Patient- and family-centered care is more than a buzz word at UW Medical Center.
April 16, 2009
The latest news from the UW
UW Medical Center celebrates 50 years
Global health conference at UW creates a global buzz
What are the role of international nonprofits in Sudan, the ethics of short-term experiences abroad and the benefit of public interventions in global health? These were some of the hard questions being asked to leaders in global health at the Transcending Global Health Barriers: Education & Action conference held at the UW April 3-5.
UW Medicine featured stop on Mayor’s South Lake Union tour
On a blustery morning in early April, Dr.
Survival mode that protects cells when oxygen is low also slows aging
A biochemical pathway that helps keep cells alive when oxygen is low also plays a role in longevity and resistance against some diseases of old age, according to a report to be published April 16 in the journal Science.
April 15, 2009
UW scientists partner with northwest researchers to form regional center aimed at combating infectious diseases
The University of Washington and Oregon Health & Science University, together with a number of partner institutions across the northwest, have received federal funding to form a regional research center aimed at combating emerging or reemerging infectious diseases that pose a serious threat to human health.
Career fair.
The annual UW Seattle Spring Career Fair, the largest general career fair on campus, brings more than 100 employers to campus who are looking to hire for internship and full-time entry-level opportunities.
April 14, 2009
Harnessing cloud computing for data-intensive research on oceans, galaxies
Private companies, universities and government agencies are joining forces to bring scientific research into the era of “cloud computing,” the name for massive clusters of computers connected through the Internet.
People’s misperceptions cloud their understanding of rainy weather forecasts
If Mark Twain were alive today he might rephrase his frequently cited observation about everyone talking about the weather but not doing anything about it to say, “Everyone reads or watches weather forecasts, but many people don’t understand them.
Meet David Robinson.
This coffee grower, social activist, founder of Sweet Unity Farms and co-founder of the Mshikamano Farmers Group in Tanzania, will share his commitment to challenging the contradiction of rural poverty within the multi-billion dollar coffee industry by developing a direct trade model wherein economic growth and human development move forward together.
BFA art.
The opening reception for Ceramics + Photography, the capstone exhibition for graduating BFA students.
April 13, 2009
Beyond poverty.
Alice O’Connor, professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and teaches and writes on poverty, wealth, social and urban policy and inequality.
April 10, 2009
Annual pow wow.
First Nations at the UW presents its 38th annual Pow Wow, Friday through Sunday, April 10, 11 and 12.
April 9, 2009
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UWT prof transcends art world to bring the world into her art
Recently, someone asked Beverly Naidus why she gave up the glamour of the New York art world to teach socially engaged art to college students — on a university campus that doesn’t even have an art degree.
Celebrating 25 years of penguin research with new Center for Penguins as Ocean Sentinels
In 1982 Dee Boersma began making friends with the Magellanic penguins who hang out at Punta Tombo on Argentina’s southern Atlantic Coast, and data from that first research season was compiled in her UW lab the following spring.
Lecture considers climate change effects on PNW mountain snow
Temperature inversions sometimes cause mountain tops to be 10 to 20 degrees C warmer than nearby valleys, making such inversions one of many important variables affecting mountain snow in the Pacific Northwest.
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.