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April 19, 2007
Champion of the environment: Law school’s Bill Rodgers to be celebrated Earth Day weekend
By Shari Ireton
Law School
It probably comes as no surprise that the person regarded as a pioneering leader in environmental law has spent most of his career in Seattle.
Basu on front lines of social justice fight
For Sutapa Basu, fighting for social justice has been a constant refrain ever since her childhood in India.
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Staging Stoppard’s ‘Arcadia’
The UW School of Drama will present Tom Stoppard’s multiple award-winning Arcadia, directed by Tamara Fisch, April 22 through May 6 in the Playhouse Theatre.
Travels with Raven: UW surgical robot going undersea in simulation
This week Raven, the mobile surgical robot developed by the UW, leaves for its first trip to the Atlantic Ocean.
Kenyon Chan chosen as UWB chancellor
UW President Mark A.
Two UW profs named Guggenheim Fellows
Two UW professors are among 189 artists, scholars, and scientists chosen as Fellows by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Community Celebration, honoring faculty and staff, is part of annual Washington Weekend April 26-28
John Marmor
Alumni Association
A special UW Community Celebration for faculty and staff is one of the highlights of the third annual Washington Weekend, which will take place from April 26 to 28 at all three UW campuses
Washington Weekend is the time every spring when the UW offers a long weekend of open houses, lectures, hands-on exhibits and more.
Genome Symposium: ‘Pests, Plagues & Plants’ April 25
The UW’s Sixth Annual Genome Sciences Symposium takes place all day Wednesday, April 25, at the W.
Iraqi casualty research lecture April 20
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ThINK: Subject Recruitment and Retention, April 25 & May 8
The Investigator Needs to Know (ThINK) seminar presents a two-part lecture series, Subject Recruitment and Retention: Strategies that Work, Wednesday, April 25, and Tuesday, May 8, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.
Stephen Harrison to give Neurath Lecture May 3
The 23rd Annual Hans Neurath Lecture will be given by Stephen C.
Cardiothoracic surgery welcomes Dr. Larry Kaiser April 20
Dr.
Strandness found new way to diagnose vascular disease
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Innovation, patients at heart of vascular research
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Katterman Lecture April 28: Pharmacy Revolution
The 28th Annual Katterman Lecture, Profitability and the Pharmacy Revolution: Keys to Profitability in Traditional Pharmacy Practice and the Growing Clinical Services Sector, will be presented by the UW School of Pharmacy Saturday, April 28, from 8:30 a.
Ceremony honoring Robert Petersdorf April 30
A ceremony scheduled for April 30 will honor the late Robert G.
Debra Schwinn to chair Dept. of Anesthesiology
Debra Schwinn, a leading physician scientist in medical genomics, molecular pharmacology, and cardiac anesthesia, has been named the new chair of the UW Department of Anesthesiology, effective May 1.
UW scientists advance macaque genome research
An international consortium of scientists has completed a draft sequence of the genome of the rhesus macaque, a species of non-human primate that is widely used for creating models of human diseases and infections.
April 18, 2007
Robotic surgeon to team up with doctors, astronauts on NASA mission
This week Raven, the mobile surgical robot developed by the University of Washington, leaves for the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
April 16, 2007
Earth’s dirty little secret: Slowly but surely we are skinning our planet
Throughout history civilizations expanded as they sought new soil to feed their populations, then ultimately fell as they wore out or lost the dirt they depended upon.
April 13, 2007
Kenyon S. Chan selected as chancellor of UW Bothell
University of Washington President Mark A.
April 12, 2007
Rhesus macaque genome may hold clues for human health and evolution
An international consortium of scientists has completed a draft sequence of the genome of the rhesus macaque, a species of non-human primate that is widely used for creating models of human diseases and infections.
Students, alumni invited to UW Spring Career Fair April 18
All students and alumni are invited to attend the UW’s Spring Career Fair, sponsored by the Center for Career Services, held from 3 to 7 p.
Competition challenges undergraduates from around the world
Students from universities spanning the globe will congregate in Seattle April 16-21 to compete in the University of Washington Business School’s ninth annual Global Business Case Competition.
Carter and Maxwell Awards nomination deadline is May 7
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases is accepting nominations for the for The 2008 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Award for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind and The Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement.
Calendar of Events
Thursday, April 12
Neurology Grand Rounds — Seminal Biology of Embryonic Cortical Neural Stem Cells by Jeffrey L.
Cardiothoracic Surgery welcomes Dr. Larry Kaiser April 20
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5 Days/5 Ways for Grants.gov success tutorial, April 18
Are you facing a June National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant proposal deadline? Are you worried about using the Grants.
Notices – Reference Update
The following UW policies, rules, and orders were recently revised:
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Katterman Lecture: Profitability & Pharmacy Revolution, April 28
The 28th Annual School of Pharmacy’s Katterman Lecture, Profitability and the Pharmacy Revolution: Keys to Profitability in Traditional Pharmacy Practice and the Growing Clinical Services Sector, will be presented Saturday, April 28, from 8:30 a.
ThINK: Subject recruitment and retention, April 25 & May 8
The Investigator Needs to Know (ThINK) seminar presents a two-part lecture series, Subject Recruitment and Retention: Strategies that Work, Wednesday, April 25, and May 8, from 4:30 p.
UW Tacoma Open House on April 19
Discover how UW Tacoma helps students reach their potential at the UW Tacoma Open House on Thursday, April 19.
Pepper Schwartz to be keynote speaker at ‘Literary Voices’ dinner April 21
UW Sociology Professor and author Pepper Schwartz will deliver the keynote speech at Friends of the UW Libraries “Literary Voices,” a dinner where guests dine at tables with authors, at 6 p.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Standardized testing of college students won’t work, says new book by UW researchers
When Jeremy Nolan came to the UW in 1999, he thought he’d major in business and become a stockbroker, but four years later, after a research project in Indonesia got him interested in nonhuman primates, he graduated with bachelor’s degrees in biology and psychology.
UW Bothell Hosts 16th Annual Career Fair
UW Bothell will host its 16th annual Career Fair on Thursday, April 19.
Lunch is on the house on April 27
Want the UW president and provost to cook your lunch for you?
If so, mark your calendars for the Community Celebration, to be held from 11:30 a.
Free money and training for professional staff members!
Do we have your attention yet? Good.
History professor named UW Tacoma’s first Haley Professor
Michael Honey, professor of history and UW Tacoma founding faculty member, has been named the first recipient of the University’s new Fred T.
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