The latest news from the UW

Susan Templeton would like UW staffers to know that she’s here to help them manage their careers.

A number of different experiences await audiences of the School of Music during the coming week, including jazz, gospel and classical, from bands, ensembles and choruses.

Bill Gates made his fortune in computer science by building the Microsoft software empire.

The King County Solid Waste Division wants everyone to see recycling in a whole new light.

The UW Business School has announced that Leonard Lavin, founder and chairman emeritus of the Alberto-Culver Company, has donated $2 million to establish the Leonard and Bernice Lavin Entrepreneurial Action Program (LEAP).

For author Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains was all about a compelling story, the tale of Dr.

African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a rate unprecedented since an international convention banning ivory trade took effect in 1989, a UW biologist says.

The UW Women’s Center, in collaboration with Housing and Food Services, Pinay Sa Seattle, and KBCS 91.

Gerry Philipsen, professor of communication, has been appointed by President Emmert as secretary of the faculty.

When Paul Oman and Barbara Endicott-Popovsky open their newspapers or scan headlines online, they marvel at what they don’t see — no stories detailing how our power grid, water supply, and communication systems have been compromised.

The UW School of Law will host a conference on the law, economics, and impact of climate change on Friday, March 2 in William H.

When the madrona tree blew down in one of this winter’s windstorms, the UW gardeners weren’t surprised.

While dignitaries gathered Monday in Washington, D.

The UW World Music & Theatre Series presents Badi Assad at 8 p.

The UW Center for AIDS Research will host a seminar on Disparities in HIV-STIs: Impacts on African-American and African-Born Populations, Thursday, March 8, from 8:45 a.

The UW is hosting a Brain Awareness Open House, Tuesday, March 6, from 10 a.

Two new funding opportunities are available for people interested in research on the process of aging.

First-year medical student Ngoc-Phuong Luu has been awarded the 2007 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship.

The findings of two UW genome sciences research teams — one studying the genetics of the gibbon, and another examining a mechanism to allow for alternative readings of DNA — were featured in the February issue of the journal Genome Research.

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Bill Gates made his fortune in computer science by building the Microsoft software empire.

African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a rate unprecedented since an international convention banning ivory trade took effect in 1989, a University of Washington biologist says.

The University of Washington Business School announced today that Leonard Lavin, founder and chairman emeritus of the Alberto-Culver Company, has donated $2 million to establish the Leonard and Bernice Lavin Entrepreneurial Action Program.

The UW School of Drama will present Caryl Churchill’s, Mad Forest, directed by Scott Hafso, Feb.

The UW Dance Program will present its annual Dance Majors Concert March 1–4 in Meany Studio Theater.

Academic Opportunities

Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy: Call for Proposals

As part of our ongoing effort to stimulate University-wide research and teaching on the nonprofit and philanthropic sector, the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy is offering grants to UW faculty and graduate students for research in these areas.

ROOTS, an emergency shelter for young adults located in the U District, is in desperate need of volunteers during spring break.

What exactly does “contemporary” mean?

That was the first question curators of the Burke Museum’s new exhibit, In the Spirit of the Ancestors: Contemporary Northwest Coast Art, mulled over as they began choosing items from the permanent collection for display.

One day some years ago, Tracy Kidder hiked five hours through the steep, barren mountains of Haiti with Dr.

Research focusing on institutions, people and tradeoffs when it comes to ocean policy has earned Patrick Christie, UW assistant professor of marine affairs and international studies, one of five Pew Fellowships in Marine Conservation awarded by the Pew Institute for Ocean Sciences.

Violinist Ani Kavafian, renowned as a soloist, chamber musician, and teacher, will perform with the University Symphony at 7:30 p.

Graduate and Professional Education Week, Feb.

The Studio Jazz Ensemble will perform work by Quincy Jones and and the Percussion Ensemble will present a concert titled Winter Beat in coming events sponsored by the UW School of Music.

A conference this week honors Joel Migdal, recipient of the Marsha L.

The UW Board of Regents “took a strong stand for health and safety” when they adopted permanent rules at their January meeting that make all UW campuses smoke free, said Karen VanDusen, director of Environmental Health and Safety.

In a tank on the south campus, a Superman figure dangles from a plastic airplane wing.

For its eighth book talk, the UW Center for Multicultural Education will present Michael Honey, professor and historian of ethnic and labor studies in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at UW Tacoma, and author of the book Going Down Jericho Road: The Memphis Strike, King’s Last Campaign.