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March 30, 2011
The latest news from the 91爆料
Public health professor an expert in all things green
Janice Bell studies how open spaces in neighborhoods encourage activity and reduce obesity. A green near her home enticed her to try a sport uncommon in the United States.
Bill Talley, longtime campus landscape architect, to be remembered
Talley, who died March 22, spent 20 years at the University before his retirement in 2007. His memorial will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the 91爆料 Club.
Etc: Campus News & Notes
The 91爆料 gets a nod for being bike-friendly; Samson Jenekhe is noted for his influence on materials science; Kathy Hoggan is elected to the board of the Fair Labor Association; Valerie Daggett is named a 2011 Fellow of the Biophysical Society; Chantel Prat wins the Tom Trabasson Young Investigator Award; and honors for historians Jordanna Bailkin, Patricia Ebrey, Susan Glenn and Stephanie M.H. Camp.
Newsmakers
Comments in the press on issues of the day by Ed Lazowska, Dan Jaffe, George Gates, Richard Ellenbogen, Don Brownlee and the late Alan Marlatt.
Official Notices
A Board of Regents meeting and a hearing to discuss the moving of the administrative oversight of parking enforcement from the University Police Department to Commuter Services.
91爆料s Center for Commercialization announces new Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
Since the programs launch two years back, Entrepreneurs-in-Residence have helped dozens of projects develop commercially viable business plans. Several new companies have launched and are in various stages of fundraising and commercialization.
Poet Elizabeth Alexander to address race and culture April 26
Poet Elizabeth Alexander, who wrote and delivered President Obamas inaugural poem, “Praise Song for the Day,鈥� will address race and culture when she speaks at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, in 130 Kane. The talk was rescheduled after adverse weather conditions prevented it being given on the original Jan. 23 date.
91爆料 students from different health professions train as patient-care teams
By training together, students in different health sciences fields witness the strengths each profession brings to patient care. This month they learned how to communicate with each other and with the patient when a serious error occurs.
Michigans library dean to speak on scholarship in a digital age
Paul N. Courant, University of Michigan Dean of Libraries, will give a public presentation, Radical Change in Conservative Institutions: Universities, Libraries and Scholarship in the Digital Age, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, in 220 Odegaard. The talk is free and no pre-registration is required.
91爆料s Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School examines quality and safety issues
Through the Open School, 91爆料 health sciences students from all disciplines are working together to foster excellence in patient care.
Report: Teacher bonus program fails to lure, retain top teachers in Washingtons high-poverty schools
Washington states $99 million bonus program for national board-certified teachers, designed to lure good teachers into high-poverty schools has not worked as intended, according to the Center on Reinventing Public Education.
Eight 91爆料 professors named ‘Entrepreneurial Faculty Fellows’ in new program
Eight 91爆料 professors have been honored as the Universitys most entrepreneurial faculty researchers, under a new Entrepreneurial Faculty Fellows Program initiated by Interim President Phyllis Wise.
Henry Art Gallery announces finalists for annual award, The Brink
The Henry Art Gallery has announced its short list of candidates for The Brink, an award for emerging artists in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. The winner will be announced at 7 p.m. Friday, April 22.
Owl, woodpecker photo exhibit tells of symbiosis, conservation at Burke Museum
Twenty-five extraordinary large-format color photos by Seattle-based wildlife photographer and 91爆料 alum Paul Bannick make up “The Owl and the Woodpecker,” on display at the Burke Museum through Aug. 7.
World Series brings Harlem Quartet to Meany April 6
After playing for guests of the President and first lady in December, the Harlem Quartet will play pieces by Beethoven, Borodin, Shostakovich, Chick Corea and more at its Meany concert.
Afro-Cuban music and dance group to perform at Meany
Los Mu帽equitos de Matanzas performs at Meany Hall at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 3. Returning to Seattle for the first time in a decade, the group is composed of famed Afro-Cuban music and dance masters who are renowned for their fiery rumbas, dynamic drumming, and sacred rituals.
91爆料 astrophysicist: White dwarfs could be fertile ground for other Earths
Hundreds of planets have been discovered outside the solar system in the last decade, but now a 91爆料 astrophysicist is suggesting that the best place to look for planets that could support life is around dying stars called white dwarfs.
91爆料 physicists detect low-level radioactivity from Japan arriving in Seattle
91爆料 physicists are detecting radioactivity arriving in Seattle from Japanese nuclear reactors damaged in a tsunami following a mammoth earthquake, but the levels are far below what would pose a threat to human health.
March 29, 2011
91爆料 Autism Center hosts public events for Aprils Autism Awareness Month
Learn the latest in autism research and techniques to help children with autism spectrum disorders through a series of events in Seattle and Tacoma.
