Little children never cease to amaze.
March 26, 2007
The latest news from the 91±¬ÁÏ
March 21, 2007
91±¬ÁÏ Bothell to host first two finalists in chancellor search
The search advisory committee for the position of chancellor of the 91±¬ÁÏ Bothell (91±¬ÁÏB) has announced that the first two finalists for chancellor will be visiting campus in the next two weeks.
March 19, 2007
91±¬ÁÏ becomes charter member of group to address global warming
The 91±¬ÁÏ has become a member of the Leadership Circle of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, by which the 91±¬ÁÏ agrees to adopt policies that minimize global warming emissions and integrate sustainability more firmly into the curriculum, and also to provide leadership in encouraging other universities and colleges to join in the effort to address global climate change.
Eavesdropping nuthatches distinguish danger threats in chickadee alarm calls
91±¬ÁÏ, Micron launch materials-testing lab in quest for next-generation microchips
The computer chip industry is facing a predicament: as chips get smaller they are reaching a physical limit.
March 16, 2007
Trojan horse strategy defeats drug-resistant bacteria
A new antimicrobial approach can kill bacteria in laboratory experiments and eliminate life-threatening infections in mice by interfering with a key bacterial nutrient, according to research led by a 91±¬ÁÏ scientist.
Chicana, Chicano scholars, community leaders, activists to meet at 91±¬ÁÏ
More than 150 scholars, community leaders and activists will participate in the 2007 Pacific Northwest Regional Conference of the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies next Thursday and Friday (March 22 and 23) on the Seattle campus of the 91±¬ÁÏ.
March 14, 2007
91±¬ÁÏ students to spend Alternative Spring Break working in schools around Washington state
Departure set for Friday, March 16, 3 p.
March 13, 2007
Aging boosts chances that a family line will be long-lived
It is an inevitability of life — you are born and you begin to age.
March 12, 2007
Free energy assessments for region’s small- to medium-sized factories
The 91±¬ÁÏ has joined 26 universities offering a Department of Energy-sponsored program to reduce electricity use in manufacturing plants.
Hackers get bum rap for corporate America’s digital delinquency
If Phil Howard’s calculations prove true, by year’s end the 2 billionth personal record — some American’s social-security or credit-card number, academic grades or medical history — will become compromised, and it’s corporate America, not rogue hackers, who are primarily to blame.
Should I stay or should I go? What makes employees voluntarily leave or keep their jobs
Employers would be better at keeping workers if they focused on why their employees want to stay rather than what kinds of things make them quit, according to researchers from the 91±¬ÁÏ and Truman State University.
March 8, 2007
Having fun, mastering skills outscore ‘winning at all costs’ for young athletes
Boys and girls who played basketball for coaches trained to emphasize personal improvement, giving maximum effort, having fun and supporting their teammates reported lower levels of sport anxiety compared with athletes playing for untrained coaches.
Who knew? Ride in the Rain bikers are poets, too
Maybe it’s the long hours alone on the bike that provide the inspiration, or maybe it’s all that dreary rain.
Newsmakers
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Parking Services plans limited hours March 20
On Tuesday, March 20, Parking Service’s main office (located at 3901 University Way NE) will be closed from 1:15 to 3:45 p.
Official notices
Academic Opportunities
Applications invited for Small Grants Research Awards
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from 91±¬ÁÏ faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Seminar goers ponder values-based leadership
What can the average 91±¬ÁÏ employee do to ensure that the 91±¬ÁÏ lives its values in the work place?
A daylong seminar last week, attended by close to 100 staff and faculty, used a combination of case studies and events involving major historical figures to explore how individual decision-making helps create — or undermine — an organization’s stated core values.
Post-Katrina: Design for recovery
A 91±¬ÁÏ effort to help rebuild a community along the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast is a drop in the bucket stacked against the $110 billion the government has budgeted for recovery.
A world of possibilities: 91±¬ÁÏ Bothell staffer’s music gets a second chance in the online world Second Life
It’s not every day a musician gives a concert and a three-story gingerbread cookie shows up.
Run/walk on campus to benefit Seattle schools
A run/walk event beginning at 10 a.
Baseball’s religious meaning to be explored in March 28 talk
The Comparative Religion Program presents Christopher Evans speaking on Baseball: an American Religion? at 7:30 p.
Three earn medalist honors for scholarship
Three 91±¬ÁÏ students receiving medals for high scholarship for the 2005-6 academic year were honored at a private reception hosted by President Mark Emmert Friday, March 2.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Double bass virtuoso to speak, teach
Canadian-American double bass virtuoso Gary Karr will discuss “My Life in Music” with 91±¬ÁÏ School of Music double bassist Barry Lieberman at 2 p.
Pianist Feltsman to perform at Meany
The 91±¬ÁÏ President’s Piano Series will present Vladimir Feltsman at 8 p.
Etc: Campus news and notes
SPACE STAMP: A Hubble Space Telescope image captured by an international team led by 91±¬ÁÏ astronomy Professor Bruce Balick is included in a new series of stamps from Royal Mail in the United Kingdom, issued Feb.
BizTech 2007: Good info, with an island flair
Each year, BizTech presents seriously helpful information wrapped in a decidedly light-hearted theme, and this year’s event, subtitled “Discover the Possibilities!” continues that tradition.
Sydney Dance Company coming to Meany
The 91±¬ÁÏ World Dance Series presents the Sydney Dance Company at 8 p.
Fenner on a mission to boost international learning experiences
Editor’s note: Uniquely Washington is a biweekly column featuring one of the University’s most important resources — our people.
Religion the topic of planned conference, ‘Communicating the Sacred’
A group of graduate students is organizing a daylong conference on interdisciplinary dialogue on religion.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Award Winners
The Harborview ICU liaison program has won the National Association of Public Hospitals 2007 Safety Net Award for Patient-Centered Care.
Lessons from Rita: How hurricane intensity change happens
Hurricanes can gain or lose intensity with startling quickness, a phenomenon never more obvious than during the historic 2005 hurricane season that spawned the remarkably destructive Katrina and Rita.
Major renovation of G & H wings to begin
At the end of April, a major renovation project for the G wing and the older section of the H wing will begin in the Health Sciences Building.
91±¬ÁÏ researchers challenge cancer mutation theories
When cells become cancerous, they also become 100 times more likely to genetically mutate than regular cells, 91±¬ÁÏ researchers have found.
Visiting scholars from Haiti learn best lab practices at 91±¬ÁÏ
When Frantz Marc Marthol left Haiti in January and landed in Seattle for the first time, the cold winter weather blanketing the Pacific Northwest was the first of many stark contrasts he’d soon encounter.
91±¬ÁÏT Nursing Program gets boost from Tacoma physician
By Jill Carnell Danseco
91±¬ÁÏ Tacoma
Good nurses are important.
Economic status plays big role in obesity
Put that cheeseburger down.
March 6, 2007
91±¬ÁÏ Medical Center enters second year as title sponsor of Seattle Marathon
The 91±¬ÁÏ Medical Center is the title sponsor of the 2007 Seattle Marathon, with proceeds to benefit the 91±¬ÁÏ Medical Center Patient and Family Housing Fund.