Carlos Cortés, a nationally respected author and professor, will present a free one-man play about growing up as a person of mixed ancestry at 7 p.
May 12, 2005
The latest news from the UW
NASA cutting back on satellite-based sensors that monitor Earth
Tight budgets and a shift in priorities are causing NASA to back away from satellite-based sensors that observe processes on Earth, according to the interim report “Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nation,” released at the end of April by a National Research Council panel.
War and environment is topic of talk
The head of the United Nations Environment Program’s Post-Conflict Assessment Unit and chairman of the unit’s Iraq Task Force will be the featured speaker at a lecture Tuesday evening that caps the UW Program on the Environment’s War and the Environment day.
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.
$400,000 awarded to campus diversity projects
The President’s Diversity Appraisal Implementation Fund has awarded $400,000 to 13 proposals for innovative projects that will enhance student development, enhance faculty diversity or improve the campus, workplace or classroom climate.
UW faculty, students in high-flying multimedia production
Several UW faculty members are involved in the newest production of the Pacific Performance Project, GRAVITY, which will be presented May 18–22 in the Playhouse Theater.
Second provost candidate visits campus
Outreach, partnership and communication were the topics Kristina Johnson kept coming back to during a forum for the second of the provost candidates to visit the campus.
Young talents to shine in May 13 Undergraduate Research Symposium
This year’s Undergraduate Research Symposium will attract more than 500 participants — a growth of ten-fold in the program’s eight-year history.
May 8, 2005
Harborview conference to focus on best practices in trauma care
Critical issues in the treatment of trauma throughout the continuum of pre-hospital care, emergency care, surgical care, acute care and rehabilitation will be the focus of WAMI 2005: Current Practices in Adult and Pediatric Trauma, a two-day conference sponsored by Harborview Medical Center, the designated Level I trauma center for Washington, as well as the trauma and burn referral center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WAMI).
May 5, 2005
Beavo to speak on work with phosphodiesterases
Walk to a sink, in a kitchen or a bathroom, and turn on the faucet.
Roger Perlmutter returns to give Krebs Lecture on drug discovery
From punch cards to the Web: Washburn looks back
The weekend after he took up his duties as UW registrar in 1969, Tim Washburn took his family on an outing to dig razor clams.
New ‘Society and Oceans’ course designed to focus beyond basic science
While Patrick Christie is trying to shake up the way undergraduates frame issues in the new course “Society and the Oceans,” the UW is trying to frame the large lecture class in new ways as well.
Bored gods, high satire in lively opera
The UW School of Music’s spring opera, Orphee aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld), will be presented next week in Meany Theater.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UWT faculty group cites achievements, challenges
Editor’s note: This is one of a series on the councils and committees of the Faculty Senate.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UWT faculty group cites achievements, challenges
Editor’s note: This is one of a series on the councils and committees of the Faculty Senate.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Injury prevention and injury outcomes will be the main topics for a short course, Injury Research Methods (EPI590TJ), to be held July 11 to 15 at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, 401 Broadway.
Presentation on funds available for work with small businesses
The next presentation in the series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You” will be on “Funding to Aid in Academic Collaboration with Small Business.
Clinical Research Conference
King and Henikoff elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday the election of Seattle researchers Dr.
Secretary Leavitt holds open forum
Symposium programs open to all
Bioethics and Public Health
“Beyond Bioethics: Thinking about Ethics in Public Health” is the topic for a Symposium on Teaching and Learning, sponsored by the School of Public Health and Community Medicine.
Upcoming major lectures
Cardiothoracic Surgery Visiting Scholar
“Investigating the Mechanism of Neurologic Injury in Cardiac Surgery” is the topic for Dr.
Antibiotic did not stop heart disease
Taking antibiotics weekly for a year does not reduce the risk of a heart attack or other cardiac event for patients with stable coronary artery disease, according to a UW study.
Official notices
General Notices
Board of Regents Meeting
The UW Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.
No waiting list for transferring community college students
There is currently no waiting list for community college students eligible to transfer to the UW in Seattle.
World War II is subject of lecture series May 10-July 26
In the UW Alumni Association lecture series, “World War II: The War That Changed America,” seven distinguished history professors will talk about the many ways this watershed event affected life away from the battlefield — positive and negative.
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.