91爆料 Medical Center named best hospital in greater Seattle in U.S. News & World Report metro area rankings
91爆料 Medical Center has been named the No. 1 hospital in the greater Seattle/Puget Sound region in the U.S. News & World Reports first-ever Best Hospitals Metro Area rankings. Two other hospitals in the 91爆料 Medicine health system also ranked in the top 10: Harborview Medical Center ranked No. 3, and Northwest Hospital & Medical Center tied for No. 8.
March 28, 2011
New study shows tea party beliefs far beyond mainstream conservatism
Results from the survey suggest that the tea party is taking its philosophy in directions far more extreme than those of mainline conservatives.
Mothers abused during childhood at risk for having low birth weight babies
91爆料 researchers report that mothers who were maltreated as children have increased risk for giving birth to low birth weight babies.
Portion of Burke Gilman Trail closed March 29
A section of the Burke Gilman Trail between Fluke Hall and Jefferson Road will be closed March 29
March 24, 2011
I-TECH launches tbpreventiontoolkit.org, a new tuberculosis prevention website
On World Tuberculosis Day, March 24, the International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) launched an online tuberculosis (TB) prevention toolkit. The toolkit contains step-by-step guidance in implementing the “Three I’s” of TB prevention.
Into the purple dusk of twilight time: Stardust bids adieu
After 12 years, NASA’s Stardust spacecraft, the brainchild of a 91爆料 astronomer, has been officially decommissioned.
March 23, 2011
91爆料 faculty member Ali Tarhouni named finance minister by Libyan opposition
Foster School of Business faculty member Ali Tarhouni named finance minister by Libyan opposition provisional government.
Symposium on workplace disasters marks 100th anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Near closing time March 25, 1911, a New York City factory fire took the lives of 146 garment workers. Hazardous conditions prevented their escape. A March 31 symposium, “Responding to Disasters in the Workplace,” commemorates the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
March 22, 2011
91爆料 Medicine/Seattle Library ADHD talk April 6
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a common problem of distractedness, impulsiveness, and inability to sit still. Learn how to manage ADHD at a public talk April 6.
Interest in toys predicts effectiveness of autism treatment in toddlers
A short-term, parent-guided treatment improved communication skills in some toddlers showing early signs of autism spectrum disorders.
March 18, 2011
91爆料TV garners three Telly awards
A trio of original 91爆料TV productions recently received recognition for Outstanding Achievement by the Telly Awards, a nationally respected competition for the broadcast industry.
March 17, 2011
Japan's disasters: Ways that you can help
Many organization are trying to provide relief to residents of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami.
Blogging from Japan: 91爆料 geologist tells of experiences in earthquake zone
Jody Bourgeois, 91爆料 professor of Earth and space sciences, was in Japan on March 11, the day of the magnitude 9 earthquake. She has been writing about her experiences following the quake in a blog titled “Paleotsunami Travels.” Bourgeois is expected to return to Seattle at the end of March.
Conference April 1 to address apparel industry, fair trade
Activists, professors, University officials, company CEOs and garment workers will gather at the 91爆料 on Friday, April 1, for a daylong conference on fair trade and the apparel industry.
March 16, 2011
Sound Transit: Drilling work to continue through spring break, March 19-27
Sound Transits contractor is continuing to drill holes along the proposed light rail alignment from the 91爆料 to Northgate to evaluate soil and groundwater conditions. To minimize its impact, the drilling on campus has been scheduled during spring break.
March 15, 2011
Public concerts featured at band directors conference March 23-26
The national association for college band directors is coming to the 91爆料 March 23-26, and there will be public concerts aplenty.
Luis Fraga to present 2011 Samuel E. Kelly Lecture April 7
Luis Fraga, 91爆料 associate vice provost for faculty advancement and professor of political science, will give the 2011 Samuel E. Kelly lecture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at the Jones Playhouse. This is the seventh in the series of annual lectures honoring the 91爆料s first vice president for the Office of Minority Affairs.
Controlling a single molecules reaction with light could improve solar cells
In new research published in “Science,” engineers at 91爆料 and UCLA used nanotechnology to control and observe how molecules react. They plan to use their method to develop more efficient solar molecules.
91爆料 grad programs among best in nation, according to U.S. News
The 91爆料 has been ranked first among primary-care medical schools in the country for the 18th consecutive year, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided March 15 by “U.S. News & World Report.”
Earthquake preparedness meeting Friday, March 18, at 91爆料 Tower
Can the Pacific Northwest experience an earthquake like Japan? Yes. Join Siri McLean of 91爆料 Emergency Management from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Friday, March 18, in the 91爆料 Tower Auditorium to learn about earthquake risks and how to be prepared.