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October 31, 2007
The latest news from the UW
October 30, 2007
Holier than thou? Employees who believe they are ‘ethical’ or ‘moral’ might not be
Bad behavior seems rampant in business, and scholars are divided as to why people act ethically or unethically.
October 25, 2007
Like it or not, uncertainty and climate change go hand in hand
Despite decades of ever more-exacting science projecting Earth’s warming climate, there remains large uncertainty about just how much warming will actually occur.
Media advisory: Engineering students create electrifying Halloween decorations
WHAT:
Rolling robots, mechanical monsters that follow you, spooky candy jars: all are motorized Halloween decorations built by University of Washington electrical engineering students competing in a new departmental contest.
Reminder: Take our two-question survey
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Official notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
College of Education sponsors mind-expanding, culture-bridging teacher exchange with Jordan
What began as a meeting of cultures and teaching styles grew into a connection of minds and hearts this summer when Seattle-area educators met, studied with and befriended counterparts from the country of Jordan, and then visited Jordan themselves.
Missing body keys action in drama school play
The UW School of Drama presents the Seattle premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s Our Lady of 121st Street, which previews on Oct.
ArtsLink: Helping students connect
When students come to the UW, many have general ideas about what to study and how to prepare for future careers, but they are often unaware of which University major, program or classes will best help them reach their educational and career goals.
Clarinetist offers concert Oct. 26
English clarinetist Gareth Davis will perform at 7:30 p.
Open enrollment begins next week
Increased annual coverage limits, the removal of lifetime benefit caps and some different plans are among changes coming in UW employees’ medical and dental insurance for 2008.
UW earns A- in sustainability
The UW has received a grade of A-minus in the College Sustainability Report Card, issued by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.
Robinson Center celebrates birthday, begins campaign
How time flies and things grow.
Adding value: Chair wants Faculty Senate to tackle big issues
Dan Luchtel would like the Faculty Senate to be seen as a body that “adds value to our shared governance.
Burke outdoor learning program lauded
The Burke Museum helps Seattle’s urban students get out of the classroom and into nature with its Magnuson Outdoor Learning Laboratory, and now the program has been honored by the Environmental Education Association of Washington with the association’s 2007 Community Catalyst Award.
Lowney survives cancer to become athlete, CFD donor
Name: Susan Lowney
UW Job: Buyer II, in the Purchasing Department.
Etc: campus news & notes
SIMPLY BRILLIANT: Popular Science magazine chose Yoky Matsuoka, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, for a spot on this year’s “Brilliant 10” list.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Watras to perform Oct. 30
UW faculty violist Melia Watras will perform at 7:30 p.
Climate sensitivity leads to great uncertainty
Despite decades of ever more-exacting science projecting Earth’s warming climate, there remains large uncertainty about just how much warming will actually occur.
Five UW profs named AAAS Fellows
Five UW faculty members have been named fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
In brief
Hogness Symposium: Faye Wattleton Oct.
A conversation with Jack Berryman
Jack Berryman, UW professor of medical history and adjunct professor of orthopaedics and sports medicine, is an avid sportsman, historian and scholar.
UW dermatologists ‘zap’ unwanted skin art
If you are determined to get a tattoo, Dr.
Derek Jackson named 2007 Pisacano Scholar
Derek Jackson, a fourth-year UW medical student, has been named a 2007 Pisacano Scholar by the Pisacano Leadership Foundation, Inc.
UW Division of Rheumatology receives $3.2 million bequest
The UW Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, has received a $3.
UW researchers to advance human genome project
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded University of Washington researchers $10.
Michelle Williams wins public health’s Lilienfeld Award
Michelle Williams, UW professor of epidemiology, has won the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Abraham Lilienfeld Award that recognizes excellence in teaching of epidemiology during the course of her career.
October 24, 2007
Linguists looking for a Pacific Northwest dialect
Linguists generally believe the West is too young to have evolved separate identifiable accent features or words, as has happened in other areas of the United States, and they usually lump together everyone living west of the Missouri River as speaking a similar-sounding type of English.
University of Washington receives A- grade in sustainability
The University of Washington has received a grade of A-minus in the College Sustainability Report Card, issued today by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.
October 23, 2007
UW renews its search for Washington’s brightest fifth- through eighth-graders
The annual statewide hunt for Washington’s most talented fifth-through eighth-grade students is on again by the University of Washington.
October 18, 2007
Official Notices
Public Hearing Notice
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at noon on Tuesday, Oct.
Peer Portfolio
MARTIAN DUST-UP: A University of Michigan atmospheric scientist thinks NASA’s Phoenix Mars probe, launched in August and set to land on the Red Planet next May, might disturb the very thing it’s meant to study, according to a recent edition of the university’s newspaper, The Record.
Photographers Group presents annual show
The UW Photographers Group will present its sixth annual group show in the HUB Gallery from Tuesday, Oct.
Marvelous maples
Mary Levin The UW Botanic Gardens’ maple collection — which in terms of number of species and cultivated varieties is the most diverse in the country — is showing off its fall colors these days. You can enjoy the collection firsthand on a guided tour led by UW staff horticulturists from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, or 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 3. Pre-registration is required; click here for more information or call 206-685-8033.
Then and now: Searching the skies for life
This school year, University Week, the UW campus newspaper for faculty and staff, turns 25 years old.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Scientists ramp up ability of poplar plants to disarm toxic pollutants
Scientists since the early ’90s have seen the potential for cleaning up contaminated sites by growing plants able to take up nasty groundwater pollutants through their roots.
UW early contributor to Nobel prize-winning work by climate group
Within years of its inception, UW faculty began working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore last week.
Improved forecasting of volcanic eruptions is part of Malone’s legacy
When Steve Malone retired earlier this month, he could take satisfaction in the great strides that have been made in forecasting volcanic eruptions, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.