UW News
The latest news from the UW
November 29, 2007
Medieval music on tap at Mary Gates
The UW Collegium Musicum, an early music ensemble, will present a concert of medieval music in the Commons of Mary Gates Hall on Saturday evening, Dec.
It’s a musical week at the UW
In the mood for some music? There are many opportunities this week.
Team turns up ‘HEAT’ on patient safety
Mary Guiden
News & Community Relations
UW Medical Center has always taken patient safety seriously.
Official notices
Board of Regents
The December, 2007 meeting is canceled.
UW biologists lead natural history lessons on squid
“Don’t poke the ink sack.
Real men do sing: Renewed Glee Club proves it
The University’s newest singing group is, in a way, also one of its oldest.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Electric bikes coming to campus next year
Got a midday errand? If you could bike there, would you do it?
Next question: Would you be more likely to use a bike for that errand if it was one you didn’t necessarily have to pedal?
Think it over, because come next fall, you’ll likely have such a choice on the UW campus.
Grad student a CNN ‘heroes’ finalist
University of Washington graduate student Peter Kithene has won $25,000 as a CNN Heroes honoree. A gift from a UW librarian has spawned a three-phase oral history project, chronicling the influx of South Asians to the Seattle area from post-World War II to the 1990s. POT DOSES: Washington state law allows medical marijuana patients to possess up to a 60-day supply of pot for their personal needs. Maybe you’ve read about Martha Groom. Ted Van Dyk, who spent decades working in national politics and policy, has written a memoir called Heroes, Hacks & Fools: Memoirs from the Political Inside and will discuss the book at 7:30 p. The Combined Fund Drive (CFD), the state of Washington’s workplace giving campaign, runs this year from Oct. Washington Sea Grant (WSG) has announced that Ben Larson, a UW graduate student in Oceanography, as the initial recipient of its new Science Writing Fellowship. MARATHON MEN (AND WOMEN): Bob Crutchfield, professor of sociology, and the Graduate Students First Team tackled the Seattle Marathon Nov. Ana Mari Cauce calls her new job as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences neither a move up nor a move down nor a move laterally. Women are strongly represented among the UW’s central administration but less well represented among the Seattle campus’ deans and department chairs, especially the latter. November 27, 2007 While central Puget Sound voters were debating the merits and then defeating the $18 billion package of roads and other transit projects called Proposition 1 earlier this month, a smaller group of citizens was putting together its own proposals to improve the region’s congested transportation network. November 22, 2007 For more than a decade geoscientists have detected what amount to ultra-slow-motion earthquakes under Western Washington and British Columbia on a regular basis, about every 14 months. Earth tremors not linked to volcanic activity first turned up in seismic observations several years ago, but those tremors were almost exclusively in subduction zones such as the Cascadia region off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. November 20, 2007 University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise announced that she has selected Ana Mari Cauce as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, which provides a liberal arts education to more than 25,000 students, with faculty who conduct research or scholarship in the arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. November 15, 2007 The UW College of Architecture and Urban Planning will celebrate its three latest inductees at a Roll of Honor event the evening of Jan. The UW Dance Program will offer its annual Faculty Dance Concert Nov. Some salmon make one heck of a commute. The International Beginning of U. By Mary Guiden Senior Genetic Counselor Robin Bennett was honored on both the local and national levels in recent months. Voices will be raised in song at the School of Music in the week following Thanksgiving — in art songs, arias and songs of celebration in keeping with the coming season. The UW has long arranged cost savings on various goods and services for its employees. Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. Class Title: English 121– Composition: Social Issues, “Service Learning, Sonic Culture and Media Activism,” taught by Jentery Sayers. By the end of this week, the roof will be off of the old Playhouse Theatre on University Way. This school year, University Week, the UW campus newspaper for faculty and staff, turns 25. The only global-ocean climate-monitoring system — comprised of satellites and specialized floats — passed a milestone earlier this month when a UW and Scripps Institution of Oceanography expedition was in a position to deploy Argo float No. OPEN KIOSK: Most university employees work at computers all day, but not all. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at noon on Thursday, Nov. David Laskin will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the writing life when he speaks at 7 p. The Chiara String Quartet will perform at 8 p. From suburban T. Some Pacific Northwest salmon make one heck of a commute.
A librarian’s gift: Oral history project preserves memories of South Asian immigrants
Newsmakers
Just call her Wikipedia wonk: UWB prof in spotlight for guiding students through online editing process
UW alum and new author Ted Van Dyk to speak Dec. 4
Kravas says thanks for campus generosity
Oceanography student gets science writing fellowship
ETC.: campus news & notes
New role for experienced Cauce: A&S dean
Report on UW women released: Statistics show substantial progress in some areas, less in others
Puget Sound residents put together $11.8 billion roads and transit package
Rising tides intensify non-volcanic tremor in Earth’s crust
2002 Alaskan quake left seven areas of California stirred but not shaken
Ana Mari Cauce selected as dean of UW College of Arts and Sciences
UW College of Architecture and Urban Planning announces Roll of Honor inductees
Faculty Dance Concert Nov. 29 – Dec.2
UW launches cutting-edge DNA ‘fin-printing’ project for salmon
German history of graduate education explored in talk
Genetic counselor Robin Bennett lauded with local, national honors
News & Community Relations
School of Music to raise voices in song Nov. 27, 28
Save money with the UW Discount Program — it’s new, and growing
Mystery Photos
Sonic Culture: Becoming producers, not just consumers, of media
Raising the roof on the old Playhouse Theatre
Then and now: So, was there a terminal in your future?
Scientists coaxing world’s oceans to reveal subsurface secrets
Peer portfolio
Official Notices
Award-winning nonfiction writer David Laskin will speak on Nov. 16
Chiara String Quartet to perform Nov. 27
Author, illustrator present ‘Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway’
UW launches cutting-edge DNA ‘fin-printing’ project for salmon
