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May 17, 2007
Pacific oyster is subject of talk today
The Pacific oyster — a tasty shellfish that happens to be the most cultivated aquatic animal on the planet — is the subject of the talk, The Top Five Reasons for Loving Bivalves, set for Thursday, May 17.
Music school offers many concerts
A pilgrimage in song, faculty performances, a composers’ workshop and a special evening featuring several bands will be offered by the School of Music in coming days.
Vice chair finds varied issues in year of learning
Looking back, I find it remarkable how one thing has led to another.
Faculty salaries closing gap; staff, librarians also to get increases
The Board of Regents will be reviewing today (Thursday) a draft operating budget for fiscal year 2008 that includes salary increases for faculty, professional staff and librarians that are well above those provided from funds allocated by the State Legislature.
May 16, 2007
Elise Saba named President’s Medalist for transfer students
Elise Saba, who will be receiving a bachelor’s degree in English, has been awarded a President’s Medal for scholarship as a transfer student — an award given to a student who entered the UW with at least 60 transfer credits from a Washington community college.
Minh-An Nguyen named President’s Medalist for four-year students
Minh-An Nguyen, 21, majoring in biochemistry and chemistry, has been named a President’s Medalist — the outstanding four-year student in this year’s senior class on the basis of her overall academic record, including grades.
May 15, 2007
University of Washington to develop specifications for large
ocean observatory off coast of Washington and Oregon
- The University of Washington has been allocated $2.
May 10, 2007
132nd Commencement at UW’s Seattle campus–2 p.m. June 9 at Husky Stadium
Mark A.
Washington’s minority businesses guardedly optimistic despite hurdles
Competition from big businesses, unmet financing needs and weak sales forecasts are the most pressing concerns shared by Washington state’s minority small-business owners, according to researchers at the University of Washington.
Forest Resources plans research review May 17
Mapping invasive burrowing shrimp in Willapa Bay, understanding biodiversity pathways in working forests and the pressures to convert forests to other uses in Western Washington are among the topics Thursday, May 17, during reports from a half-dozen of the UW College of Forest Resources’ research centers and initiatives.
Game on: Professor brings XBox 360 into the classroom
Video games are so addictive that the Chinese government is attempting to restrict playing time in online cafés to three hours a day.
Student researchers to show their work at Undergraduate Research Symposium
Katharine Liang, a UW senior, initially got interested in medical research to help her mom, who because of myopic degeneration and glaucoma is legally blind.
Underwater turbines could turn Puget Sound’s tides into electricity
The UW recently signed an agreement with Snohomish County Public Utility District to study tidal currents in Puget Sound as a possible source of power.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Strategic Leadership Program relaunched with LCVI in mind
The Strategic Leadership Program has been reborn.
Music Education: Reason to be proud
There’s understandable pride in the Music Education Program at the UW School of Music these days, where an alumna was recently named National Teacher of the Year.
Guitar duets, piano, bassoon and the UW Gospel Choir among coming School of Music offerings
Guitar duets, Schubert and Beethoven on piano, a faculty recital on bassoon and a choir of more than 100 voices lifted together in gospel music are all being presented by the UW School of Music in coming days.
Social critic Andrew Jolivétte speaks on campus May 16
Writer, teacher, social critic and mixed-race studies specialist Andrew Jolivette will speak at 7 p.
Climate change a threat to Indonesian agriculture, study says
Stanford News Service
Rice farming in Indonesia is greatly affected by short-term climate variability and could be harmed significantly by long-term climate change, according to a new study by researchers at the UW, Stanford University, and the University of Wisconsin.
‘Getting Undressed’ explores youthful fears, blurred boundaries
Description: Getting Undressed: A Performance Art Piece, to be performed Thursday through Sunday, May 17 through 20 at the Ethnic Cultural Theater, combines dance and theater, exploring how conversation, clothing and movement shape identities.
Memorial planned for David Fowler June 1
A public memorial gathering honoring David C.
Espada lecture rescheduled
The Reed-Osheroff lecture featuring Latino poet Martin Espada, originally scheduled for May 10, has been rescheduled to 7:30 p.
Class Notes: Seeing familiar landscapes differently
Class Title: Field Research: the Seattle Region (Geography 490), taught by Douglas Mercer
Description: In this class on the Seattle region, students can eat sushi, bike around Vashon Island or participate in an earthquake awareness meeting.
UW Bothell to hold sixth annual Intercultural Night May 12
The UW Bothell will host its sixth annual Intercultural Night from 5:30 to 9 p.
UW has three new Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Three UW professors — Donald Brownlee in astronomy, Anthony Greenwald in psychology and Raymond Huey in biology — last week were named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Group Health endows nursing professorship in chronic illness
Group Health Cooperative has endowed a new professorship at the UW School of Nursing, Dean Nancy Woods announced this week.
2007 medical school class honors students, faculty and staff
The 2007 graduating class of the UW School of Medicine has selected its annual award recipients.
General Clinical Research Center awards 2007 pilot and feasibility grants
The UW General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) has named the recipients of its 2007 GCRC Pilot and Feasibility Grants, designed to facilitate career development in clinical research.
Stern named president of Alliance for Clinician Educators in Radiology
At the recently concluded 55th annual meeting of the Association of University Radiologists, UW School of Medicine faculty member, Dr.
Medical quality and radiology expert to speak May 21
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May 9, 2007
UW undergraduates to present research at symposium May 18
Katharine Liang, a UW senior, initially got interested in medical research to help her mom, who because of myopic degeneration and glaucoma is legally blind.
May 8, 2007
State turns to Ruckelshaus Center to mediate land-use dispute
A recently named conflict-resolution center from the state’s two largest universities has a new assignment under legislation signed today by Gov.
Latino poet Martin Espada rescheduled at the University of Washington
WHAT: The Reed-Osheroff Lecture honors two Seattle-area veterans of The Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a group of American volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39).
May 7, 2007
40 percent of 3-month-old infants are regularly watching TV, DVDs or videos
A large number of parents are ignoring warnings from the American Academy of Pediatrics and are allowing their very young children to watch television, DVDs or videos so that by 3 months of age 40 percent of infants are regular viewers.
Congressman Norm Dicks to be UW Commencement speaker
Congressman Norm Dicks, who has served as a representative in Congress since 1977, will be the University of Washington’s speaker at the 2007 Commencement exercises June 9 at Husky Stadium.
May 4, 2007
Children with autism have difficulty recognizing ordinary words
New research indicates that young children with autism have a difficult time recognizing ordinary words and more of their brains are occupied with this kind of task compared to typically developing youngsters.
May 3, 2007
Albert Jonsen set the standard for medical ethics
On Monday, May 7, Dr.
Two well-known American poets to speak at the University of Washington
WHAT: Robert Bly and Martin Espada will speak at separate events this May at the UW.
UW’s undergrads dominate international math competition
They thought they had already had their proudest moment.
Governor Gregoire signs health legislation at UW Medical Center
The UW Medical Center (UWMC) hosted Governor Christine Gregoire May 2, when she signed into law a broad array of health care legislation.
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