The latest news from the UW

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.

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 title: Russian 120 — Science Fiction in Russia.

Now is the time to complete any Skillsoft e-Learning class you may have planned or started — the program will end on Dec.

Chiwoniso walked in front of the 15 second-graders sitting on the floor at Leschi Elementary School and took a chair.

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.

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 has been appointed incoming director of the Asian Law Center by Dean Kellye Testy effective Jan.

Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson are the artist and writer behind the Burke Museum’s colorful and innovative new exhibit, Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway.

With UW School of Dentistry faculty member Dr.

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.

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.

The Wind Ensemble, Campus Band and Concert Bands transport listeners on a musical journey.

UW voice students present opera scenes directed by faculty artist Thomas Harper.

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

Student jazz ensembles led by Cuong Vu perform big band arrangements, repertory selections and new originals.

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.

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.

An informal chat with Women Studies adjunct faculty and allies Rachel Chapman, Deana Dartt-Newton and Bonnie Duran.

Repetition at the Intersection is the title of an exhibit by the UW Photographers Group that opens Monday, Dec.

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).

When life hands you brambles, make art.

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.

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents meeting for December has been canceled.

The School of Music will have two events to choose from on Monday, Dec.

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.

Three medieval music events will echo through the campus next week, with music written for a 12th century cathedral presented in two resonant 21st century campus spaces — the Allen Center and Mary Gates Hall.

There will be a free hearing aid informational seminar from 1 to 2:30 p.

Figures released Nov.

The University District Food Bank is asking for some holiday help.

COURTING SUCCESS: UW School of Law students Lisa Benedetti, Andrew Gardner and Justin Andrews won the regional National Moot Court Competition last weekend, defeating Seattle University in the final rounds.