June 10, 2009
New calculations indicate that, in nearby star systems, tidal forces exerted on planets by their parent star’s gravity could limit what is regarded as a star’s habitable zone and change the criteria for planets where life could potentially take root.
June 9, 2009
Opening reception for the School of Art’s Design ’09, a juried show of work by graduating BFA and MFA students in the Division of Design.
June 8, 2009
Judges chose from 35 entries, each 90 seconds long, created with pocket-size recording devices.
Contacts:
Susan Gregg-Hanson, (206) 616-6730/ cell: (206) 390-3226 / <A href="mailto:sghanson@u.
The information revolution is far from over.
June 6, 2009
An evening of stylings by the Vocal Jazz I and Vocal Jazz II ensembles, under the direction of Dave Cross.
June 5, 2009
The Women of Color Collective’s first conference, “Dialoguing Difference” is an intellectual exchange among faculty members and students from throughout the community.
Graduate instrumental conducting students Meena Hwang and Julia Tai lead the University Symphony in an all-Schubert concert.
June 4, 2009
This is the last edition of University Week for the 2008-2009 school year.
After a grueling 10 weeks of research, design and endless challenges, six teams make finishing touches to their models’ garments and go over their business plans one last time.
Three years ago, mathematicians in the United States and Great Britain announced the discovery of an invisibility cloak.
A beloved elm tree that stood at the entrance to what is now the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse is about to enjoy a new life in the lobby.
The UW Vocal Jazz 1 and UW Diva Vocal Jazz ensembles perform standards by Horace Silver, Stephen Sondheim, Keith Jarrett, Bobby Sharp, Madeline Peyroux, and others in a concert at 7:30 p.
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
The University Symphony presents a tribute to Franz Schubert Friday, June 5, in Meany Theater.
Qing Shen, associate dean for academic affairs and a professor at the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, has been named chairman and professor in the Department of Urban Design and Planning, pending approval by UW President Mark Emmert and the Board of Regents.
The third and final week of our photo contest is over and we have another winner! Drum roll please: The prize goes to David Hogan, who works in billing at Creative Communications, for his photo, The Grand Stairway.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, June 11, at 9 a.
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SCIENCE STAR: Joseph Felsenstein, professor of genome sciences and biology, has received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Educators, counselors, lawmakers, advocacy groups and parents will meet at the UW Friday and Saturday for the UW Conference on Early Learning, to be held at UW Tower.
Transportation Services advises motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to avoid Husky Stadium on Saturday, June 13, due to the graduation ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.
The UW will confer honorary degrees on two individuals at <A href="http://uwnews.
It was the trip of a lifetime, although it lasted just four days.
Rick Parfitt is a loser.
Throughout the summer you’ll be able to take a tour of the most important sites of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition — with or without a tour guide.
By Teri Thomas
Seattle Children’s
Citalopram (Celexa), a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), was no more effective than a placebo at reducing repetitive behaviors, according to a multi-site clinical trial guided by lead author Dr.
Each medication on your health plan’s “approved list” is there, in part, because a pharmacist vouched for it.
By Elizabeth Sharpe
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Jude Van Buren, an alumna of the UW’s Department of Environmental Health, returned to her alma mater this month as director of Environmental Health & Safety, a department that supports and monitors workplace safety and health practices at the university.
Columbia University political scientist Andrew Gelman speaks on Coalitions, Voting Power, and Political Instability as part of the MathAcrossCampus Colloquium.
The University Singers, the Women’s Choir and the UW Men’s Glee Club share the spotlight with a variety of music from classical to pop and everything in between.
June 3, 2009
Families throughout Washington and parts of Oregon and Idaho have two opportunities to help University of Washington researchers unlock some of the secrets of autism, a spectrum of developmental disorders that now affects about one out of every 150 children born in the United States.
June 2, 2009
Geoffrey Boers conducts the Chamber Singers in a program of works by Northwest composers, including UW faculty member Giselle Wyers and UW Chorale Conducting students Eric Barnum and Laurie Betts Hughes.
June 1, 2009
In these times of trillion-dollar budgets and deficits, $6.
The University Chorale explores both the nature of love and love of nature in this year-end concert, which features “I Died for Beauty,” an Emily Dickinson poem set to music by American composer Jerry Ulrich and dedicated to the University Chorale, plus new works by UW composer Giselle Wyers.
May 30, 2009
The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) presents a special screening of video shorts created by students in the course Experiments in Digital Video: The Architecture of Time.