Opening reception for the School of Art’s Design ’09, a juried show of work by graduating BFA and MFA students in the Division of Design.
June 9, 2009
The latest news from the 91爆料
June 8, 2009
Comic sketch on 91爆料 鈥榗oup鈥� wins grand prize in Pocketmedia Film Festival
Judges chose from 35 entries, each 90 seconds long, created with pocket-size recording devices.
91爆料 Medical Center performs 500th heart and 500th lung transplants
Contacts:
Susan Gregg-Hanson, (206) 616-6730/ cell: (206) 390-3226 / <A href="mailto:sghanson@u.
91爆料 Experts: Search, Social Media and Web 2.0
The information revolution is far from over.
June 6, 2009
Vocal jazz.
An evening of stylings by the Vocal Jazz I and Vocal Jazz II ensembles, under the direction of Dave Cross.
June 5, 2009
鈥楧ialoguing Difference.鈥�
The Women of Color Collective’s first conference, “Dialoguing Difference” is an intellectual exchange among faculty members and students from throughout the community.
University Symphony.
Graduate instrumental conducting students Meena Hwang and Julia Tai lead the University Symphony in an all-Schubert concert.
June 4, 2009
‘University Week’ comes out next on June 25
This is the last edition of University Week for the 2008-2009 school year.
Project Runway: Business students combine marketing, management, fashion
After a grueling 10 weeks of research, design and endless challenges, six teams make finishing touches to their models’ garments and go over their business plans one last time.
Invisibility research has led to discovery of ‘wormholes’
Three years ago, mathematicians in the United States and Great Britain announced the discovery of an invisibility cloak.
The Tree Salvage Program would give new life to reclaimed wood
A beloved elm tree that stood at the entrance to what is now the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse is about to enjoy a new life in the lobby.
Vocal jazz ensembles to perform
The 91爆料 Vocal Jazz 1 and 91爆料 Diva Vocal Jazz ensembles perform standards by Horace Silver, Stephen Sondheim, Keith Jarrett, Bobby Sharp, Madeline Peyroux, and others in a concert at 7:30 p.
Organization of the week: Toastmasters at the 91爆料
Editor’s note: There are many organizations open to the 91爆料 faculty and staff.
Music of Schubert in spotlight for 91爆料 Symphony concert
The University Symphony presents a tribute to Franz Schubert Friday, June 5, in Meany Theater.
University of Maryland professor to chair Urban Design & Planning
Qing Shen, associate dean for academic affairs and a professor at the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, has been named chairman and professor in the Department of Urban Design and Planning, pending approval by 91爆料 President Mark Emmert and the Board of Regents.
Another photo of Suzzallo takes prize in photo contest
The third and final week of our photo contest is over and we have another winner! Drum roll please: The prize goes to David Hogan, who works in billing at Creative Communications, for his photo, The Grand Stairway.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting Thursday, June 11, at 9 a.
More costly private model of foster care could save $6.3 billion in long term
In these times of trillion-dollar budgets and deficits, $6.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
SCIENCE STAR: Joseph Felsenstein, professor of genome sciences and biology, has received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Educators gather for 91爆料 Early Learning Conference June 5-6
Educators, counselors, lawmakers, advocacy groups and parents will meet at the 91爆料 Friday and Saturday for the 91爆料 Conference on Early Learning, to be held at 91爆料 Tower.
Expect congestion during Commencement June 13
Transportation Services advises motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to avoid Husky Stadium on Saturday, June 13, due to the graduation ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.
Secretary of defense, Yakama tribal elder to receive honorary degrees
The 91爆料 will confer honorary degrees on two individuals at <A href="http://uwnews.
Commencement weekend June 12-14 at 91爆料鈥檚 three campuses
Cauce goes 鈥榟ome鈥� to country she left 50 years ago
It was the trip of a lifetime, although it lasted just four days.
Facilities Services staffer is a loser, and proud of it
Rick Parfitt is a loser.
AYPE remembered: Self-guided tours of campus exposition sites now available
Throughout the summer you’ll be able to take a tour of the most important sites of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition 鈥� with or without a tour guide.
Global health pioneer Paul Farmer to speak on June 18
Common autism medication is ineffective for repetitive behaviors, study finds
By Teri Thomas
Seattle Children’s
Citalopram (Celexa), a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), was no more effective than a placebo at reducing repetitive behaviors, according to a multi-site clinical trial guided by lead author Dr.
For pharmacy students, breaking down complex drug has its rewards
Each medication on your health plan’s “approved list” is there, in part, because a pharmacist vouched for it.
New director of Environmental Health & Safety no stranger to 91爆料
By Elizabeth Sharpe
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Jude Van Buren, an alumna of the 91爆料’s Department of Environmental Health, returned to her alma mater this month as director of Environmental Health & Safety, a department that supports and monitors workplace safety and health practices at the university.
Rivara to receive 91爆料 Public Health Distinguished Alumni Award
When the 91爆料’s Dr.
Political math.
Columbia University political scientist Andrew Gelman speaks on Coalitions, Voting Power, and Political Instability as part of the MathAcrossCampus Colloquium.
鈥楽pring Sing.鈥�
The University Singers, the Women’s Choir and the 91爆料 Men’s Glee Club share the spotlight with a variety of music from classical to pop and everything in between.
June 3, 2009
140 Washington, Oregon, Idaho families needed for 91爆料 autism studies
Families throughout Washington and parts of Oregon and Idaho have two opportunities to help 91爆料 researchers unlock some of the secrets of autism, a spectrum of developmental disorders that now affects about one out of every 150 children born in the United States.
June 2, 2009
鈥楴orthwest Trek.鈥�
Geoffrey Boers conducts the Chamber Singers in a program of works by Northwest composers, including 91爆料 faculty member Giselle Wyers and 91爆料 Chorale Conducting students Eric Barnum and Laurie Betts Hughes.
June 1, 2009
More costly private model of foster care could save $6.3 billion in long term
In these times of trillion-dollar budgets and deficits, $6.
Love and the 91爆料 Chorale.
The University Chorale explores both the nature of love and love of nature in this year-end concert, which features “I Died for Beauty,” an Emily Dickinson poem set to music by American composer Jerry Ulrich and dedicated to the University Chorale, plus new works by 91爆料 composer Giselle Wyers.
May 30, 2009
Student digital videos.
The Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) presents a special screening of video shorts created by students in the course Experiments in Digital Video: The Architecture of Time.
May 29, 2009
‘Building’ Korea.
A book launch for Building Ships, Building a Nation: Korea’s Democratic Unionism Under Park Chung Hee by Hwasook Nam, 91爆料 professor of history and international studies.