One of the UW’s supplementary budget requests to the Legislature this session would provide money to begin preliminary work on what is perhaps the boldest new initiative the University has put forward in years.
January 31, 2008
The latest news from the UW
In brief
David Saunders, 1933 – 2008
David Saunders, professor emeritus of medicine and former head of the Division of Gastroenterology, died Tuesday, Jan.
2008 Health Sciences Open House exhibitors to meet Feb. 7
The 2008 Health Sciences Open House will be on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, and it’s time for units that would like to have exhibits or demonstrations to begin making plans.
Mental health screening now available online
With a few clicks of your mouse on the UW Web site, you can check out hours for the Intramural Activities center, find out how much storage you have left in your UW e-mail account and buy tickets for an upcoming show at Meany Hall.
Survey input wanted on long-term care
The State of Washington is seeking individuals to complete an online survey concerning retirement, long-term care, and financing of that care.
Nursing dean moving ‘up’ to teaching
EDITOR’S NOTE: Nancy Woods has been a faculty member of the UW School of Nursing since 1978.
Children’s environmental health unit wins EPA award
By Kathy Hall
Environmental & Occupational Health
The UW Northwest Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (NW PEHSU) received the Environmental Protection Agency’s Children’s Environmental Health Excellence Award for its leadership in protecting children from environmental health risks.
Helping his dream come true
January 30, 2008
Accelerated head growth can predict autism before behavorial symptoms start
Children with autism have normal-size heads at birth but develop accelerated head growth between six and nine months of age, a period that precedes the onset of many behaviors that enable physicians to diagnose the developmental disorder, according to new research from the University of Washington’s Autism Center.
January 28, 2008
Graduate students and Native American tribes will tap forests, farms for biofuels
Most of Washington state’s biofuels come from plants grown elsewhere.
January 24, 2008
Official notices
The following UW policies and rules were recently adopted or revised:
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Paul Ramsey to give UW Medicine progress report Jan. 31
UW launches sustainability program with national leaders in architecture
Carefully tucked into a stand of pines on the Maryland shore, Loblolly House is a study in the pragmatic and the poetic.
Survey input wanted on long-term care
The State of Washington is seeking individuals to complete an online survey concerning retirement, long-term care, and financing of that care.
UW, 1,500 colleges and groups across nation to brainstorm climate change solutions next week
“Universities have a huge role to play in raising public awareness about climate change,” says LuAnne Thompson, University of Washington associate professor of oceanography and lead organizer of the UW events being conducted as part of Focus the Nation, a national teach-in on global warming solutions for America.
Camera in a pill offers cheaper, easier window on your insides
What if swallowing a pill with a camera could detect the earliest signs of cancer? The tiny camera is designed to take high-quality, color pictures in confined spaces.
Meet the ichthyosaur
Kathy Sauber Staff members at the Burke Museum load in the 145-million-year-old fossil of an ichthyosaur, or fish lizard, last week. Ichthyosaurs lived in the oceans of the Mesozoic Era while dinosaurs roamed the land. Though fish-shaped, the marine reptile breathed air like whales and dolphins and gave birth to live young. The fossil was donated to the Burke by the Hart family, which also recently donated a mosasaur, which was recently installed in Hitchcock Hall.
Fund created for injured student
An anonymous donor off campus has set up an account for the UW student who was attacked off campus on Jan.
Ray Wittmier appointed interim UW police chief
Ray Wittmier, who has served as assistant chief of the UW Police Department since 2003, has been appointed interim chief effective Feb.
Simon Shaheen, Mihaela Ursuleasa Trio to perform Jan. 26 at Meany Hall
The Simon Shaheen Trio will perform at 8 p.
Trumpeter takes the lead in Very Vizzutti on Jan. 31
The chances are good you’ve already heard Allen Vizzutti play the trumpet, somewhere.
Piano lecture/recital and four — count ‘em four — guitars
The School of Music will present a piano concert and lecture by a member of the University of Idaho faculty on Jan.
Then and Now: U-PASS a great value since 1991 debut
This school year, University Week, the UW campus newspaper for faculty and staff, turns 25.
A warm thought: UW Summer Youth Programs registering
Here in the coldest part of winter, it’s heartening that plans for summer are already under way.
Camera in a pill offers cheaper, easier window on your insides
What if swallowing a pill with a camera could detect the earliest signs of cancer? The tiny camera is designed to take high-quality, color pictures in confined spaces.
Ecologists, material scientists pursue genetics of diatom’s elegant, etched casing
Diatoms — some of which are so tiny that 30 can fit across the width of a human hair — are so numerous that they are among the key organisms taking the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide out of the Earth’s atmosphere.
New building will come from $18 million donation from PACCAR
Move over, podcasting — screencasting’s a growing trend
Podcasting is so yesterday, pedagogically speaking.
Graduate students and Native American tribes will tap forests, farms for biofuels
Most of Washington state’s biofuels come from plants grown elsewhere.
New Biopics program matches student faces with names
When Biology Senior Lecturer Mary Pat Wenderoth and Communications Chair Gerald Baldasty were asked to talk to a group of Freshman Interest Group leaders about teaching last fall, they started by asking the students what they saw as the difference between a great instructor and a not-so-great one.
Revolutionary theory of water focus of annual UW faculty lecture Jan. 30
The human body is two-thirds water.
How’s it going in 2008? New survey to measure progress of Leadership, Community and Values Initiative
The Leadership, Community and Values Initiative (LCVI) began in 2005, and among its flagship efforts was a campuswide climate survey to examine how people feel about working at the UW.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW Mini-Medical School Feb. 5 – March 11
The UW community and the general public are invited to UW Mini-Medical School, Tuesdays, Feb.
Study links autism and genetic mutations
A genetic mutation occurring during embryo development at a particular point on a human chromosome may cause some cases of autism, scientists reported Jan.
Mouradian named director of dental education program
Wendy Mouradian, clinical professor of medicine and dentistry, has been appointed director of the Regional Initiatives in Dental Education (RIDE).
Kerrigan to lead UW Physicians Network
Meg Kerrigan has been appointed as the new executive director for the University of Washington Physicians Network (UWPN), effective Feb.
January 22, 2008
Ecologists, material scientists pursue genetics of diatom’s elegant, etched casing
Diatoms — some of which are so tiny that 30 can fit across the width of a human hair — are so numerous that they are among the key organisms taking the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide out of the Earth’s atmosphere.
Finalists for dean of School of Law announced
A number of finalists for the deanship of the School of Law have been identified by the search committee and will begin visiting the university for interviews and public presentations over the next several weeks.
Ray Wittmier appointed interim UW police chief
Ray Wittmier, who has served as assistant chief of the University of Washington Police Department since 2003, has been appointed interim chief effective Feb.