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May 8, 2008
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Feeling musical? Cash prize offered for new ‘Song of Washington’
Quick, what is the first line to the UW’s alma mater (no fair looking it up)? OK, let’s try an easier question. Foege honored for global health work UW School of Medicine alumnus William Foege, senior fellow at the Gates Foundation, has received the 2008 Advancing Global Health Award from the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI). By Melinda Young Don Downing, clinical professor in the UW School of Pharmacy, was recently named Pharmacist Leader of the Year by Pharmacy Access Partnership. A nationwide consortium led by the UW has completed the first sequence-based map of structural variations in the human genome, giving scientists an overall picture of the large-scale differences in DNA between individuals. With health care becoming ever more complex, interest in bioethics is at an all-time high, and the UW is rapidly becoming the bioethics center for the Northwest — thanks in large part to the interdisciplinary collaboration of ethicists throughout the university. By Bob Roseth Four women will be recognized for their work as nurse-leaders and volunteers at the UW School of Nursing’s annual Nurses Recognition Banquet today. Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. With a new online game, researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV. May 5, 2008 Polar bears fighting for survival in the face of a rapid decline of polar ice have made the Arctic a poster child for the negative effects of climate change. The University of Washington was tied for third among American public research universities and 12th among both public and private institutions, in a recent report by the Center for Measuring University Performance. May 1, 2008 A nationwide consortium led by the University of Washington in Seattle has completed the first sequence-based map of structural variations in the human genome, giving scientists an overall picture of the large-scale differences in DNA between individuals. Changes in ocean circulation and what they may mean for the climate in the future will be the subject May 8 of the UW’s Program on Climate Change’s seventh annual public lecture. The School of Music will present an evening of solo performances by members of the Vocal Jazz I and the Women’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p. Internationally renowned author, poet, and playwright Carlos Andres Gomez will read his poetry on Thursday, May 8 at UW Tacoma. A discussion of transnational issues in mentoring and supervision of doctoral education will be held from noon to 2 p. Three projects on departmental learning goals are among 41 offerings at the annual Symposium on Teaching and Learning, scheduled for 2:30 to 4:30 p. This school year, University Week, the UW campus newspaper for faculty and staff, turns 25. By Kristen Woodward Nobel laureate Linda Buck, Ph. Back in 1968, the UW was a very white university. When Emile Pitre arrived at the UW in the fall of 1967, he had already overcome a number of barriers. Sam Buxton, a UW window washer, left, holds the prize he won at the April 23 UW Community Celebration — a pair of tickets to watch the Huskies play the Oregon State University Beavers at Husky Stadium on Oct. The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to Meany Hall May 1-3 as part of the UW World Series. Judy Mayotte, author of Disposable People? The Plight of Refugees, will be at the UW to share her experiences in a talk titled History of Modern Civilization: Building a New World Through Reconstruction and Reconciliation, from 3:30 to 5 p. A panel discussion from 4 to 6 pm. For the folks in Educational Outreach (UWEO), relocating to UW Tower is more than just another move, it’s a chance to come together under the same roof for the first time in many years. Class Title: Natural Resource Conflict Management, part of the Environmental Science and Resource Management major in the College of Forest Resources, taught by Clare Ryan. For UW employees who need a little help, the services UW WorkLife Office, part of Human Resources, can come in handy. Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. Two UW professors have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for their excellence in original scientific research. Avram Hershko, professor of biochemistry at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, and 2004 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, will give the 24th Annual Hans Neurath Lecture on Thursday, May 8, from 4 to 5 pm in Foege Auditorium (S-060) of the Genome Sciences Building. The UW School of Medicine’s Office of Multicultural Affairs have launched a new medical education certification program aimed at improving health in the United States’ growing Hispanic community. Randall Moon, director and the William and Marilyn Conner Professor for the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, will give the next Science in Medicine Lecture from noon to 1 p. Dr. The bell tower in Gerberding Hall — which has stood empty since the building’s construction in 1953 — has acquired a new set of eight bells. UW Medicine’s presence in South Lake Union continues to grow. Coffee makers. April 25, 2008 would wreak havoc with organisms that build protective outer shells. But a new finding shows at least three species of coccolithophores – single-celled algae that are major players in the ocean’s cycling of carbon – are responding to ocean acidification by building thicker cell walls and plates of chalk. April 24, 2008 Just as fire engines arrive quickly at the scene to save people and property, the cells that fight viruses have to reach the site of an infection promptly to mount a protective response. The UW Bothell Computing and Software Systems (CSS) Speaker Series concludes on Wednesday, April 30 with a discussion on climate change.
Awards and upcoming events
Don Downing named Pharmacist Leader of the Year
School of Pharmacy
Scientists complete map of human genome variations
Bioethicists tackle the hard questions
Thomas Baillie named new dean of Pharmacy
News & Information &
Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
Thomas Baillie has been selected to become the next dean of the UW School of Pharmacy.
School of Nursing honors profession’s leaders
Computer game’s high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine
Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species
University of Washington ranked fourth best public research university
Eight new human genome projects offer large-scale picture of genetic differences among individuals and find previously unknown human DNA
Ocean circulation and future climate topics of May 8 lecture
Vocal jazz students perform May 3
Poet and playwright to perform May 8 at UW Tacoma
Transnational issues in mentoring doctoral education explored May 6
Learning goals projects among 41 poster presentations at Symposium on Teaching and Learning
Then and now: The message of Bill Gates III
Linda Buck elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Celebrating four decades of diversity
‘Elder statesman’ Pitre helped plant seeds of change in the 1960s
Prize winner goin’ to the Dawgs
Paul Taylor Dance Company at Meany May 1-3
Refugee advocate to speak May 15
Globalization and graduate education subject of discussion May 7
Educational Outreach comes together at UW Tower
Class notes: Learning to manage conflicts over natural resources
Better benefits: A few enhancements from WorkLife
Mystery Photos
Two UW profs elected to National Academy of Sciences
Avram Hershko to give the Hans Neurath Lecture on May 8
School of Medicine launches Hispanic health pathway
Randall Moon to give Science in Medicine Lecture May 22
Johns Hopkins’ president to give Moss Lecture on May 8
Gerberding: A real bell tower at last
South Lake Union informational session set for May 12
Housewarming: Help make the Collegiana feel like home
Chalk one up for coccolithophores
Specialized white blood cells coordinate ‘first responders’ to viral infection
CSS Speaker Series Tackles Issue of climate change
