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March 12, 2009
From punch cards to laptops: UW Tech employees remember 40 years with the University
Tom Profit and Sid McHarg of UW Technology recall meeting with networking experts from a major computing company in the mid 1980s.
First nursing student receives Schweitzer Public Health Fellowship
UW School of Nursing doctoral student Carey McCarthy has been has been named one of this year’s three Lambarene Schweitzer Public Health Fellows by The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.
MRSA Among Topics at 2009 Katterman Lecture, April 1
By Maria Tran and Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
This year, the UW School of Pharmacy will put a new spin on its annual Don B.
Universitywide award recipients announced
The University will honor 23 individuals and one team of two this year as part of the annual Universitywide awards program.
March 10, 2009
‘Resiliency Now.’
A workshop from UW WorkLife to help you deal with stress and build your resiliency to adapt, persevere, and recover from adversity.
March 7, 2009
Dino day.
The Burke Museum’s popular family event features dozens of dinosaur-era fossils from the museum’s collection, along with hands-on learning activities for all ages.
March 6, 2009
Journalist Jack Hamann.
The author of On American Soil: How Justice Became a Casualty of WWII, discusses his book and takes questions from the audience.
March 5, 2009
The sounds of 1909: Student group performs songs from Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
The pianist begins the song with a rousing introduction.
Wintery blast launches fourth annual Polar Science Weekend
Right on cue, Seattle delivered snow for the opening day of this year’s Polar Science Weekend.
Campus ‘House of Knowledge’ longhouse a long-awaited dream
In the area between Lewis and Clark halls on campus, a dream decades in the making is waiting to take shape.
FIUTS fun.
The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students holds a benefit concert featuing three local bands — Million Dollar Nile, Massy Ferguson and Orkestra Zirkonium.
Compagnie La Calebasse.
The company was founded by dancer-choreographer Merlin Nyakim in 2001 and its dancers hail from Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and France.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
AGU recognizes James Murray’s chemical oceanography contributions
James W.
Lights and landscape: UW profs to discuss design of Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
With the flip of a switch June 1, 1909, thousands of electric lights illuminated the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition on what’s now the UW campus.
Jerry Baldasty selected as dean and vice provost of the UW Graduate School
Provost Phyllis Wise has announced that Jerry Baldasty, who has been serving as interim dean and vice provost of the Graduate School since August 2008, has accepted the permanent position.
Two new UW TechTransfer programs bring local entrepreneurs to campus
UW TechTransfer is offering two new services to support researchers who want to start companies, or have other people start companies using their technologies.
‘Seattle Business’ magazine honors Michael Copass
Michael Copass, UW professor of neurology, recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Seattle Business (formerly Washington CEO) during the magazine’s first Leaders in Health Care recognition event.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
ARCHITECTURE LEADER: Daniel S.
Genetic profile may improve warfarin dosing
Including genetic information in a patient’s clinical profile might help determine the optimal starting dose of the common blood-thinner warfarin, according to findings from a large-scale study published Feb.
New heart arrhythmia drug shows promise
Dronedarone, a new antiarrhythmic drug being developed to treat patients with atrial fibrillation, reduced the incidence of hospitalization due to cardiovascular events or deaths in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a study published in the Feb.
A pair of capstone honors for College of Education’s Joseph Jenkins
You know you’re succeeding when people say your personal work history reads like a chronology of advances in your profession.
Study suggests link between male infertility and testicular cancer
Men who are infertile appear to have an increased risk of developing testicular cancer, according to a report in the Feb.
Light rail groundbreaking set for March 6
Sound Transit will break ground for the light rail extension to the University at 2 p.
Symphony, combined choirs, soloists present Haydn’s ‘The Creation’
Geoffrey Boers will conduct the University Symphony, Chamber Singers and University Chorale in a performance of one of the most beloved oratorios of all time, Josef Haydn’s The Creation, at 7:30 p.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Students to perform in the Winter Opera Workshop March 12
UW music students, directed by Noel Koran, will perform excerpts from operas by Britten, Mozart, Nicolai, and Verdi in the Winter Opera Workshop at 7:30 p.
PACCAR Hall construction on time, on schedule despite winter weather
Construction on PACCAR Hall, the first of two new buildings coming to the Michael G.
Fleet Services goes green: New plug-in hybrid car, solar-assisted key manager
Fleet Services (formerly Motor Pool) has added some new features to its UCAR program, making car-sharing more convenient — and green — than ever for the UW community.
Tropical lizards can’t take the heat of climate warming
From geckos and iguanas to Gila monsters and Komodo dragons, lizards are among the most common reptiles on Earth.
Faculty recital: Marc Seales Jazz Piano
UW Jazz Studies Professor Marc Seales will perform a faculty recital at 7:30 p.
Program successfully teaches domestic violence victims safe use of technology
A new Washington state program designed to help victims of domestic violence increase their knowledge of how to use technology safely and help minimize the risks that technology can pose when one is in an abusive relationship has been evaluated as highly successful.
UW Photographers Group opens exhibition March 16
Word Play: Prose, Poetry and Myth is the title of a new show by the UW Photographers Group that opens Monday, March 16 in the Skylight Gallery in the UW Medical Center.
Wind ensemble, bands to perform March 10
The UW Wind Ensemble, Symphonic, Concert and Campus Bands present “Urban Landscapes” at 7:30 p.
President Mark Emmert addresses UW community in Town Hall meeting on budget matters
UW President Mark Emmert discussed the status of the University’s budget and the implication of pending budget cuts in a Town Hall address to the UW community on Tuesday, March 3 in Kane Hall.
March 4, 2009
Jazz times two.
Student jazz ensembles coached by Marc Seales, Tom Collier, Cuong Vu, and Phil Sparks perform original compositions and arrangements from the jazz literature in Jazz Innovations I and II.
March 1, 2009
Botanic garden tours.
You can seen the Arboretum’s renowned plant collections in tours at 1 p.
February 27, 2009
UW Men’s Glee Club.
Under the direction of Steven M.
February 26, 2009
Renovated, renamed Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse reopening with Thornton Wilder’s classic ‘Our Town’
When the School of Drama’s production of Our Town opens March 4, the venue will be familiar and yet new.
Bipolar disorders linked to risk of early death from natural causes
Bipolar disorders appear to increase the risk of early death from a medical illness, according to a literature review study by Wayne Katon, UW professor of psychiatry, and Babak Roshanaei-Moghaddam, third-year psychiatry resident.
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