Editor’s Note: This is part two of University Week’s four-part series describing the work of the Center for Experiential Learning.
January 28, 2010
The latest news from the UW
Steady growth for charter schools — and a boost from President Obama, UW center says
Thanks to President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, charter schools are being promoted as an important tool for improving U.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
How many argon atoms can fit on the surface of a carbon nanotube?
Phase transitions – changes of matter from one state to another without altering its chemical makeup – are an important part of life in our three-dimensional world.
UW experts among those to decode multiple sclerosis on UWTV
You’ve seen the commercials and the billboards: The Northwest has a higher incidence of multiple sclerosis than most anywhere on Earth, and no one knows why.
UW Tacoma enrollment hits all-time high for winter
Continued demand for higher education drove enrollment numbers to an all-time high at the UW Tacoma for winter quarter.
Two veteran technology executives to lead UW’s New Ventures Group
The UW Center for Commercialization (UWC4C) has announced that two senior technology executives are bringing their expertise to the center’s support for entrepreneurial faculty.
New manager to help make travel abroad safer for UW community
The arrival of the UW’s first-ever travel security and information manager, Brent Barker, marks an important step in making travel abroad by members of the UW community safer and more secure.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.
New formula helps gauge the winds of change
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that change is the only constant.
Managing Pacific Northwest dams for a changing climate
Civil engineers at the UW and the U.
Combined Fund Drive offers coin, donation drive for Haiti assistance
Little things can add up to a lot, and until Feb.
Preview the flower show, support the Arboretum
The Northwest Flower & Garden Show returns to the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in early February, and once again the Arboretum Foundation will kick off the event with its annual Arbor Eden Preview Gala.
‘Prisoner Release’: What’s the story on 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.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
DYNAMIC RESEARCH: Thomas B.
State’s chief justice to speak at UW law school
Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen will meet with students at the UW School of Law from noon to 1:30 p.
Nominations open until Feb. 28 for ‘Celebrating University of Washington Women’
Do you know of an outstanding female UW student, staff or faculty member who deserves recognition? Consider nominating her for “Celebrating University of Washington Women.
The carillon carries on: Continuing a century-old School of Music tradition
Resonant, bell-like tones from Denny Hall sound the Westminster Chimes and mark the hours each day.
Butterfly vision through the eyes of an engineer
Some people might spend their retirement relaxing at a beachside condo.
Living out loud: A life enlarged with the ‘audacity’ of the bagpipes
Let’s say you’re a mother, and your 7-year-old daughter tells you she wants to play the bagpipes.
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
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.