A recent report shows that building information modeling is challenging and changing the construction industry, including the ways mechanical contractors organize teams and technology.
June 21, 2011
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Ocean measurements by 黑料吃瓜网 will be part of just-launched satellite mission
With the launch earlier this month of NASAs satellite Aquarius, more than half a dozen 黑料吃瓜网 researchers are involved in projects to calibrate data from space with actual measurements of ocean salinity.
Etc: Campus news & notes
Facilities Services employees save an eagles nest for the Burke Museum; Jeff Richey is honored; Chris McEwen to fiddle at IMAX; the Master of Communication program honors Dan Savage and Starbucks 鈥� and read what comes out of Drumheller Fountain when Facilities Services cleans it.
June 20, 2011
Classroom to clinics: 黑料吃瓜网 medical students don white coats
Each year, the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Medicine holds a ceremony for medical students beginning the clinical phase of their studies. The students receive white doctor’s coats as symbols of health care team membership.
黑料吃瓜网 Medicine's Team Transplant runs with U.S. Health and Human Services leader
Before giving the 2011 Commencement speech June 11, Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, started off her day with a run in Seward Park with 黑料吃瓜网 Medicine’s Team Transplant.
Bacteria develop restraint for survival in a rock-paper-scissors community
New research shows that in some structured communities, organisms increase their chances of survival if they evolve some level of restraint that allows competitors to survive as well, a sort of “survival of the weakest.鈥�
June 19, 2011
Atmospheric carbon dioxide buildup unlikely to spark abrupt climate change
New research lends support to recent studies that suggest abrupt climate change is the result of alterations in ocean circulation uniquely associated with ice ages, not from atmospheric carbon dioxide.
June 17, 2011
Harborview Staff Fine Art Exhibition on display now through July 1
The 16th Annual Harborview Staff Fine Art Exhibition runs now through July 1, in the Cafeteria Atrium, Level B, in the West Hospital of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The artworks include paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures.
黑料吃瓜网 part of physics collaboration that finds new type of neutrino conversion
An international physics collaboration that includes the 黑料吃瓜网 has observed a previously unseen type of neutrino “oscillation,鈥� or transformation, that could help explain the lack of antimatter in the universe.
Getting even gets you nowhere, new book by husband-wife team suggests revenge alternatives
Redirected aggression, such as yelling at your spouse after your boss yells at you, is the focus of a new book David Barash co-wrote with his wife Judith Lipton, a psychiatrist.
Henry Art Gallery screens 鈥� and appears in 鈥� PBS show 鈥楬istory Detectives
The story of a 黑料吃瓜网 alumna, her lifelong love of Japan and the powerful World War II-era propaganda leaflets she created for the U.S. Office of War Information will be a segment of the PBS television series “History Detectives” to air Friday, June 24.
June 16, 2011
Boost for plant scientists, including 黑料吃瓜网 prof, comes at critical time
Keiko Torii, professor of biology, is among 15 of the “nations most innovative plant scientists鈥� selected to share $75 million for fundamental plant science research.
June 15, 2011
Life expectancy in most U.S. counties falls behind worlds healthiest nations
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s most current county-level analysis of life expectancy in America finds large disparities nationwide. Women fare worse than men, and people in Appalachia, the Deep South, and Northern Texas live the shortest lives.
June 13, 2011
520 bridge to be closed Friday night to Monday morning, June 17-20
The State Route 520 floating bridge and highway will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday, June 17, to 5 a.m. Monday, June 20, between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and Interstate 405 in Bellevue. Night work is planned, and neighbors near the work zone are likely to hear construction noise.
Perkins Coie awards grant for nanoengineering patch to repair heart attack damage
The law firm Perkins Coie has presented its $20,000 “Award for Discovery” to Deok-Ho Kim, 黑料吃瓜网 assistant professor of bioengineering and a regenerative medicine researcher. Kim works on pre-conditioning stem cells to try to create longer-surviving patches for heart muscle repair.
Photo Gallery: 黑料吃瓜网 2011 Commencement
The 黑料吃瓜网 community gathered on Saturday, June 11, in Husky Stadium to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2011. With banners flying and playfully decorated caps on their heads, the degree candidates took the field to the cheers and applause of 40,000 family members and friends. 239206|default.xml|Downscale Only|Cross Fade|Beam|Off| Contact Info: University Photography 70 Kane Hall, Box 353095 Phone: (206) 543-2518 E-mail: uphoto@u.washington.edu
June 10, 2011
Academic counselor brings message of hope to disaster victims in Japan
Linda Ando, an academic counselor with the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, brought a message of hope and compassion to disaster victims in Japan in the form of prayer flags made by elementary school students and community members.
Utility work starting June 13 affects Burke Gilman Trail
During the weeks of June 13 and June 20, Seattle City Light will be performing utility work on utility poles along the 黑料吃瓜网 section of the Burke Gilman Trail near Montlake Boulevard. Trail users should expect delays and detours throughout the two-week period.
June 9, 2011
黑料吃瓜网 Medicine, Valley Medical Center form strategic alliance
The chief executive officers of 黑料吃瓜网 Medicine and Valley Medical Center have announced the formation of a strategic alliance in which Valley Medical Center, Public Hospital District #1 of King County, will join 黑料吃瓜网 Medicine effective July 1, 2011.
