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January 28, 2010

Severe complications of diabetes higher in depressed patients

Research still needed to clarify biological mechanisms behind these findings

Study to measure effect of a pre-operative ‘warm-up’

Trainees as well as experienced surgeons will get ready by first performing procedures on a virtual reality simulator.

Expert on nerve-damaging environmental toxins to give Public Health Distinguished Faculty Lecture

Lucio Costa of UW Department of Environmental and Occupational Health will talk on

Airlift Northwest Executive Director Chris Martin is off to a flying start

Chris Martin, the new executive director of Airlift Northwest, didn’t hit the ground running when she came on board in March.

Hepatitis C virus reprograms liver cell metabolic functions

Commandeering a host’s energy resources is how hepatitis C viruses survive and propagate.

With the symphony.

Winners of the November concerto competition perform with the University Symphony.

January 27, 2010

Surgeon studies effect of a pre-operative ‘warm up’

Baseball pitchers warm up in the bullpen and basketball players practice lay-ups before hitting the court.

Severe complications of diabetes higher in depressed patients

Depression raises risks of advanced and severe complications from diabetes, according to a prospective study of Group Health primary-care patients in western Washington.

Peter Ward speaks.

The Annual Faculty Lecture, this year by Peter Ward, professor of Earth and space sciences, and titled “Who is Afraid of the Big, Bad Climate? What is the Worst that Global Warming Could Do?” Reception to follow in the Walker-Ames Room.

January 26, 2010

New formula helps gauge the winds of change

UW research devises formula to examine just what types of change occur over time among complex and integrated structures.

Science of optics.

Charles Falco shares research findings from his collaboration with artist David Hockney.

January 25, 2010

UW President endorses bill that would encourage undocumented students to go to college

The act encourages undocumented students to go to college and stay in U.S. afterward

January 23, 2010

Artifact ID Day.

The Burke Museum’s 25th annual day for figuring out unidentified cultural artifacts and learning where they came from and the stories behind them! Burke Museum curators and experts will be on hand to give you the inside scoop about your treasures.

January 22, 2010

UW begins statewide tour to promote Husky Promise

The Husky Promise program provides free tuition for poorest students

Postspatial China.

Postspatial China.

January 21, 2010

Managing Pacific Northwest dams for a changing climate

Civil engineers at the University of Washington and the U.

New resource will facilitate advocacy for UW

A new resource, sponsored by the UW Alumni Association, is working to create greater awareness of the UW’s contributions and provide opportunities to communicate the university’s value to elected officials, the news media and friends.

UW forensic dentist receives Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award

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UW Mini-Medical School begins Feb. 2


UW Medicine’s 2010 Mini-Medical School is a series of lectures of interest to the general public.

It’s now UWC4C: Technology Transfer becomes the Center for Commercialization

The UW Office of Technology Transfer is changing its name to the Center for Commercialization, or UWC4C, thus better reflecting what its leader sees as its expanded role at the University.

Concerto competition winners featured in symphony concert

The UW Symphony will perform with the winners of the November concerto competition on Thursday, Jan.

While current technology is deployed, UW researchers work on next-generation devices

Most of the technology that will be installed as part of the UW smart grid demonstration project is commercially available.

First to respond: The UW’s PEAT team drills to maintain skills

It looked like an emergency, but it was just a drill.

How much electricity are you using? Smart-grid demonstration project to take place on UW campus





Read about UW research on the next generation of smart grids <A href="http://uwnews.

Notices

Alcohol & drug abuse research grants

The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University of Washington researchers for its Small Grants research awards.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

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.

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.

An evening of Gershwin? S’Wonderful, s’marvelous show at Meany Jan. 30

You can spend an evening with composer George Gershwin on Jan.

Faculty lecture: Climate change seen through the prism of the fossil record

Peter Ward has never been one to shy away from controversy.

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).

Etc.: Campus news & notes

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO… Two UW Computer Science & Engineering alumni will head to Hollywood on Feb.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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