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August 7, 2008
Parasitic fly influences nocturnal bee behavior
Strange things are happening in the lowland tropical forests of Panama and Costa Rica.
New research challenges notion that dinosaur soft tissues still survive
Paleontologists in 2005 hailed research that apparently showed that soft, pliable tissues had been recovered from dissolved dinosaur bones, a major finding that would substantially widen the known range of preserved biomolecules.
Bulging prison system called massive intervention in American family life
The mammoth increase in the United States’ prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW to host CIA officer for research residency
The UW will participate for the first time in the Officer in Residence Program, in which a Central Intelligence Agency officer spends two years as a visiting researcher at a United States college or university.
UW at the Olympics: Social work practicum coordinator to referee tae kwon do
Leon Preston has been an athlete all his life, but he’s going to the Olympics this year as an official, not a competitor.
Husky Band leader a director of Beijing Olympic Orchestra
When Brad McDavid led the Husky Marching Band on a tour to China in 2001, little did he realize that the performances were also an audition.
Teachers as change agents: New UW Bothell teacher education program aims for something radical
A new program for secondary education teachers at UW Bothell is aimed not just at producing certificated teachers but also change agents.
Faculty, staff female singers wanted for choir
Where can you get weekly singing lessons, perform three times a year and meet a lot of women who love music as much as you do? The answer is the UW Women’s Choir, which is currently looking for new members.
Amid the ice, hot smoker vents
Well inside the Arctic Circle, scientists have found black smoker vents farther north than anyone has ever seen before.
A home away from home for international students
A week can make all the difference.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents meeting scheduled for August has been cancelled.
Etc: Campus news and notes
FOUNDING HONOR: Social Work Professor Biren “Ratnesh” Nagda was at the University of Michigan recently, accepting an award as one of the founders of intergroup dialogue — a technique he and several other graduate students developed at Michigan 20 years ago.
An artful match: Summer day camps and the Jacob Lawrence Gallery
Not many student artists can say their work has hung in the prestigious Jacob Lawrence Gallery — but thanks to a clever connection, the elementary school-age members of the UW Summer Day Camp can make that boast with pride.
Ivory poaching at critical levels: Elephants on path to extinction by 2020?
African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a pace unseen since an international ban on the ivory trade took effect in 1989.
Public Health Informatics 2008 set for Sept. 18-19
The second annual Public Health Informatics 2008 Conference, Envisioning Options for Integrated Public Health Information Systems for Low Resource Settings: Components, Connections, Partners, Strategies, will take place Sept.
July 24, 2008
Center for AIDS Research receives $16.5 million
By Bobbi Nodell
News & Community Relations
One of the first AIDS research centers in the country has been awarded $16.
UWMC ranks in top 10 of America’s best hospitals
UW Medical Center (UWMC) has ranked 10th in U.
UW professors coordinate NGO code of conduct
By Bobbi Nodell
News & Community Relations
More than 25 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have pledged to pursue practices that bolster public health practices in the countries in which they work, as part of an international nongovernmental organization code of conduct developed by UW professors working for Health Alliance International in Seattle.
$2.68 billion raised in successful campaign
On July 17 the UW Foundation announced that more than $2.
What happened to the ducks?
The whole campus has been quacking over the duck family that was featured on the cover of the last issue of University Week.
Making a good impression
The School of Dentistry and the UW Athletics Program kicked off a new collaboration on Wednesday, July 9, with 130 student athletes visiting UW dental clinics to be fitted for mouthguards.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
A STORM OF RECOGNITION: Sutapa Basu, director of the UW Women’s Center, was one of four women honored during the Seattle Storm’s Women of Inspiration Night recently.
Catalano is Dobb Professor
By Jean M.
UWT student is new regent
Jean-Paul Willynck, a senior Urban Studies student at the UW Tacoma, has been appointed to a one-year term as the UW student regent by Gov.
UW Tower is home to new cafe
If you’re looking for a new and different campus eatery, you might want to try Housing and Food Service’s most recent addition, the Tower Café, located in the UW Tower.
Deaf educator to talk about technology
Harry Lang, a Deaf professor in the Department of Research and Teacher Education at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, will be giving a public lecture on the subject of technology and how it impacts the Deaf community at 7 p.
Research1: YouTube + Facebook + you
Some people might describe Research1 as “YouTube meets Facebook in a research project setting.
From garden to you: Library staffers enjoy fresh produce delivered to their workplace
Staffers in the UW Libraries have been enjoying fresh produce this summer, thanks to a new program they’ve signed up for called Farm Fresh@Work.
Chinese studies librarians at UW for conference
Dozens of Chinese studies librarians have converged at the UW for the Summer Institute on Chinese Studies Librarianship in the Electronic Environment, hosted by UW Libraries.
UW becomes member of University of Arctic
Growing international interest in the Arctic led the UW in June to become a member of the University of the Arctic.
Toxic chemicals found in common laundry products, air fresheners
A UW study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Saving the world, one composted cup at a time
Quick quiz: It’s hot out and you’ve bought a cool drink at a UW campus café.
Increase in freshman enrollment proposed
UW President Mark A.
UW prof joins Kew Gardens project
The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, known for work on plant systematics and botanical collecting, is getting into the ecosystem restoration business.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents regular public meeting, which was scheduled for Thursday, Aug.
‘Colorsplash!’ blooms at Fircrest
It all started in 2007 when a resident of Fircrest School wanted to grow pumpkins.
July 10, 2008
Exploring stigma and health
By Jean Patterson
School of Social Work
Stigma, Prejudice, Discrimination and Health, a special issue of the journal Social Science & Medicine, is groundbreaking in exploring links among stigma, prejudice, and discrimination and their impact on health, as well as implications for public health practice.
UWMC takes part in WHO safe surgery checklist initiative
UW Medical Center (UWMC) took part in an international broadcast and global launch of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “Safe Surgery Saves Lives” campaign Wednesday, June 25.
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