One Board of Regents meeting canceled, a special one scheduled and a public hearing on residence hall rules.
December 7, 2011
The latest news from the UW
Etc.: Campus news & notes
Patricia K. Kuhl is honored for her work in understanding language acquisition; Akio Takamori named a USA Ford Fellow and gets a $50,000 grant; Sheryl Burgstahler receives a leadership award; and the GenOm project is honored for its diversity. Also, Carl Ebeling, Dan Suciu and David Wetheral are honored by the The Association for Computing Machinery.
Lost and Found Films: A Friday Harbor epic
This weeks film — and the last one for a while — shows what appears to be the UWs Friday Harbor Laboratories in 1958. People walk between buildings and some kind of experiment is undertaken on a small motorboat. Know any more?
Popular Israeli singer to perform at Meany
One of Israels most popular and enduring singers, Chava Alberstein, will perform at Meany at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. She will present a mix of old favorites and new compositions sung in Hebrew, Yiddish and English.
Nominations sought for Lifelong Learning Award
A reminder that nominations are open for the UW Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award. This annual award honors faculty who have taught or designed courses, seminars or workshops aimed at working adults and other nontraditional students.
Green Dot — now a CFD choice — seeks to reduce personal power-based violence
Green Dot offers students “bystander training,” where they learn about identifying potentially risky situations, discuss their personal barriers to intervening and practice the skills needed for responding, as opposed to doing nothing.
Mystery Photo: How well do you know the campus?
Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.
Charter Schools and Unions: Contracts provide innovations but could go further
A new study from the University of Washingtons Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) finds that charter school collective bargaining agreements tend to be more streamlined and provide for greater flexibility than the typical district contract.
New journal debuts for Professional and Continuing Education arts students
Professional and Continuing Education has been offering arts classes for almost all of its nearly 100 year history, but now, for the first time, graduates of those programs have a journal in which to publish their work.
How Salmonella forms evil twins to evade the bodys defenses
To swim or not to swim? The biological control that makes this choice for genetically identical Salmonella impacts the bacteria’s ability to cause infection.
UW scientist gets major boost in search for HIV vaccine
Dr. Shiu-Lok Hu and his colleagues are looking to generate protective antibodies targeting a part of the HIV virus that binds to immune cells. This segment is widely considered to be the Achilles heel of the virus
Device promises nutrition diagnosis in minutes
A new plasma pencil promises to give nutrition status in minutes that used to take 24 hours, and could improve health in developing world.
December 6, 2011
UW inaugurates award to honor achievements of retirees
The university is inaugurating a new, major award this year, recognizing the accomplishments of UW retirees in service to the community.
Ana Mari Cauce selected as provost of University of Washington
Ana Mari Cauce, who has been dean of the University of Washingtons College of Arts and Sciences since 2008, has been selected as the next UW provost, effective Jan. 2, 2012, President Michael K. Young announced today.
Tropical sea temperatures influence melting in Antarctica
New research shows accelerated melting of two fast-moving glaciers that drain Antarctic ice into the Amundsen Sea Embayment is likely in part the result of an increase in sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
UW funded to realize medical applications of genome sequencing
To accelerate genome sequencing applications for patient care, the National Human Genome Research Institute today, Tuesday, Dec. 6, announced the establishment of two major programs at the University of Washington.
December 5, 2011
Free college preparation for high-school students with disabilities
High-school students who need help due to disability can apply for a special program with mentoring and support for their college prep.
Climate change stirs 'Perfect Moral Storm,' prof says
The world is sailing into some killer storms and its leaders have done almost nothing to protect its boat. Thats the view of UW Philosophy Professor Steve Gardiner, who likens climate change to a perfect storm — a convergence of three difficult problems that so far weve found ourselves unable to face, much less solve.
December 2, 2011
Law students from Ethiopia learn as part of nation building
Some students go to law school to build a practice in corporate, criminal or other branch of the law. But five students who arrived from Ethiopia late this past summer are different — they want to build a nation.
