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January 26, 2006
The latest news from the UW
Technology in classrooms is topic of roundtable
A roundtable on technology in traditional classrooms will be held at 3:30 p.
Nominations wanted for state 鈥楨xtra Mile鈥� Award
Nominations are now open for the Extra Mile Awards, which are given to individuals or teams of state employees who “surpass expectations for exemplary public service.
Author on race, gender issues to speak
Loyola Marymount sociologist Margaret Hunter, author of Race, Gender and the Politics of Skin Tone, will discuss and read from her work from 11 a.
Bothell, Tacoma reserve seats for transfer students
With the state poised to allow the first freshmen at 91探花Bothell and 91探花Tacoma in 2006, both schools have formalized agreements promising transfer students more than half of their undergraduate seats.
Professional Staff Program changes go into effect Feb. 1
Changes ranging from a longer bereavement leave to additional performance evaluation options are coming to the Professional Staff Program Feb.
Combined Fund Drive raises record $1.6 million 鈥� but online, the giving can continue
The 2005 Combined Fund Drive has ended, and with a record-setting total, too.
New Zealand Maori Weaving Exhibit Comes to Burke Museum Feb. 4
The Burke Museum is one of only four venues in the United States presenting Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread, an exhibition celebrating Maori weaving.
Yakima vintner pledges support of farmworkers’ children through scholarships
Vintner Gary Jackson, owner of the St.
Former mayor to create seminar series for Evans school
Former Seattle Mayor Norman B.
The Smallest Witnesses: Odegaard exhibit features drawings by children in Darfur
A professor and a visiting fellow from the University will be among those speaking when a new exhibit, The Smallest Witnesses: The Conflict in Darfur Through Children鈥檚 Eyes, comes to the Odegaard Library Feb.
Higher ed issues in legislature overshadowed by WASL
The Washington State Senate will announce its supplemental budget proposal for the remainder of the 2005-07 biennium on Feb.
January 25, 2006
Trauma-center care significantly lowers risk of death
Care at a trauma center lowers the risk of death for injured patients by 25 percent compared to treatment received at non-trauma centers, according to the results of a nationwide study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the 91探花 School of Medicine.
January 19, 2006
Career Discovery Week set for Jan. 23鈥�30
Career Discovery Week is a three-ring affair this year, but it’s hardly a circus.
Mystery Photo
WHERE ARE WE? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Pilot project funding available
The Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (CEEH) is offering pilot project funding in broadly defined areas of “gene-environment interactions.
Comet dust from seven-year project is paydirt for 91探花astronomer
When the Stardust sample return canister was opened at Johnson Space Center in Houston Tuesday, Donald Brownlee was delighted by what he saw.
91探花custodians use products, methods easy on the environment and themselves
Move over Good Housekeeping seal of approval.
Three School of Music concerts planned next week
The 91探花School of Music plans three concerts next week.
The 35 Year Club: Dean earns standing ovation for memory feat
Last summer, University Week sent out e-mail to all the faculty and staff we could find who have worked here for at least 35 years.
Health Science News Briefs
New generation coming
“Here Comes Generation Why! Interacting with the Next Generation of Learners” is a new faculty development workshop offered by the Department of Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics and the School of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Development.
Local business leaders at CEO Lunch Series
The CEO Lunch Series, sponsored by the 91探花Business School and Alumni Association, will feature the presidents of regional giants Nordstrom Inc.
Forum on nanotech set for Feb. 8
The Washington Technology Center’s Microfabrication Laboratory will hold a forum and workshop titled “AccessIQ: A Forum for Innovation in Micro and Nano Process Development” from 7 to 9 a.
KUOW鈥檚 Sillman to speak Jan. 27
Changes in the public broadcasting industry will be the topic when veteran National Public Radio broadcaster Marcie Sillmann speaks at the annual meeting of the Friends of the 91探花Libraries.
Lecture topic: The nursing shortage and patient safety
A free public lecture on the national nursing shortage and its impact on patient safety is set for 5:30 p.
UW鈥檚 original mad scientist does funny things with microwave ovens
Bill Beaty isn’t really a mad scientist 鈥� he just plays one on the Internet.
White named new associate dean
Ex-Lim贸n dancer re-creates There is a time
Thanks to the Byrds, you don’t have to be a Biblical scholar to be familiar with the verses from Ecclesiastes, the ones about there being “a time for every purpose under Heaven.
Preparing for a pandemic: Conference addresses regional response
What happens if a pandemic flu strikes the Pacific Northwest? How will the region respond?
As part of disaster management preparation, Harborview Medical Center and Public Health-Seattle and King County are sponsoring a one day Regional Pandemic Flu Conference, Monday, Jan.
Gibaldi remembered for warmth, vision
GHC study: Exercise key in delaying dementia
Regular exercise is associated with a delay in the onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a Group Health Cooperative/ 91探花study that appears in the Jan.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
MILLIONS: Wecve all seen those promotions where a customer walks into a store and suddenly a horn is blaring as she is surrounded by balloon-bearing staff declaring her the millionth customer.
Washington State Supreme Court to hear cases at 91探花law school
The Washington Supreme Court will take its work on the road with a community visit to the 91探花School of Law on Thursday, Jan.
Staffer enjoys short run for City Council
Lisa Kagan’s brief political career is over 鈥� for now
It started a week or so back, when the Seattle City Council asked for candidates to succeed outgoing Councilman Jim Compton.
New class part of effort to internationalize undergraduate curriculum
A new undergraduate course will explore how yearning for justice, vengeance, bravery, and honor 鈥� all manifested in the hero figure 鈥� has satisfied the psychological needs of Japanese and Chinese readers for centuries, and how that tradition is now being used to serve the psychological needs of American readers and moviegoers.
Genetic link found between asthma, obesity
A study about the relationship between asthma and obesity, which uses a community-based twin registry from the UW, has found a strong genetic link between the two disorders, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
$20 million grant from Gates Foundation establishes Global Health Department
The 91探花School of Medicine and the 91探花School of Public Health and Community Medicine will establish a jointly-operated Department of Global Health, pending approval at the January meeting of the 91探花Board of Regents.
Controlling evolved response can save tissue
Most biomedical researchers work in tandem with the process of evolution, tracing the history of an organism’s development over eons.
January 18, 2006
91探花to establish Department of Global Health with $20 million Gates Foundation grant
The 91探花 School of Medicine and the 91探花 School of Public Health and Community Medicine will establish a jointly-operated Department of Global Health, pending approval at the January meeting of the 91探花Board of Regents.
91探花astronomer hits cosmic paydirt with Stardust
Scientists at the Johnson Space Center in Houston were excited and awed Tuesday by what they saw when the sample-return canister from the Stardust spacecraft was opened.