May 11, 2006
As part of the UW School of Music’s “Music in American Cultures” series, Gerard Schwarz, music director of the Seattle Symphony, will speak on Contemporary American Composers and the Symphony Public on Wednesday, May 17 at the School of Music.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
When Duane Wright heard about the Ride of Silence, a national event honoring bicyclists who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways, he thought it was a nice idea and that someone ought to sponsor a Seattle ride.
John Delaney, professor of oceanography, has been named the first holder of the Jerome M.
A bust of the late Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson was moved outdoors this week, where it will greet visitors to Thomson Hall, the home of the Senator’s namesake Jackson School of International Studies.
A new home for the hollies — the design for which includes both elegant and humorous elements — is being planned at the Washington Park Arboretum, a part of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens.
Perhaps it was inevitable that as dean since 1998 of the UW’s largest college , as an administrator with an excellent track record for fundraising who also has led the effort of transforming education within the college, David Hodge would be seen as presidential material.
The University Police Department’s Annual Report is a sort of statistical potpourri — various categories of crime show small increases and declines each year, set against a backdrop of ever-improving campus protection policies making increasing use of technology.
Ten UW students recently received word that they’ve been awarded a Bonderman Travel Fellowship.
Reference Update
The following UW policies and orders were recently created or revised:
May 9, 2006
Two years ago I wrote a column that began, “My local gas station ran out of the number ‘2.
May 8, 2006
This year’s University of Washington-led North Pole Environmental Observatory program, which ran April 10 through early May, was followed immediately by another UW-led expedition concerning what’s called the freshwater switchyard of the Arctic Ocean, which is underway until about May 17.
May 4, 2006
University of Washington TechTransfer announced today it has licensed a computer-aided cardiovascular analysis system to VPDiagnostics, Inc.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a special session at the UW School of Law on Friday, May 5, 2006 from 8 a.
Short of breath? This study could help
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, bronchitis or asthma/emphysema, and who experience shortness of breath with daily activities, are being sought for a study.
An afternoon symposium with internationally recognized experts in magnetic resonance imaging will mark the opening of the Department of Radiology’s new Bio-Molecular Imaging Center at South Lake Union from 1:30 to 5 p.
Harmful drinking is one of the leading causes of death in the U.
Seattle scientists have developed a new method for analyzing the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) of the human genome.
Somewhat like an investigator trying to reconstruct the scene of a crime in order to find out exactly what happened, Dr.
Nearly 40 years ago, Dr.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
Pilot Research Grants Available
The UW Specialized Center of Research in Pharmacology of Drugs in Pregnancy (UW SCOR; supported by NICHD and ORWH) announces the availability of funds for one year pilot research grants ($10,000 per award) on the pharmacology of drugs in pregnancy.
The Burke Museum recently received a donation of 30 silver bracelets made by Northwest Coast Native Americans.
Ethnomusicologist John Baily, head of the Afghanistan Music Unit and head of the Centre for Contemporary Music Cultures in the Music Department of Goldsmiths College, London University, will speak at a special seminar and show his film, A Kabul Music Diary, on Wednesday, May 10 at the UW School of Music.
It is a marvel of nature that a creature such as a caterpillar changes into something quite different, a butterfly.
Terry Belanger, university professor and honorary curator of special collections at the University of Virginia, will speak on Books and Paper vs.
The time from 1945 to 1950, from the end of World War II to the start of the Korean War, was known in Korea as the liberation space, a period of intellectual blossoming and making art for its own sake.
Two UW professors have been chosen as 2006 Carnegie Scholars.
A decade ago, with much fanfare, the UW undertook a study of what should happen to what was known at the time as the Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences.
“Ripped from the headlines” is a phrase too often breathlessly employed by prime time television dramas.
A symposium, “Fictions of the Archive, Rumors of Insurrection,” will be held from 10:30 a.
For many years geologists have harbored a belief that the Kamchatka Peninsula, shrouded in mystery and secrecy on Russia’s east coast, actually sits on the same tectonic plate as the mainland United States, Canada and Mexico.
WHERE ARE WE?
BRAVE MAN: A UW student is headed to Washington, DC this week to pick up a Citizen Bravery Award from the U.
A special symposium May 13 will help participants understand what it takes to start a grass roots organization.