AND THE OSCAR GOES TO… Two UW Computer Science & Engineering alumni will head to Hollywood on Feb.
January 21, 2010
The latest news from the UW
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.
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.
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.
‘Like Water for Chocolate.’
The famous Mexican film is shown for free as part of the See Movies at Kane series.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Introducing the Q Faculty and Staff Association
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Student medalists demonstrate academic excellence, varied interests
The Office of the President recently announced the freshman, sophomore and junior medalists for 2008-9, awards that are based on a student’s overall academic record and not merely the grade point average.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Flutist Donna Shin to perform Jan. 17
Faculty flutist and assistant professor of music Donna Shin will perform at 5 p.
Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr. was a student once; who could have guessed his future?
It has been more than 40 years since Martin Luther King delivered what many believe to be his own eulogy, his final sermon at the sanitation worker’s strike in Memphis.
Majeski moves to arts & sciences administration; McCann to head political science
Microbe understudies await their turn in the limelight
On the marine microbial stage, there appears to be a vast, varied group of understudies only too ready to step in when “star” microbes falter.
‘Greenroads’ rates sustainable road projects
Road construction is a more-than-$80 billion annual industry in the United States.
Gates Foundation funds technology to measure micronutrients in malnourished populations
Malnutrition stunts growth, impairs mental function and reproduction, and diminishes a person’s productivity and work capacity.
Bones and flames: 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.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
EAT AND RIDE: Assistant Professor of Astronomy Eric Agol had a lunch date with a car this week — specifically the new Tesla Roadster, the first all-electric vehicle approved for the highway.
Sophomore is second author for research paper in major astronomy journal
New research led by UW scientists has shown clearly that two relatively nearby stars that normally are surrounded by disks have, at least once, seen those disks completely dissipate over a period of several years before they reformed from material spewing from the stars.
New research resolves conflict in theory of how galaxies form
For more than two decades, the cold dark matter theory has been used by cosmologists to explain how the smooth universe born in the big bang more than 13 billion years ago evolved into the filamentary, galaxy-rich cosmic web that we see today.
MLK Jr. Tribute.
A tribute to Dr.
Air bags not a risk to pregnant women in motor vehicle crashes, study finds
UW epidemiologist Melissa Schiff has had a long-standing interest in injury in pregnancy and motor vehicle crashes, dating back to her training as a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology in Albuquerque, N.
Health care experts confront controversy over new mammography guidelines
H1N1 Flu clinics.
A seasonal and H1N1 fllu clinic open to faculty and staff eligible for any of the PEBB medical plans.