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April 15, 2010
Marching in kilts, floating in the pond: Help identify this film
Editor’s Note: The UW Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
COMPUTING CHAMPION: The Association for Computing Machinery has given Ed Lazowska, who holds the Bill & Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science & Engineering, its Distinguished Service award, recognizing his “wide-ranging service to the computing community and his longstanding advocacy for this community at the national level.
Happy Earth Day to you
The UW’s three campuses will brim with activities on the Earth Day’s 40th birthday on Thursday, April 22.
What’s in a word? More than you think, Friels’ ‘Translations’ shows
The School Of Drama presents Brian Friel’s Translations, a play about language as a nation fights to protect its culture and its people.
Campus gone green: Happy 40th birthday, Earth Day
Who says it’s not easy being green? For Earth Day’s 40th birthday on Thursday, April 22, students and staff are planning a variety of ways you can do just that, and learn about sustainability along the way.
Teaching and administration combine well for new manager of POD
When the Support Professionals Development Day gets under way April 21, two of the sessions will be taught by its sponsor’s new leader.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Developing countries worldwide devote more funding to health, except many in sub-Saharan Africa
The commitment to health by country governments in the developing world has grown dramatically over the last two decades, according to a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the UW and Harvard Medical School.
UW Dentistry alumni to honor Dr. James C. McGraw
Known for his decades of animal care at Woodland Park Zoo, McGraw is lauded for service to the community, dental profession, and the school.
Pharmacy students make mark on Capitol Hill
UW chapter of American Pharmacist Association praised for outreach and advocacy.
Genome scientist Dr. Jay Shendure receives Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
The Prostate Cancer Foundation announced April 13 that Dr.
Critic Ann Powers speaks.
Powers, UW alumna and chief pop music critic of The Los Angeles Times, will give the first of three lectures sponsored by the Women Who Rock collective of the Women Studies Department.
Dance Ensemble.
This ensemble provides a unique experience for University students to come together with performers and creators both within and outside the UW to present a creative and diverse event, and a rich experience for both the audience members and performers.
April 14, 2010
Academics and stress.
Sian L.
Emerson String Quartet.
The accolades for this top-notch ensemble are as extensive as they are impressive: 30 acclaimed recordings with Deutsche Grammophon, eight Grammy Awards, three Gramophone Awards, the Avery Fisher Prize, and more than three decades of outstanding performances worldwide.
Spring Career Fair.
The largest general career fair on campus, bringing more than 100 employers to campus who are looking to hire for internship and full-time entry-level opportunities.
April 13, 2010
Genome scientist Dr. Jay Shendure receives Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award
Shendure will use rapid DNA sequencing to identify genes and molecular pathways for the initiation and spread of prostate cancer.
Marc Seales and friends.
Faculty pianist Marc Seales performs original compositions with Portland-based musicians Gary Hobbs and Dave Captein on drums and bass and UW faculty artist Cuong Vu on trumpet, with a special appearance by UW percussionist Tom Collier.
April 11, 2010
Maternal deaths fall worldwide from a half-million annually to less than 350,000
HIV accounts for a large percentage of deaths, with most deaths concentrated in six countries
McCabe and Larionoff.
Violinist Maria Larionoff, concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony, and pianist and UW Music Professor Robin McCabe, perform together for the first time.
April 10, 2010
Softball on UWTV.
The 2009 National Champion Huskies women’s softball team takes on Arizona, and you can watch it live.
April 9, 2010
Traumatized trees: Bug them enough, they get fired up
Whether forests are dying back, or just drying out, projections for warming show the Pacific Northwest is primed for more wildfires.
Developing countries worldwide devote more funding to health, except many in sub-Saharan Africa
The Institute for Health Metrics at the UW recommends greater transparency in financial reporting
Paws-on Science.
A weekend designed for the public to learn directly from UW scientists about the amazing research breakthroughs taking place at the UW, with plenty of interactive activities and demonstrations.
April 8, 2010
PhotoCity, virtual game of capture-the-flag, happening now on UW campus
UW students are taking digital photos of campus in a competition against Cornell. It’s a research project to create 3-D models from photos.
Newsmakers
PR PUFF?: When IBM announced plans in February to make its software available to colleges via “cloud” computing services, the Chronicle for Higher Education discussed the move in its Wired Campus column, asking was the announcement just “corporate puff”? They quoted Ed Lazowska, holder of the Bill & Melinda Gates chair in computer science and engineering, who perused the IBM Web site and e-mailed, “looks like PR to me.
Peer Portfolio
ROBOT SOCCER?: The University of Utah held a three-day competition in late March involving 1,000 high school students and robots playing a soccer-like game.
UW undergrads now routinely do research, study shows
A new study shows that UW undergraduates are doing a great deal of research as a normal part of their undergraduate programs — more than investigators anticipated.
Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents’ April 15 meeting has been cancelled.
Large attendance anticipated at the Spring Career Fair
April 14 is the UW’s largest career fair, and planners expect a big turnout from students and alumni (UW employees are welcome as well) largely because of the current state of the economy and job market.
100 plans for 100 gardens is goal of ‘urban food’ conference
You need some tomatoes? Grow ’em in the alley.
UW Postdoc Association holding annual meeting Wednesday, April 14.
The UW Postdoc Association will hold its annual meeting at 11 a.
Early Bloomers plant sale at the Arboretum
Gardeners will find a great selection of young shrubs, small trees, conifers, bonsai starts, and early-blooming perennials at the Arboretum Foundation’s annual Early Bloomers sale on Saturday, April 10, from 10 a.
UW Medicine pediatrician and injury-prevention researchers at Harborview play a role in new cell phone measure
Treating teenagers hurt in car accidents related to cell phone use prompted pediatrician Brian Johnston to join the Driven to Distraction Ta
Faculty, student talents will turn out for Paws-on Science: Huskies Weekend, April 9-11
Warren Buck is a well-known physicist and professor, and was UW Bothell’s first chancellor.
Maria Larionoff, Robin McCabe team up for concert April 11
Maria Larionoff, concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, and Robin McCabe, pianist and UW professor, will present sonatas by Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Franck in a concert at 2 p.
UW Libraries announces Springer e-journal cancellations to take effect mid-April
In continuing response to last July’s reductions in funding, access to 1,219 electronic journals from prominent science publisher Springer will be lost as of mid-April, UW Libraries has announced.
Ladner to present Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Richard Ladner will present the 2010 Samuel E.
School of Music celebrates two decades of jazz program with a week of performances
An harmonic convergence of sorts has led to “A Week of Jazz at the UW” April 12 to 19.
‘Kidz Wall’ at UW Tower exhibits art
Art work by children of UW Tower employees has been hung on a fourth-floor wall now called the Kidz Wall.
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