Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
May 14, 2009
The latest news from the UW
Kosher, halal deli sandwiches now available on campus
For those looking for kosher or halal diets, a bit of change has come to the UW campus.
Etc: Campus news & notes
GOIN’ TO THE CHICKENS: Jennifer Adrien is the assistant director for MBA Global Programs in the Michael G.
Ethnomusicology students in the spotlight for concert Saturday, May 16
The more informal side of the UW School of Music will take a turn at the annual concert of the Ethnomusicology Student Association.
UW study to look at benefits of exercise for people with ICD devices
A new study at the UW seeks to find out how walking exercise will benefit people who have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
Talking pill bottles aim to improve health, health literacy
By Ashley Wiggin, School of Nursing &
Melinda Young, School of Pharmacy
Imagine a pill bottle that could “talk” to you, reminding you when to take medication or how much to take.
Brain cell mechanism for decision making also underlies judgment about certainty
Countless times a day people judge their confidence in a choice they are about to make — that they now can safely turn left at this intersection, that they aren’t sure of their answer on a quiz, that their hot coffee has cooled enough to drink.
Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission, study finds
A recently completed international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of HIV transmission when taken by people infected with both HIV and HSV-2.
May 13, 2009
Spring opera.
Peter Eros conducts and Noel Koran directs Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
‘Destination Italy.’
The Italian Studies Advisory Board and the Division of French & Italian Studies present travel tips from three Seattle Times editors.
Diversity honored.
The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program present their annual celebration, fete and honors.
May 12, 2009
Media advisory: UW Undergraduate Research Symposium features 700 young minds
Media advisory: UW Undergraduate Research Symposium features 700 young minds
Any way you slice it, warming climate is affecting Cascades snowpack
There has been recent disagreement about the snowpack decline in the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, but new research leaves little doubt that a warmer climate has a significant effect on the snowpack, even if other factors keep year-to-year measurements close to normal for a period of years.
Education Open House.
The College of Education holds its Spring Open House to introduce participants to its undergraduate and graduate programs.
May 9, 2009
UW Relay for Life.
Team members take turns walking, jogging, or running around Husky Stadium track to raise money for cancer awareness, education and research.
May 8, 2009
Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission from individuals with HIV and genital herpes, UW-led international study finds
A recently completed international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of HIV transmission when taken by people infected with both HIV and HSV-2.
On to grad school?
The UW Career Center presents a workshop called Applying to Graduate of Professional School.
May 7, 2009
UW Medicine demonstrates use of the WHO/SCOAP surgical checklist
If you watched one of the final episodes of the NBC television show “ER” in March 2009, you had a chance to see how doctors and medical teams use a checklist before performing surgery.
Spokane Falls to flow full time, thanks to Berman Environmental Law Clinic
A settlement that the Berman Environmental Law Clinic helped negotiate means that after nearly a century, water will once again flow year-round at a historic site in Spokane.
Advisers from around the state meet for 21st annual conference
From impacts of budget cuts to best practices in reaching students through social media, academic advisers, student services staff and faculty from colleges and universities around the state will have a lot to discuss at the 21st annual Community College & University of Washington Advising Conference on May 8 in the HUB.
Taking research from the ivory tower to the exercise mat
“I was always in an exercise mode, and after I retired, I was looking for some way to stay fit,” said Ernestine Robinson, an energetic 71-year-old.
Educational Opportunity Program celebration May 13
The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) will present their annual celebration beginning at 5:30 p.
British group Radiohead inspires staffer to write
Jody Tate was busy earning his doctorate in English from the UW when he heard Radiohead’s Kid A album, released in 2000.
Organization of the week: Professional Staff Organization
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Influential fishery biologist to speak May 13
One of the Pacific Northwest’s most influential fishery biologists speaks Wednesday, May 13, about the turbulent transition of U.
Experts to discuss future of Pacific Northwest forestry May 14
More than a dozen experts will discuss the future of forestry in the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, May 14, from 1 to 5 p.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Happy 50th anniversary, UW Medical Center
When the UW School of Medicine opened in 1946, its leaders quickly became aware that the university needed a medical center of its own so that new doctors could receive a clinical experience consistent with the medical school’s curriculum.
UW will be prominent in space shuttle mission to service Hubble telescope
When the space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Leading expert on teaching with controversy to speak May 8
The UW Center for Multicultural Education and the Area of Curriculum and Instruction present Diana Hess doing the center’s 12th Book Talk, from 11 a.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
TACOMA’S NEW DAWG: Those of us in Seattle or Bothell may not know it, but Harry the Husky now has a brother of sorts.
Emergency procedures practiced, evaluated in Operation Crash Start disaster drill
If an emergency occurs on campus, how will the UW respond?
Representatives of a number of campus departments gathered at the UW Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the Bryant Building on Thursday, April 30, to study that question in an afternoon-long disaster drill called Operation Crash Start.
Jay Inslee to serve as commencement speaker for UW Bothell
Drama, music schools team up for Tchaikovsky opera ‘Eugene Onegin’
The UW Schools of Music and Drama will present Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin May 13-17 in Meany Theater.
Students to show their research achievements in 12th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
Nearly 700 UW undergraduates will showcase their contributions to innovative and groundbreaking research at the 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Provost to hold budget conversation May 8
Faculty and staff are invited to join Provost Phyllis Wise from 3:30 to 5 p.
Jazz, guitar and world music coming from School of Music students
The School of Music’s students of jazz, guitar and ethnomusicology will offer public performances in three separate events in coming days.
UW, state launch project to improve understanding, coverage of mental illness
A new program designed to improve public understanding and news reporting of mental health and mental illness is being launched by the UW’s School of Social Work and the Washington State Mental Health Transformation Project.
Nearly 900 faculty, staff, retirees create endowments to support students
Alvin Kwiram calls it a story of perseverance.
Second BFA show opens at Lawrence gallery
The second show of the spring at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery will feature the BFA graduates working in fibers, sculpture, ceramics or painting.