The Huskies will face Nebraska in the 2010 Holiday Bowl at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 in San Diego, and the UW Alumni Association has big plans.
December 15, 2010
The latest news from the UW
Polar bears still on thin ice, but cutting greenhouse gases now can avert extinction
New research indicates that if humans reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly in the next decade or two, enough Arctic ice is likely to remain intact during late summer and early autumn for polar bears to survive.
December 14, 2010
Too much retinoic acid disrupts development in zebra fish embryos
Retinoic acid causes lethal truncation of the embryo which grows all of its body, except its head, by releasing cells from its posterior end
Harborview Medical Center named to Target: Stroke Honor Roll
The UW Medicine Stroke Center at Harborview has been recognized for excellence in emergency stroke care on the Target: Stroke Honor Roll by the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association.
UW, WSU collaborate in landmark national study of children’s health
The Pacific Northwest Center today announced the launch of a campaign to recruit area families into the National Children’s Study, the largest long-term study of children’s health and development ever undertaken in the United States.
December 13, 2010
Assessing the environmental effects of tidal turbines
UW scientists are helping to prepare for a tidal energy project in Puget Sound. Researchers say this pilot project will have the most comprehensive environmental monitoring of any tidal energy installation to date.
Calculating tidal energy turbines effects on sediments and fish
Engineers are developing computer models to study how changes in water pressure and current speed around tidal turbines affect sediment buildup and fish health.
Applications due Jan. 10 for new Diversity Pedagogy Seminar
A seminar on diversity pedagogies is being sponsored by the Center for Curriculum Transformation, the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Simpson Center for the Humanities in winter and spring 2011. The series will convene faculty, graduate students and others with interest and expertise in the field to review and discuss current research.
Decline of West Coast fog brought higher coastal temperatures last 60 years
Summertime fog, a common feature along the West Coast, has declined since 1950 while coastal temperatures have increased slightly, new research shows.
‘Array of arrays coaxing secrets from unfelt seismic tremor events
New technology is letting UW researchers get a much better picture of how episodic tremor events relate to potentially catastrophic earthquakes every 300 to 500 years in the Cascadia subduction zone.
For news media: La Nina, PNW climate experts
Reporters can turn to UW experts on PNW climate variability, effects of La Nina and flooding.
Decline of West Coast fog brought higher coastal temperatures last 60 years
Summertime fog, a common feature along the West Coast, has decline since 1950 while coastal temperatures have increased slightly.
‘Array of arrays’ coaxing secrets from unfelt seismic tremor events
Every 15 months or so, an unfelt earthquake occurs in western Washington and travels northward to Canada’s Vancouver Island.
December 10, 2010
University-wide award deadlines approaching
Do you have an outstanding colleague you’d like to nominate for one of the university-wide awards offered each year? If so, you’ll need to get your materials together, because deadlines are coming up.
December 9, 2010
Odegaard to close Dec. 21-Jan. 2
Odegaard Undergraduate Library will be closed for fire and safety upgrades from Tuesday, Dec. 21, through Jan. 2, 2011.
Watch the Huskies in the NCAA volleyball regionals live on UWTV
UWTV will broadcast NCAA regional volleyball semifinals live from Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Friday, Dec. 10.
The life and times of Denny the red-tailed hawk
The story of a juvenile hawk who hangs around Savery Hall and doesnt mind eating a little crow from time to time.
December 8, 2010
Tackling new terrain: climate change and global health
A new initiative could position the University of Washington as a major player in addressing global health and environmental issues arising from climate change.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
The Henry Art Gallery helps the ‘History Detectives’ solve a mystery; an art installation gets new life advertising the Burke Museum, an exhibit of art by Kazimierz Poznanski; four from Facilities Services celebrate 25 years of service each; and the College of Education notes three alums at the helm of Washington state two-year schools.
UW Medical Center nurse finishes first in 2010 Seattle Women's Half Marathon
Sheila Croft, a UW Medical Center nurse, was the first woman to cross the finish line during the Women’s Half Marathon, one of the 2010 Seattle Marathon events.
