UW Tacoma has named Sharon Parker as its new assistant chancellor for equity and diversity.
March 29, 2007
The latest news from the UW
Faculty Senate chair calls all-faculty meeting on salaries April 3
Gail Stygall, chair of the UW Faculty Senate, is inviting all faculty campuswide to a meeting to discuss faculty salary policies from 3:30 to 5 p.
Professor Gregory Hicks selected as interim dean of UW School of Law
Provost Phyllis Wise has announced that Gregory A.
Time to get ambulatory: Walk In 2007 is afoot
Maybe you are thinking that because you ride the bus to work every day, you can’t participate in the 2007 Walk In, which this year runs through the month of April.
New guest artist at UW Bothell
The UW Bothell will feature Stephanie Skura as its next Artist in Residence, April 4-6th.
Jigu! Thunder Drums of China coming to Meany
The UW World Music & Theatre Series will continue with Jigu! Thunder Drums of China.
Aging of individual boosts chances that a family line will be long-lived
It is an inevitability of life — you are born and you begin to age.
Eavesdropping nuthatches distinguish danger threats in chickadee alarm calls
Jarvik to head Division of Medical Genetics
Health Sciences News Briefs
School of Nursing receives Lance Armstrong Foundation grant
Researchers at the UW School of Nursing have received a $247,000 grant from the Lance Armstrong Foundation to study a new parenting program for parents recently diagnosed with cancer.
Graduating medical students participate in annual rite of passage – Match Day!
Of the 164 graduating students at the UW School of Medicine, 155 of them participated in the National Resident Matching Program’s “Match Day,” on March 15.
Acclaimed physician Benjamin Carson to give Neurosurgery lecture April 11.
Internationally renowned physician, author and motivational speaker Dr.
March 27, 2007
‘Smart’ sunglasses and goggles let users adjust shade and color
Imagine a single pair of glasses with lenses that can be transparent or dark, and in shades of yellow, green or purple, all on command.
March 26, 2007
Toddlers engage in ’emotional eavesdropping’ to guide their behavior
Little children never cease to amaze.
March 21, 2007
UW Bothell to host first two finalists in chancellor search
The search advisory committee for the position of chancellor of the University of Washington Bothell (UWB) has announced that the first two finalists for chancellor will be visiting campus in the next two weeks.
March 19, 2007
UW becomes charter member of group to address global warming
The University of Washington has become a member of the Leadership Circle of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, by which the UW agrees to adopt policies that minimize global warming emissions and integrate sustainability more firmly into the curriculum, and also to provide leadership in encouraging other universities and colleges to join in the effort to address global climate change.
Eavesdropping nuthatches distinguish danger threats in chickadee alarm calls
UW, Micron launch materials-testing lab in quest for next-generation microchips
The computer chip industry is facing a predicament: as chips get smaller they are reaching a physical limit.
March 16, 2007
Trojan horse strategy defeats drug-resistant bacteria
A new antimicrobial approach can kill bacteria in laboratory experiments and eliminate life-threatening infections in mice by interfering with a key bacterial nutrient, according to research led by a University of Washington scientist.
Chicana, Chicano scholars, community leaders, activists to meet at UW
More than 150 scholars, community leaders and activists will participate in the 2007 Pacific Northwest Regional Conference of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies next Thursday and Friday (March 22 and 23) on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington.
March 14, 2007
UW students to spend Alternative Spring Break working in schools around Washington state
Departure set for Friday, March 16, 3 p.
March 13, 2007
Aging boosts chances that a family line will be long-lived
It is an inevitability of life — you are born and you begin to age.
March 12, 2007
Free energy assessments for region’s small- to medium-sized factories
The University of Washington has joined 26 universities offering a Department of Energy-sponsored program to reduce electricity use in manufacturing plants.
Hackers get bum rap for corporate America’s digital delinquency
If Phil Howard’s calculations prove true, by year’s end the 2 billionth personal record — some American’s social-security or credit-card number, academic grades or medical history — will become compromised, and it’s corporate America, not rogue hackers, who are primarily to blame.
Should I stay or should I go? What makes employees voluntarily leave or keep their jobs
Employers would be better at keeping workers if they focused on why their employees want to stay rather than what kinds of things make them quit, according to researchers from the University of Washington and Truman State University.
March 8, 2007
Having fun, mastering skills outscore ‘winning at all costs’ for young athletes
Boys and girls who played basketball for coaches trained to emphasize personal improvement, giving maximum effort, having fun and supporting their teammates reported lower levels of sport anxiety compared with athletes playing for untrained coaches.
Who knew? Ride in the Rain bikers are poets, too
Maybe it’s the long hours alone on the bike that provide the inspiration, or maybe it’s all that dreary rain.
Newsmakers
Ready for Web 3.
Peer portfolio
Parking Services plans limited hours March 20
On Tuesday, March 20, Parking Service’s main office (located at 3901 University Way NE) will be closed from 1:15 to 3:45 p.
Official notices
Academic Opportunities
Applications invited for Small Grants Research Awards
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University of Washington faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Seminar goers ponder values-based leadership
What can the average UW employee do to ensure that the UW lives its values in the work place?
A daylong seminar last week, attended by close to 100 staff and faculty, used a combination of case studies and events involving major historical figures to explore how individual decision-making helps create — or undermine — an organization’s stated core values.
Post-Katrina: Design for recovery
A UW effort to help rebuild a community along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast is a drop in the bucket stacked against the $110 billion the government has budgeted for recovery.
A world of possibilities: UW Bothell staffer’s music gets a second chance in the online world Second Life
It’s not every day a musician gives a concert and a three-story gingerbread cookie shows up.
Run/walk on campus to benefit Seattle schools
A run/walk event beginning at 10 a.
Baseball’s religious meaning to be explored in March 28 talk
The Comparative Religion Program presents Christopher Evans speaking on Baseball: an American Religion? at 7:30 p.
Three earn medalist honors for scholarship
Three UW students receiving medals for high scholarship for the 2005-6 academic year were honored at a private reception hosted by President Mark Emmert Friday, March 2.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Double bass virtuoso to speak, teach
Canadian-American double bass virtuoso Gary Karr will discuss “My Life in Music” with UW School of Music double bassist Barry Lieberman at 2 p.
Pianist Feltsman to perform at Meany
The UW President’s Piano Series will present Vladimir Feltsman at 8 p.