Pianist Antti Siirala performs as part of the World Series at Meany Hall on Tuesday, Dec.
December 6, 2007
The latest news from the UW
Small renovation makes big difference in locker room turned library
After a recent makeover, the little Drama Library, tucked in the ground floor of Hutchinson Hall, is looking pretty good for an old locker room.
Architects, engineers ‘court’ UW in on-the-job version of speed dating
They call it the Capital Projects Office (CPO) version of speed dating.
Still time to give: Combined Fund Drive extended through Dec. 14
Still haven’t contributed to the Combined Fund Drive? Don’t worry, there’s time.
Operation Peanut Butter to aid Northwest Harvest food banks
Operation Peanut Butter: Carlos Pellegrini, chair of the Department of Surgery, with only some of the thousands of pounds of peanut butter collected in 2005 for local Northwest Harvest food banks.
School of Dentistry and Children’s to develop joint dental clinic
The UW School of Dentistry and Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center have announced they are joining forces to combat the growing crisis of childhood dental disease with the development of a new pediatric dental facility, to be located in Magnuson Park.
Mitchell receives distinguished nursing research award
Pamela Mitchell, associate dean for research in the School of Nursing, has received the 2007 Pathfinder Distinguished Research Award from the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research.
Scribner Award nominations due Feb. 29
The Scribner Courage in Health Care Award is bestowed to a health care professional who has made an extraordinary contribution to the health of people in the Pacific Northwest through the exhibition of personal courage, within or outside of traditional systems.
American College of Physicians state chapter honors Paauw
UW greenhouse gases down 10 percent from 2001 to 2005, inventory finds
The UW’s first inventory of greenhouse gas emissions shows that the University reduced overall emissions 10 percent from 2000 to 2005.
December 4, 2007
Price of lower-calorie foods rising drastically, UW researchers find
As food prices rise, the costs of lower-calorie foods are rising the fastest, according to a University of Washington study appearing in the December issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Religious politics now pervasive, says new book, ‘The God Strategy’
With Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney scheduled to address the nation about his Mormon beliefs this Thursday, Democratic and Republican debates in Iowa next week, the Iowa caucus only a month away and seemingly endless political discussion fueled by religion, a new book co-authored by a University of Washington professor explains how politicians are using God talk to garner votes.
November 30, 2007
Study of social science PhDs recommends changes for 21st century
The first multi-disciplinary study to examine the status of doctoral students in the social sciences at least five years after receiving their degree concludes that doctoral programs need to be brought into the 21st century.
November 29, 2007
Rudensky to speak on immune responses
Foege named among 18 ‘best leaders’
UW School of Medicine alumnus Dr.
Patient’s stay inspires award-winning children’s book
By Mary Guiden
News & Community Relations
Former patient Annette Rivlin-Gutman gave birth to son Jory three years ago at UW Medical Center with the help of UW midwives and obstetrician Dr.
A conversation with Carol Teitz: Associate dean for admissions, School of Medicine
Seymour Klebanoff gets AAMC lifetime research award
Certain white blood cells, called phagocytes, engulf and destroy harmful bacteria.
Sleepless in Seattle? UW sleep disorders clinic can help
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
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 librarian’s gift: Oral history project preserves memories of South Asian immigrants
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.
Newsmakers
POT DOSES: Washington state law allows medical marijuana patients to possess up to a 60-day supply of pot for their personal needs.
Just call her Wikipedia wonk: UWB prof in spotlight for guiding students through online editing process
Maybe you’ve read about Martha Groom.
UW alum and new author Ted Van Dyk to speak Dec. 4
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.
Kravas says thanks for campus generosity
The Combined Fund Drive (CFD), the state of Washington’s workplace giving campaign, runs this year from Oct.
Oceanography student gets science writing fellowship
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.
ETC.: campus news & notes
MARATHON MEN (AND WOMEN): Bob Crutchfield, professor of sociology, and the Graduate Students First Team tackled the Seattle Marathon Nov.
New role for experienced Cauce: A&S dean
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.
Report on UW women released: Statistics show substantial progress in some areas, less in others
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
Puget Sound residents put together $11.8 billion roads and transit package
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
Rising tides intensify non-volcanic tremor in Earth’s crust
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.
2002 Alaskan quake left seven areas of California stirred but not shaken
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.