These women rock — in research and in life
The Women Who Rock Research Project provides courses and cross-academic discussion examining the politics of gender, race and sexuality generated by popular music.
Pharmacy students leave a lasting impression on public officials
UW pharmacy students inform public leaders about the expanding role of pharmacists in disease prevention and health promotion.
Information session on Early Entrance Program set for Jan. 5
Students, parents and teachers of middle-school aged children are invited to learn more about the Transition School/Early Entrance Program at the UW at an information session on Wednesday, Jan. 5.
Teen Feed, a CFD choice: Continuing a tradition of generosity
The folks at UW Advancement just cant look away from the challenges of homeless youth in the University District. So theyre helping out, serving free meals in partnership with Teen Feed, a nonprofit agency thats also a Combined Fund Drive (CFD) choice.
Official notices
The Regents cancel their December meeting; campus blood drives scheduled, and a public hearing on an administrative change in parking.
‘Doomed Cavalier Apartments building makes excellent training site
The UWs Pre-Entry Assessment Team and area firefighters use the soon-to-be-demolished Cavalier Apartments for training scenarios.
School of Pharmacy honored for service to the community
The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy has named the UW School of Pharmacy the winner of the 2010-11 Transformative Community Service Award.
Working in a construction zone: Hall Health continues serving clients
Despite working within a construction site, the staff of Hall Health Center have managed to meet with every client, student or non-student, who needed care with only a slight increase in the number of complaints about the centers environment.
UW Medicine CEO Dr. Paul Ramsey to give annual address Jan. 31
Dr. Paul G. Ramsey will discuss the challenges ahead as well as major developments in the past year at UW Medicine.
Flowers, cookies, Twister: It wasnt your usual Coke machine
Students may have wondered what the extra Coke machine was doing in By George on Friday, Dec. 3. Then it came alive and started handing out prizes.
From Beaux-Arts to Bauhaus: Old student architectural drawings displayed at Allen Library
Some of the best examples of UW architecture student drawings from 1914 to 1947 are on display in Allen Library until March 12.
Master class Dec. 11 an inside look at bass auditions
Jordan Anderson, principal bass of the Seattle Symphony, will give a master class at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, in Brechemin Auditorium.
University Symphony concert features violinist Ronald Patterson
Jonathan Pasternack conducts the University Symphony Friday, Dec. 10, in a performance of works by Stravinsky, Ravel, Massenet, and Tchaikovsky. Violinist Ron Patterson will be featured on Ravels Tzigane.
NSF awards $3.5 million to prepare math teachers for diverse classrooms
The UW Tacoma is part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation to transform how K-8 mathematics teachers can be trained as they face classrooms in which many students are not native English speakers.
UW Medicine to expand use of Microsoft Amalga to support clinical, translational research
Based on a successful two-year technology pilot program, UW Medicine will expand its use of Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System. The data aggregation platform will support multiple clinical and research initiatives.
UW Medicine to expand use of Microsoft Amalga to support clinical, translational research
Based on the successful results of a two-year technology pilot program, UW Medicine will expand its use of Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS), a data aggregation platform, to support multiple clinical and research initiatives across the health organization.
December 7, 2010
International law permits abusive fathers custody of children
A survey of court cases shows that when battered women living abroad flee their abusive husbands and return to the United States, many times their children are sent back, usually to their fathers.
International law permits abusive fathers custody of children
International law permits abusive fathers custody of children
December 6, 2010
New research shows rivers cut deep notches in the Alps broad glacial valleys
New research shows that notches carved by rivers at the bottom of glacial valleys in the Swiss Alps survive from one glacial episode to the next, protected in part by the glaciers themselves.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
UW Police officers come to the rescue to make a faculty members interview possible during the snow, Music Professor Patricia Campbell chairs the Smithsonian Folkways, the undergraduate landscape architecture program is honored, and Computer Science & Engineering Professor Ed Lazowska is named to a U.S. Department of Energy committee.