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February 19, 2009
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Clinical trials’ review finds only exercise to prevent low-back problems
Low-back pain continues to impose a huge burden on industrialized societies, in terms of symptoms, medical costs, productivity, and work absence.
BizTech canceled in 2009 to mitigate budget cuts
BizTech, the UW campus technology fair, will not be held in 2009.
Choose an out-of-state contact person in case of emergency
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.
Dental administrators and students meet with state legislators
Top administrators and students from the UW School of Dentistry met with key legislators in Olympia on Feb.
‘Journalism on the Brink?’: UW, online journalists host panel
The Seattle chapter of the Online News Association and the UW Department of Communication will host a panel discussion, “Journalism on the Brink? Can Digital Save It?” The discussion will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.
New biologics center to advance personalized drug delivery
By Nedra Pautler
Department of Bioengineering
A new interdisciplinary center based in the UW Department of Bioengineering will work on guiding biologically based drugs to targets inside the cell.
New UW Police chief John Vinson a team player
John Vinson, the UW’s new police chief, is a veteran law enforcement officer who stresses that cooperation and teamwork are how to make a good police department even better.
Jupiter String Quartet to make Meany Hall debut Feb. 25
The Jupiter String Quartet will make its Meany Hall debut in a concert at 8 p.
Pianist Nelita True to perform Feb. 21
Nelita True, professor of piano at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, will perform works by Beethoven, Faure, Liszt, and more in a visiting artist recital at 7:30 p.
Cervantes Institute receives Spanish encyclopedia
About 90 educators and others were on hand in Mary Gates Hall the afternoon of Thursday, Feb.
Going the extra mile: Faculty Senate seeks members for councils, committees
“A university is a community of scholars contributing, each according to his own talents and interests, to the transmission and advancement of knowledge.
Class Notes: Students investigate lives of young people around the world
Class title: GEOG/SIS 111: Global Youth, taught by Dr.
Japanese film ‘Zen’ to be shown, discussed on Feb. 26 and 28
The Japan Studies Program, The Henry M.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Peer portfolio: Activities at UW’s peer institutions
GM + U-M = ABCD: General Motors and the University of Michigan have teamed up to help speed up the design of advanced batteries for electric cars.
Changing ocean conditions turning penguins into long-distance commuters
Imagine you live in the suburbs of Chicago and you must commute hundreds of miles to a job in Iowa just to put food on the table.
Lecture on arctic policy challenges marks opening of Polar Science Weekend
Marking the end of International Polar Year, the chair of the eight-nation council that is assessing the implications of increased shipping in the Arctic Ocean will give a lecture on campus Thursday, Feb.
UW is one of six ‘suns’ in map of tech industry’s ‘solar system’
A new map depicts the “solar system” of the Puget Sound technology industry as it developed over the past 30 years, as told through the genealogy of 711 companies, institutions and organizations.
McCabe to solo at Feb. 26 UW Symphony concert
On Thursday, Feb.
HuskyTV is ready for the switch to digital
The UW’s HuskyTV system is ready for the switch to digital television (DTV).
New vice provost: Spread the word about UW’s activities globally
When it comes to global affairs, the UW is “number one but a lot of people don’t know it.
Voice students to perform Feb. 23
UW voice students perform art songs and arias by Handel, Haydn, and Mendelssohn in the voice division recital at 7:30 p.
“Meet, Greet, Teach” Feb. 26 focuses on interdisciplinary environmental education
The opportunities and limitations of team teaching is the subject of “Meet, Greet, Teach” Thursday, Feb.
Feminism in academic administration the topic of Feb. 25 panel
Three longtime UW administrators will gather to talk about how their feminist principles play out in their work in a roundtable next week sponsored by the Women Studies Department.
Legislature faced with unpalatable alternatives in patching state budget’s hole
The good news from Olympia is that legislators’ attention has been focused extensively on higher education for the past several weeks.
February 18, 2009
Health care careers.
Meet with industry experts about career options and the degree and certificate programs that will prepare you to start or advance your career in the health care and biomedical fields.
A reconfigured middle east.
Joel S.
February 17, 2009
‘OPEN’ opens.
The opening reception for the School of Art’s Annual Juried student show, OPEN, at the Jacob Lawrence gallery — a no-holds-barred, no rules exhibition of unbridled talent juried by Rock Hushka, curator of contemporary and northwest art at the Tacoma Art Museum.
February 15, 2009
‘Blithe Spirit.’
This farce about ghosts and seances is an enduring classic even though its author, Noel Coward, claimed he wrote it in five days while on vacation.
February 14, 2009
‘Real to Reel.’
The final version of Masizakhe: Building Each Other, a film about spoken word poetry and hip hop in South Africa produced by Scott Macklin, the College of Education’s chief technology officer, will be screened at the Real to Reel Film Festival.
February 12, 2009
Eat, pray, love, listen.
Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love will share her thoughts on the writing life and some of her current projects.
Faculty lecture on UWTV.
Did you miss “Immigration and American Identity,” the Annual Faculty, delivered by Charles Hirschman, on Jan.
African great ape ancestor genome changed rapidly
The genome of the evolutionary ancestor of humans and present-day apes underwent a burst of activity in duplicating segments of DNA, according to a study to be published in Nature Feb 12, the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday.
Pharmacy students’ outreach garners national acclaim
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
There’s much more to the practice of pharmacy than many people think.
School of Nursing’s annual public lecture features global health workforce expert
By Ashley Wiggin
School of Nursing
Dr.
Public Health’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Feb. 26
Tom Fleming, UW professor of biostatistics and statistics, will deliver the School of Public Health’s Winter Quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture, “Clinical Trials: Discerning Hype from Substance.
Medical Education Research & Scholarship Forum, March 2
Medical Education Research & Scholarship Forum: “It’s Not Marcus Welby MD’s Library Any More!” Presenters: Ann Whitney, head, Systems, Health Sciences Libraries; Sherry Dodson, clinical librarian; and Sarah Safranek, information management librarian.
Breast cancer study seeks participants
Breast cancer affects one woman in nine during her lifetime, and the risk increases with age.
Biology of aging pilot project applications due March 27
The UW Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging will fund pilot projects in basic research on the biology of aging.
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