Read about UW research on the next generation of smart grids <A href="http://uwnews.
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Alcohol & drug abuse research grants
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University of Washington researchers for its Small Grants research awards.
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Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
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Stand witness to School of Drama’s ‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’
The UW School of Drama invites you to the trial of the centuries in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ entertaining exploration of history’s most legendary betrayal.
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You can help Haiti through spaghetti feed or Combined Fund Drive donation
You can have home-made spaghetti sauce while helping out the victims of the Haiti earthquake at a spaghetti feed hosted by Facilities Services from noon to 1 p.
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An evening of Gershwin? S’Wonderful, s’marvelous show at Meany Jan. 30
You can spend an evening with composer George Gershwin on Jan.
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Faculty lecture: Climate change seen through the prism of the fossil record
Peter Ward has never been one to shy away from controversy.
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More from less: Faculty Senate considers plan for reducing and restructuring Senate
The shape of a restructured Faculty Senate emerged last week with approval from the Senate Executive Committee and the Faculty Council on Faculty Affairs (FCFA).
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Etc.: Campus news & notes
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO… Two UW Computer Science & Engineering alumni will head to Hollywood on Feb.
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UW perspective on the Haitian earthquake disaster: seismology, damage and volunteer medical response
The Jan. 12 earthquake was magnitude 7. It’s impossible to measure the abundant compassion of UW Medicine and UW health sciences faculty, st
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Don’t be in the dark: Get your bike lights, reflectors tested Jan. 27
It’s another dark, rainy winter here in sodden Seattle — are your bicycle lights and reflectors as good as they need to be?
You can find out in a class being offered Wednesday, Jan.
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Got an odd old item? Bring it to Artifact ID Day at the Burke Museum
Got an odd historical or cultural artifact or a specimen from the natural world lying around that you’ve always wondered about? Maybe curators at the Burke Museum can help you figure out what it is.
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Why hasn’t Earth warmed as much as expected? New report explores reasons
Earth has warmed much less than expected during the industrial era based on current best estimates of Earth’s “climate sensitivity” — the amount of global temperature increase expected in response to a given rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.
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Beyond ‘book learning’ Center for Experiential Learning offers undergraduates educational experiences outside the classroom
Editor’s Note: Today University Week begins a four-part series describing the work of the Center for Experiential Learning.
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On the Cedar River: Help identify this week’s Lost and Found 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.
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H1N1 Flu Clinic.
This seasonal and H1N1 Flu Clinic is open to UW faculty and staff eligible for any of the PEBB medical plans, including Group Health Cooperative.
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Richard Alston Dance.
Founded in 1994, the Richard Alston Dance Company has grown into one of Britain’s most avidly-followed contemporary companies.
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January 20, 2010
Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission, UW-led international study finds
A five-year international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment taken twice daily to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of HIV transmission when taken by people infected with both HIV and HSV-2.
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Older adults may have higher risk of complications, death after abdominal surgery
The risk of complications and early death after commonly performed abdominal surgical procedures appears to be higher among older adults, according to a report from UW researchers in the December issue of <A href="http://archsurg.
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‘Like Water for Chocolate.’
The famous Mexican film is shown for free as part of the See Movies at Kane series.
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About Muslim daughters.
Despite the emphasis on males in Islam as the primary inheritors of their parents’ legacies, examples abound of famous Muslim fathers who held their daughters in high esteem and even some who regarded them as legitimate successors to their thrones.
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January 19, 2010
Why hasn’t Earth warmed as much as expected? New report explores reasons
Earth has warmed much less than expected during the industrial era based on current best estimates of Earth’s “climate sensitivity” — the amount of global temperature increase expected in response to a given rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.
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January 18, 2010
MLK Jr. Day of Service.
UW faculty, staff and friends turn the holiday into a day for helping others, with scores of service projects throughout the area.
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January 14, 2010
College of Built Environments and Capital Projects share in diversity award
Two UW groups collaborated with the Seattle chapter of the American Institute of Architects, resulting in a national award for efforts to diversify the profession of architecture.
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Dog genome researchers track paw prints of selective breeding
From the Dachshund’s stubby legs to a Shar-Pei’s wrinkly skin, breeding for special canine characteristics has left its mark on the dog gen
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Pocket quilts: Sociology prof patches together a warm gift for homeless children
The gifts Barbara Reskin and her friend have been making for homeless children serve a double purpose: They keep the children warm and give them a place to store some of their belongings.
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Go take a running leap — for the Special Olympics
The UW Police would like you to take a running jump into Puget Sound on Sunday, Jan.
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University Press looks ahead with Technology Fund, assistance from Graduate School
University of Washington Press, the UW’s prestigious scholarly publishing house, has been hit hard by the recession and changes in the publishing marketplace — but a new matching grant from the UW Graduate School is helping the publisher make a plan to better meet challenges of the future.
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Process begins for big changes in Triangle Garage area
A Request for Proposal goes out this week to four firms that were short-listed for work on the Triangle Garage area.
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UW alumnus to perform piano works Jan. 17
UW alumnus Jeremy Samolesky, a former student of Robin McCabe who is now assistant professor of piano at Auburn University, performs works by Chopin in honor of the bicentennial of the composer’s birth in a concert at 2 p.
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Introducing the Q Faculty and Staff Association
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
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