November 16, 2006
While fines imposed by regulators and courts on companies that falsify records may seem substantial, a new study finds the largest monetary penalties suffered by these companies are the result of a damaged reputation when news of their misconduct was reported.
An associate professor at the Department of Communication who says trusting students is the key to a vibrant classroom has been named Washington professor of the year.
November 15, 2006
A new study suggests that brain and behavior relationships may have changed in a profound way as larger, more complex insect societies evolved from smaller, simpler ones.
November 13, 2006
While fines imposed by regulators and courts on companies that falsify records may seem substantial, a new study finds the largest monetary penalties suffered by these companies are the result of a damaged reputation when news of their misconduct was reported.
November 9, 2006
Researchers who are trying to unlock the secrets of what causes some children to have delayed development are looking for 25 children who are delayed in some aspect of their development and 25 typically developing children 18 to 30 months of age from the Puget Sound area to participate in a University of Washington study.
UW employees have until November 22 to offer their opinions about dining services on campus by filling out an online survey.
In late October, a British government report strongly warned that lack of response to global warming could push the world economy into a serious downturn.
Editor’s note: Through the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week will spotlight some of the UW staff and faculty who volunteer at agencies supported by the fund.
Robert Schenkkan set out to be the next Orson Welles — an actor/writer/director.
The Office of Undergraduate Education has officially changed its name to Undergraduate Academic Affairs and promoted one of its own to associate dean.
Gwen Davis
University Week Intern
The UW is known for the colorful variety of its study-abroad programs.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week, newspapers trumpeted a report in Science magazine that predicted the collapse of all seafood fisheries by 2048.
Peter Lape describes his graduate school archaeological field work in Southeast Asia as “a total nightmare most of the time.
WHERE ARE WE? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
In the world of computing, the Holy Grail is power.
The UW School of Music will offer two concerts on Saturday, Nov.
Cognitive neuroscience and imaging are in the process of taking a giant leap forward at the UW.
SLEUTHING FOR FUNDS: The Financial Management Department takes care of serious accounting work all year long.
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.
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.
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.
The UW Center for AIDS and STD will sponsor a one-day research symposium from 10 a.
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.
Television is not going away.
By Larry Zalin
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center
Natural and manmade disasters, including the terrorist attacks of Sept.
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.
Patricia Wahl, UW professor of biostatistics, has been dean of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine since 1999.
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.
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
November 7, 2006
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
NOTE: Last week newspapers trumpeted a report in Science magazine that predicted the collapse of all seafood fisheries by 2048.
Dialogue, not a monologue, is the basis of all good communication.
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.
Editor’s Note: During the Combined Fund Drive campaign, University Week is featuring UW faculty and staff who actively volunteer.
Veterans will be honored in this year’s Joint Service Veterans’ Day Ceremony on Thursday, Nov.
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.
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.
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.
Phyllis Wise will take questions and report on initiatives from her first year as provost during a “Town Meeting” conversation Tuesday, Nov.