You can’t always trust your eyes.
March 9, 2006
The latest news from the UW
‘Images of Youth’ conference to address media literacy
New technologies are changing the ways we live and work, and few are more excited about these changes than teens and pre-teens.
Mozart’s unfinished Mass on program this week
The UW’s combined choruses and symphony will present Mozart’s monumental unfinished work, the Great Mass in C minor tonight and again on Friday, March 10.
Polish economist to speak on European Union
Henryka Bochniarz, former minister of industry and trade of Poland and currently President of the Polish Confederation of Private Employers (Lewiatan), will speak on The changing European Union: New Challenges and Opportunities, at 1:30 p.
Claremont Trio to perform March 15
The UW International Chamber Music Series continues with a performance by the young and exciting Claremont Trio.
UW Police Offer Citizens’ Academy
UW faculty, staff and students interested in learning more about the UW Police Department are invited to apply for the UW Police Citizens’ Academy.
UW ship to the rescue: Fuel filters help boaters in distress
Still hundreds of miles from Hawaii, the Wright family was getting into trouble at sea after their fuel filters were fouled by poorly refined diesel they’d taken on in the Marquesas Islands.
Two UW profs win Sloan Research Fellowships
Two UW professors are among 116 outstanding young scientists, mathematicians and economists selected to receive Sloan Research Fellowships.
Recycing in residence halls: “A heck of an increase”
When the people at Housing & Food Services installed recycling bins on each floor of the residence halls in January, they believed it would result in an increase in recycling versus throwing items in the trash.
UW prof mentors high school student to research success
In a laboratory in Hitchcock Hall, two researchers talk softly as they huddle over a piece of specimen-mounting equipment for a confocal microscope.
Class actress: Alumna Jean Smart visits UW
Students of the UW Professional Actor Training Program eagerly soaked up stories and career advice last week from popular actress Jean Smart, who made a rare visit to her alma mater.
All those concrete trucks will spell a new life for Frosh Pond
If you’ve been out on the central portion of campus recently, you know that pedestrians must make a wide detour around Frosh Pond.
Salmon leave no stone unturned, affect whole ecosystem in process
Like an armada of small rototillers, female salmon can industriously churn up entire stream beds from end to end, sometimes more than once, using just their tails.
Daniel S. Friedman named dean of Architecture and Urban Planning
UW Provost Phyllis Wise has announced the selection of Daniel S.
Future of Information Systems Task Force appointed
Provost Phyllis Wise has appointed the Future of Information Systems Task Force to take a comprehensive, 5-10 year view of information technology needs and alternative approaches to meeting those needs.
March 8, 2006
There’s more than meets the eye in judging the size of an object
You can’t always trust your eyes.
March 7, 2006
Rainy day budgeting
A group of legislators in Olympia is tackling the state treasury’s perennial “rainy day fund” problem.
Daniel S. Friedman selected as dean of College of Architecture and Urban Planning at University of Washington
University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise announced the selection of Daniel S.
March 2, 2006
Provost to speak on estrogen research
Provost to speak on estrogen research
On Tuesday, March 7, Provost Phyllis Wise will speak on her research on estrogens.
Official Notices
Academic opportunities
ADAI grant deadlines
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from UW faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Report on Interdisciplinary initiatives available
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the release of a study by Gail Dubrow and Jennifer Harris: “Seeding, Supporting, and Sustaining Interdisciplinary Initiatives at the University of Washington: Findings, Recommendations and Strategies.
Class gives credit for solving real-world problems
Who is responsible for addressing the epic problems of our age? What is society to do about homelessness, poverty, disease, discrimination, addiction, suicide, injustice and other widespread afflictions?
Must the government always be the main agent for change, or should charitable, faith-based and other public organizations share the burden? And most important, where does individual responsibility begin for these public problems?
Lots of questions, to be sure, but these are the substantial matters being taken up by Eugene Edgar, a professor of special education, and his Winter Quarter honors seminar, “Public Problems: Who is Responsible and How Should They Be Solved?”
Edgar, who has worked extensively with different types of learning communities (and earned the James D.
Health Science News Briefs
Jimmy Carter coming for dedication
Former President Jimmy Carter will be the keynote speaker next week at a ceremony dedicating the new building for the departments of Bioengineering and Genome Sciences in the name of Dr.
Clinical research scholars named
The NIH Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program at the UW has accepted its second group of clinical research scholars.
Bringing a medical perspective to Ph.D. programs
The UW is one of 13 institutions around the country that have won grants from a new program at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) aimed at introducing Ph.
Toward a cell therapy for cancer
Certain types of white blood cells assist the body in destroying cancerous tumors.
Of jellyfish and ‘jumping green genes’
The green fluorescent protein that some jellyfish have developed to light themselves up has proven useful for scientists, too.
Doctor shortages threaten community health efforts
Shortages of physicians may threaten the planned expansion of the nation’s Community, Migrant, Public Housing, and Homeless Health Centers, concludes a study released this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Seeking to reduce cancer in Native Americans
There is no word for cancer in most American Indian and Alaska Native languages.
Context, Collaboration, and Installation
Medicine is often described as both a science and an art.
Prof Hollywood: Book makes film debut
UW faculty write books all the time, but it’s rare for one of them to be made into a movie.
Electronic field trip
Millions of school students could “visit” the Wind River Canopy Crane this Tuesday.
Calm heads prevail at Facilities Services’ Communications Center
Nina Butorac and Cindy Guadiz’s work involves going from one crisis to another.
Dietrich to speak on writing
Journalist William Dietrich will speak on Two Roads to Reality: Journalism, Fiction, and the Future of Writing as part of the UW Libraries’ Blom Lecture Series.
Educational Outreach: An Introduction
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to UW Educational Outreach, the programs we administer, the value we bring to students, departments and the UW, as well as the services our talented and professional staff offer to our campus partners.
Graduate, Professional Education Week celebrated with varied events
Varied events are scheduled for Graduate and Professional Education Week at the UW, March 6-10, sponsored by The Graduate School, GPSS, UW Alumni Association and the Center for Career Services.
Mystery Photo
WHERE ARE WE? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Red Square was once a ‘swimming pool’
Last summer, University Week wrote to faculty and staff who have worked here at least 35 years and asked for their reminisciences.
Study: Containment strategy may only delay bird flu
Containing an emerging bird flu pandemic at its source is likely to only delay, and not stop, the spread of illness.
Mosey on down to Biz Tech round-up
You won’t need to be a technology expert to find something of interest at the annual Biz Tech 2006: Technology Round-Up fair.