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January 17, 2008
The latest news from the UW
‘Climate Change: A Wake Up Call’ is focus of lecture series
King County Executive Ron Sims will consider the social, economic and health inequities of climate change impacts during the lecture “Shared Prosperity in an Age of Global Warming: King county’s Vision for an Equitable Clean Energy Economy,” Jan.
Mystery photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Shin, Nguyen perform music from around the world
Donna Shin, new flute faculty artist at the School of Music, and pianist Alexandra Nguyen, Eastman School of Music, perform music from around the world, including Korean and Chinese folk music, a tango reflecting the bordellos of Argentina (Astor Piazolla), and music of a Bohemian vacationing in Cape Cod (Bohuslav Martinu) in a concert scheduled for 4 p.
Official notices
Year-end tax form distribution
W-2s, 1099Rs and UW Stipend letters for active employees will be distributed with paychecks on Friday, January 25th.
The Uni-Commuter: One wheel is enough
Greg Harper’s listing in the UW online staff directory reads WIENERHEAD ENGINEER, NUCLEAR PHYSICS LAB.
Bionic eyes: Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision
Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs.
Ex-Oregon State staffers to head equal opportunity, counseling center
The Oregon State University football team may have beaten the Huskies this year, but during the same football season, OSU lost two of its talented staffers to the UW.
Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision
Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs.
Belcea String Quartet plays Meany Jan. 23
The Belcea String Quartet will make its debut at Meany Hall in a performance at 8 p.
‘Extremely lean’ budget expected this year
Since 2008 is an election year in Washington and there are no major crises on the horizon, State Relations Director Randy Hodgins is anticipating a 60-day legislative session in Olympia that will end on time and will adhere in large measure to the “extremely lean” supplemental budget proposed by the governor.
Etc: Campus news & notes
BEST OF BEST: The men, women and institutions that have made this region a better place in which to live is the basis for The Seattle Times editorial staff’s annual “Best of” recognitions, and the UW was well represented in their choices.
UW to participate in national teach-in Jan. 31: Global warming solutions to be discussed
“In the next few years, we as a nation will make, or fail to make, critical decisions regarding global warming pollution and clean technology investments.
Celebrating Plateau cultures at Burke: ‘This Place Called Home’ and ‘Peoples of the Plateau’ open Jan. 26
Native American history will come alive in a personal way for the viewer in This Place Called Home, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture’s major new exhibit of artifacts from the Native American cultures of the plateau region, all from the museum’s permanent collection.
2007: A year of accomplishment for UW Health Sciences
UW Health Sciences faculty and staff had a stellar year in 2007.
‘Zarzuela’: Employee quilt art on display
UW Medical Center’s art program is sponsoring a quilt art exhibit that kicks off at 5 p.
UW Medicine progress report Jan. 31
New ‘Treat you well’ marketing campaign will promote UW Medicine services
Make sure to watch, read and listen this month to see the premiere of UW Medicine’s new marketing campaign, with specific spots for UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center and UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics.
Arriving at neuroscience via physics
She’s not a cop — she’s the ‘MD coach’
Donna Henderson’s e-mail, <A href="mailto:mdcoach@u.
Treating the behaviors of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive and fatal brain disorder, is a thief that slowly robs the afflicted of their cognitive abilities and burdens their caregivers with overwhelming responsibilities.
January 10, 2008
Harborview Medical Center in Seattle receives $100,000 Foster G. McGaw Prize for excellence in community service
CHICAGO, January 10, 2008 — Honoring the outstanding leadership, unwavering spirit of excellence and remarkable achievements in its community, Harborview Medical Center of Seattle is the recipient of the prestigious 2007 Foster G.
Harborview receives Foster S. McGaw Prize for Excellence
Honoring the outstanding leadership, unwavering spirit of excellence and remarkable achievements in its community, Harborview Medical Center of Seattle is the recipient of the prestigious 2007 Foster G.
Small is beautiful: Gallery celebrates the art of microfluids research
Albert Folch is a scientist who also happens to appreciate art.
UW researchers launch study designed to try to prevent autism
Autism researchers at the UW took an initial step in attempting to prevent the developmental disorder when they launched an $11.
UW police nearly twice national average in women officers
The UW Police are proud of their numbers when it comes to women represented in the work force — and they have reason to be.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Hacking the cubicle: Students learn to design for the occupants
OK, so you’ve bought a new house.
Oboe, piano trio featured in upcoming School of Music concerts
The School of Music will present two concerts in the next week, both in the school’s Brechemin auditorium.
‘Lord of the Rings’ creator JRR Tolkien topic of 2008 History Lecture Series
The life and work of John Ronald Reuel (JRR) Tolkien will be explored by UW History Professor Robin Chapman Stacey in the 2008 History Lecture Series, now in its 33rd year.
Then and now: Tons of progress in recycling since 1991
This school year, University Week, the UW campus newspaper for faculty and staff, turns 25.
Many opportunities to help others on MLK Jr. Day of Service Jan. 21
The Central Branch Preschool was founded in 1968, the year Martin Luther King Jr.
Keeping library materials safe in case of emergency: A job for The Disaster Guy
If another Katrina comes roaring into an American city, Gary Menges may be called upon to provide assistance.
UW’s historic films so popular they get an encore performance
This could be your only chance this year to see film of a pig rodeo.
Dance work about the Vietnam War to be featured in concert at Meany
French-Vietnamese choreographer Ea Sola and her dancers will perform at Meany Hall next week as part of the UW World Dance Series.
Arboretum loses a champion tree
Horticulturists are mourning the demise of the Arboretum’s only Italian Stone pine tree in the heavy rainfall on Dec.
Staffer plans UW stair climb for charity Jan. 17
UW staff member GregRobin Smith will climb the 25 steps between Kane Hall and the Odegaard Undergraduate Library as many times as he can from 2 to 4 p.
Sylvia Wolf named Henry Art Gallery director
The Henry Art Gallery has named Sylvia Wolf as its new director, effective April 14.
UW funding renewed for nutrition and diabetes studies
Two major research units within the UW Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, have received competitive renewals of their funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
UW selected to study environment, human disease link
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has selected the UW as one of the first three research centers in the United States to define the role of environmental agents in human disease.