UW News
The latest news from the UW
May 31, 2007
Minh-An Nguyen
Minh-An Nguyen, 21, majoring in biochemistry and chemistry, has been named a President’s Medalist — the outstanding student to complete at least three-fourths of her education at the UW.
Dawn Williams
In 1990, Dawn Williams was a recent business school grad who wanted to reconnect with the University.
Dan Evans
Dan Evans came close to becoming the vice president of the United States twice, but luckily for his home state, it didn’t work out either time.
Raj Bordia
German graduate student Andre Zimmerman moved to Maryland to complete his doctoral research.
Eve Riskin
Eve Riskin sometimes strolls into the office wearing a pair of cow boots.
Don Wulff
When Don Wulff was 7 years old, his parents decided he and his two siblings would attend school in town, not the one-room schoolhouse they’d been attending.
J. Carey Jackson
Trained as an anthropologist and a physician, J.
James Gregory
While the city of Seattle today enjoys a reputation as a livable,friendly and politically correct metropolis, as recently as 1966 racially segregated schools and neighborhoods were de rigueur.
Erasmo Gamboa
Erasmo Gamboa spends a lot of time on the golf course, but he’s not trying to improve his handicap.
Jan Spyridakis
Jan Spyridakis, of the College of Engineering’s Department of Technical Communication, is the kind of professor who can inspire students in a spirited discussion of an unlikely topic — syntax and semantics.
Pam Robenolt
Pam Robenolt doesn’t look much older than the students she supervises, but her quiet knowledge and confidence make clear who’s in charge — and that her students will perform.
Marne Faber
It is rare to meet someone “who truly stands out, who inspires everyone in the room and who challenges others to view the world differently on a daily basis,” wrote Ray Johanson, assistant nurse manager of the Burn and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU), in a letter nominating Marne Faber for a Distinguished Staff Award.
Cynthia St. Clair
Cynthia St.
Elaine Franks
It’s nearly impossible to draft a job description that adequately portrays what Elaine Franks does at the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics (BRTC).
Program on the Environment
Mining the expertise at the UW has allowed the Program on the Environment (PoE) to generate as many bachelor’s degrees, about 50 each year, as some departments do, all without having any faculty of its own.
Multidisciplinary International Research Training (MIRT)
Michelle Williams says she created the Multidisciplinary International Research Training (MIRT) Program to “allow minority students to have an international experience, something I didn’t have until I was a graduate student.
Deborah Flores
You know you’ve come to a challenging work environment when, shortly after you arrive, resignations leave you with a skeleton staff of strangers and you have to put yourself on the payroll because no one else knows how.
Alex Coverdill
Students seem to respond to environments that are relaxed and open, where they can pitch out ideas without fear that their peers will think less of them, according to Alex Coverdill, doctoral student in biology and one of this year’s Excellence in Teaching Award recipients.
Jerusha Achterberg
As strange as it seems, being a poor dance student has made Jerusha Achterberg a better classroom teacher.
Matt Sparke
When Matt Sparke was growing up in England he took an exam administered to many 11-year-olds to measure their problem-solving and reasoning skills — basically an intelligence test.
Terry Swanson
Terry Swanson firmly believes a key to his teaching success is making classes intimate.
G. Kent Nelson
UW Tacoma Senior Lecturer G.
Douglas Black
Doug Black didn’t set out to earn one of the UW’s Distinguished Teaching awards; he didn’t even set out to have an academic career.
Lauro Flores
Now well into his third decade of service at the UW, Lauro Flores, professor and chair in the Department of American Ethnic Studies, is a consummate teacher and a passionate advocate of diversity and inclusion.
David Goldstein
For many, David Goldstein is a natural choice as recipient of a 2007 Distinguished Teaching Award.
Crispin Thurlow
You could say teaching is in Crispin Thurlow’s blood.
May 29, 2007
Eavesdropping comes naturally to young song sparrows
Long before the National Security Agency began eavesdropping on the phone calls of Americans, young song sparrows were listening to and learning the tunes sung by their neighbors.
May 24, 2007
New hires, planning under way for proposed $130 million ocean observatory
Peter Barletto, who has more than three decades of experience with submarine cable systems and networks, started work at the University of Washington Monday, joining the project team tasked with developing detailed engineering specifications for a cabled underwater research facility to be built off the coast of Washington and Oregon.
Tag(s): John Delaney • Ocean Observatories Initiative • oceanography • School of Oceanography
MFA show to open at the Henry
There will be a reception from 7 to 9 p.
Opera, symphony, wind ensemble, marimbas and jazz singing at School of Music
The music of an opera, a symphony, a wind ensemble, a percussion ensemble featuring marimbas and vocal performances by jazz groups and chamber singers are among offerings coming shortly from the UW School of Music.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Faculty at UW Bothell and UW Tacoma receive research awards
By Elizabeth Fischtzuir
UW Bothell
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Jill Carnell Danseco
UW Tacoma
UW Bothell will be honoring Suzanne Sikma as the 2007 Worthington Faculty Scholarship Award recipient, while UW Tacoma has named Anthony D’Costa the winner of the 2007 Distinguished Research Award.
There’s something for everyone at UW Professional Development Days, June 13-14
Career development and growth here at the UW can mean promotions or transfers, or just finding new inspiration in the position you already have.
Science society’s new science chapter gaining momentum at the UW
By Sibrina N.
Literacy Through Photography students to exhibit work Friday
The words and photographs work together like peanut butter and jelly, one making the other better.
Bringing it home: Class helps students integrate international experiences
Class Title: CHID 498A/Nursing 445C, “Bringing it Home: Integrating International Experiences,” taught by Britt Yamamoto and Josephine Ensign.
Ethics rules now allow ‘de minimis’ use of UW resources for approved outside work
On the one hand, UW faculty are encouraged to help disseminate UW-created innovations beyond the world of academe.
Raising the roof to give the Playhouse Theater a new life
When the Undergraduate Theatre Society’s production of Into the Woods closes on June 3, the theater in which it’s being performed will close too — for nearly two years.
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Transplant Services launches lecture series May 25
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