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.
May 21, 2009
The latest news from the UW
Provost to hold town hall meeting June 2
Provost Phyllis Wise invites UW faculty, staff and students to join her to discuss the accomplishments and budgetary challenges of the current academic year and to look forward to the University’s future.
Organization of the week: Cheerful Givers of Washington
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
UW CareLink offers special workshops for continuing employees after a layoff
With the UW facing a severe budget crisis and layoffs becoming a sobering reality, employees who remain often have intense feelings of guilt.
Ancient basketry, Seattle’s changing shorelines featured in two new online Burke exhibits
The Burke Museum has announced the launch of two new online exhibits that explore Seattle history: Waterlines and Rediscovering Ancient Basketry From the Biderbost Site.
Dance Showcase.
This final concert of the year highlights the performing and choreographic talents of Dance Program faculty and graduate students.
Piano series.
UW music students perform works for piano.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Broad strategies, student input key to new UW Climate Action Plan
The first draft of the UW’s Climate Action Plan, which charts a strategic vision for the UW’s commitment in achieving climate neutrality, is now available for comment.
Thomas Hawn wins Burroughs Wellcome Award
UW medical students head back to middle school
It’s a busy Friday morning at Madrona K-8 in Seattle, Wash.
Researchers gain insights into genomic patterns of human population structures
Through sophisticated statistical analyses and advanced computer simulations, researchers are learning more about the genomic patterns of human population structure around the world.
Dentistry trio to give last lecture to benefit new School of Dentistry teaching endowment
Three UW-trained dentists hope to conclude their quarter-century-old lecture partnership on June 12 by giving their alma mater something to smile about.
Walls and ground broken for new children’s oral health facility
By Dana Slote Robinson
Early Childhood Oral Health
Nearly a year and a half after contributing $5 million to combat childhood dental disease, executives from Washington Dental Service and the WDS Foundation leadership, together with representatives of Seattle Children’s and the UW School of Dentistry, donned hard hats and brandished sledge hammers to take part in a “wall breaking” ceremony for a new children’s oral health facility.
Endocrinology expert to give Edwin G. Krebs Lecture, June 2
Per-Olof Berggren of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, is the speaker for the Department of Pharmacology’s 22nd annual Edwin G.
May 20, 2009
New book suggests Earth perhaps not such a benevolent mother after all
In a new book, University of Washington paleontologist Peter Ward suggests that Earth is ultimately inhospitable to life, and that life itself might be the primary reason. Rather than the nurturing idea of the Gaia hypothesis, he invokes the darker Medea from Greek mythology.
‘Foot, Hand, Drum.’
Musical groups share the satisfying sounds of percussion from various geographic areas of the world.
May 19, 2009
Marian Anderson String Quartet.
Formed in 1989, this African American ensemble makes creating new and diverse audiences for chamber music an integral part of its mission.
May 18, 2009
Roethke reading.
The 46th annual Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Reading, by Paul Muldoon, Princeton faculty member and the poetry editor of The New Yorker.
May 17, 2009
Stroum Lectures.
The 34th annual Stroum Lecture Series, “Encounters with the Past: Remembering the ‘Bygone’ in Israeli Culture.
May 15, 2009
UW Bothell 5K.
The fourth annual UW Bothell 5K Run-Walk.
Guitar ensemble.
Students of Michael Partington present music for guitar from the Renaissance to the 21st century.
May 14, 2009
Kellye Testy selected as dean of the UW School of Law
University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise has announced that Kellye Testy, who currently is dean and professor of law at Seattle University, will become dean of the UW School of Law, effective Sept.
Parental guidelines, consequences may be why fewer black teens smoke than whites
Harborview/UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s Hospital Launch Sports Concussion Program
Media are invited to join Governor Christine Gregoire, Zackery Lystedt, school athletic coaches and others at the bill signing of HB 1824 to develop guidelines for concussion and head injury risk for Washington youth at 11 a.
Enter the University Week UW community photo contest
The first week of our photo contest is nearly over and already we have more than 50 entries.
Researchers gain fine-scale, genome-wide insights into patterns of human population structures around the world
Through sophisticated statistical analyses and advanced computer simulations, researchers are learning more about the genomic patterns of human population structure around the world.
Parental guidelines, consequences may be why fewer black teens smoke than whites
Kellye Testy selected as dean of the UW School of Law
UW Provost Phyllis Wise has announced that Kellye Testy, who currently is dean and professor of law at Seattle University, will become dean of the UW School of Law, effective Sept.
Astro-Scholar.
Astronaut Scholar Pavan Vaswani will talk about his experiences at the Ninth Annual Astronaut Scholar Technical Conference and the U.
Class Notes: Students research ways to make UW campus more sustainable
Class title: ENVIR 450: For Your Information (FYI): Roots and Realities of Sustainability, taught by Jason Scullion, a graduate student in the College of Forest Resources and the Evans School of Public Affairs, and Julia Parrish, professor and associate director of aquatic and fishery sciences.
Hear Charles Holt.
His journey has taken him from being an aspiring professional football player to the business world and eventually to where he is today — a multi-talented actor and singer.
Leaf blowers and lawn mowers? Paul Moore’s music for dance Concert is decidedly out-of-the-box
When two graduate students in dance were contemplating music for their creations in the MFA/Faculty Dance Concert next week, they turned to the guy who’s been accompanying their dance classes ever since they arrived at the UW.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, May 14, at UW Tower.
Dreaming big: New Center for Teaching and Learning to draw expertise campuswide
Undergraduate Academic Affairs, the Graduate School and the UW Libraries are teaming up to create a new Center for Teaching and Learning at the University that will draw on the expertise of many units on campus.
Voice division students to perform May 18
Voice students of faculty artists Tom Harper, Joyce Guyer, and Jane Eaglen will present an all Italian recital that includes songs, arias and operatic ensembles from Italian opera from the Classical and Romantic periods with selections by Mozart, Leoncavallo, Ponchielli, Donaudy, Rossini and others.
Washington Supreme Court comes to UW law school
As part of the Court in the Community Program, the Washington State Supreme Court will visit the UW School of Law on Tuesday, May 19.
Jewish Studies Program named after the Stroums
The UW College of Arts and Sciences has announced that the Jewish Studies Program in the Henry M.
Any way you slice it, warming climate is affecting Cascades snowpack
There has been sharp disagreement in recent years about how much, or even whether, winter snowpack has declined in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon during the last half-century.