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November 3, 2005
10 UW profs honored as Fellows of AAAS
Ten UW faculty members have been awarded the distinction of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.
November 1, 2005
Walk a Mile pairs King County policymakers with former foster youth
A pilot project in participatory democracy will begin later this month in King County, pairing local policymakers with young adults who were once in foster care and are now existing on minimum-wage incomes.
October 31, 2005
New book expands biological classifications to account for ‘alien’ life
What would you call an alien if you encountered it on the street tomorrow? What if that alien didn’t come from another world but rather was created in a laboratory right here on Earth and functioned differently from other Earth life?
Either way, Peter Ward has the beginnings of an answer.
October 28, 2005
Effects from global warming tops agenda
The level and breadth of interest in the subject of climate change and its effects in Washington state was evidenced Thursday as a capacity crowd of more than 600 attended “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be: Planning for Climate Disruption,” sponsored by King County and various state agencies.
October 27, 2005
Motivation expert to give teaching forum Nov. 3
Marilla Svinicki, associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, will be the speaker at the Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning, scheduled for 2 p.
Long-term Care Insurance Workshop Nov. 17
The University of Washington Retirement Association (UWRA) offers its next Long-term Care Insurance Workshop from 5 to 7 p.
Tacoma businessman to serve as regent
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Provost plans town meeting
Provost Phyllis Wise will hold her first Town Meeting with the University community from 3:30 to 5 p.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Information Sessions
Monday, November 7, 4:30–5:50 p.Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
A labor of love: UW Press turns 85
To publish academic and scholarly writing and research is to swim against an ever-growing tide of pop celebrity blather, exploitive tell-alls and diet crazes.
UW prof: Comic book hero
When the press picks up on research a university professor is doing, he or she can win a bit of notoriety, but it’s a rare day that a professor winds up in a comic strip.
UW scientists find growth control organ
Many baffled parents have wondered whether their teenagers would ever stop growing.
VanDusen on Health Board
Karen VanDusen, director of the UW’s Environmental Health & Safety unit, has been named by Gov.
Newsmakers
UNDER THE SEA: A recent New York Times article described how networks of tiny sensors are being used by scientists to “help fill an observational gap between microscopes and telescopes” in studies of forests, rivers, plate tectonics and undersea environments.
$3.8 million grant will fund new informatics center
The School of Public Health and Community Medicine has been chosen to receive $3.
Gastric bypass surgery grows riskier in senior years
Among patients who are insured by Medicare, the risk of early death after bariatric surgery, sometimes known as gastric bypass surgery, is considerably higher than has been suggested by previous research.
Bit of good luck aids helpful twin registry
It started as a classic bad day.
‘An instinct to be afraid’: Gallucci to spotlight lure of sharks in upcoming lecture
The way we see them undulate through the water and their eyes — their eyes are dark without a flicker of life as you see in the eyes of a dog or cat or other animals — well, it’s just a primordial instinct to be afraid,” says Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Professor Vince Gallucci of sharks.
Daylong events slated
- The 2005 AIDS & STD Research Symposium, from 10 a.
Biostatistics Department chair named
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HMC pediatrician wins social justice award
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New grad dean calls position ‘best in country’
Suzanne Ortega was immediately interested when she saw the UW’s Graduate School was looking for a new dean.
UWMC wins Governor’s Award
UW Medical Center is a recipient of the 2005 Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention & Sustainable Practices, the state’s highest honor for taking care of the environment while doing business in Washington.
ETC: Campus news & notes
WHITE HOUSE KEYNOTER: David Hawkins, social work professor and founding director of the Social Development Research Group, has a date today at the White House.
Rivara elected to Institute of Medicine
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Faculty Senate 2005: Optimism and shared governance
The subject of shared governance remains a major focus for the UW Faculty Senate this year, as Ashley Emery, professor of mechanical engineering, steps up to become chair.
Conservation at the UW:Colloquium, possible graduate program bring many fields together
The first all-university colloquium on conservation issues, planned for Nov.
October 26, 2005
Type 2 diabetes and depression can be a fatal mix
Type 2 diabetes and depression can be a fatal mix.
October 24, 2005
Rivara elected to Institute of Medicine
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Researchers find gland that tells fruit flies when to stop growing
Many baffled parents have wondered whether their teenagers would ever stop growing.
October 21, 2005
Proposed Arboretum Bridge and interchange not acceptable to UW, officials say
University of Washington officials who have reviewed plans for a proposed additional bridge crossing the Arboretum and Union Bay have found that the proposal is “unacceptable” to the UW.
October 20, 2005
Responding to disaster is lecture series topic
The 2005 Engineering Lecture Series, “Engineering the Unexpected,” focuses on how UW engineers are taking the lead in designing ways to respond when disaster strikes.
Luce Foundation grant funds new environmental management project
UW Bothell Associate Professor Kevin Laverty is the principal investigator for a three-year $600,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to develop community partnerships to address the region’s most important environmental management problems and opportunities.
Banners signify new phase in Campaign UW
Have you seen the colorful banners posted across campus that say “Creating Futures”? They’re part of a new phase in the UW Foundation’s eight-year quest to raise $2 billion in public support.
The immigrant beside me: Immigration patterns look different when you count by household
Immigrants are more dispersed and far more entwined with American-born people when measured by the households in which they live rather than counted individually on the traditional basis of census tract, neighborhood, metropolitan area or state.
UW’s ‘post-docs’ association seeks recognition, home of its own
An organization formed last year to represent the interests of post-doctoral scholars at the UW has continued to grow.
UW’s enrollment up slightly since last year
Seattle Information
The UW’s Seattle enrollment for autumn quarter 2005 is 39,251, including 2,019 non-matriculated students (those who are not seeking degrees) enrolled in credit courses through University Educational Outreach.
Celebration of Peruvian poet planned
Events ranging from a poetry reading to lectures by distinguished visitors from Peru are part of “Even Cowboys Get the Blues: A Celebration of the Life and Poetry of Luis Hernandez,” planned for next week on campus.
Leaving the lectern: Veteran teacher tells of initiation to cooperative learning
The author of the recently released Leaving the Lectern: Cooperative Learning and the Critical First Days of Students Working in Groups, was quite annoyed when he was first expected to take part in group learning.
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- The 2005 AIDS & STD Research Symposium, from 10 a.
