Highlighting the diverse talents of the UW’s award-winning Dance Program faculty, along with the artistry of special guests and performances by undergraduate and graduate students.
December 3, 2009
The latest news from the UW
December 1, 2009
‘Songs of Transition.’
The UW Chamber Singers and University Chorale team up for Between the Now and the Not Yet: Songs of Transition.
November 30, 2009
UW researchers discover groundbreaking approach to predicting life expectancy among patients with malignant brain tumors
University of Washington researchers have discovered a way to more accurately predict life expectancy in patients newly diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme, the most aggressive form of primary brain tumors — and the type that took the life of Senator Ted Kennedy earlier this year.
Early intervention for toddlers with autism highly effective, study finds
Referencing Dali.
When Gabriela’s husband returns from the Persian Gulf she struggles to reconnect with a changed man in this evocative, moving story rooted in magical realism.
November 25, 2009
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.
Media advisory: UW expert to discuss alcohol, anger, aggressive driving
WHO: Dennis Donovan, PH.
November 24, 2009
UW to be pilot site for smart grid technology
The University of Washington will be part of a team that will conduct a regional smart energy grid demonstration project.
New report says climate change accelerating much faster than expected
Scientists say effects of climate change greater than expected and getting more serious
Lise de la Salle.
One of the true surprises and highlights of the 2007-08 President’s Piano series, Lise de la Salle astonished Seattle audiences with the maturity, expressiveness, and depth of her playing.
November 23, 2009
Fish food fight: Fish don’t eat trees after all, says new study
Recent theories stating that half of fishes’ food comes from ecosystems on shore may not hold water.
November 21, 2009
AYP Symposium.
This daylong public symposium about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition will feature keynote speaker Robert Rydell, the premier world’s fair historian.
Shadmehr Aghili.
An Iranian musician, singer and songwriter.
November 20, 2009
Little Big Band.
The Burke Museum presents a rocking evening of Native American rock, blues, jazz, storytelling and dance at Meany Hall.
November 19, 2009
Gold, silver medals for UW teams in the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition
You could call it a Lego competition for the biological sciences.
Community engagement, accountability, real-world experience key to UW teacher training
UW Medicine medical volunteers gear up to care for Seattle Marathon 2009 runners
More than 70 UW Medicine medical volunteers will be on hand the Sunday after Thanksgiving to assist runners who become ill or injured during the Amica Seattle Marathon 2009.
Concert, symposium close out yearlong celebration of AYP centennial
Transgender Day of Remembrance events on Nov. 20
This week, the UW’s Q Center is hosting several events to commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov.
UW ranks seventh nationally in students studying abroad
The UW is seventh in the nation among doctoral institutions in how many students it sends on study abroad programs.
Accentuate the positive: Coaches can shape young athletes’ definition of success
Young athletes’ achievement goals can change in a healthy way over the course of a season when their coaches create a mastery motivational climate rather than an ego orientation, UW sport psychologists have found.
Disaster tip of the month: Creating a ‘safe room’ in your home
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.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Greg Hakim to give next MathAcrossCampus colloquium Dec. 3
The next colloquium in the MathAcrossCampus series will be Estimation and Prediction of Complex Systems: Progress in Weather and Climate, to be presented by Greg Hakim, UW associate professor of atmospheric sciences.
Class Notes: Testing academic theories in the real world
Class title: Law, Societies and Justice 401: Field Experience, taught by Michael McCann, a professor of political science and the Law, Societies and Justice Director.
Trouble reading UWeek in Gmail? We’re working on it
Some of our readers have reported difficulty recently with reading their University Week e-mail through Gmail.
Lessons learned from a major study on herpes and HIV: Our job is not done
In May, results of a major study measuring the impact of herpes suppression on HIV transmission were released.
It’s an exhibition – and a gift exchange – at the Henry beginning Nov. 20
Artists Sol Hashemi, Jason Hirata and Claire Cowie are bringing gifts to the Henry Gallery Gift Shop.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
Harborview staffer Bruce Taylor invites the public to celebrate with him the nomination of his book, Kafka’s Uncle and Other Strange Tales for the &Now Award for Innovative Writing, as well as the launch of his new Web site, <A href="http://www.
A soldier and his wife at the center of School of Drama’s new production
Jose Rivera’s riveting examination of military families, References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, is the next production for the UW School of Drama.
Celebrating an uncommon Common Book, written by a president-to-be
A Common Book event at the UW usually means an appearance by the chosen book’s author.
UW Chorale, Chamber Singers present combined concert Dec. 1 in Meany
The UW Chorale and Chamber Singers present a concert, Between the Now and Not Yet: Songs of Transition, at 7:30 p.
UW Medical Center awarded prestigious Baby-Friendly designation
UW Medical Center was recently awarded the international designation of a Baby-Friendly birth facility.
Helping provide ‘a decent and affordable place to live’ is volunteer’s reward
Editor’s note: Through the duration of the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week will spotlight members of the UW community who are personally involved with one of the 2,800 agencies supported by CFD funds.
Business Diversity Supplier Fair set for Dec. 3
The UW Business Diversity Program presents its annual UW Business Diversity Supplier Fair from 11 a.
110 local infants needed for autism brain imaging study
Images of the growing brain at the cellular level may help researchers understand what goes wrong with brain development in infants who later develop an autism spectrum disorder and better identify early risk factors for autism.
Exome sequencing proved effective in gene discovery for rare disorders
For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a mendelian disorder.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, Nov.
A conductor at work, but why the movie? 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.
German unity.
Konrad Jarausch of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill kicks off a two-day conference marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall called “Legacies of Unification: Twenty Years of German Unity” with a lecture titled “Germany 1989: A New Kind of Revolution?” Conference continues on Nov.