December 1, 2011
Researchers pioneer molecular imaging agents to individualize cancer therapy
Scientists are developing PET scan agents that characterize each patient’s cancer. This helps clinicians weigh treatment options and measure effectiveness.
Gettin figgy: UW students go caroling for a cause
There will be three teams from the UW among carolers trying to out-fa-la-la each other the evening of Friday, Dec. 2 during the Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition. Its all for a good cause, as each team raises money for charity.
November 30, 2011
Etc.: Campus news & notes
Dee Boersma is nominated for a major conservation award, and students who sell hats to benefit Roma get a boost from Zipcar.
Official notices
Nominees are sought for Faculty Senate vice chair, some blood drives are scheduled and the December Regents meeting is cancelled.
New online guide aids recruitment, retention of minority graduate students
How does a department increase its pool of diverse applicants for graduate programs? The Graduate School has tried to demystify the process by compiling a guide of “best practices.”
Photography, painting, new media meet in exhibit curated by UW prof — with slideshow
Juxtaposed images create new meanings in the Henrys new exhibit, “Videowatercolors: Carel Balth among his Contemporaries,” curated by Art Associate Professor Marek Wieczorek.
Combined Fund Drive extended through Dec. 9
The extension will help the campaign approach its goal this year of $2 million in pledges from UW faculty and staff. As of Thanksgiving, the campaign had raised $1,824,483.
Mystery Photo: How well do you know the campus?
Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.
A lot of night music: School of Music concerts offered
The School of Music rolls out its annual feast of music for the holiday season, with concerts almost every night — sometimes more than one.
Gifts, greens for sale at Arboretum
The Arboretum Foundation’s beloved holiday sale returns to the Graham Visitors Center at the Washington Park Arboretum from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10.
Across generations: New center unites researchers in womens, childrens, adolescents health
The UW’s new Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children (Global WACh) wants to help researchers overcome a daunting task – seeking solutions across generations. Global WACh officially launches Dec. 8 with a campus event featuring speaker Leslie Mancuso, CEO of the health advocacy group Jhpiego.
Big band jazz, original compositions featured in Dec. 7 concert
A concert Dec. 7 by the Studio Jazz Ensemble and the Modern Band will bring together traditional approaches to big band jazz with a new work composed by UW students.
Judy Ramey: From medieval studies to technical communication and beyond
Judy Ramey came to the UW in 1983 and has since seen a department, Technical Communication, form, offer degrees and evolve into Human Centered Design and Engineering. Yet, but for a few happy accidents, she might have had a very different career.
November 29, 2011
A prescription for managing seasonal depression
If dark, rainy days have got you down, here are some ways to lift winter depression
Jewish Studies Program launches series on human injustice
A four-part series of conversations will explore justice and Judaism in a global society.
Temple Grandin, animal behaviorist and autism leader, lectures Nov. 30
Grandin has been called revelatory and revolutionary in describing first-hand what it is like to have autism. She has applied her autistic awareness and research to enhance animal welfare.
$2M grant could make early earthquake warning a reality in the Northwest
A grant to the University of Washington from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation could pave the way for a system to provide a warning seconds to minutes in advance of a major offshore earthquake in the Northwest.
November 28, 2011
40 percent of youths attempting suicide make first attempt before high school
UW researchers found that suicidal behavior begins sooner than previously thought and is linked to higher scores of depression at the time of the attempts.
November 23, 2011
Featured video: Oyster standoff with ocean acidification
Biologist Jennifer Ruesink considers UW oyster research and work with the shellfish industry in face of todays environmental challenges, including ocean acidification.
November 22, 2011
Husky Cycling Club welcomes Tour de France competitor Tyler Farrar
He won a stage of the Tour de France this July 4, and now hes coming to Seattle. The Husky Cycling Club will welcome Washington states own Tyler Farrar on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Northcut Landing.
Award-winning organization inspires underrepresented students to explore sciences
In a few short years, the UW chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science has come a long way and won honors — all for helping to bring greater diversity to the study of science at the UW.