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May 5, 2005
First of three scheduled provost candidates visits campus
Issues of diversity and interdisciplinary work dominated the discussion when the first of three scheduled candidates for provost visited the campus this week.
Legislature’s higher ed results better than expected
The results of the most recent legislative session may not have satisfied all of the University’s aspirations for enhanced support, but it was certainly better than most experts would have predicted four months ago.
Early failure to pay attention to faces, speech may influence later development in autism
BOSTON — A leading scientist trying to understand and treat autism suspects that a failure to engage in such normal social activities as looking at a parent’s face or listening to speech sounds early in life may help explain the profound impairments in social and language development shown by most children with the disorder.
Earth’s reflectivity a great unknown in gauging climate change impacts
Earth’s climate is being changed substantially by a buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gases, but a group of leading climate scientists contends the overall impact is not understood as well as it should be because data are too scarce on how much energy the planet reflects into space.
May 3, 2005
Color coding by size helps caregivers treat young patients with greater accuracy
Sick and injured children come in all sizes, challenging their caregivers to provide them with appropriate doses of medication and other necessary therapies.
Backlog of community college transfers to UW is eliminated
There is currently no waiting list for community college students eligible to transfer to the University of Washington in Seattle.
Washington students honored for outstanding verbal, mathematical abilities
More than 1,100 fifth through eighth graders from across Washington will be honored Saturday on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington for their outstanding verbal and/or mathematical talents.
May 2, 2005
Plan to improve accountability of nonprofits to be discussed May 19
WHAT: Briefing on proposals for Congress to improve oversight and accountability of charities.
April 29, 2005
Hans Christian Andersen exhibit planned
To celebrate the 200th birthday of Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875), Suzzallo Library will feature a special exhibition from May 3 to Aug.
April 28, 2005
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Rubber soles ready? Welcome the 2005 Walk In
Aw, just take a walk, why dontcha.
Clinton cabinet member to speak at commencement
The Honorable Robert E.
Was justice served or sacrificed? Play explores famous San Francisco murders
When Dan White was tried for the 1978 murders of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and member of the Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk, was it an execution of justice as in carrying out justice, or was it an execution of justice as in killing justice?
The double meaning is entirely deliberate in the title of the School of Drama’s latest production, Execution of Justice, which opened last night in Meany Studio Theater and will run through May 8.
Alaska Salmon Program gets $2 million grant
The UW Alaska Salmon Program, the world’s longest-running effort to monitor salmon and their ecosystems, has received nearly $2.
Ground broken for UWT housing, parking complex
UW Tacoma broke ground this week for Court 17, the new housing and parking complex to be developed through a public/private partnership.
McNair Program students and others to hold annual conference in HUB
The UW Office of Minority Affairs’ Ronald E McNair Program/ Early Identification Program and the Graduate School’s Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program will hold their 13th annual spring research conference Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, in the HUB.
Contest honors outstanding student portfolios
Student digital portfolios have become an increasingly popular means to assess student learning.
The budget will tell: Student Services likely funded but other TRIO programs may be cut
Concerns are heightened on the UW campus over the fate of the federally funded programs grouped under the title TRIO, whose aim is to increase higher education access for low-income students and those who are the first in their families to attend college.
UW researcher: Public should be educated about growing danger of tsunamis
The tsunami that devastated south Asia coastlines and killed more than 200,000 people last December is a powerful reminder of just how dangerous those waves can be to humans.
A&S council rethinking how writing is taught
A proposed change in the writing requirement for students in the College of Arts and Sciences will be among the items under discussion next week at a meeting sponsored by the college’s Writing Council.
New state budget draws president’s praise
The Washington State Legislature passed a budget for higher education in the coming biennium that was a compromise between versions passed by the state House and the Senate.
Dr. Deb Harper heads eastern Washington clinical training programs
Spokane pediatrician Dr.
April 26, 2005
South Asia disaster shows tsunamis are an ongoing threat to humans
The tsunami that devastated south Asia coastlines and killed more than 200,000 people last December is a powerful reminder of just how dangerous those waves can be to humans.
Alaskan puzzles, monitoring provide insight about North Pacific salmon runs
The University of Washington Alaska Salmon Program, the world’s longest-running effort to monitor salmon and their ecosystems, has received nearly $2.
Robert Rubin, former Secretary of the Treasury, to be UW Commencement speaker
The Honorable Robert E.
April 25, 2005
Washington Legislature strengthens booster seat law
Washington’s Child Restraint Law, passed in 2002 as the first such law to be enacted in the U.
April 21, 2005
The environment we build: Richard Jackson to speak on getting into shape
We affect the environment by what we build, but what we build, in turn, affects us and our health.
Magnuson scholars work on projects; next scholars
Six graduate students, one from each health sciences school, are working on projects as Magnuson Scholars for the 2004-2005 academic year.
Riding herd: UW parking enforcer saves time with a Segway scooter
It’s all in the heels and toes, “Tone” says.
An early American theater lost … and found
It all started with an old hole in the ground discovered on the 301-acre site of the Colonial Williamsburg living museum in Virginia.
Low oxygen may have helped ‘Great Dying’
The biggest mass extinction in Earth history, some 251 million years ago, was preceded by elevated extinction rates before the main event and was followed by a delayed recovery that lasted for millions of years.
New UW Tacoma chancellor eager for challenges
Patricia Spakes believes it’s her destiny to be at UW Tacoma.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Etc. Campus news & notes
COVER GUYS: Housing and Food Services’ Paul Brown and Jean-Michel Boulot grace a magazine cover this month, but it isn’t Gentleman’s Quarterly.
Senate women’s committee seeks change
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of articles by the chairs of Faculty Senate committees and councils.
The environment we build: Richard Jackson to speak on getting into shape
We affect the environment by what we build, but what we build, in turn, affects us and our health.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Faculty workshop
Presentation skills: Everyone knows what sitting through a bad lecture is like, but not everyone knows how to create a great presentation.
UW Biochemistry graduate to present Hans Neurath Lecture
Dr.
New research on paralytic shellfish poisoning
Exposure to toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning can result in a mutation that makes some clams much more resistant to the toxin, which can then pose a greater danger to humans, according to a study published April 7 in the journal Nature.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
An open invitation to Chairs, Directors and Faculty (Seattle Campus only)
You are invited to participate in the Academic Procession at the University of Washington’s 130th Commencement Ceremony, Saturday, June 11, in Husky Stadium.
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