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January 18, 2007
Health Sciences news briefs
Wylie Burke, professor and chair of the Department of Medical History and Ethics, became president of the American Society of Human Genetics on Jan.
‘History detective’ to speak Jan. 20
Wes Cowan, star of the PBS television series History Detectives and guest appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, will share his antiquing adventures as the guest of the Burke Museum at 7 p.
Study uncovers a lethal secret of 1918 influenza virus
In a study of non-human primates infected with the influenza virus that killed 50 million people in 1918, an international team of scientists has found a critical clue to how the virus killed so quickly and efficiently.
Quilt show will feature work by UW people — including scientists
The UW will be well represented in a quilt show opening at the Seattle Convention and Trade Center this weekend, and not all of the exhibitors are from the School of Art.
UW staffer improves her health — and gets temporarily famous
Most days, Ethelyn Abellanosa is just like other staffers who labor at the University of Washington.
Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean gets new director
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and UW cooperative institute dedicated to understanding climate and its effects is starting its 30th year with a new director.
McCabe and McCabe — sisters Robin and Rachelle team up for dual-piano concert
Robin McCabe, director of the UW School of Music, will perform with a very special guest on Jan.
University Symphony concert features competition winners
The University Symphony, under the baton of Peter Eros, will perform at 7:30 p.
2006 Combined Fund Drive hit a new all-time high
The people have pledged and the numbers are in.
Norway’s Vertavo String Quartet to perform in Meany on Jan. 24
The UW International Chamber Music Series will present the internationally acclaimed Vertavo String Quartet in concert at 8 p.
Forum to spotlight the wireless classroom
The Winter Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning is partnering with the Catalyst Spark Session to address issues related to teaching in wireless classrooms on campus.
Weathering the Storm: Students rebuild after Katrina
When Charlene Reyes landed in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago, it was her first time outside the three west-coast states.
Author Michael Collins to speak at Suzzallo
Michael Collins, author of Death of a Writer, will speak at the Friends of the University of Washington Libraries Annual Meeting at 7 p.
Education Professor Frances Contreras among NW Asian Weekly’s ‘rising stars’
Frances Contreras, UW assistant professor of Education Leadership and Policy Studies, will be among those honored by the newspaper Northwest Asian Weekly in its Women of Color Empowered luncheon series.
UW reaches gold standard for energy and environmental design
A new building at the UW is just the 11th in the country and the second at a higher education institution to be rated as LEED-CS Gold by the U.
Faculty, staff, alumni share experiences with students during Career Discovery Week
Career Discovery Week, now in its eighth year at the UW, is not only an excellent way for students to learn about the professional options that await them, it’s also a chance for UW faculty, staff and alumni to shine by sharing their own experiences.
South African High Court justice, a human rights scholar, to Speak at Law School
Justice Albie Sachs of the Constitutional Court of South Africa will speak at the UW School of Law from 3:30 to 5 p.
Early entrance students don’t conform to ‘nerdy’ stereotype
Students who entered college when they were 12 to 14 years old don’t fit the stereotype of unhappy “nerds” who are humorless, isolated misfits, according to a new study.
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Pilot project funding
The Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (CEEH) is offering pilot project funding in broadly defined areas of “gene-environment interactions.
January 17, 2007
Study uncovers lethal secret of 1918 influenza virus
For information regarding the portions of this study conducted by the University of Wisconsin, contact Terry Devitt, <A href="mailto:trdevitt@wisc.
January 16, 2007
Students who attend college at early age rate experience positive, enduring
Students who entered college when they were 12 to 14 years old don’t fit the stereotype of unhappy “nerds” who are humorless, isolated misfits, according to a new study.
January 11, 2007
Shen Wei Dance to perform at Meany
The UW World Dance Series continues with Shen Wei Dance Arts Jan.
Purchasing passes audit by government
The UW Purchasing Department has passed its latest audit by the federal government with flying colors, and has been approved for another three years.
Laughing out loud: UW’s man in the Legislature believes in comic relief
Randy Hodgins will always wonder what might have been.
MLK Jr. Day of Service sign-ups rise
As of Tuesday, about 900 members of the UW community had signed up to help on the Martin Luther King Jr.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Many faculty and staff were instrumental in making UW Health Sciences a site of excellence in the second half of 2006. Paleontologist Christian Sidor is unwrapping 260 million-year-old fossils with the same enthusiasm as a kid under a Christmas tree. Denise Anderson’s adventure as a volunteer English teacher in a small village in China’s central Shaanxi Province began when her husband, who was working on a remodeling project, decided he should stay home during their usual September vacation break. Avian virus mutations It was buried on Page 6 of the University of Wisconsin newspaper, Wisconsin Week, but it reads like front-page news: “Scientists find mutations that let bird flu adapt to humans. Virginia “Ginger” Warfield, UW senior lecturer in math, always knew she’d become a mathematician — it was in the genes, you might say. Sitting in a classroom and listening to a professor talk about how the human body responds to the extreme environment of a mountaintop is one thing. Earth’s inhabitants are used to temperatures that vary, sometimes greatly, between day and night. A UW College of Forest Resources think tank says Washington forests are being threatened from within. Presentations on lung biology and stem cells and a speech by UW Medicine Chief Executive Officer Paul Ramsey will lead off lectures being presented in the new year. The Atlantic Ocean doesn’t receive the mother lode of fixed nitrogen, the building block of life, after all. The Fifth Western Regional International Health Conference will be held on the UW campus, Feb. Editor’s Note: Uniquely Washington is a biweekly column featuring one of the University’s most important resources — our people. OYSTER DELIGHT: “It was a tough task, choosing the best from a bevy of beauteous bivalves. By Catherine O’Donnell WHERE ARE WE? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Niger treasure: Burke curator unpacks fossils that will aid his research on life forms of distant past
Teaching in China is her vacation
Peer Portfolio
Teacher’s teacher: ‘Ginger’ Warfield wins national math education award
A physiology lesson at 14,000 feet
Earth’s winds not even a breeze on these planets
State forests threatened, UW think tank says
Lectures on lung biology, stem cells, UW Medicine kick off 2007
Nitrogen wars: Pacific, Indian oceans beat Atlantic at fixing Nitrogen
Global health luminaries Kim and Gayle to visit UW
From science into art: More than a few steps
ETC: Campus News and Notes
Honey travels ‘Jericho Road’ with King
News & Information
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mystery Photo
