The UWs Robinson Center for Young Scholars is offering summer programs for fifth- to 10th grade students who qualify.
February 23, 2011
The latest news from the UW
Building community 鈥�- 鈥榳ith convenience — on west campus
To Housing & Food Services, the student housing projects under way on west campus are about creating a whole new neighborhood.
More street food: Curbside 8 food truck now outside More Hall
Theres a new food truck on campus: Curbside 8, near More Hall, will offer a combination of new American food and global comfort foods, according to 91探花Housing & Food Services.
Nominations open for Husky Green Awards
Nominations are now open for the second annual Husky Green Awards meant to recognize individuals or teams of 91探花students, faculty and staff whove helped advance environmental stewardship and sustainability at the Seattle, Tacoma or Bothell campuses.
Dimmable windows with solar panels could power zero-energy buildings
91探花engineers and architects are collaborating on smart windows that can change transparency depending on conditions and actually harvest energy from the suns rays.
Nobel Laureate Erwin Neher to give Hille Lecture in Neurosciences March 1
Dr. Erwin Neher of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Germany will present the 21st annual Einar Hille Memorial Lecture in Neurosciences March 1. He is know for work on how prior activities shape the efficacy of chemical transmissions between brain cells.
Learn about new treatments for Parkinson's at library talk March 2
“New treatments in the pipeline for Parkinson’s patients” is the topic of the March 2 91探花Medicine & Seattle Public Library Lecture. If you have Parkinson’s, or know someone who does, you won’t want to miss this free evening talk at the downtown library.
鈥楯azz Innovations: Back-to-back nights of jazz March 2, 3
Student jazz ensembles coached by 91探花talents will gather for two nights to pay tribute to icons of jazz and present original compositions, too.
91探花dance majors take to the stage March 3-6
The 91探花Dance Program presents its annual concert of undergraduate choreography March 3-6 in the Meany Studio Theater.
91探花Mens Glee Club to perform in community concerts March 4, 5
The 91探花Mens Glee Club will will appear with the a capella group The Coats at Eckstein Middle School March 4, and will be part of an a capella festival March 5.
French dance company performs at Meany March 3-5
The dance company Compagnie La Baraka performs at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 3-5, in Meany Hall. The groups choreography blends a variety of modern dance styles with lyrical ballet.
鈥楤aroque Celebration features 91探花ensemble with Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra
Students from the 91探花Baroque Ensemble will perform orchestral works and chamber music selections with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra Feb. 28 in Meany Hall.
Original student works to be performed in 'Composers Workshop' March 4
Student composers in the 91探花School of Music will present original works in the “Composers Workshop” in Brechemin Auditorium.
鈥楽eattle Superstar to be chosen at performance Feb. 26
Six 91探花students are betting fans of Americas Got Talent will come out for the final round of their own competition, Seattle Superstar Search, on Saturday, Feb. 26 in 130 Kane.
Student voices ring out in Voice Division Recital March 1
School of Music voice students will perform arias and ensemble pieces from the opera repertoire in the Voice Division Recital for this concert in Brechemin Auditorium.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
91探花staffers take home a number of awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Mystery Photo: How well do you know the campus?
Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.
Official Notices
The Board of Regents March meeting, several blood drives and grants available for alcohol and drug abuse research.
2010 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Ei-ichi Negishi, speaks this week at UW
Ei-ichi Negishi, a 2010 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and professor of chemistry at Purdue University, will speak Friday, Feb. 25, at 1:30 p.m. in 210 Kane.
February 22, 2011
Minority Law Students Association to host Feb. 24 panel discussion on race and criminal justice
What creates racial disparities in the criminal justice system and what could address them? A six-member panel moderated by Mary Fan, 91探花assistant professor of law, will explore these issues and related ones.
February 21, 2011
Foggy, volcanic Kuril Islands illuminate limits of where humans can live (with slideshow)
Ben Fitzhugh, a 91探花anthropologist, is leading an international team of anthropologists, archaeologists, geologists and earth and atmospheric scientists in studying the history of human settlement on the Kuril Islands.
