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.
November 19, 2009
The latest news from the UW
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.
November 18, 2009
Earthquake preparedness.
A class given the Department of Emergency Management, including a review of geological activity in the Pacific Northwest with tips on how to prepare for an earthquake and reduce risk of personal injury and property damage.
November 17, 2009
Coaches can shape young athletes’ definition of success
Networking for all.
The UW Career Center presents “Networking for Shy People (& Everyone!).
November 16, 2009
110 local infants needed for autism brain imaging study
November 14, 2009
Meet the Mammals.
Learn about the diversity of mammals.
November 13, 2009
For the first time, scientists discover causative gene of a rare disorder by sequencing all protein-coding regions of the genome
UW researchers have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a rare
UW Medicine and Northwest Hospital & Medical Center sign final documents
UW Medicine, Northwest Hospital & Med Center sign final documents
Hogness Symposium.
David Cutler, professor of applied economics at Harvard and Obama senior health adviser, will be the keynote speaker for this year’s John R.
November 12, 2009
International students strut their stuff at CulturalFest
On Wednesday, Nov.
UW will lead $13 million collaborative vaccine project
Motulsky, genetics leaders, patients celebrate UW clinic’s 50 years
By Mary Guiden & Clare Hagerty
News & Community Relations
When Dr.
UW, Group Health and others create Researchtoolkit.org
Scientists and staff at the UW sometimes tap into core services to be more efficient and capitalize on resources.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Housing and Food Services wants students to say ‘Count Me In’
Residence halls ideally become a home away from home for students.
Enjoy the flora of southern Chile in Nov. 19 presentation
The Arboretum Foundation will present famed plant hunter Dan Hinkley and Richie Steffen, curator of the Miller Botanical Garden, giving a lecture about the fabulous flora of southern Chile, at 7 p.
Explore beautiful old world, regional maps in new UW Libraries digital collection
You can trace humankind’s exploration of the world in the maps created over the centuries.
‘Trillion triangles’ advances ancient mathematics problem
It’s one of the oldest unsolved problems in mathematics, one that has intrigued people for centuries in part because it is deceptively simple.
Recipient of stimulus funding aims to increase Native American enrollment in higher education
By Mary Guiden and Catherine O’Donnell
News & Information
The number of economic stimulus awards at the UW continues to rise.
Pregnant women risk early delivery from using psychiatric medication
The odds triple for premature child delivery in pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication, according to a new study.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, Nov.
Meet the Mammals at the Burke on Saturday
The Burke Museum’s annual Meet the Mammals day will be from 10 a.
CFD’s Meet the Charities event Nov. 18 also winds up Mission Undercover
Have you ever been philanthropic with underwear? Probably not, but on Nov.
Retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern to speak on U.S. intelligence policy
Retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern will present two lectures at the UW this week.
Smaller works featured at Lawrence gallery
The Jacob Lawrence gallery is hosting an exhibition featuring smaller 2D & 3D work through Dec.
Students brainstorming to reduce not-so-good vibrations at Husky Stadium
The Husky Stadium crowd roars and you watch excitedly on TV as the purple-clad running back races downfield.
Homophobia in Canada, U.S. is topic of roundtable
The Impact of Homophobia on LGBT Citizens: A Comparative Canada-US Perspective is the title of a roundtable with special guest Douglas Janoff slated for 4 p.
It’s a 1972 ‘truck survey,’ but why? 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
INVESTIGATIVE INNOVATOR: Chemistry Professor Sarah L.
Egypt and Western civilization is topic of lecture
Donald Reid, professor emeritus at Georgia State University and affiliate faculty in the UW’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, will give a lecture titled Contested Heritage: Ancient Egypt and the Paradigm of Western Civilization, at 6:30 p.
Annual Concerto Competition Nov. 16 at Meany
School of Music students from three divisions — piano, strings and orchestral instruments — perform for outside judges at the school’s annual Concerto Competiton.
Two new department chairs in College of Engineering
The UW College of Engineering named new chairs this fall to the departments of Chemical Engineering and Civil & Environmental Engineering.
New book on poverty and faith was an education in itself for Bothell nursing prof
When Mary Abrums’ book, Moving the Rock: Poverty and Faith in a Black Storefront Church, is released Nov.