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January 11, 2007
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. Astronomers have found evidence of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a dwarf elliptical galaxy about 54 million light years away from the Milky Way Galaxy where Earth resides. The committee charged with examining the organization of the UW’s schools and colleges has now issued its report, which is advisory to the Provost. January 10, 2007 The Atlantic Ocean doesn’t receive the mother lode of fixed nitrogen, the building block of life, after all. January 9, 2007 Earth’s inhabitants are used to temperatures that vary, sometimes greatly, between day and night. A University of Washington College of Forest Resources think tank says Washington forests are being threatened from within. January 8, 2007 Albert Einstein theorized long ago that moving matter would warp the fabric of four-dimensional space-time, sending out ripples of gravity called gravitational waves. January 7, 2007 Astronomers have found evidence of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a dwarf elliptical galaxy about 54 million light years away from the Milky Way Galaxy where Earth resides. January 4, 2007 As you read this sentence, an estimated 5 million people are using BitTorrent to download their favorite movies or TV shows. This quarter’s seminar series, “From Invention to Start-Up,” begins Jan. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, Jan. In 2007, the Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) is inviting research proposals from nonprofit entities within Washington state for health-related research. The Rev. As new research promises more effective strategies for aging, today’s maturing adults have more resources than ever to stave off the physical and mental decline that have plagued previous generations of older adults. Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. Two events in coming days will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. The UW President’s Piano Series continues on Tuesday, Jan. 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. A gift of $800,000 from the Seattle Division of Safeway Inc. There are thousands more Washington State University license plates on the state’s roads than UW ones. When the state Legislature convenes on Jan. It’s often said that half of all public school teachers leave the profession during their first five years. By Roberta Wilkes Dr. A classic science-fiction scene shows a person wearing a metal skullcap with electrodes sticking out to detect the person’s thoughts. To your left runs a high-voltage power cable that is worn, but still physically sound.
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
Astronomers detect black hole in tiny ‘dwarf’ galaxy
Reorganization report released: Interdisciplinarity, collaboration, strategic transformation touted
New findings blow a decade of assumptions out of the water
Earth’s strongest winds wouldn’t even be a breeze on these planets
Forum recommends incentives, innovation, investment for state’s forests
Superstrings could add gravitational cacophony to universe’s chorus
Astronomers detect black hole in tiny ‘dwarf’ galaxy
BitTyrant makes a turbulent entry into digital filesharing
Entrepreneurship series begins Jan. 9
McDermott memorial planned for Jan. 14
Life Sciences Discovery Fund information sessions set for January
Come together: The 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
‘The Art of Aging’ airs Jan. 10 on KCTS
Mystery Photo
UW Medicine celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
World-renowned pianist Markus Groh to play Meany on Jan. 9
London bassist Thomas Martin to perform Jan. 7
Safeway funds high-tech mammography clinic
Drive with pride, with ‘W’ on your ride
UW staffer a new member of the state Legislature
Teacher retention in Washington State bucks common wisdom
UW Medicine mourns death of Dr. Harold Goldberg
Department of Medicine
You think it, the robot does it: Science fiction becomes reality
UW-developed robot can check power lines for wear and tear
