Cognitive neuroscience and imaging are in the process of taking a giant leap forward at the UW.
November 9, 2006
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SLEUTHING FOR FUNDS: The Financial Management Department takes care of serious accounting work all year long.
Hendrik Lenstra to give VIGRE lecture
The UW will host Hendrik Lenstra as part of the VIGRE Distinguished Lecturer Series, designed to honor stellar ambassadors of mathematics and to expand public interest in and understanding of mathematics.
Say, can you see?
Can’t see as well as you used to?
The Refractive Surgery Center at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt is one of the nation’s leading providers of vision correction services.
Nominations open for UW’s annual awards
Deadlines in December, January; ceremony will be June 7, 2007
Nominations are now being solicited for the University’s annual awards — awards that honor outstanding teachers, staff, mentors and those engaged in leadership and public service.
AIDS/STD research symposium scheduled for Nov. 29
The UW Center for AIDS and STD will sponsor a one-day research symposium from 10 a.
Harborview showcases Coyote Kids art through Nov. 17
Interested in seeing the work of young emerging artists? Artwork by young artists from Coyote Central, Seattle’s premier youth art program, is on display in the Harborview Cafeteria through Friday, Nov.
Researchers: TV’s influence on kids isn’t all bad
Television is not going away.
Are trauma centers ready for mass-casualty disasters?
By Larry Zalin
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center
Natural and manmade disasters, including the terrorist attacks of Sept.
Common book activities abound as UW prepares for Farmer visit
It’s mid-afternoon in the School of Drama’s studio theater in Hutchinson Hall, and physician Paul Farmer and his colleagues — here looking impossibly young — are having an argument about treatment protocol, while author Tracy Kidder looks on, listening intently.
A conversation with Patricia Wahl, dean of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Patricia Wahl, UW professor of biostatistics, has been dean of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine since 1999.
Electronic brain implant targets movement disorders
By Leila Gray
News & Community Relations
Researchers at the UW are working on an implantable electronic chip that may help establish new nerve connections in the part of the brain that controls movement.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
November 7, 2006
UW experts available for background information on flooding, landslides
University of Washington faculty members are able to provide background on the ways local watersheds have been managed, the effects of land-use changes on watersheds or other information concerning flooding and landslides as the region continues to experience wet weather.
November 2, 2006
Backgrounder: Dispelling fears of a worldwide fisheries crisis
NOTE: Last week newspapers trumpeted a report in Science magazine that predicted the collapse of all seafood fisheries by 2048.
Stem cells engage in dialogue with cells that regulate their future
Dialogue, not a monologue, is the basis of all good communication.
President Emmert announces reorganization of UW Medicine leadership
UW President Mark Emmert has announced a reorganization of UW Medicine, which includes the UW School of Medicine, UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Physicians, and the UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics.
Living the Giving: CFD coordinator organizes volunteer activities
Editor’s Note: During the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week is featuring UW faculty and staff who actively volunteer.
Veterans’ Day Ceremony planned for Nov. 9
Veterans will be honored in this year’s Joint Service Veterans’ Day Ceremony on Thursday, Nov.
UW students on the case (and on the ship) researching problems in Puget Sound
While the Seattle Post-Intelligencer was running a six-part series on problems plaguing Puget Sound, UW undergraduates, graduate students and faculty were at work on board the UW’s 274-foot research vessel gathering information needed to help puzzle out some of the sound’s most pressing problems.
UW and Public Health partnership yields award-winning results
Public health communications professionals from around the country honored a joint effort by the UW and Public Health-Seattle & King County to prepare public health workers and people in related fields to get emergency information out to residents quickly and effectively.
King County Council approves Harborview Building Project
Harborview Medical Center has received unanimous approval (9-0) from the Metropolitan King County Council for the development and construction of the Ninth and Jefferson Building (NJB), a critical component of the expansion project for the medical center.
Provost hosts town meeting Nov. 7
Phyllis Wise will take questions and report on initiatives from her first year as provost during a “Town Meeting” conversation Tuesday, Nov.
A sea change in Forestry as seven faculty retire, nine new ones arrive
A 730-mile road trip in mid-September found long-tenured College of Forest Resources profs rubbing shoulders with faculty so new some hadn’t fully unpacked since moving to Seattle.
Staffer’s film on South Africa to be screened Nov. 8
Masizakhe: Let us Build Together, a film by Scott and Angelica Macklin, will be presented at 7 p.
Richard Peck to give Shaw lecture Nov. 15
Richard Peck, the only children’s book author ever to receive the National Humanities Medal, will be the featured speaker at the 2006 Spencer G.
Notice of Expedited Rule Making (Per RCW 34.05.353)
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Housekeeping amendments to various Title 478 WAC, University of Washington rules.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo to the right was taken somewhere on campus.
Expect traffic delays on 45th Street, Montlake
Members of the UW community should expect some delays along NE 45th Street as workers begin constructing concrete bus pads.
Environmental literacy expert is next Walker Ames speaker
David Orr, currently professor and chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College, will speak on Design on the Edge: Climate Change, Posterity, and the Design Professions at 6:30 p.
‘Anton in Show Business’ plays at Meany Studio Theatre
The UW School of Drama is currently presenting Anton in Show Business, written by Jane Martin and directed by R.
Public Service Law event to feature Sandra Day O’Connor
Mongolian shaman, elder to speak
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What’s your home page? Take part in a poll
Which Web site is your home page? Media Relations and Communications at the UW is conducting a one-question survey to find out.
China, Mongolia, Tibet featured at the Burke
The Burke Museum is featuring Tibet, China and Mongolia in November with a number of events.
Weill, Puccini one-act operas to be presented together
The UW Schools of Music and Drama will present two one-act operas on Nov.
Keeping services going in a disaster: Business continuity symposium slated for Nov. 6
How can businesses and UW departments and units continue to serve clients effectively in the event of a disaster? The answer is business continuity planning, according to the UW Emergency Management Office (UWEM).
UW receives $170,000 for institute to promote people with disabilities in sciences, technology, math
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded a new institute at the UW to promote the participation of people with disabilities in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
Changes made in Magona/Amodio program
Organizers of Local Choices, Global Consequences have changed some of the logistics listed in the Oct.
Drama school awards degree — 60 years late
In the mid-1940s, Alice Skellenger trod the boards at the UW School of Drama.