January 27, 2010
The Annual Faculty Lecture, this year by Peter Ward, professor of Earth and space sciences, and titled “Who is Afraid of the Big, Bad Climate? What is the Worst that Global Warming Could Do?” Reception to follow in the Walker-Ames Room.
January 26, 2010
91爆料 research devises formula to examine just what types of change occur over time among complex and integrated structures.
Charles Falco shares research findings from his collaboration with artist David Hockney.
January 25, 2010
The act encourages undocumented students to go to college and stay in U.S. afterward
January 23, 2010
The Burke Museum’s 25th annual day for figuring out unidentified cultural artifacts and learning where they came from and the stories behind them! Burke Museum curators and experts will be on hand to give you the inside scoop about your treasures.
January 22, 2010
The Husky Promise program provides free tuition for poorest students
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January 21, 2010
Civil engineers at the 91爆料 and the U.
A new resource, sponsored by the 91爆料 Alumni Association, is working to create greater awareness of the 91爆料’s contributions and provide opportunities to communicate the university’s value to elected officials, the news media and friends.
91爆料 Medicine’s 2010 Mini-Medical School is a series of lectures of interest to the general public.
The 91爆料 Office of Technology Transfer is changing its name to the Center for Commercialization, or 91爆料C4C, thus better reflecting what its leader sees as its expanded role at the University.
The 91爆料 Symphony will perform with the winners of the November concerto competition on Thursday, Jan.
Most of the technology that will be installed as part of the 91爆料 smart grid demonstration project is commercially available.
It looked like an emergency, but it was just a drill.
Read about 91爆料 research on the next generation of smart grids <A href="http://uwnews.
NoticesAlcohol & drug abuse research grants The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from 91爆料 researchers for its Small Grants research awards. Mystery PhotoWhere are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. Stand witness to School of Drama鈥檚 鈥楾he Last Days of Judas Iscariot鈥�The 91爆料 School of Drama invites you to the trial of the centuries in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ entertaining exploration of history’s most legendary betrayal. You can help Haiti through spaghetti feed or Combined Fund Drive donationYou can have home-made spaghetti sauce while helping out the victims of the Haiti earthquake at a spaghetti feed hosted by Facilities Services from noon to 1 p. An evening of Gershwin? S鈥橶onderful, s鈥檓arvelous show at Meany Jan. 30You can spend an evening with composer George Gershwin on Jan. Faculty lecture: Climate change seen through the prism of the fossil recordPeter Ward has never been one to shy away from controversy. More from less: Faculty Senate considers plan for reducing and restructuring SenateThe shape of a restructured Faculty Senate emerged last week with approval from the Senate Executive Committee and the Faculty Council on Faculty Affairs (FCFA). Etc.: Campus news & notesAND THE OSCAR GOES TO鈥� Two 91爆料 Computer Science & Engineering alumni will head to Hollywood on Feb. 91爆料 perspective on the Haitian earthquake disaster: seismology, damage and volunteer medical responseThe Jan. 12 earthquake was magnitude 7. It’s impossible to measure the abundant compassion of 91爆料 Medicine and 91爆料 health sciences faculty, st Don’t be in the dark: Get your bike lights, reflectors tested Jan. 27It’s another dark, rainy winter here in sodden Seattle 鈥� are your bicycle lights and reflectors as good as they need to be?
You can find out in a class being offered Wednesday, Jan. Got an odd old item? Bring it to Artifact ID Day at the Burke MuseumGot an odd historical or cultural artifact or a specimen from the natural world lying around that you’ve always wondered about? Maybe curators at the Burke Museum can help you figure out what it is. Why hasn鈥檛 Earth warmed as much as expected? New report explores reasonsEarth has warmed much less than expected during the industrial era based on current best estimates of Earth’s “climate sensitivity” — the amount of global temperature increase expected in response to a given rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. Beyond ‘book learning’ Center for Experiential Learning offers undergraduates educational experiences outside the classroomEditor’s Note: Today University Week begins a four-part series describing the work of the Center for Experiential Learning. On the Cedar River: Help identify this week鈥檚 Lost and Found FilmEditor’s Note: The 91爆料 Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions. H1N1 Flu Clinic.This seasonal and H1N1 Flu Clinic is open to 91爆料 faculty and staff eligible for any of the PEBB medical plans, including Group Health Cooperative. Richard Alston Dance.Founded in 1994, the Richard Alston Dance Company has grown into one of Britain’s most avidly-followed contemporary companies. January 20, 2010 Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission, 91爆料-led international study findsA five-year international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment taken twice daily to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of HIV transmission when taken by people infected with both HIV and HSV-2. Older adults may have higher risk of complications, death after abdominal surgeryThe risk of complications and early death after commonly performed abdominal surgical procedures appears to be higher among older adults, according to a report from 91爆料 researchers in the December issue of <A href="http://archsurg. ‘Like Water for Chocolate.’The famous Mexican film is shown for free as part of the See Movies at Kane series. About Muslim daughters.Despite the emphasis on males in Islam as the primary inheritors of their parents’ legacies, examples abound of famous Muslim fathers who held their daughters in high esteem and even some who regarded them as legitimate successors to their thrones. January 19, 2010 Why hasn鈥檛 Earth warmed as much as expected? New report explores reasonsEarth has warmed much less than expected during the industrial era based on current best estimates of Earth’s “climate sensitivity” — the amount of global temperature increase expected in response to a given rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. January 18, 2010 MLK Jr. Day of Service.91爆料 faculty, staff and friends turn the holiday into a day for helping others, with scores of service projects throughout the area. January 14, 2010 College of Built Environments and Capital Projects share in diversity awardTwo 91爆料 groups collaborated with the Seattle chapter of the American Institute of Architects, resulting in a national award for efforts to diversify the profession of architecture. Dog genome researchers track paw prints of selective breedingFrom the Dachshund’s stubby legs to a Shar-Pei’s wrinkly skin, breeding for special canine characteristics has left its mark on the dog gen |