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.
January 14, 2010
The latest news from the UW
‘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.
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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.
Paul Ramsey to speak.
Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine, executive vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, will give his annual address.4:30 p.m., Hogness Auditorium, A-420 Health Sciences Center.
January 13, 2010
‘Greenroads’ rates sustainable road projects
Greenroads, the first rating system for sustainable roads, unveiled today.
New research resolves conflict in theory of how galaxies form
New research solves nagging issues in the theory of how cold dark matter let the universe evolve into the galaxy-rich cosmos we see today.
Ohlsson plays Chopin.
The first of two recitals by Garrick Ohlsson celebrating the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth and the 40th anniversary of Ohlsson winning the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition.
January 12, 2010
Statement from University of Washington President Mark Emmert on Gov. Gregoire’s State of the State Address
“The Governor and the Legislature obviously face a monumental challenge this session to develop a balanced operating budget.
E.U. to U.S.
A lecture by Mattias Sundholm, deputy spokesman for the delegation of the European Union to the United States.
January 11, 2010
Microbe understudies await their turn in the limelight
On the marine microbial stage, there appears to be a vast group of understudies only too ready to step in when
January 9, 2010
PATP talents.
Students in the UW’s highly regarded Professional Actor Training Program give solo performances.
January 8, 2010
‘Spirit Level.’
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett discuss their book, The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger.
January 7, 2010
Tremors between slip events: More evidence of great quake danger to Seattle
For most of a decade, scientists have documented unfelt and slow-moving seismic events, called episodic tremor and slip, showing up in regular cycles under the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state and Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Low-cost temperature sensors, tennis balls to monitor mountain snowpack
Fictional secret agent Angus MacGyver knew that tough situations demand ingenuity.
Of girls and geeks: Environment may be why women don’t like computer science
In real estate, it’s location, location, location.
New director of state relations ready to meet challenges of ‘incredibly difficult’ legislative session
Margaret Shepherd’s first foray into politics was in ninth grade, when she served as vice president of her class.
First Earth-like planet spotted outside solar system likely a volcanic wasteland
When scientists confirmed in October that they had detected the first rocky planet outside our solar system, it advanced the longtime quest to find an Earth-like planet hospitable to life.
The UW Residential FIG Program: Living and learning in Lander Hall
When most people’s alarm clock rings in the morning, it’s time to pick out an outfit and get dressed in order to start the day.
Gregoire appoints Orin Smith to UW board of regents
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, Jan.
Toxicants detected in Asian monkey hair may warn of environmental threats
Testing hair from Asian monkeys living close to people may provide early warnings of toxic threats to humans and wildlife, according to a study published online last week in the <A href="http://www3.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Newsmakers
HUMAN FUTURES: Peter Ward, UW professor of Earth and space sciences, crushed some cliches with lively responses in an article about the future of human evolution on the Web site LiveScience.
UW World Series offers dance package at bargain price
The World Series at Meany is offering a package of three performances from its World Dance Series at the bargain price of $75, which is 40 percent off the regular price.
The world on film: See Movies at Kane series offers free international films
A series of 10 films, each from a different country, will be offered Thursday evenings in Kane Hall from Jan.
Say hello to new MFA art students at Lawrence gallery exhibit
The Jacob Lawrence Gallery at the UW starts the new decade with Introducing, a show featuring the work of the first-year MFA students from the UW Art Program.
Who is that caped man? New plaque tells the story
Who is that figure on the pedestal below Red Square, looking west to the Olympic Mountains?
It’s George Washington, of course.
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TOPS IN DOGGEREL: Professor of Anthropology Steve Harrell got an award that was out of his field recently.
Libraries reduce journal subscriptions and book orders; budget cuts affect online as well as print materials
In response to significantly reduced funding, the University Libraries has substantially cut subscriptions to journals; many cuts were effective Jan.
School of Drama defers admitting new students to graduate programs due to budget cuts
When school begins in the fall of 2010, the UW School of Drama will not be welcoming new classes in its graduate acting and design programs.
UW raises a record $2 million in Combined Fund Drive donations
The UW faculty and staff have contributed more than $2 million to the Combined Fund Drive, the highest UW total in the 25 years of the statewide workplace donation campaign.
Columbia prof to speak on separation of church and state
Mark Lilla, professor of humanities at Columbia University, will speak at 7:30 p.