DEIMOS joins MARS and its satellite of instruments on seafloor
The planet Mars has a moon named Deimos, so it seems only appropriate that the ocean observatory MARS in Monterey Bay have its own DEIMOS.
Rats’ underpants bring about human t-shirts, with a few laughs along the way
What do a rat wearing underpants, some marine biologists and a defecating penguin have in common? (Please see Fig.
Pianist Boris Berman to perform April 16
Boris Berman, professor of piano at Yale University, will perform works by Chopin and Debussy in a concert at 7:30 p.
Spring BFA shows to open at Lawrence gallery
Who are the next generation of great artists? What traditions and inspirations are they drawing upon to create the next great work? One answer can be found at The Jacob Lawrence Gallery as it presents the UW School of Art spring BFA shows.
UW lands impressive finish in Putnam mathematics competition
A combination of raw talent and skilled coaching has landed UW mathematics undergraduates an unprecedented finish in the 2008 Putnam competition, whose results were recently announced.
‘Early Bloomers’ kicks off the garden season
The Arboretum Foundation’s annual Early Bloomers Plant Sale returns from 10 a.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
ATHENA ACHIEVER: Susan Eggers, Microsoft Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, has won the Athena Lecturer Award, given to women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to computer science.
Nearly 500 student employees help power UW Libraries
For every student you see manning the front desk at Odegaard or shelving books at Suzzallo, there are dozens more working behind the scenes to ensure UW Libraries run smoothly.
Student teams win cash for finding solutions to real-world environmental problems
What do you get when you combine engineers, entrepreneurs and environmental experts? A host of innovative, clean-tech solutions to real-world environmental problems and the business plans to back them up.
Increased transit costs lead to U-PASS and parking rate increase proposals
In order to continue the U-PASS program in the face of unprecedented transit cost increases, Commuter Services is proposing parking and U-PASS rate changes.
Newsmakers
PENGUINS PROVE IT: Penguins are showing us that climate change has already occurred, UW Biology Professor Dee Boersma told The New York Times in a recent interview.
Organization of the week: UW Photographers Group
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Lecture considers climate change effects on PNW mountain snow
Temperature inversions sometimes cause mountain tops to be 10 to 20 degrees C warmer than nearby valleys, making such inversions one of many important variables affecting mountain snow in the Pacific Northwest.
Celebrating 25 years of penguin research with new Center for Penguins as Ocean Sentinels
In 1982 Dee Boersma began making friends with the Magellanic penguins who hang out at Punta Tombo on Argentina’s southern Atlantic Coast, and data from that first research season was compiled in her UW lab the following spring.
UWT prof transcends art world to bring the world into her art
Recently, someone asked Beverly Naidus why she gave up the glamour of the New York art world to teach socially engaged art to college students — on a university campus that doesn’t even have an art degree.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
April 7, 2009
Joyce Guyer sings.
Joyce Guyer soprano and UW assistant professor of music, will perform a faculty recital accompanied by Craig Sheppard.
Coffee talk.
Journalist Mark Pendergrast, author of Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World, opens the new lecture series “Coffee: From the Grounds Up” offering a sweeping overview of coffee’s impact on the world since its discovery on Ethiopian mountainsides.
April 4, 2009
Tour the Pinetum.
Janine Anderson, longtime arboretum guide and landscape designer, leads a tour of the UW Botanic Gardens’ ever-evolving collection of conifers, ranging from the familiar to the obscure.
April 3, 2009
Career workshops.
The UW Career Center presents two timely workshops to help you brush up on resumes, cover letters and job search skills.
April 2, 2009
UW School of Nursing Leadership Awards honor nurses, volunteer
A top hospital administrator, a pioneering sleep researcher, a pediatric nurse and a dean emeritus will be honored for their significant work as nurse leaders and volunteers at the UW School of Nursing’s annual Nurses Recognition Banquet on May 7.
A conversation with Dean Thomas Baillie
Dr.
Genetic variants associated with sudden cardiac death
Researchers have located nine new genetic variants, and confirmed the role of another recently identified variant, that affect the time that it takes for the heart to reset itself after each beat.
Ratner honored for work on biomaterials
By Nedra Floyd Pautler
Dept.
UW Medicine IT Services offices to relocate and consolidate
UW Medicine IT Services has begun relocating from Northgate to the Harborview Ninth and Jefferson Building (NJB).
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW Alumni Association to have a new leader in June
Paul Rucker has been named executive director of the UW Alumni Association and associate vice president of alumni relations, effective June 1.
American Indian Studies Program becomes a department
American Indian Studies (AIS) in the College of Arts & Sciences has been elevated to departmental status.
Heightened level of amygdala activity may cause social deficits in autism
Something strange is going on in the amygdala — an almond-shaped structure deep in the human brain — among people with autism.
Organization of the week: Friends of Campus Cats
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Trombone virtuoso to perform, give master class
Abbie Conant, preeminent trombone virtuoso and specialist in contemporary music, along with her husband and musical partner, composer William Osborne, create new possibilities for the beloved tubus tractilus with their presentation of Cybeline for trombone performance artist, video and quadraphonic surround sound; and Music for the End of Time, a work for trombone, video and surround-sound.
Etc.: Campus News & Notes
STAR ADVISERS: Two members of the UW community have won the National Academic Advising Association’s Pacific Northwest Region 8 Academic Advising Awards.
State may have brief window to slow loss of working forests to development
Today’s slumping economy and housing market may reduce, temporarily, the insistent economic forces on Washington’s private forestland owners to give up the cycle of harvesting and replanting trees in favor of converting the land to other uses, such as lots for houses.
Outdoor art exhibit opens door to University District’s activist past
A little piece of University District history will be on display at UW Tower beginning April 4, thanks in part to the efforts of University students, faculty and staff.
GK-12’s five-year mission: Bringing graduate student researchers and K-12 teachers together to benefit teaching
K-12 school teachers know a lot about teaching.
Guatemalan workers get severance pay, thanks to UW student efforts
A discovery by a UW student task force about the treatment of workers being laid off from a Guatemalan apparel factory in February 2008 has finally led to legally due severance payments for most of those workers.
10th annual Home Improvement Fair in Mary Gates on April 8
Has the down economy got you thinking of improving the value of your home? The 10th annual UW Home Improvement Fair will host vendors and exhibitors who can help with this and much more.
Founder of Canadian Studies at the UW dies
The Canadian Studies Center is gathering material for a Web page dedicated to its founder, W.
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