February 18, 2011
Staff member in doctoral program receives prestigious EPA STAR fellowship
Cynnie Curl held down a full-time job at the 91探花while taking one graduate class at a time. She finished her doctoral general exam, and has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Environmental Protection Agency to fund her research on pesticides in food.
Winners named in Pocketmedia Film Festival
Money 4 Drugz! 鈥� the story of seeking grants to develop new drugs for infectious diseases 鈥� is the winner of this years Pocketmedia Film Festival.
February 17, 2011
Supercomputing expert to talk at 91探花on the future of extreme computing
The director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications will speak at the 91探花on Tuesday, Feb. 22, on the future of extreme scientific computing.
February 16, 2011
Spokane Lane to be widened, regraded
Why is part of Spokane Lane, between Kane and Savery halls, blocked off and torn up?
Sound Transit chooses design for Brooklyn Station
After evaluating two design options and taking input from the community, Sound Transit has decided to move forward with a single entrance design for Brooklyn Station.
Professional and Organizational Development plans 鈥楴etwork session March 1
A light breakfast and some talk on an interesting topic and youre still heading to work by 9 a.m. Thats what “Network,鈥� a new event from Professional and Organizational Development, is all about.
DAISY Foundation celebrates 10-year nurse awards anniversary
DAISY awards recognize nurses for extraordinary compassion, kindness, sensitivity and communication skills. Nearly 250 nurses from the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and 91探花Medicine have received the DAISY award since its inception.
Official Notices
A Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 17, some blood drives, and applications for small grants are being taken by the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute.
Newsmakers
Teach for America, Egypts revolution and the defeat of the Dream Act are three of the things 91探花faculty were asked to comment on in national media.
Mark your calendars for Global Health Week Feb. 28 to March 4
Global Health Week has a great line-up of events — lectures, an award-winning film, trivia night, career fair, and more — brought to you by the Global Health Resource Center.
Presenters sought for Teaching and Learning Symposium
Presenters are needed for the seventh annual Teaching and Learning Symposium at the UW, scheduled for 2-4:30 p.m. April 19, in the Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall.
Northwest imagery, original music make unusual vision for 鈥楾he Caucasian Chalk Circle
Bertolt Brecht wasnt thinking of Seattle when he wrote The Caucasian Chalk Circle, a play with songs, in 1944. But director Alyson Roux kept the Northwest in mind when directing the show, opening soon at the Jones Playhouse.
Ren Sun's ink drawings of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Everest on display at Harborview
Ren Sun’s quiet ink drawings stir discussion of retreating glaciers and what their rapid melt means for the world’s water supply. His art is on exhibit in the Harborview Medical Center Cafeteria now through Feb. 28.
鈥楻omeo and Juliet to be presented by Undergraduate Theater Society
The Undergraduate Theater Society Will present Shakespeares ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Feb. 24-March 6 in the Cabaret Theater in Hutchinson Hall.
鈥楳eany Beat: 91探花Percussion Ensemble to perform Feb. 22
The 91探花Percussion Ensemble will perform a diverse program of music on Feb. 22 in Meany Hall. And Tom Collier will perform a piece by James Beale, music professor emeritus, who died last year.
University Symphony to perform Haydn, Shostakovich Feb. 24
Jonathan Pasternack, the School of Musics director of orchestral activities for 2010-2011, will conduct.
Mystery Photo: How well do you know the campus?
Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.
New report examines promises, pitfalls of charter school autonomy
Charter schools are free of many school district mandates and can operate in innovative ways. But budget woes, huge administrative demands and expectations of what a school “should look like鈥� tend to pull the schools back to traditional practice, a new report states.
Dinosaur hunter Philip Currie to speak at 91探花Feb. 25
Currie will discuss his travels uncovering dinosaur fossils from around the world to learn how these amazingly diverse animals were so successful for more than 130 million years.