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December 6, 2007
UW-directed online project suggests roads and transit package voters might like
While central Puget Sound voters were debating the merits of and then defeating the $18 billion package of roads and other transit projects called Proposition 1 last month, a smaller group of citizens was putting together its own proposals to improve the region’s congested transportation network.
In brief
FRIDAY, DEC.
Doctoral education should evolve to accommodate change in students, career paths, report says
The first multidisciplinary study to examine the status of doctoral students in the social sciences at least five years after receiving their degree concludes that doctoral programs need to be brought into the 21st century.
Then and now: 20 years of growth, by the numbers
This school year, University Week, the UW campus newspaper for faculty and staff, turns 25.
See the world and study it, too: UW launches travel-study tours program
The biennial UW Theatre and Concert Hall Tour to London, led by English Professor John Webster, has been so popular that in 2006, more than 70 percent of the tour’s participants were repeat clients.
2002 Alaskan quake left seven areas of California stirred but not shaken
Earth tremors not linked to volcanic activity first turned up in seismic observations several years ago, but those tremors were almost exclusively in subduction zones such as the Cascadia region off the coast of the Pacific Northwest.
Rising tides intensify non-volcanic tremor in Earth’s crust
For more than a decade geoscientists have detected what amount to ultra-slow-motion earthquakes under Western Washington and British Columbia on a regular basis, about every 14 months.
UWB Business Development Center gets support from Snohomish County
With an investment of $15,000, Snohomish County became a founding partner of the Business Development Center (BDC) at UW Bothell recently.
Women’s Vocal Jazz, Jazz I Ensemble to perform Dec. 8
The UW Women’s Vocal Jazz and Vocal Jazz I ensembles, directed by Dave Cross, will present a program at 7:30 p.
ETC.: campus news & notes
TYPE IT UP: Karen Cheng, UW associate professor of design in the School of Art, has entered a competition sponsored by the Linotype company, which markets and licenses fonts for designers and typographers.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Herb Kramer and the Scientific Instruments Department: Making problems ‘go away’
A team of scientists working with people who were profoundly disabled and unable to communicate in the usual way wanted to find out if some of them could learn to perform simple tasks using adaptive technology.
Birds of Yellowstone lecture at the Burke Dec. 8
On Saturday, Dec.
Free software brings affordability, transparency to mathematics
Until recently, a student solving a calculus problem, a physicist modeling a galaxy or a mathematician studying a complex equation had to use powerful computer programs that cost hundreds or thousands of dollars.
November 29, 2007
Report on UW women released: Statistics show substantial progress in some areas, less in others
Women are strongly represented among the UW’s central administration but less well represented among the Seattle campus’ deans and department chairs, especially the latter.
New role for experienced Cauce: A&S dean
Ana Mari Cauce calls her new job as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences neither a move up nor a move down nor a move laterally.
ETC.: campus news & notes
MARATHON MEN (AND WOMEN): Bob Crutchfield, professor of sociology, and the Graduate Students First Team tackled the Seattle Marathon Nov.
Oceanography student gets science writing fellowship
Washington Sea Grant (WSG) has announced that Ben Larson, a UW graduate student in Oceanography, as the initial recipient of its new Science Writing Fellowship.
Kravas says thanks for campus generosity
The Combined Fund Drive (CFD), the state of Washington’s workplace giving campaign, runs this year from Oct.
UW alum and new author Ted Van Dyk to speak Dec. 4
Ted Van Dyk, who spent decades working in national politics and policy, has written a memoir called Heroes, Hacks & Fools: Memoirs from the Political Inside and will discuss the book at 7:30 p.
Just call her Wikipedia wonk: UWB prof in spotlight for guiding students through online editing process
Maybe you’ve read about Martha Groom.
Newsmakers
POT DOSES: Washington state law allows medical marijuana patients to possess up to a 60-day supply of pot for their personal needs.
A librarian’s gift: Oral history project preserves memories of South Asian immigrants
A gift from a UW librarian has spawned a three-phase oral history project, chronicling the influx of South Asians to the Seattle area from post-World War II to the 1990s.
Grad student a CNN ‘heroes’ finalist
University of Washington graduate student Peter Kithene has won $25,000 as a CNN Heroes honoree. Got a midday errand? If you could bike there, would you do it? Next question: Would you be more likely to use a bike for that errand if it was one you didn’t necessarily have to pedal? Think it over, because come next fall, you’ll likely have such a choice on the UW campus. Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. The University’s newest singing group is, in a way, also one of its oldest. “Don’t poke the ink sack. Board of Regents The December, 2007 meeting is canceled. Mary Guiden UW Medical Center has always taken patient safety seriously. In the mood for some music? There are many opportunities this week. The UW Collegium Musicum, an early music ensemble, will present a concert of medieval music in the Commons of Mary Gates Hall on Saturday evening, Dec. By Dr. Certain white blood cells, called phagocytes, engulf and destroy harmful bacteria. Dr. By Mary Guiden Former patient Annette Rivlin-Gutman gave birth to son Jory three years ago at UW Medical Center with the help of UW midwives and obstetrician Dr. UW School of Medicine alumnus Dr. Dr. November 15, 2007 By Suzette Riley Dr. The Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (WPSR) presented the 2007 Malcolm Peterson Award to Dr.
Electric bikes coming to campus next year
Mystery Photos
Real men do sing: Renewed Glee Club proves it
UW biologists lead natural history lessons on squid
Official notices
Team turns up ‘HEAT’ on patient safety
News & Community Relations
It’s a musical week at the UW
Medieval music on tap at Mary Gates
Sleepless in Seattle? UW sleep disorders clinic can help
Seymour Klebanoff gets AAMC lifetime research award
A conversation with Carol Teitz: Associate dean for admissions, School of Medicine
Patient’s stay inspires award-winning children’s book
News & Community Relations
Foege named among 18 ‘best leaders’
Rudensky to speak on immune responses
Beth Ebel takes helm of Harborview Injury Prevention Center
HIPRC
Rosenblatt wins Physicians for Social Responsibility award
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