Well known author (Loving What Is) Byron Katie will be coming to the UW on Thursday, May 11 for two events — one for students in the Psychology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Departments and one for the general public.
April 20, 2006
The latest news from the UW
Syria celebrated in two events
Syria is the focus of a forum and a concert next week on the UW campus.
Japanese WW II ordeal recalled in symposium
“Remembering Japanese American Redress: A Symposium on History, Incarceration, and Justice” will be presented from 9 a.
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Visiting German artist paints Emmert, Gates, for interpretive project
As he looked forward to painting a portrait of UW President Mark Emmert last week, German painter Stefan Budian said his main plan was to have no plan at all.
UW-South Seattle Community College partnership kicks off with visit; register now to go along
A new partnership between the UW, South Seattle Community College and South Seattle neighborhoods will be celebrated with a day trip to that area, available to all, on May 3, guided by community leaders and faculty advisors from both institutions.
Her art isn’t art ’til she gives it away
Lili Angel’s art is like a Buddhist monk’s sand painting — she spends days or weeks creating it, and then it’s gone.
The North Pole Was Here: New York Times reporter writes about chilling in the arctic
“They call their project the North Pole Environmental Observatory, but that name gives the impression that it’s some exotic domed facility,” writes New York Times reporter Andrew Revkin.
Staffer is living in a legacy
For Anne Eskridge, it started with the need for a different kind of house.
‘After Hurricane Katrina’ subject of talk April 27
The University community will have a chance to hear from the co-chair of the Bring Back New Orleans Commission when Barbara Major comes to town Thursday, April 27.
Mason Road to be closed this weekend and next
Now through the end of April, the UW will host hundreds of visitors as part of the Arbor Day and Washington Weekend events.
Newsmakers: Your peers in the news
ON JAPAN: It was, the Christian Science Monitor stated, “a Godzilla moment” for Japan when the Nikkei lost nearly $400 billion in value over three days of wild selling in January.
The 35 year Club
Last summer, University Week contacted employees who have worked here 35 years or longer and asked them for their reminiscences about the UW over the years.
Sheila Edwards Lange named interim VP for minority affairs
Sheila Edwards Lange has been selected interim vice president for minority affairs and vice provost for diversity, effective May 15.
ETC. campus news & notes
CASE CHAMPIONS: The UW did quite well at the regional award competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, picking up 21 awards in a variety of categories.
Reuse that coffee mug and get your next cup cheap
UW students and staff consume close to 5,000 coffee and tea beverages every day.
Evolution, intelligent design to be discussed at two events
The scientific theory of evolution and the faith-based belief in intelligent design continue to be the subject of heated debate nationwide.
Access to technology uneven
Many faculty members say that they’d like to use instructional technology more in their classrooms.
April 19, 2006
Media Alert: Arbor Day, Earth Day photo opportunities
Among the events coinciding with Earth Day this year are the College of Forest Resources’ annual Arbor Day Fair for area first- and second-graders, and a day of trail building and clean up with volunteers from the Student Conservation Association at the Washington Park Arboretum, a part of the UW Botanic Gardens.
New method designed to analyze one of the most complex regions of the human genome, the genes that regulate the immune system
Seattle scientists have developed a new method for analyzing the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) of the human genome.
Sheila Edwards Lange selected as interim vice president for minority affairs and vice provost for diversity
Sheila Edwards Lange has been selected interim vice president for minority affairs and vice provost for diversity, effective May 15.
April 17, 2006
Charles Mitchell wins award for leadership in diversity
Charles Mitchell, chancellor of the Seattle Community College District, has been named the 2006 Charles E.
April 14, 2006
UW extends search for new chancellor at UW, Bothell
President Mark A.
April 13, 2006
Two new positions created to better integrate services to undergrads
Provost Phyllis Wise has announced a plan to integrate better those units that serve undergraduates.
Enter the Street Man — time to open up and play
Theater-like improvisations helped spark musical creativity when Seattle-based folk-blues singer Chic Street Man visited the School of Music last week to hold a master class.
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Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW Women Studies Department grants first doctoral degree
Just before winter quarter ended, Serena Maurer successfully defended her dissertation and picked up her doctorate.
Classroom innovations to be featured at Symposium of Teaching and Learning
Innovative teaching practices of UW faculty and TAs will be showcased on April 25 when the Symposium on Teaching and Learning comes to Mary Gates Commons.
Husky stars to serve flapjacks at pancake breakfast
Chow down on pancakes served by your favorite UW athletes and rub elbows with alumni, fans and Big “W” legends as the UW Alumni Association and Big “W” Club hold their second annual UWAA-Big “W” Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, April 22, at Husky Stadium.
Olympic Natural Resources Center brings research review to campus
The Olympic Natural Resources Center, located in Forks on the Olympic Peninsula, is bringing its annual research review to the main campus for the first time this year.
Charles Johnson to headline UW Libraries’ “Literary Voices” fundraiser
National Book Award Winner Charles Johnson will deliver the keynote speech at the Friends of the UW Libraries’ first “Literary Voices,” a dinner where guests dine at tables with authors, one of the events of Washington Weekend, April 27-29, on campus.
UW prof to be featured on reality TV show
UW School of Law Professor Paul Steven Miller will be featured in Little People, Big World, a reality show produced by The Learning Channel, at 8 p.
Educating girls for global health is topic of speech
The importance of educating girls and raising the status of women around the world will be the focus of a program next week featuring Kavita Ramdas, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based Global Fund for Women.
Goudeva offers ‘solo spectacle’ in music and voice
Double bass player and singer Irina-Kalina Goudeva, with Joshua Parmenter providing live electronics, will present “Lavarayaha,” a solo spectacle for voice, double bass, electronics, visual effects, acting and dancing at 7:30 p.
Speaker: We may already have technology to beat global warming
Stabilizing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide at tolerable levels may be possible using cost-effective technology that already exists.
UW School of Law announces first recipients of Gates Public Service Law Scholarship
The UW School of Law recently announced the selection of the inaugural five recipients of the William H.
Electrical Engineering celebrates its centennial year
When the Department of Electrical Engineering first came into existence at the UW, electricity remained a luxury in many areas of the country.
Daedalus String Quartet Performs April 18
The UW International Chamber Music Series concludes its 2005-06 season with the Daedalus String Quartet and guest pianist Byron Schenkman.
Concert Canceled
The concert by soprano Juliana Rambaldi, scheduled for Monday, April 17, in Meany Theater, has been cancelled.
On forming fonts: Design prof discusses book on typefaces
Karen Cheng, an associate professor of design in the School of Art, has written a new book about creating typefaces titled Designing Type, and will discuss it tonight from 6 to 8 p.