The responses I’ve received from readers about my columns on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) graduation requirement are almost evenly split between those in favor and those opposed.
April 11, 2006
The latest news from the UW
Current understanding, emerging issues of coastal rivers is topic Wednesday
With few of the Pacific Northwest’s 200 coastal rivers remaining unaltered by human development, watershed scientists are meeting this week to consider emerging policy issues and scientific challenges they foresee in the decade ahead.
April 7, 2006
UW Health Sciences Open House will demonstrate the latest in research and technology April 28 and 29
More than 65 exhibitors will demonstrate the latest in research and technology in health sciences and medicine at the 31st University of Washington Health Sciences Open House from 9 a.
April 6, 2006
UWB goes for W
The small UW Bothell campus looked like it needed something special, in real life as well as on its Web cam.
A culture of giving back: Nursing school shines in faculty/staff/retiree campaign
Perhaps it’s not surprising that the UW’s top-rated School of Nursing is also a leader in philanthropy.
Study: Common tests miss some breast cancer genes
Despite a negative (normal) genetic test for mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, about 12 percent of breast cancer patients from high-risk families carried previously undetected cancer-associated mutations, according to a study in the March 22/29 issue of JAMA.
Regional programs key to top ranking
The School of Medicine’s top ranking in primary-care training and in its teaching programs in family medicine and in rural health are clearly related to the strength of regional programs and training sites, medical school leaders said.
Speaker Kenyon discovered hormones that control aging
Anatomia Corporum Humanorum: Rare 1739 volume donated
Health Sciences News Briefs
What’s cultural competency?
A development workshop, open to health sciences faculty will explore what cultural competency means in different settings and present tools and skill sets for use in medical settings.
Primate Center director named
Haggitt lecture on liver disease
Global health forum slated for Open House Saturday
As part of the two-day Health Sciences Open House, slated for Friday, April 28, and Saturday, April 29, a global health forum and free film screening will be held on Saturday at noon in Hogness Auditorium at the Health Sciences Center.
New model predicts heart disease survival
A new model developed at the UW provides an accurate estimate of one-, two-, and three-year survival rates and average years of survival for patients with heart failure.
Official notices
Academic Opportunities
Ethnic Studies
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States.
Pinball wizard: UW undergrads re-create The Who’s classic story
When the School of Drama’s production of The Who’s Tommy opens April 12 (previews April 9 and 11), the cast will be wearing costumes designed at the last minute.
Moral standards for human rights, human wrongs subject of symposium
The moral standards one might use to critique actions by ourselves, or others, when charges of human rights violations are raised will be considered by leading scholars on human rights from Oxford University, University of Pennsylvania and the University of Washington on Monday, April 10.
Mystery Photo
WHERE ARE WE? The photo at right was taken somewhere on campus.
Ways of speaking is topic of talks, meeting
People conversing on the streets in Tokyo differ from those on the streets of Seattle in ways other than the language they’re using.
‘Green Jobs, Not Jails’ is title of lecture April 13
Attorney and human rights activist Van Jones will present his vision of Green Jobs, Not Jails at 7 p.
A sustainable idea: Forest resources team promotes composting in home college and beyond
First, staffers Ara Erickson and Matt McLaughlin of the College of Forest Resources say, came the challenge from Dean Bruce Bare last October.
35-Year Club
Last summer, University Week wrote to faculty and staff who have worked here at least 35 years and asked for their reminiscences.
Etc: Campus News & Notes
BOY OH BOY: An employment discrimination case brought to the U.
UW Medical School, other programs, earn high national rankings
The UW again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.
Decommissioning of More Hall reactor concludes
This week, as construction fences go up and equipment is mobilized at the More Hall Annex, the closing chapter of an era in UW engineering will begin.
‘Thank-you party’ planned
Friday, April 28, will be a day for saying thank you.
April 5, 2006
Donate your unused computing power to aid medical research through Rosetta@home project
Just because you don’t know much about biology or medicine won’t stop you from helping to someday cure diseases like malaria, HIV, or cancer.
April 4, 2006
Highway mergers
When you think about economics and mergers, you probably think about merging two companies into one, a la Boeing and McDonald Douglas.
UW honored nearly 700 local students for outstanding academic abilities
Nearly 700 fifth through eighth graders from around Washington have been honored for their outstanding verbal and/or mathematical abilities by the University of Washington.
April 3, 2006
Real-world business case challenges undergrads from around the globe
All the research and learning business students receive from classroom discussions and textbooks may be helpful for standardized tests, but this week, a complex, current global economic issue presented in the form of a case study will require much more of students participating in the University of Washington Business School’s Global Business Case Competition.
April 2, 2006
UW tops national primary care medical school rankings for 13th straight year
The University of Washington again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.
March 30, 2006
Novel newborn screening can open door to treating rare but devastating diseases
Rare metabolic diseases such as Tay-Sachs, Fabry and Gaucher syndromes are caused by enzyme deficiencies and typically have crippling, even fatal, consequences starting at very early ages.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Marine mammals mastering challenges of living at sea is topic April 10
The physiological and sensory challenges of life at sea for whales and other marine mammals, as well as strategies for conserving these animals, are the subject of the April 10 lecture Tails of the Ocean and Other Whale Stories.
Stevens Way construction to resume; brown bag presentation April 10
If you’re interested in how the next phase of construction on Stevens Way will impact you this summer, the Capital Projects Office will host a brown bag presentation on the project from noon to 1 p.
UW alum’s art shines at University House at Issaquah
Betty Stansbery graduated from the UW in 1938 with a major in art and a minor in drama, but she had already been creating art long before her college years and has kept it up ever since.
New class blends social welfare, employee relations and business ethics issues
Students who want to know what employers should do for their employees from both economic and moral perspectives will have the chance to learn from some of the region’s most respected employers this quarter in a new class co-taught through the UW’s School of Social Work and the Business School.
New campus groups celebrate diversity with two public events
Two new groups on campus, the Black Faculty and Staff @ UW Association and Qolors, will hold meetings in coming days.
Nation’s ‘public printer’ to speak (and it’s more interesting than you think)
On April 2, the public printer of the United States will be giving a speech in Seattle.