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February 5, 2004
Seagliders subject of Oceanography lecture
Underwater gliders that can operate autonomously at sea for months at a time and travel thousands of miles are revolutionizing how oceanographers collect measurements.
World’s largest book to be unveiled Feb. 13
Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey across the Last Himalayan Kingdom, will be presented at 7 p.
Team-based learning is topic of forum
“Designing Effective Assignments for Group Learning” is the title of the next Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning, set for 2:30 to 4 p.
Psychologist lectures on culture and intelligence
Author and psychologist Robert J.
Forestry lecture series begins next week
The challenge of preserving Pacific Northwest natural resources is the subject of “Sustaining Our Northwest World: When Humans and Nature Collide,” a lecture series starting next week with a look at the need for active forest stewardship of public forests.
Nobel laureate to speak at Bothell
Sherwood “Sherry” Rowland, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, who won the 1995 Nobel Prize in chemistry, will offer a free public lecture, Our Changing Atmosphere in 2004, at 7 p.
Lecture explains Japanese memorial custom
Japanese Obon: Dancing with the Dead, a lecture by the Rev.
Mary Baker Eddy exhibit at Odegaard
The exhibit, “This is woman’s hour…” – The Life of Mary Baker Eddy, is on display on the second floor of Odegaard Library through March 30.
New head of UWT business school named
Shahrokh M.
Sample variety of styles at School of Music’s Mosaic Concert
The School of Music’s annual “Mosaic” concert is meant to be a sampler, a chance to hear, in one program, a wide variety of musical styles and artists.
New fund created to support good ideas
The Provost’s Office is looking for some great ideas that require modest amounts of temporary funding to be realized.
Elizabeth Feetham appointed acting dean of the Graduate School
President Lee Huntsman has appointed Elizabeth L.
UW scientists prominent at Seattle AAAS meeting
AAAS in Seattle; UW scientists featured
One of the largest gatherings of scientists from around the world comes to Seattle next week when the American Association for the Advancement of Science stages its annual meeting. Offering a program of 130 symposia, topical lectures and seminars, the meeting includes nearly 90 UW Washington faculty and students as lecturers, symposium organizers and speakers. AAAS runs from Feb. 12 through Feb.16 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.
Sales tax exemption, performance contracts move forward in Legislature
Several matters important to the UW are receiving favorable reactions thus far in the legislative session.
Child Passenger Safety Week: A good time to start riding safely
Motor vehicle crashes are the single largest killer of children 4-8 years old, and 55 percent of all child passenger injuries are in this group.
Seattle Seahawks Chris Davis and UW athletes will speak at UW School of Dentistry mouthguard event
Four faculty members in the University of Washington’s Department of Electrical Engineering have been elected fellows of in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, bringing the total number of IEEE fellows in the department to 22.
January 29, 2004
‘Go Red for Women’ luncheon, seminars Feb. 25
The UW Medicine Regional Heart Center is the primary sponsor for the “Go Red for Women” luncheon and seminars planned by the American Heart Association as part of a national campaign to educate women about their risks for heart disease and related conditions.
Planning under way for Health Sciences Open House in April
Exhibitors will be signing up in February to reserve space along the tour route for Health Sciences Open House 2004, the Health Sciences Center’s largest outreach event, which is generally held every two years.
Registration open for Mini-Medical School
UW Medicine is offering the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2004.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Faculty Senate
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of articles by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
Staffer works for doggone good cause
Joanne Estacio-Deckard, a UW social worker and medical school counselor, admits she has a serious soft spot for animals.
Dance company performs lesser-known works
The 2004 Chamber Dance Company concert, “Best Kept Secrets: 1928–1982,” features lesser-known choreography by Doris Humphrey, Anna Sokolow, Alwin Nikolais, Paul Taylor and Tandy Beal.
Performance contracts, Bothell bill among issues of interest in Legislature
The current 60-day session of the state Legislature, while officially a “short” session, is long in items of interest to the higher education community.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Faculty development
A faculty development workshop called “Juggler’s Aid Society: Resolving Competing Imperatives of Profession and Life” is scheduled from 8:30 a.
Concerned parents need to understand risks without vaccines
Parents have a lot of legitimate worries confronting them every day.
Notices
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IEEE STARS: Four faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering have been elected fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, bringing the total number of IEEE fellows in the department to 22.
Eldercare workshop set for March 6
The UW Eldercare Initiative is sponsoring an all-day eldercare workshop at the UW Bothell campus for the UW community and members of the public.
Art for peace, justice contest announced
A competition of UW student art works protesting U.
Registration opens soon for youth programs
Registration for UW Educational Outreach’s Summer Programs for Youth opens Feb.
GBLT committee seeks presenters for lecture series
The Diversity Council’s Gay Bisexual Lesbian and Transgendered (GBLT) Advisory Committee is looking for campus input as it works to realize some of the goals set forth when it was created two years ago.
Journal site licenses may work better for publishers than universities, researchers say
As the publication of scientific research papers shifts more and more from print to electronic distribution, universities often buy site licenses that provide campus-wide online access to a variety of journals, which cuts publishers’ production costs and is more convenient for readers.
One carbon so resilient, it skews cycle calculations, researchers say
Scientists interested in the Earth’s carbon cycle — something that must be understood to assess the ongoing effects of carbon dioxide created by human actions, such as driving cars — have a new problem.
January 28, 2004
Four UW electrical engineers awarded one of discipline’s highest honors
Four faculty members in the University of Washington’s Department of Electrical Engineering have been elected fellows of in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, bringing the total number of IEEE fellows in the department to 22.
January 23, 2004
Gift of Tektronix test equipment gives UW students a jump on the competition
Budding computer engineers at the University of Washington can get valuable hands-on experience early in their academic programs thanks to high-tech testing equipment recently donated by Tektronix Inc.
January 22, 2004
Riding in rain, and not in limousines
Neither rain, sleet or snow are deterring more than 700 faculty and staff from taking part in a campus-wide bicycle challenge event this month.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Gallagher exhibit opens at Henry
Ellen Gallagher: Preserve/Murmur opened at the Henry Gallery last week, the first solo exhibition on the West coast by this young, influential African-American artist.
New Jacobsen Observatory links two staples of astronomy at UW
New Jacobsen Observatory links two staples of astronomy at UW
It took 109 years, but the second-oldest building on campus finally has a name of its own.
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