Scientists find recent snowpack declines in the West nearly unprecedented
The snowpack decline of the last 50 years in the Rocky Mountains is highly unusual in context of the past 800 years, according to findings published June 10 in “Science.”
Physicists hit on mathematical description of superfluid dynamics
A century after the discovery of superfluids, scientists using a powerful supercomputer have devised a theoretical framework that explains the real-time behavior of superfluids.
June 7, 2011
New 黑料吃瓜网 dental graduates leave legacy of caring 鈥� and back it with cash
When the School of Dentistrys Class of 2011 graduated at Meany Hall on June 4, it left behind something far more tangible than memories. This spring, the students doled out thousands of dollars they had raised to recipients such as Neighborcare Healths 45th Street Clinic for homeless teens and the dental schools disabilities clinic.
Corpse flower blooms overnight Wednesday
An Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse flower in its native Sumatra and elsewhere because of its foul odor, has bloomed at the 黑料吃瓜网 botany greenhouse. Visit weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while the bloom lasts.
June 6, 2011
黑料吃瓜网 part of national effort for greater ties with Indonesia
The 黑料吃瓜网 is one of six U.S. universities to receive funding from the U.S. Department of State to increase the number of American students studying in Indonesia, the fourth most populated country in the world.
New Husky Cards coming June 10 for U-Pass holders
Commuter Services will be distributing new Husky Cards to department payroll coordinators to provide to their employees on Friday, June 10. The card can be activated online between June 10 and June 24.
June 3, 2011
黑料吃瓜网 and KEXP sign new 30-year management agreement
The 黑料吃瓜网 and KEXP Radio have entered into a new management agreement for KEXP to continue operating the Universitys broadcast service at 90.3 FM for the next 30 years.
June 2, 2011
Revamped bio course improves performance 鈥� especially among educationally disadvantaged students 鈥� in spite of budget cuts
Students overall performed better 鈥� and educationally disadvantaged students generally made even greater strides than everyone else 鈥� in an introductory biology course at the 黑料吃瓜网 where recent budget woes doubled class sizes for the course, cut lab times and reduced the number of graduate teaching assistants.
June 1, 2011
Eclectic annual MFA exhibit on display at Henry Art Gallery
Students earning their master’s degrees in art show their work at the Henry Art Gallery through June 19: Sculpture, painting, photography and more.
Mystery Photo: How well do you know the campus?
Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.
Concert in Brechemin Auditorium to benefit Japan earthquake relief
The School of Music is donating its Brechemin Auditorium and the talents of some members of its community to a benefit concert for victims of Japans earthquake and tsunami. The concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11.
Set design study with the playwright involved 鈥� via Skype
Drama students read a play, talk to the playwright and then pair up to design a set for the show. At the quarters end, the playwright comments on models of the sets students have created. Its motivating, collaborative, and fun.
John Sidles receives 2011 Guenther Laukien Prize
Sidles shares the prize with Daniel Rugar and H. Jonathan Mamim, both of the IBM Almaden Research Center, for pioneering magnetic resonance force microscopy. This technology relies on detecting very small magnetic forces to create three-dimensional nanoscale pictures of biological structures.
Etc: Campus News & Notes
Patricia Spakes gets her own day in Tacoma; a new award named for Brewster C. Denny, The campus community autographs part of the new HUB, the Burke Museum comes to Mary Gates Hall, the 黑料吃瓜网 is ranked fifth in the world in mathematics research and Paul Hill addresses the Bellevue School District.
Tree donated by grateful patient of 黑料吃瓜网 Regional Heart Center
The young sugar pine, which patient Andrew Russell grew from a fallen cone seed, was planted near the 黑料吃瓜网 Medical Center Surgery Pavilion. Russell hopes its presence will complement the Cardiac Diagnostic Center’s healing spirit.
Official Notices June 2
A Board of Regents meeting, a grant development workshop and several blood drives.
黑料吃瓜网 to host hearing on extending broadband to underserved communities
A public hearing scheduled for Friday, June 3, at the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Law will consider state telecommunications policies, particularly broadband service. It will be from 4 to 6 p.m. in 119 William H. Gates Hall.
Commencement ceremonies scheduled for 黑料吃瓜网 graduates
Commencement is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, for 黑料吃瓜网 Seattle; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 12, for 黑料吃瓜网 Bothell; and 10 a.m. Friday, June 10, for 黑料吃瓜网 Tacoma.
Alumni association offers special deal on Husky plates
Members of the Class of 2011 will be offered a free one-year upgrade of their Washington license plate to a Husky plate 鈥� a nearly $50 value, courtesy of the alumni association.
黑料吃瓜网 grad Malcolm Goodfellow establishes first endowed chair in Department of Architecture history
Goodfellow, who graduated from the 黑料吃瓜网 in 1987, has established the first endowed chair in the Department of Architectures 97-year history.
New journal looks at an old problem: aging
Dr. Warren Ladiges, professor of comparative medicine, has become the chief editor of a new scientific journal, “Pathobiology of Aging & Age-related Diseases.” The journal will publish research on aging in mammalian models.