UW News
The latest news from the UW
March 6, 2008
News from Legislature: Few gains but few losses, Hodgins says
The best news coming from the current legislative session, set to end March 13, may be no news at all, according to Director of State Relations Randy Hodgins.
World TB Day is March 24
By Dr.
UW to host deep vein thrombosis awareness event March 12
The UW, in collaboration with the Coalition to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), will host a DVT awareness event featuring remarks by the Coalitions’s national patient spokesperson Melanie Bloom and UW vascular disease experts.
Slide show: Planning & budgeting is on the move
On Feb.
Seattle Magazine conducts annual ‘top docs’ survey
Seattle Magazine is conducting its eighth annual top doctors survey.
Two UW Medicine faculty honored for excellence in teaching
UW faculty members Drs.
Salute Harborview Gala sets record for community support
The 16th Annual UW Medicine Salute Harborview Gala, held Saturday, March 1, at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, raised more than $2 million in gross revenues for Harborview’s Mission of Caring Fund.
Lorie Wild named UWMC chief nursing officer
Lorie Wild has been appointed chief nursing officer of UW Medical Center.
Memory and aging: What’s normal, what’s not, and what you can do about it
By Michael V.
Annual Katterman Lecture set for April 12
“Pharmacist-Driven Health Care: Asheville and Beyond” is the topic for the Pharmacy Alumni Association’s annual Katterman Lecture, set for 8:30 a.
March 5, 2008
This is not a drill: The earth actually is moving beneath western Washington
While the annual Sound Shake exercise on Wednesday produced a simulated magnitude 6.
Mother-daughter conflict, low serotonin level may be deadly combination
A combination of negative mother-daughter relationships and low blood levels of serotonin, an important brain chemical for mood stability, may be lethal for adolescent girls, leaving them vulnerable to engage in self-harming behaviors such as cutting themselves.
March 3, 2008
Washington minority business owners are optimistic; UW survey points to growth
Minority small-business owners in Washington voiced increased optimism about their prospects—even amidst the threat of recession—during the last half of 2007.
February 29, 2008
Zebrafish provide useful screening tool for genes, compounds that protect against hearing loss
In a study published in the Feb.
Search advisory committee for director of intercollegiate athletics appointed
University of Washington President Mark A.
February 28, 2008
UW Parking guide writes mystery and calls it,
what else, ‘Secluded Parking’
When a guy who works for UW Parking Services decides to write a novel, it’s not surprising that he’d choose a title like Secluded Parking.
UW students hit the road to cover presidential campaigns
David Domke’s students are hitting the road.
Marine Affairs endowment to honor Marc Hershman
An endowment to provide financial support for students at the UW School of Marine Affairs has been created in memory of Professor Marc Joseph Hershman, 65, who died Feb.
Celebration of the life of Don Wulff planned March 10
A celebration of the life of Donald H.
Standards and originals — jazz this week from the School of Music
Jazz compositions both classic and original will be performed in two concerts this coming week, presented by the School of Music.
Organist Ronald Ebrecht to perform at UW March 2
Celebrating his 20th year as university organist at Wesleyan University, Ronald Ebrecht will perform on the organ at 3 p.
Center for Educational Leadership: Coaching teachers, others to help students
To see students and teachers working together at the Academy for Citizenship and Empowerment in Sea-Tac, it isn’t immediately obvious that the school has been getting assistance from the UW’s Center for Educational Leadership.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting Thursday, March 20, at UW Tacoma.
Rainier Vista: Changes are in the works
Some changes are in the works for Rainier Vista.
Dalai Lama to speak with students
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will speak with students from regional public and private universities and community colleges from 3 to 5 p.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Puttin’ on the Ritz at Meany
The Ritz Chamber Players make their Meany Hall debut at 8 p.
Students choreograph upcoming dance concert
The UW Dance Program presents its annual showcase of new work by undergraduate students March 6–9 in the Meany Studio Theater.
Good buds: Colleagues make working possible for UW staffer after disabling illness strikes
Bud Jones wondered what all the fuss was about.
School of Art Open in Jacob Lawrence Gallery
The School of Art Open exhibit opens this week in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.
Toward restructuring the Faculty Senate
“The Faculty Senate accomplishes little and its leaders are inept” is the sort of muttering one hears among University faculty and others. ASIA ELITE: Law Professor Anita Ramasastry has been named a member of the 2008 Class of Asia 21 Fellows, one of 23 new fellows identified by the Asia Society. Construction is beginning this week to make way for a set of eight bells to be installed in the tower of Gerberding Hall. The UW Board of Regents on Feb. New HMC building honors Norm Maleng The Metropolitan King County Council voted this month to name the new building at Harborview Medical Center in honor of former King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng. Launched in late October, UWMC’s room service program is already receiving high marks from patients. Dr. Beneficial bacteria found in healthy women help to reduce the amount of vaginal HIV among HIV-infected women and make it more difficult for the virus to spread, boosting the possibility that good bacteria might someday be tapped in the fight against HIV. Graham Kerr is best known as The Galloping Gourmet, his on-air personality for a television program broadcast in the United States and 37 other countries from 1969 to 1971 on the Public Broadcasting Service. February 27, 2008 University of Washington President Mark A.
Etc: Campus News & Notes
Bells will be ringing in Gerberding tower this spring
World War II era Japanese American students get honorary degrees
Health Sciences in brief
UWMC’s room service scores high marks
Wataha takes the helm of Restorative Dentistry
Bacteria in women may slow HIV transmission
‘Galloping Gourmet’ promotes healthy eating
UW president selected as member of Council on Foreign Relations
