February 5, 2004
Surplus property turns to eBay for some sale items
Wanna buy some used card catalogs? Later this month, UW surplus will be selling the empty card catalog cabinets that stood in Suzzallo for many years, before computers revolutionized library searching. They’re just one of the many unusual items that come through surplus property, which has lately been posting some of its sale items on eBay.
Underwater gliders that can operate autonomously at sea for months at a time and travel thousands of miles are revolutionizing how oceanographers collect measurements.
Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey across the Last Himalayan Kingdom, will be presented at 7 p.
“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.
Author and psychologist Robert J.
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.
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.
Japanese Obon: Dancing with the Dead, a lecture by the Rev.
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.
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.
The Provost’s Office is looking for some great ideas that require modest amounts of temporary funding to be realized.
President Lee Huntsman has appointed Elizabeth L.
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.
Several matters important to the UW are receiving favorable reactions thus far in the legislative session.
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.
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
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.
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.
UW Medicine is offering the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2004.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of articles by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
Joanne Estacio-Deckard, a UW social worker and medical school counselor, admits she has a serious soft spot for animals.
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.
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.
Faculty development
A faculty development workshop called “Juggler’s Aid Society: Resolving Competing Imperatives of Profession and Life” is scheduled from 8:30 a.
Parents have a lot of legitimate worries confronting them every day.
Reference Update
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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.
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.
A competition of UW student art works protesting U.
Registration for UW Educational Outreach’s Summer Programs for Youth opens Feb.
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.
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.
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 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
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
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.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
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.