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April 9, 2009
Organization of the week: UW Photographers Group
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Newsmakers
PENGUINS PROVE IT: Penguins are showing us that climate change has already occurred, UW Biology Professor Dee Boersma told The New York Times in a recent interview.
Increased transit costs lead to U-PASS and parking rate increase proposals
In order to continue the U-PASS program in the face of unprecedented transit cost increases, Commuter Services is proposing parking and U-PASS rate changes.
Student teams win cash for finding solutions to real-world environmental problems
What do you get when you combine engineers, entrepreneurs and environmental experts? A host of innovative, clean-tech solutions to real-world environmental problems and the business plans to back them up.
Nearly 500 student employees help power UW Libraries
For every student you see manning the front desk at Odegaard or shelving books at Suzzallo, there are dozens more working behind the scenes to ensure UW Libraries run smoothly.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
ATHENA ACHIEVER: Susan Eggers, Microsoft Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, has won the Athena Lecturer Award, given to women researchers who have made fundamental contributions to computer science.
‘Early Bloomers’ kicks off the garden season
The Arboretum Foundation’s annual Early Bloomers Plant Sale returns from 10 a.
UW lands impressive finish in Putnam mathematics competition
A combination of raw talent and skilled coaching has landed UW mathematics undergraduates an unprecedented finish in the 2008 Putnam competition, whose results were recently announced.
Spring BFA shows to open at Lawrence gallery
Who are the next generation of great artists? What traditions and inspirations are they drawing upon to create the next great work? One answer can be found at The Jacob Lawrence Gallery as it presents the UW School of Art spring BFA shows.
Pianist Boris Berman to perform April 16
Boris Berman, professor of piano at Yale University, will perform works by Chopin and Debussy in a concert at 7:30 p.
Rats’ underpants bring about human t-shirts, with a few laughs along the way
What do a rat wearing underpants, some marine biologists and a defecating penguin have in common? (Please see Fig.
DEIMOS joins MARS and its satellite of instruments on seafloor
The planet Mars has a moon named Deimos, so it seems only appropriate that the ocean observatory MARS in Monterey Bay have its own DEIMOS.
New high-tech classroom links campuses for dental education
A new classroom in the Health Sciences Center is linking dental students and instructors on UW’s Seattle campus to students in Spokane, thanks to some technology designed and installed by staff at UWTV.
Violist Susan Gulkis Assadi to lead master class April 17
Susan Gulkis Assadi, principal violist with the Seattle Symphony, will lead a master class with students of faculty violist Melia Watras at 1:30 p.
Ice-free Arctic Ocean possible in 30 years, not 90 as previously estimated
A nearly ice-free Arctic Ocean in the summer may happen three times sooner than scientists have estimated.
Two student-organized panels to discuss the economic crisis April 14 and May 4
Two presentations sponsored by student advisory boards of so-called “learning links” are happening in the next month.
Symposium focuses on the role of genes in behavior
Each year, the UW Department of Genome Sciences holds its Annual Symposium, involving a series of talks by world-renowned researchers on contemporary topics in genetics, genomics computation, and related tools and technologies.
UW Medical Center expansion project reroutes Health Sciences Express shuttles
Due to the UWMC expansion project, there will be changes to the existing shuttles serving South Campus.
Elkon receives lupus research award
Keith Elkon, UW professor of medicine and head of the division of rheumatology, recently received a 2009 Kirkland Scholar Award from the Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research.
Healthy Aging Lecture: Growing Old Doesn’t Mean Sleeping Poorly, April 16
Sleep quality and aging is the focus of the Spring Healthy Aging Lecture, sponsored by the UW School of Nursing’s de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging.
Motulsky honored for lifetime of pioneering work in medical genetics
When Arno Motulsky was first recruited to the UW in 1953 as a hematology instructor, his research in genetic blood diseases attracted him to the emerging broader field of medical genetics.
Pharmacy professor receives prestigious biotechnology award
Rodney Ho, associate dean for research and new initiatives and the Milo Gibaldi Endowed Professor of Pharmaceutics at the UW School of Pharmacy, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Paul R.
Alison Weir speaks.
Controversial journalist Alison Weir is executive director of “If Americans Knew,” a think tank focusing on Israel and Palestine and specializing in media analyses.
Student pianists.
UW music students perform on piano in this installment of the Brechemin Piano Series.
Toward peace.
The first day of a three-day conference April 9-11 sponsored by the World Peace Buddhist Club called “Transforming the Human Spirit, From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace.
Clark Hall, home of ROTC, restored and ready for another 113 years
From the outside, Clark Hall, the longtime home of the UW’s Army, Navy and Air Force Reserves Officer Training Corps (ROTC), looks about the same.
April 7, 2009
Coffee talk.
Journalist Mark Pendergrast, author of Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World, opens the new lecture series “Coffee: From the Grounds Up” offering a sweeping overview of coffee’s impact on the world since its discovery on Ethiopian mountainsides.
Joyce Guyer sings.
Joyce Guyer soprano and UW assistant professor of music, will perform a faculty recital accompanied by Craig Sheppard.
April 6, 2009
Picture this: Digital album puts focus on kids’ health
Modern moms and dads snap thousands of photos, recording every drooling smile and flailing attempt to crawl.
April 4, 2009
Tour the Pinetum.
Janine Anderson, longtime arboretum guide and landscape designer, leads a tour of the UW Botanic Gardens’ ever-evolving collection of conifers, ranging from the familiar to the obscure.
April 3, 2009
Career workshops.
The UW Career Center presents two timely workshops to help you brush up on resumes, cover letters and job search skills.
April 2, 2009
Plantsman Hinkley’s slide show April 7 launches arboretum’s 75th celebration
The Washington Park Arboretum is turning 75 and a year of activities is being planned starting Tuesday, April 7, with a lecture and slide show by Dan Hinkley about his trip to China and Vietnam to collect plants for the arboretum’s newest garden, the Pacific Connections Garden.
Authors to appear at UWB as part of literary series
The UW Bothell’s Writing for Their Lives literary series continues in April with authors Danny Snelson and Paul Collins.
Support for racial equality may be a victim of Obama’s election
“You’ve come a long way, baby.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Joyce Guyer performs ‘Songs of Love and Loss’ in April 7 concert
Faculty artist Joyce Guyer, accompanied by faculty pianist Craig Sheppard, will present works by Felix Mendelssohn (whose 200th birthday is being celebrated), Gustave Ferrari, Alan Smith, and Timothy Hoekman in Songs of Love and Loss, a concert scheduled for 7:30 p.
James Carville to speak at UW Tacoma
James Carville, a leading political consultant and author who helped guide Bill Clinton to presidential victory in 1992, will speak about American politics at UW Tacoma on Monday, April 20.
Brain abnormality found in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Researchers trying to uncover the mechanisms that cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder have found an abnormality in the brains of adolescent boys suffering from the conditions, but not where they expected to find it.
Ice-free Arctic Ocean possible in 30 years, not 90 as previously estimated
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CORRECTION: When this release was originally posted, conversion from square kilmeters of ice to square miles had been done incorrectly.
Violence prevention sessions offered through spring quarter
Keeping the UW campus and community safe and informed of dangers has never been more important — so the UW’s Violence Prevention and Response Program is offering more information sessions across campus in spring quarter.
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