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June 26, 2008
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Teenagers attending college less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior
Adolescents attending college six months after completing high school are significantly less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than those who do not go to college, according to the first study to directly compare the two groups.
Like a rock: New mineral named for UW astronomer
The International Mineralogical Association has named a new mineral, the first to be discovered in a particle from a comet, in honor of Donald Brownlee, a UW astronomer who revolutionized research on interplanetary dust entering Earth’s atmosphere.
Scientists find 245 million-year-old burrows of land vertebrates in Antarctica
For the first time paleontologists have found fossilized burrows of tetrapods — land vertebrates with four legs or leglike appendages — in Antarctica dating from the Early Triassic epoch, about 245 million years ago.
June 5, 2008
UW Public Health names 2008 Distinguished Alumni
When Dr.
Teaching Scholars Program prepares education leaders
Rowing shells feel tippy, as if any movement might capsize them, until rowers get used to them.
Improving health through education, research & service
The Department of Global Health is building an infrastructure and a foundation for a complementary and interdisciplinary enterprise that will reach far.
Global Health redefines ‘collaboration’
The UW Department of Global Health is stretching the boundaries of academia and redefining what “interdisciplinary collaboration” means.
Bioengineering’s Rushmer Lecture set for June 6
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Moving Cunningham: Committee looking for new site for one of University’s oldest buildings
Cunningham Hall will be moving.
UW Commencements planned June 13, 14, 15
UW President Mark A.
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Attention researchers: Office moves coming up
Does your department or unit have business pending with the Human Subjects Division or the Office of Sponsored Programs?
If so, remember that both offices are moving to UW Tower over the next two weekends, which will cause a brief interruption of their service.
Etc: Campus news & notes
EMMY EXCELLENCE: UWTV Production, the UW’s television production facility, has earned an Emmy nomination from the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for its outstanding production Inside Access: Daniel’s Story.
Baldasty named interim vice provost, graduate dean
Gerald (Jerry) Baldasty, chair and professor of communication, has been named interim vice provost and dean of The Graduate School effective Aug.
Nominees sought for diversity award
Nominations for the 2008 Diversity Award for Community Building are now being accepted.
Facing sophomore slump: Adviser has been there
Kurt Xyst is one adviser who knows firsthand about the challenges students face.
Underwater communication: Robofish are the ultimate in ocean robots, keeping in touch without scientists’ help
In the world of underwater robots, this is a team of pioneers.
When it comes to nitrogen, the ‘fix’ is in
The discovery in the last decade of new suites of microorganisms capable of using various forms of nitrogen — discoveries that have involved a number of UW researchers — is one reason to rethink what we know about the nitrogen cycle.
Stories of giving: Faculty, staff, retirees make a difference by supporting students
As Campaign UW: Creating Futures enters the home stretch, it is time to reflect on some gifts to the Faculty-Staff-Retiree Campaign for Students that are making a difference.
Faculty Senate chair looks back
What a year! It went by in a flash, with some goals accomplished and others not.
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting Thursday, June 12, at 1 p.
Show Husky pride at Safeco Field July 18
Raise your hand if you love: a.
UW will expand certificate programs in Abu Dhabi
The UW will expand its certificate program at the United Arab Emirates Academy in Abu Dhabi.
Chinese sport paper-cutting exhibit comes to Suzzallo
A traveling exhibit of paper art from the People’s Republic of China titled Cutting Ribbons for the Olympics: Exhibition of Chinese Folk Sport Paper Cuts will be on display in Room 102 of Suzzallo Library today through Aug.
‘University Week’ then and now: An open future online, starting in September
This school year, University Week, the UW campus newspaper for faculty and staff, turned 25 years old.
Labor, environmentalists seek good green jobs
As part of its response to climate change and the need to rebuild our stumbling economy, Washington state has set a goal of creating 25,000 “green” jobs.
May 29, 2008
Krebs Lecture to mark birthday and new pharmacology professorship
The School of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology will present the 21st Annual Edwin G.
Broudy and Elkon appointed to endowed professorships
Two faculty members in the Department of Medicine were recently appointed to endowed professorships.
Neal Futran named chair of Otolaryngology
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Pharmacy students’ public service announcement urges sun protection
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 62,400 new cases of melanoma — a malignant form of skin cancer — will occur in the United States in 2008.
C. Everett Koop to be honored at Children’s Hospital June 4
Former Surgeon General of the United States C.
Some biofuels might do more harm than good to the environment, study finds
Biofuels based on ethanol, vegetable oil and other renewable sources are increasingly popular with government and environmentalists as a way to reduce fossil fuel dependence and limit greenhouse gas emissions.
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After an honorary degree, Herbert Blau reviews a busy career
When Herbert Blau received an honorary degree recently, the occasion was particularly poignant.
Dawg Daze presenters wanted
Jen Drumm, The coordinator of Dawg Daze, the annual event welcoming new students to campus, is looking for faculty and staff who are interested in participating.
Fire’s aftermath: Students to return to Greece to report on media coverage of government
Last August, Taso Lagos was terrified he, his program assistant and his 13 undergraduates would be caught in wildfires raging across central and southern Greece.
UW Botanic Gardens offers session on greening your home
UW Botanic Gardens will present a program on greening your home at 7 p.
Staffer returns to a beloved country from her past: Iran
Nancy Penrose is back at the University after visiting the country she once lived in but didn’t remember.
‘Synthesis’: The Visual Arts 2008 Senior Exhibition
The UW Interdisciplinary Visual Arts program will present its 2008 Senior Exhibiton, titled Synthesis, June 11 to 14 at the School of Art’s Sandpoint Gallery in Seattle’s Magnuson Park.
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