If the orbit of the newly discovered planet is not almost perfectly circular, then the planet might be rocked fierce volcanic eruptions.
January 5, 2010
The latest news from the UW
January 4, 2010
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 American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
December 23, 2009
University of Washington’s Dr. Edwin G. Krebs, recipient of 1992 Nobel Prize for discovering biological switch in cells, dies at 91
Dr. Edwin G. Krebs, who shared the 1992 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a biological regulatory mechanism in cells, d
December 21, 2009
Air bags not a risk to pregnant women in motor vehicle crashes, study finds
Motor vehicle crashes affect an estimated 32,800 pregnant women each year in the United States.
UW raises a record $2 million in Combined Fund Drive donations
The University of Washington 2009 Combined Fund Drive raised a record amount for charities.
December 19, 2009
Seattle Women’s Chorus.
Joy, laughter and inspiration will fill the air as the angelic (and mighty) voices of the Women’s Chorus melt your holiday cares away with an eclectic program of traditional and very untraditional songs of the season.
December 17, 2009
Scientists witness for first time magma streaming from volcano in deep ocean
For the first time scientists have seen molten lava flowing from a deep-ocean seafloor volcano.
December 15, 2009
Pay attention to that man behind the curtain: Climate Wizard makes large databases of climate information visual, accessible
A Web tool can generate color maps of projected temperature and precipitation changes using 16 of the world’s most prominent climate-change.
Several novel genetic links to lung function in large-scale, multi-institutional study
An analysis of data from more than 20,000 people has uncovered several DNA sequence variations associated with impaired lung function.
Tremors between slip events: More evidence of great quake danger to Seattle
Scientists discover more small seismic tremor events in a megathrust earthquake zone in western Washington and British Columbia.
December 14, 2009
Scientists seek Seattle-area volunteers to host special seismographs
Scientists are hunting for sites in the Seattle area for specially designed seismographs to record moderate to strong urban earthquakes
Of girls and geeks: Environment may be why women don’t like computer science
In real estate, it’s location, location, location.
Low-cost temperature sensors, tennis balls to monitor mountain snowpack
Dime-sized temperature sensors that were first built for the refrigerated food industry have been adapted to sense mountain microclimates.
‘Living in Emergency.’
Doctors Without Borders gave a documentary film crew uncensored access to its field operations in war-torn Congo and post-conflict Liberia.
December 12, 2009
Yulefest!
Celebrate the holiday season with the Columbia Choirs, under the direction of founder Steve Stevens.
December 11, 2009
University Symphony.
Maestro Peter Eros conducts the University Symphony in a performance of a Mozart piano concerto with soloist Craig Sheppard and a symphony by Tchaikovsky.
December 10, 2009
‘One keypad per child’ lets schoolchildren share screen to learn math
Up to four children share a computer screen to do interactive math problems, effectively quadrupling the number of computers available.
Mechanism discovered by which body’s cells encourage tuberculosis infection
Scientists have discovered a signaling pathway that tuberculosis bacteria use to coerce disease-fighting cells to switch allegiance and work on their behalf.
UW Medicine’s Institute of Translational Health Sciences presents Breast Cancer Screening – The New Guidelines: Can We Make Sense Out of the Controversy?
Grinch at work: one of arboretum’s rare conifers cut down, stolen
Someone apparently wanting a free Christmas tree cut down one of the rarest conifers in the Washington Park Arboretum.
Honors students honor ‘100 Greatest Americans’
Who would be on your list of the 100 greatest Americans? A group of nine honors students spent fall quarter thinking about and debating that question, and on Dec.
UW students honor 100 Greatest Americans in 2009 project
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents meeting for December has been canceled.
Information session on Early Entrance Program set for Jan. 4
Students, parents and teachers of middle-school aged children are invited to learn more about the Transition School/Early Entrance Program at the UW at an information session on Monday, Jan.
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
Nissan will be showing off <A href="http://www.
‘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
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.