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December 10, 2009
UW Symphony to perform Mozart, Tchaikovsky Dec. 11
The UW Symphony will present a concert at 7:30 p.
UW responds to heavy reporting requirements for economic stimulus money
The UW has received $190 million as the result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that President Barack Obama signed in February, but reporting on spending has been more demanding than for any federal funds in the past, according to people compiling the reports.
Part of Burke Gilman to be closed for 18 days beginning Dec. 14
Starting Monday a part of the Burke Gilman Trail across from Hec Edmondson Pavilion will be closed, signaling the start of construction of the long-awaited Sound Transit light-rail station.
Goodbye until the new year
This is the last issue of University Week for fall quarter.
Nissan’s Zero-Emissions Vehicle on Campus This Afternoon
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‘One keypad per child’ lets schoolchildren share screen to learn math
The slogan is “one laptop per child.
Journal editor survey deadline extended to Jan. 8
In October a survey of current, recent and prospective UW journal editors was announced through the Board of Deans and Chancellors.
Student greenhouse volunteer digs up history with the dirt
With the fortuitous turn of a garden fork, Native American artifacts have been found on the UW’s Seattle campus for the first time in 90 years.
New guidelines for breast cancer screening: Understanding the controversy
In November the U.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUDWIG: If you, like Schroeder from the Peanuts comic strip, are eagerly awaiting Beethoven’s birthday on Dec.
Disaster tip of the month: Home hazard hunt
Editor’s note: The Emergency Management Division of the Washington Military Department is offering a tip a month to help people get prepared for a disaster.
Over the moon: 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.
Flowers for John: UW alumnus to be remembered with 10,000 daffodils
Motorists driving along Montlake Boulevard will see a field of yellow in the spring, thanks to a donation of 10,000 daffodils by Charlotte Behnke in memory of her husband John, who died Oct.
Tax law and crossword puzzles: Being creative within restrictions
An avid crossword-solver, UW tax law professor Sam Donaldson was looking forward to working the puzzle in the back of his in-flight magazine on a recent trip.
Class Notes: Exploring Russian science fiction
Class title: Russian 120 — Science Fiction in Russia.
School’s out for Skillsoft e-Learning classes Dec. 31
Now is the time to complete any Skillsoft e-Learning class you may have planned or started — the program will end on Dec.
World Series’ Community Connections program brings entertainers into the classroom
Chiwoniso walked in front of the 15 second-graders sitting on the floor at Leschi Elementary School and took a chair.
UW Center for Human Rights leaders, students to talk about its work today
Angelina Godoy’s teaching and research at the UW focus on human rights, and over time, she has learned that a good many other UW people are working on similar issues.
Biology Book Club: Explore climate change with an expert
Remember the scene from Annie Hall where Woody Allen is arguing with a man in line at a movie theater about Marshall McLuhan’s books, when suddenly McLuhan himself steps out from behind a post to play the expert in the argument?
Well, you can have an expert with you as you read a book on science if you join the Biology Book Club starting Jan.
Jonathan Eddy to head Asian Law Center
Jonathan Eddy has been appointed incoming director of the Asian Law Center by Dean Kellye Testy effective Jan.
Art and science play well together in new Burke exhibit ‘Cruising the Fossil Freeway’
Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson are the artist and writer behind the Burke Museum’s colorful and innovative new exhibit, Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway.
UW faculty members help lead children’s oral health campaign
With UW School of Dentistry faculty member Dr.
15 minutes with your doctor: Make the time worthwhile
Remember the last time you saw your primary-care doctor? Do you also recall whether you walked out of the clinic fully understanding the diagnosis and, if the doctor prescribed medication, how it was supposed to help?
With health care access in the news, it is useful to examine how to get the most value from a doctor’s visit.
Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?
Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you’ll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage.
Musical ‘Passport.’
The Wind Ensemble, Campus Band and Concert Bands transport listeners on a musical journey.
Fall Opera workshop.
UW voice students present opera scenes directed by faculty artist Thomas Harper.
December 9, 2009
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Studio Jazz.
Student jazz ensembles led by Cuong Vu perform big band arrangements, repertory selections and new originals.
December 8, 2009
Student uncovers ancient Native American artifact on UW campus
With the fortuitous turn of a pronged garden fork, a Native American artifact has been found on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus for the first time in 90 years by a freshman student.
December 7, 2009
Voices in song.
Students of Tom Harper, Joyce Guyer, Jane Eaglen, Giselle Wyer and Tess Altiveros present art songs and arias from France, Germany, Italy, and beyond in the Voice Division Recital.
December 4, 2009
High-school students with disabilities can apply for college prep program
The UW’s DO-IT Scholars program invites applications from Washington state high school sophomores and juniors with disabilities.
Chiwoniso.
The daughter of famed mbira master Dumisani Maraire, who was a visiting artist at the UW in 1969-70, Chiwoniso Maraire also embraced the mbira (which she describes as something “like a large xylophone”) and has become an accomplished musician, singer and songwriter in her own right.
Indigenous Feminisms.
An informal chat with Women Studies adjunct faculty and allies Rachel Chapman, Deana Dartt-Newton and Bonnie Duran.
December 3, 2009
UW Photographers Group opens exhibit
Repetition at the Intersection is the title of an exhibit by the UW Photographers Group that opens Monday, Dec.
Forum to take up issue of child safety and the courts
Should the legal standards for returning a child to his or her biological parents be the same as those that dictate removal? That is just one of the questions to be discussed at an event sponsored by the UW School of Law Court Improvement Training Academy (CITA).
Make art, not yard waste, ecological restoration students learn
When life hands you brambles, make art.
Switch to recycled paper: It’s the law
If your office hasn’t already switched to recycled paper for printing and copying, you have one additional reason to make the switch: it’s the law.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents meeting for December has been canceled.
A plethora of musical performances from the School of Music
The School of Music will have two events to choose from on Monday, Dec.
Area agencies need your help on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Jan. 18
How are you with a hammer? How about a paint brush, a broom or some cleaning products? Whatever your skill level, there’s a local agency that needs your help on the ninth annual Martin Luther King Jr.
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