UW News
The latest news from the UW
October 1, 2009
UW’s television station reshapes itself
UWTV, is reshaping itself to portray what happens at the UW to the rest of the world
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The next regular meeting will be Thursday, Oct.
New “walking” fish named for UW donor Maggie Walker
A newly discovered species of fish will soon be named in honor of Margaret “Maggie” Walker, a distinguished UW alumna who has helped raise millions of dollars for the College of Arts and Sciences and has served on the boards of many University and community organizations.
UW celebrates re-opening of expanded classroom facilities in downtown Seattle
Last week UW Professional and Continuing Education/Extension celebrated the grand re-opening of its expanded and remodeled classroom facilities at Puget Sound Plaza in downtown Seattle.
UW students win ‘Best Newcomer Award’ at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
The UW School of Drama’s TBA Collective has won the Edinburgh Festival Insider Best Newcomer Award for its production of The Grind Show 2009.
Sprucing up
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Downtown dawgs: Find everything Husky at Husky Central
On Sept.
UW information in the palm of your hand, with new m.UW iPhone app
Looking for a campus building, phone number of game time? The answer may be in your pocket.
UW’s Dee Boersma honored by Heinz Foundation
UW conservationist Dee Boersma is among 10 recipients of the Heinz Family Foundation awards given to people whose achievements have fostered a cleaner, greener and more sustainable world.
UW Tacoma’s previously-vacant Joy Building to get new life as home to offices, classrooms
The last remaining vacant building on the Pacific Avenue side of the UW Tacoma campus is set to receive a total makeover, completing the four-block-wide “face” of the campus.
New access ramp smoothes way to UW Bothell from I-405
A project whose gestation period spans nearly a decade reached fruition with a ceremony Sept.
Legendary Harvard “Justice” professor visits UW School of Law
A course called, simply, Justice is one of the most popular in Harvard University’s history, with nearly a thousand students filling a Harvard theater each week to hear Michael Sandel, professor of government, talk about justice, equality, democracy, and citizenship.
Building Rome in a day, the digital way
The ancient city of Rome was not built in a day.
The pen may be mightier than the keyboard, study shows
When it comes to writing, the pen apparently is mightier than the computer keyboard.
‘Open to Question’ exhibit occupies new site near Allen Library
Open to Question, the exhibit about University District activism that has been outdoors at the UW Tower, is finding a new home near Allen Library this week.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
TV STARS: The Ken Burns series about the National Parks that has been running on PBS this week, America’s Best Idea, features film from the UW’s own Special Collections.
In praise of scum: Planet’s nitrogen cycle overturned by ‘tiny ammonia eater of the seas’
It’s not every day you find clues to the planet’s inner workings in aquarium scum.
The Marine Band — America’s oldest musical organization — to perform Sunday, Oct. 4
America’s oldest professional musical organization, the Marine Band, will perform at 3 p.
UW royalties top $1 million; top licensees recognized
The UW announced recently that its annual trademarks and licensing royalties surpassed $1 million for just the second time in the history of the institution’s licensing program and the first time in over a decade.
Opening the curtain on a new life for an old theater
A community open house will be held to celebrate the grand re-opening of the renovated School of Drama’s Playhouse Theatre, now called the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse Theater.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Adolescent alcohol exposure may lead to long-term risky decision making
Picture this.
UW poet named MacArthur Fellow
Heather McHugh, Milliman Distinguished Writer-in-Residence in the Creative Writing Program of the English Department of the University of Washington, has been named a 2009 MacArthur Fellow by the John D.
‘University Week’ offers opportunities for you to participate
Welcome to the new school year.
UW among leading universities behind Futurity, a Web site on research
A group of leading research universities has launched Futurity (<A href="http://www.
Eugenics and disability in Washington to be explored in Oct. 9 symposium
The effect of the eugenics movement on people with disabilities in Washington state will be the subject of a daylong symposium sponsored by the UW Disability Studies Program on Friday, Oct.
Evolution of entertainment in India is Danz lecturer’s topic
Playwright, filmmaker and actor Girish Karnad will give a Danz Lecture, Entertaining India, at 6:30 p.
Hear the Constitution read next week at Suzzallo
UW Libraries Government Publications holds the fourth annual “UW Reads the Constitution,” from noon to 1:30 p.
Choe is a champion — in smart commuting
Yang-Sook Choe, program manager for Area C Custodial Division, has been named the first ever “Commute Champion” by UW Transportation Services.
Bulbs galore at the Arboretum’s Fall Bulb & Plant Sale
The Arboretum Foundation’s annual Fall Bulb and Plant sale takes place from 10 a.
Study finds links among alcohol abuse, depression, obesity in young women
There is new evidence that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse or dependency are interrelated conditions among young adult women but not men.
UW wins leadership award for supporting green commuting
The UW was one of three regional organizations honored recently by the Association for Commuter Transportation (ACT) with the ACT Leadership Award, which recognizes the UW’s outstanding contributions to the field of transportation demand management.
This one’s just trashy — but what’s it all about? Help the library 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.
All’s well that ends well: Cunningham Hall finds its new home
The move was less than half a mile, but the route was treacherous and the item to be moved unwieldy.
Capturing the fair on film: Bromberg’s book studies AYPE photography of Frank Nowell
If you’ve been on campus this year, you’ve probably seen photos made by Frank Nowell.
UW Medicine/Seattle Public Library Lecture Series begins Oct. 7
Does caffeine reduce the risk of skin cancer? Research suggests that consuming caffeine in coffee and other beverages may lower the risk of skin cancer.
Stimulus money to boost study of AIDs, cancer and more
By Mary Guiden, News and Community Relations
& Catherine O’Donnell, News and Information
The money continues to roll in.
H1N1 influenza recommendations include “common sense”
By Chris Tachibana
Special to UW Health Sciences
Even before classes started, the first suspected cases of H1N1 influenza hit campus.
UW plays leading role in Consortium of Universities for Global Health
At the first annual meeting of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Sept. 14-16 in Bethesda, Md., it was clear that global health was not a fad — that universities were planning on a playing a huge role to match the surge in student interest. UW President Mark Emmert, participating in a panel discussion…
‘Wondrous Cold’: Smithsonian exhibit on Antarctica visits Burke; UW Antarctic research also featured
What’s it like to live and work in Antarctica, the world’s coldest, windiest, driest and most remote continent on Earth? A new traveling exhibit coming to the Burke Museum called Wondrous Cold: An Antarctic Journey explores the question through the dramatic, large-format photography of Joan Myers, who spent more than a year on the frigid continent.
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