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The latest news from the UW
January 4, 2007
World-renowned pianist Markus Groh to play Meany on Jan. 9
The UW President’s Piano Series continues on Tuesday, Jan.
London bassist Thomas Martin to perform Jan. 7
Thomas Martin, double bass faculty member at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (London) and former principal bassist with the London Symphony Orchestra, will perform works by Bach, Beethoven, Bottesini, and others at a concert on Sunday, Jan.
Safeway funds high-tech mammography clinic
A gift of $800,000 from the Seattle Division of Safeway Inc.
Drive with pride, with ‘W’ on your ride
There are thousands more Washington State University license plates on the state’s roads than UW ones.
UW staffer a new member of the state Legislature
When the state Legislature convenes on Jan.
Teacher retention in Washington State bucks common wisdom
It’s often said that half of all public school teachers leave the profession during their first five years.
UW Medicine mourns death of Dr. Harold Goldberg
By Roberta Wilkes
Department of Medicine
Dr.
You think it, the robot does it: Science fiction becomes reality
A classic science-fiction scene shows a person wearing a metal skullcap with electrodes sticking out to detect the person’s thoughts.
UW-developed robot can check power lines for wear and tear
To your left runs a high-voltage power cable that is worn, but still physically sound.
Fraga to head Diversity Research Institute, recruit minority faculty
The UW has lured a highly accomplished and popular political science professor from Stanford to head up the Diversity Research Institute and help recruit and retain minority faculty members.
‘Fighting the Fires of Hate’: Odegaard Library hosts exhibit on Nazi book burnings
From Jan.
‘Speechless’ and ‘Mute’ help break the silence of the leaves
Researchers have discovered two genes that guide land plants to develop microscopic pores that they can open and close as if each pore was a tiny mouth.
Microbe fixes nitrogen at a blistering 92 C,
may offer clues to evolution of nitrogen fixation
A heat-loving microbe capable of fixing nitrogen at a surprisingly hot 92 degrees Celsius, or 198 Fahrenheit, may represent Earth’s earliest lineages of organisms capable of nitrogen fixation, perhaps even preceding the kinds of bacteria today’s plants and animals rely on to fix nitrogen.
Law school receives $1.3 million to improve access to justice in rural China
The Asian Law Center at the UW School of Law was awarded a $1.
Alum gives History Department $1 million
By Marilyn Kliman
Arts and Sciences
Donald Logan, a retired Seattle high school history teacher, has given $1 million to the Department of History to fund the Donald W.
UW a Recipient of the First Annual Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration
The UW is one of 10 non-profit institutions to be recognized in the first annual Mellon Awards for Technology Collaboration.
HEC Board approves new Computer Engineering degree at UWT
The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved the new Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering and Systems, offered by the Institute of Technology at the UW Tacoma.
Choosing the greater good in promotion of UW intellectual properties
A short, simple resolution recently passed by a campus committee will help more UW-developed medicines and technologies to be distributed in developing countries worldwide.
UW hopes for ‘breakthrough year’ in state education funding
This is shaping up to be a breakthrough year for funding of higher education and especially the UW.
December 26, 2006
How does a zebrafish grow a new tail? The answer may help treat human injuries.
If a zebrafish loses a chunk of its tail fin, it’ll grow back within a week.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Robotic crawler to explore subterranean UW power lines tomorrow
WHAT: Demonstration of a prototype robot developed by the University of Washington to inspect underground high-voltage power cables for damage.
December 21, 2006
Robotic crawler detects wear in power lines
To your left runs a high-voltage power cable that is worn, but still physically sound.
December 20, 2006
‘Speechless’ and ‘Mute’ help break the silence of the leaves
Researchers have discovered two genes that guide land plants to develop microscopic pores that they can open and close as if each pore was a tiny mouth.
Teacher retention in Washington State bucks common wisdom
It’s often said that half of all public school teachers leave the profession during their first five years.
December 19, 2006
UW snags Stanford political science professor
The University of Washington has lured a highly accomplished and popular political science professor from Stanford to head up Diversity Research Institute and help recruit and retain minority faculty members.
December 18, 2006
Virtual experiences can cause embellished, false memories
The next time you’re in the market for a new camera, it might be best to read about the product’s capabilities in a brochure rather than taking it for a test-run in an interactive, computer-generated virtual world.
December 14, 2006
Microbe fixes nitrogen at a blistering 92 C, may offer clues to evolution of nitrogen fixation
A heat-loving archaeon capable of fixing nitrogen at a surprisingly hot 92 degrees Celsius, or 198 Fahrenheit, may represent Earth’s earliest lineages of organisms capable of nitrogen fixation, perhaps even preceding the kinds of bacteria today’s plants and animals rely on to fix nitrogen.
Stardust findings override some commonly held astronomy beliefs
Contrary to a popular scientific notion, there was enough mixing in the early solar system to transport material from the sun’s sizzling neighborhood and deposit it in icy deep-space comets.
Researchers demonstrate direct brain control of humanoid robot
A classic science-fiction scene shows a person wearing a metal skullcap with electrodes sticking out to detect the person’s thoughts.
December 12, 2006
UW-led team discovers gene for inherited pancreatic cancer
An international group of researchers has discovered that the mutated form of a gene called Palladin causes familial pancreatic cancer.
December 11, 2006
NIH awards additional $10.2 million to UW research team to grow heart muscle
The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health has awarded $10.
December 7, 2006
The art in science
Although there’s often a gulf of perception between the worlds of art and science, many artists use science for their creations and some scientists find art in their work.
Harry Kimball honored by chest physicians organization
Dr.
Sherrilynne Fuller presents the Education in Medicine lecture Jan. 5
Dr.
English professor and poet awarded $50,000 fellowship
Heather McHugh, a poet and English professor at the UW, has been awarded $50,000 in the inaugural round of United States Artists Fellowships.
Coming UW Press offerings: Seattle bungalows, a Frank Lloyd Wright house, Boris Yeltsin and the return of the Ugyhur language
Invasive Northwest marine species, a house by Frank Lloyd Wright and the bungalows of Seattle are among topics covered by several books by UW faculty or about the Seattle area soon to be published by University Press.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Campus scavenging paid off for renovated Southwest Maintenance Zone
The front desk came from the law school, the carpeting in the back from Housing and Food Services.
Visiting lecturer underscores growing bond between UW and schools focusing on minority populations
By Sibrina Collins
The Graduate School
This fall the University took a step toward its goal of building relationships with minority-serving institutions and historically black colleges and universities when it hosted Andrew Williams, a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga.
Library to honor professor for gift to children’s collection
For their 25th wedding anniversary, Douglas Louie surprised his wife, UW Tacoma Professor of Education Belinda Louie, with an elaborate, expensive gift she can’t wear, drive or even touch.
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