May 21, 2009
THIS DIAMOND RING: The UW was one of four organizations to receive the Diamond Ring Award for Organizational Leadership from Commuter Challenge, a program that assists King County employers in reducing commute trips through education and partnership.
Two MFA directing students in the UW School of Drama will present one-act plays May 27-June 7 in the Penthouse Theatre.
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.
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.
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
With the UW facing a severe budget crisis and layoffs becoming a sobering reality, employees who remain often have intense feelings of guilt.
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.
This final concert of the year highlights the performing and choreographic talents of Dance Program faculty and graduate students.
UW music students perform works for piano.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
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.
It’s a busy Friday morning at Madrona K-8 in Seattle, Wash.
Through sophisticated statistical analyses and advanced computer simulations, researchers are learning more about the genomic patterns of human population structure around the world.
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.
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.
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
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.
Musical groups share the satisfying sounds of percussion from various geographic areas of the world.
May 19, 2009
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
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
The 34th annual Stroum Lecture Series, “Encounters with the Past: Remembering the ‘Bygone’ in Israeli Culture.
May 15, 2009
The fourth annual UW Bothell 5K Run-Walk.
Students of Michael Partington present music for guitar from the Renaissance to the 21st century.
May 14, 2009
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.
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.
The first week of our photo contest is nearly over and already we have more than 50 entries.
Through sophisticated statistical analyses and advanced computer simulations, researchers are learning more about the genomic patterns of human population structure around the world.
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.
Astronaut Scholar Pavan Vaswani will talk about his experiences at the Ninth Annual Astronaut Scholar Technical Conference and the U.
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.
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.
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.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, May 14, at UW Tower.
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 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.
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.