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April 2, 2009
Ratnesh Nagda to deliver Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Biren (Ratnesh) Nagda, associate professor in the School of Social Work and director of the Intergroup Dialogue, Education and Action Center, will deliver the 2009 Samuel E.
3-D printing hits rock-bottom prices with homemade ceramics mix
This story is, literally, stone age meets digital age: UW researchers are combining the ancient art of ceramics and the new technology of 3-D printing.
Grupo Corpo.
With moves borrowed from African, Portuguese, modern, ballet and ballroom dance traditions and even martial arts, it’s no wonder the Seattle Times called Grupo Corpo “sensual, subversive, sunny, and surprising” the last time they stopped by the UW.
State relations director to do live chat on budget situation April 2
One budget is bad.
Do Americans have an identity crisis when it comes to race and ethnicity?
Say goodbye to Italian-Americans and German-Americans and say hello to Vietnamese-Americans, Salvadoran-Americans and a bunch of other hyphenated Americans.
Violence prevention sessions offered through spring quarter
Keeping the UW campus and community safe and informed of dangers has never been more important — so the UW’s Violence Prevention and Response Program is offering more information sessions across campus in spring quarter.
Brain abnormality found in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Researchers trying to uncover the mechanisms that cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder have found an abnormality in the brains of adolescent boys suffering from the conditions, but not where they expected to find it.
James Carville to speak at UW Tacoma
James Carville, a leading political consultant and author who helped guide Bill Clinton to presidential victory in 1992, will speak about American politics at UW Tacoma on Monday, April 20.
Joyce Guyer performs ‘Songs of Love and Loss’ in April 7 concert
Faculty artist Joyce Guyer, accompanied by faculty pianist Craig Sheppard, will present works by Felix Mendelssohn (whose 200th birthday is being celebrated), Gustave Ferrari, Alan Smith, and Timothy Hoekman in Songs of Love and Loss, a concert scheduled for 7:30 p.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Support for racial equality may be a victim of Obama’s election
“You’ve come a long way, baby.
Authors to appear at UWB as part of literary series
The UW Bothell’s Writing for Their Lives literary series continues in April with authors Danny Snelson and Paul Collins.
Plantsman Hinkley’s slide show April 7 launches arboretum’s 75th celebration
The Washington Park Arboretum is turning 75 and a year of activities is being planned starting Tuesday, April 7, with a lecture and slide show by Dan Hinkley about his trip to China and Vietnam to collect plants for the arboretum’s newest garden, the Pacific Connections Garden.
March 18, 2009
‘European Highlights.’
This month’s free travelogue from the UW Retirement Association, presented by Eugene Collias.
March 17, 2009
Pianist Dmitri Alexeev.
He started playing piano at the age of 5, has toured extensively in Europe, the U.
March 16, 2009
UWMC photo show.
The Skylight Gallery, also known as the Barrel Vault Gallery, behind the information desk at the hospital’s main entrance, hosts Word Play: Prose, Poetry and Myth, the UW Photographers Group’s third invitational exhibition.
March 14, 2009
Puerto Plata.
A remarkable ensemble of musicians that pairs classic Afri-Dominican guitar traditions of son and bolero with the energy and vigor of contemporary bachata and merengue.
March 13, 2009
‘The Creation.’
Geoffrey Boers conducts the University Symphony, Chamber Singers, and University Chorale in a performance of one of the most beloved oratorios of all time.
March 12, 2009
Molecular and cellular biology student wins Weintraub Award
Wen-Hui Lien, a doctoral degree candidate in the UW Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, is one of 13 graduate students chosen to receive the 2009 Harold M.
Inventors of the Year nominations due March 30
Nominations for the sixth annual UW Medicine Inventors of the Year Awards are now being accepted.
UW named Government Agency of the Year for its work with minority-owned businesses
The University of Washington was recognized recently as the 2009 Government Agency of the Year by the Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council.
Dead gene comes back to life in humans
Researchers have discovered that a long-defunct gene was resurrected during the course of human evolution.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Learn the beat: UWPD Citizens Academy coming Wednesday afternoons April to June
Want to find out more about the UW Police and how they do their job? The UW Police Citizens Academy might be just the thing.
FIUTS brings the world to K-12 students through its Pen Pal Program
Forty-eight fifth- and sixth-grade students from White Center Heights Elementary visited the UW campus on Wednesday, March 11, to meet international students from around the world through the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) Pen Pal Program.
Experimental Education Unit to become research center with planned gift from founding director
It was in 1965 that Norris Haring, professor of special education, founded what was to be the UW’s Experimental Education Unit.
Science writer illuminates ‘Ten Most Beautiful Experiments’
Galileo singing to mark time as he measures the pull of gravity, Newton carefully inserting a needle behind his eye to learn how light causes vibrations in the retina, Pavlov making his dogs salivate at ascending chord progressions: These are among the most beautiful experiments in the history of science.
Store plenty of water to prepare for disaster
Editor’s note: The Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department is offering a tip a month to help people get prepared for a disaster.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Provost plans conversations on budget
Faculty and staff are invited to join Provost Phyllis Wise for drop-in conversations in the UW Club Conference Room about the status of the state budget and the University’s plans for dealing with it.
‘University Week’ takes a break
This is the last issue of University Week for winter quarter.
New vice chancellor for advancement joins UW Tacoma
Joshua Knudson recently joined UW Tacoma in the post of vice chancellor for advancement.
Who’s watching? UW units are finding out in UWTV report
This week, for the first time, some 60 UW units are learning more about who is watching their videos produced through UWTV.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
BOWLING BONANZA: Staffers in the Capital Projects Office (CPO) are passing around bowling pins instead of blueprints these days.
Opera Workshop.
School of Music students perform scenes from operas, directed by Noel Koran.
Symphony bassist to perform at March 15 concert
Joe Kaufman, recently appointed assistant principal bass for the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, is the special guest for a concert at 2 p.
Guitarist to give master class March 22
Grammy-nominated guitarist Paul Galbraith will conduct a master class at 10 a.
Kids learn about, use their brains at annual open house
Hundreds of students converged on the Husky Union Building Wednesday wearing hats festooned with giant neurons, trying brain teasers and memory games, and learning about neuroscience from UW students, faculty and community partners.
Lecture series on coffee kicks off with book author
“From its discovery on an ancient Ethiopian hillside to its role as millennial elixir in the Age of Starbucks, coffee has dominated and molded the economies, politics, and social structures of entire countries.
Mumbai students win UW global social entrepreneurship competition
Bobbi Nodell
News & Community Relations
India’s slums play a huge part in another prize — not among top films, but top business plans.
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