Two presentations sponsored by student advisory boards of so-called “learning links” are happening in the next month.
April 9, 2009
The latest news from the UW
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.
Do Americans have an identity crisis when it comes to race and ethnicity?
Say goodbye to Italian-Americans and German-Americans and say hello to Vietnamese-Americans, Salvadoran-Americans and a bunch of other hyphenated Americans.
State relations director to do live chat on budget situation April 2
Grupo Corpo.
With moves borrowed from African, Portuguese, modern, ballet and ballroom dance traditions and even martial arts, it’s no wonder the Seattle Times called Grupo Corpo “sensual, subversive, sunny, and surprising” the last time they stopped by the UW.
3-D printing hits rock-bottom prices with homemade ceramics mix
This story is, literally, stone age meets digital age: UW researchers are combining the ancient art of ceramics and the new technology of 3-D printing.
Ratnesh Nagda to deliver Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Biren (Ratnesh) Nagda, associate professor in the School of Social Work and director of the Intergroup Dialogue, Education and Action Center, will deliver the 2009 Samuel E.
Founder of Canadian Studies at the UW dies
The Canadian Studies Center is gathering material for a Web page dedicated to its founder, W.
10th annual Home Improvement Fair in Mary Gates on April 8
Has the down economy got you thinking of improving the value of your home? The 10th annual UW Home Improvement Fair will host vendors and exhibitors who can help with this and much more.
Guatemalan workers get severance pay, thanks to UW student efforts
A discovery by a UW student task force about the treatment of workers being laid off from a Guatemalan apparel factory in February 2008 has finally led to legally due severance payments for most of those workers.
GK-12’s five-year mission: Bringing graduate student researchers and K-12 teachers together to benefit teaching
K-12 school teachers know a lot about teaching.
Outdoor art exhibit opens door to University District’s activist past
A little piece of University District history will be on display at UW Tower beginning April 4, thanks in part to the efforts of University students, faculty and staff.
State may have brief window to slow loss of working forests to development
Today’s slumping economy and housing market may reduce, temporarily, the insistent economic forces on Washington’s private forestland owners to give up the cycle of harvesting and replanting trees in favor of converting the land to other uses, such as lots for houses.
Etc.: Campus News & Notes
STAR ADVISERS: Two members of the UW community have won the National Academic Advising Association’s Pacific Northwest Region 8 Academic Advising Awards.
Trombone virtuoso to perform, give master class
Abbie Conant, preeminent trombone virtuoso and specialist in contemporary music, along with her husband and musical partner, composer William Osborne, create new possibilities for the beloved tubus tractilus with their presentation of Cybeline for trombone performance artist, video and quadraphonic surround sound; and Music for the End of Time, a work for trombone, video and surround-sound.
Organization of the week: Friends of Campus Cats
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the UW faculty and staff.
Heightened level of amygdala activity may cause social deficits in autism
Something strange is going on in the amygdala — an almond-shaped structure deep in the human brain — among people with autism.