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February 5, 2009
Leonard Hudson to receive Trudeau Medal
Leonard D.
Free money: The UW Medicine Employee Referral Program is going strong
There’s no simpler way to say it: UW employees who successfully refer a new hire for one of many medical positions can get a cash incentive of $1,200 through the Employee Referral Program.
UW scholars to discuss Seattle Asian Art Museum exhibit of paintings from Indian history
South Asian scholars at the University will be lending their expertise during a recently-opened exhibit at the Seattle Asian Art Museum that they have greatly anticipated.
‘Friday the Thirteenth Mallet Jazz’ coming on — well, you know the day
UW faculty vibraphonist Tom Collier will present Friday the Thirteenth Mallet Jazz, a concert of original compositions and jazz standards at 7:30 p.
Pedal in precipitation and commute in cloudbursts: Ride in the Rain is coming
Kole Kantner is a veritable evangelist of Ride in the Rain, the UW’s annual celebration of bike commuting in the Northwest’s most traditional weather pattern.
Deadline approaching for Celebrating UW Women
A quick reminder: The deadline for submitting nominations for Celebrating UW Women is Feb.
Donovan Stokes performs on double bass Feb. 7
Donovan Stokes, professor of double bass at Shenandoah Conservatory, will present an eclectic mix of classical, world and electronic compositions by Sarasate, Misek and Stokes in a Barry Leiberman and Friends concert at 2 p.
Newsmakers
SHAME, SHAME: Mark Twain pointed out that “man is the only animal that blushes, or needs to,” a recent <A href="http://www.
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary season, the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company is on its first tour in more than a decade.
New residents of Kincaid Hall are in the shell-making business
Foreign visitors are nothing new for the UW campus, but during this school year three strange guests from a distant land have taken up residence in Kincaid Hall.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
LIBRARY LIONS: Three UW Libraries employees won national and international honors recently.
Bus left you waiting in the cold? Use your cell phone to track it down
It’s a question heard at countless bus stops: “Have you seen the number 48 go by?”
Cold, impatient bus riders stamp their feet, check their watches and wonder if that bus is ever going to come.
Class Notes: Writers on Writing brings people together for writing, reading, conversation
Class title: English 285: Writers on Writing, taught by the UW creative writing faculty, led by Professor Richard Kenney, and Teaching Assistants Scott Provence and Sarah Erickson.
Lucy’s legacy.
Donald Johanson, the scientist who discovered “Lucy” in 1974 shares his insights and explores the lessons learned from looking at humanity through the lens of time.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
UW TechTransfer secures two highly experienced IP professionals to join unit
UW TechTransfer, the unit that facilitates the commercialization of UW research, has hired Todd Alberstone as director of intellectual property management and Ed Cummings as a licensing officer focused on computing technologies.
UW seeks to deepen its commitment to sustainability
In the next two months, an energetic team of faculty, staff and students from all three campuses, coming together as the Climate Action Team, will be developing the first draft of a blueprint for deepening the UW’s commitment to sustainability.
Jim Donald Named Executive-in-Residence at UW Bothell
Former Starbucks CEO Jim Donald has been named Executive-in-Residence for the Business Program at the UW Bothell.
‘University Week’ seeks help with upcoming articles
The editors of University Week are looking for help from the campus community in reporting a couple of upcoming stories.
February 3, 2009
Cholesterol confidential.
Jay Heinecke, professor in the School of Medicine’s Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, presents the first lecture in the 2009 Molecular Medicine Public Lecture Series, When Good Cholesterol Goes Bad.
Mini-med school.
First in a six-part series of lectures and demonstrations open to the public and designed to teach about medical education, research and clinical care at the UW.
February 1, 2009
‘Big Love.’
Classical drama meets modern-day excess in this fiercely entertaining adaptation of Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Maidens.
January 30, 2009
Hear Hartwell.
The Friends of the Libraries Annual Meeting will feature guest speaker Lee Hartwell, Nobel laureate and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, speaking on ‘Science and the Arts.
January 29, 2009
Technical Communication adopts new name: Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering
As of this month the 20-year-old department of Technical Communication, which began its life 35 years ago as a program in the UW’s College of Engineering, has a new name.
University Symphony.
Winners of the October 27 concerto competition perform with the University Symphony.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Saving carpet from the landfill, five tons at a time
By Breona Gutschmidt
Facilities Services
Not long ago, a Facilities Services shop that handles flooring diverted its first dumpster-full of old carpet from a dead end in the landfill to a new life as recycled carpet.
Art enhances medicine: Learning to look more closely
Twenty-somethings in a huddle peer closely at mural-size photos in the Henry Art Gallery and then, two weeks later, at intricate 19th century illustrations of Egyptian flora and fauna at the Frye Art Museum.
Research links seismic slip and tremor, with implications for subduction zone
In the last decade, scientists have recorded regular episodes of tectonic plates slowly, quietly slipping past each other in western Washington and British Columbia over periods of two weeks or more, releasing as much energy as a magnitude 6 earthquake.
Guitar Ensemble celebrates Spain and Latin America on Feb. 6
Students of Michael Partington will present music with guitar to celebrate Spain and Latin America, in ¡Guitarra! at 7:30 p.
Graduate School to offer workshop on succeeding in graduate education Jan. 30
The UW Graduate School will offer “Nuts and Bolts: How to Successfully Navigate the Graduate School,” the first in a series of interactive workshops for international graduate students from 12:30 to 2 p.
Study looks at survival disparities in lung cancer
Disparities in survival among black patients diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer are not seen when patients are recommended appropriate treatment, according to a report by UW researchers in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Daniell named Rohm & Haas professor of public health sciences
Dr.
UW Bothell’s Writing for Their Lives series continues with Laynie Browne
UW Bothell’s Writing for Their Lives literary series will continue with author Laynie Browne at 6:30 p.
Registration open for UW Summer Youth Programs
Registration is now open for summer youth programs sponsored by UW Educational Outreach.
Some of Earth’s climate troubles should face burial at sea, scientists say
Making bales with 30 percent of global crop residues — the stalks and such left after harvesting — and then sinking the bales into the deep ocean could reduce the build up of global carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by up to 15 percent a year, according to just published calculations.
‘Big Love’ a sprawling, brawling story of 50 runaway brides
MFA directing student Desdemona Chiang took on a big challenge when she decided to do Charles Mee’s Big Love as her thesis production.
School of Law looks back on 30 years of clinical training
When Alan Kirtley graduated from Indiana University’s law school in 1972, he had had no clinical training.
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