South African guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet-activist Vusi Mahlasela will perform at 8 p.
February 25, 2010
The latest news from the UW
The power of song: UW Women’s Choir, St. Mark’s Women’s Choir team for concert to help homeless March 8
Homeful is not a word, but perhaps it should be.
New HFS director Pam Schreiber: It’s about much more than just housing
When Pam Schreiber was an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, she took a job as a resident adviser in student housing.
Hearing aid seminar planned March 1
There will be a free hearing aid informational seminar from 1 to 2:30 p.
Earthquake engineers release report on damage in Haiti
A five-person team sent to evaluate damage from the devastating magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan.
School of Music offers guitar selections Feb. 28, and Schumann music March 1
The UW School of Music will offer a program of guitar music on Feb.
Teams bring sustainable solutions to address poverty to UW in annual international competition
As the world’s top athletes complete their competition in Vancouver, BC, a global competition of another kind is getting under way in Seattle — the sixth annual Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC).
Workplace gendered tradeoffs lead to economic inequalities for women
Despite big changes over recent decades, workplace gender inequalities endure in the United States and other industrialized nations around the world.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: UW alumnus Wolf Bauer, legendary mountaineer, kayaker, environmental educator and conservationist, will be honored by the Washington state Legislature for his many achievements and for his 98th birthday on Friday, Feb.
Former drug dealer to speak about his journey away from violence March 2
Max Hunter, a former drug dealer, will explain how he came to accept violence as a legitimate tactic for achieving his ends and how he made a transition to nonviolent action in a lecture at 6 p.
Deadline to nominate outstanding UW women extended
The deadline for nominating an outstanding woman for the annual “Celebrating UW Women” has been extended to Friday, March 5.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Admissions staff work together to process avalanche of autumn applications
It’s become a kind of mantra that in lean times, UW offices must do more with less — and this time of year, nowhere is that more true than at the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Biosimilar drugs are topic of UW School of Pharmacy conference for biotech, pharmaceutical professionals
Bill Berkson reads.
Poet, critic, teacher and “sometime curator” Berkson will read from a new publication, Portrait and Dream.
UW authors on writing.
English Professor Shawn Wong and UW alumna Tanya Egan Gibson will discuss fiction, publishing and the differences between academic and creative writing.
Chopping, sawing and sitting around: Film shows life in Pack Forest in 1949
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.
Childhood leukemia rates climb in southern Iraq
Childhood leukemia rates have more than doubled over the past 15 years in the southern Iraq province of Basrah, according to the study, “Trends in Childhood Leukaemia in Basrah, Iraq (1993-2007),” published online Feb.
Regenerative medicine pioneer Atala to give Rushmer Lecture
Dr. Anthony Atala led the Wake Forest team that developed the first lab-grown organ, a bladder. Atala will speak at the UW March 25
‘Persepolis.’
The extraordinary animated film based on Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novels about coming of age in Iran.
‘End of Summer.’
Part of the School of Drama’s series of readings called “Looking Up at Down: Plays from the Great Depression,” actors perform a staged reading S.
‘Meany Beat.’
The UW Percussion Ensemble performs a variety of contemporary music composed for metallophones, membranophones, and idiophones.
February 24, 2010
Of humans and songbirds.
Michael Beecher, UW professor of psychology and adjunct professor of biology; and Michael H.
February 23, 2010
Side by side symphonies.
Gerard Schwarz conducts the University Symphony side by side with members of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
Spanish Civil War remembered.
Baltasar Garzon, investigating judge of the Spanish National Court, speaks on Human Rights and Historical Memory.
21st century nursing.
Susan Hassmiller, senior adviser for nursing at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, explores critical issues facing nursing in a new era of health care focusing specifically on how nursing could be affected by health care reform.
February 22, 2010
Common Language Project practicing new, hybrid journalism
Project originators teach the journalism they practice: independent, multimedia, funded by a number of sources.
Earthquake engineers release report on damage in Haiti
A five-person team sent to evaluate damage from the devastating magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan.
February 21, 2010
Botany and forensic science.
Sarah Reichard, associate professor, hosts “Botany, Bugs and the Art of Forensic Science,” where forensic scientists (in town for their annual convention) present a fascinating look at the world of forensic science in the areas of botany, entomology and anthropology as they relate to crime investigations and solving cold cases.
Jordan Anderson.
Seattle Symphony Orchestra bassist Jordan Anderson performs original compositions and other works for double bass.
February 19, 2010
Local social dynamics key to success of tropical marine conservation areas
As large conservation areas are proposed in the tropics, social scientists say it’s local people who determine the success of such efforts.
Hear Jim Lynch.
Friends of the UW Libraries and the UW Alumni Association present an evening with journalist and novelist Jim Lynch, author of The Highest Tide.
February 18, 2010
UW’s Dennis Lettenmaier elected to National Academy of Engineering
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With UW help, K-12 students do first-ever work on plasticizers in area water
Eight public school students, working with the UW-based SoundCitizen organization, have launched what is probably the nation’s first effort to sample plasticizers in marine waters.
Adapting to clogged airways makes common pathogen resist powerful antibiotics — even without previous antibiotic exposure
People with cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that clogs airways with thick mucous, frequently have lung infections that defy treatment.
Three UW faculty among this year’s Sloan Research Fellows
Three UW faculty members are among 118 recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships, given by the Alfred P.
Shields takes on fiction/nonfiction distinction in newest book
David Shields’ newest book explores a new genre that blurs the line between fiction and nonfiction.
Q Center seeks opinions on sexual orientation issues campuswide
Have you ever felt physically or emotionally threatened at the UW because of your sexual orientation or gender status? It’s the sort of thing the Q Center is looking to learn with a new campuswide survey.
Brain-controlled cursor doubles as a neural workout
Harnessing brain signals to control keyboards, robots or prosthetic devices is an active area of medical research.
Judge who indicted Pinochet to speak at UW
Baltasar Garzón, an investigating judge with Spain’s National Court who indicted Chilean dictator Augosto Pinochet, will speak at the UW School of Law at 6 p.