February 25, 2010
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.
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.
The deadline for nominating an outstanding woman for the annual “Celebrating UW Women” has been extended to Friday, March 5.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
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.
Poet, critic, teacher and “sometime curator” Berkson will read from a new publication, Portrait and Dream.
English Professor Shawn Wong and UW alumna Tanya Egan Gibson will discuss fiction, publishing and the differences between academic and creative writing.
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 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.
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
The extraordinary animated film based on Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novels about coming of age in Iran.
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.
The UW Percussion Ensemble performs a variety of contemporary music composed for metallophones, membranophones, and idiophones.
February 24, 2010
Michael Beecher, UW professor of psychology and adjunct professor of biology; and Michael H.
February 23, 2010
Gerard Schwarz conducts the University Symphony side by side with members of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
Baltasar Garzon, investigating judge of the Spanish National Court, speaks on Human Rights and Historical Memory.
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
Project originators teach the journalism they practice: independent, multimedia, funded by a number of sources.
A five-person team sent to evaluate damage from the devastating magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan.
February 21, 2010
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.
Seattle Symphony Orchestra bassist Jordan Anderson performs original compositions and other works for double bass.
February 19, 2010
As large conservation areas are proposed in the tropics, social scientists say it’s local people who determine the success of such efforts.
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
<A href="http://www.
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.
People with cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that clogs airways with thick mucous, frequently have lung infections that defy treatment.
Three UW faculty members are among 118 recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships, given by the Alfred P.
David Shields’ newest book explores a new genre that blurs the line between fiction and nonfiction.
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.
Harnessing brain signals to control keyboards, robots or prosthetic devices is an active area of medical research.
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.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting today, Thursday, Feb.
PROSTATE CANCER AND SUICIDE: Men are nearly twice as likely to commit suicide and more likely to suffer heart-related ailments in the months after getting a prostate cancer diagnosis, according to a recent study.
Seattle Symphony Orchestra double bassist Jordan Anderson will perform original compositions and the Concerto for Doublebass by Eduard Tubin at 2 p.
The UW Percussion Ensemble will perform a variety of contemporary music composed for metallophones, membranophones, and idiophones in an evening called Meany Beat, at 7:30 p.
“Oh My Aching Back!” is the topic of the March 3 free public lecture at the downtown Seattle Public Library.
What do you do if you are a scientist who studies space physics and electromagnetic properties of the atmosphere and a powerful force — namely, lightning — interferes with your work? If you are Robert Holzworth, you study the interference.
Senior leaders at the UW have decided to donate 5 percent of their salaries to the University in support of student scholarships and academic programs.
The annual Art + Design juried show will be on exhibit at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Feb.