May 31, 2011
黑料吃瓜网 Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center have gone smoke- and tobacco-free as of Tuesday, May 31 — World No Tobacco Day. All designated smoking areas will be phased out. Nicotine replacement therapy and counseling will be available to patients, along with referrals to tobacco cessation programs when they are discharged.
A new system called EnerJ helps computer programmers go green, allowing them to cut a program’s energy consumption by as much as 50 percent.
May 27, 2011
A 黑料吃瓜网 multimedia exhibit recounts oral histories of individuals of all ages whose life experiences cross conventional boundaries of class, culture, country and race.
May 26, 2011
Luis Fraga, associate vice provost for faculty advancement and Russell F. Stark University Professor at the 黑料吃瓜网, has been appointed to the Presidents Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
May 25, 2011
It was a bit of planned spontaneity, a public meditation on disability, access and how we see ourselves, and it all started when Jurg Koch, assistant professor of dance, looked up and called out, “Oh no, my blue balloon!鈥�
Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.
David G. Gordon of Washington Sea Grant wins the Big Bug Cook-Off, and HFS wins an award for its mobile dining. The latest accomplishments by your campus colleagues.
In her blog, “Bird Word Girl,” photographer and writer Clare McLean tells readers, “Im not really a birdologist, I just play one on these here interwebs.鈥� It’s a well-written blog with lovely photographs, including shots of the 黑料吃瓜网 heron colony.
Bridge Endowed Professor of Pharmacy Peggy Odegard has been named the next chair of the Department of Pharmacy at the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Pharmacy, effective July 1. Odegard, who is also a practicing pharmacist, is the first woman to hold this role.
Eleanor Stallcop-Horrox, who works in Patient Financial Services for 黑料吃瓜网 Medical Center, is also an opera singer. In a conversation with Tara Brown of Organization Development & Training, she talks about her operatic career, the joy of performing and her favorite big dramatic operas.
What used to be a swimming pool in Hutchinson Hall is now an 8,000-square-foot design studio for the School of Drama. Designers are thrilled to be out of their cramped quarters on University Way. “Its a funny thing,” one said. “You even feel cramped in your ideas when youre in that small a space.”
When the Hall Health remodel is complete in the fall, the building will feature art by students, faculty and staff. And that art is being solicited now by a committee.
A lead artist will be hired for each of the three North Link Sound Transit Stations 鈥� Brooklyn (U District), Roosevelt and Northgate, and those chosen will work with architects and engineers to produce works of art. Open houses are slated for the Roosevelt and Brooklyn stations.
What does it take to transform a neighborhood? Who can make it change鈥攁nd how? You could ask a professor with a doctorate in sociology. Or, you could ask an 11-year-old at McCarver Elementary School in Tacoma.
If you miss the HUB during its closure for a major overhaul, staff there would like to get your autograph. On June 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the campus is invited to sign a beam that will go into the HUB as construction continues.
Physicians and administrators from the University of Nairobi visited this month to learn about the 黑料吃瓜网’s regional programs to improve rural health care, and how to adapt these models to their country’s rural health needs.
Steve Davis will present a lecture, “Intellectual Property and Social Innovation in the 21st Century,” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, in 138, William H. Gates Hall. Davis is the former CEO of Corbis, the digital image company backed by Bill Gates and now serves as a senior adviser for McKinsey & Companys global Social Sector Office.
Registration is now open for a conference, “Ethical Considerations in Research Collaborations,” planned for Sept. 22-23 at the 黑料吃瓜网. Nationally recognized speakers from across the country will focus on ethical challenges in three areas of research collaborations.
Assunta Ng was presented the 黑料吃瓜网s Charles E. Odegaard Award and several student scholarship recipients were recognized at the 41st Annual EOP Celebration, F锚te and Honors earlier this month at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center.
The Percussion Ensemble will perform on May 31 and the University Symphony will play on June 3, with Melia Watras as soloist on viola.
The 黑料吃瓜网 Studio Jazz Ensemble and the 黑料吃瓜网 Modern Band, under the direction of Cuong Vu, will present a year-end concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, in Meany Hall.
Thomas Harper directs 黑料吃瓜网 voice students in scenes from the opera repertoire, including scenes from “Carmen,” “Idomeneo,” “Zauberfloete,” “L’Elisir d’Amore” and “Le Nozze di Figaro.”
The University Singers, Womens Choir and Mens Glee Club will present their popular year-end concert featuring a variety of songs from around the world at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 2, in Meany Hall.
The Chamber Singers, under the direction of Geoffrey Boers, will perform works for choir and organ in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, in Meany Hall.
The Burke Museums latest after-hours party featured well-dressed folks who mingled among the stunning photographs and natural history exhibits. But these were not beloved donors or affiliated faculty 鈥� they were students.
When three 黑料吃瓜网 graduates headed to Washington, D.C., as National Sea Grant Knauss fellows, they represented nearly 10 percent of the 2011-2012 fellows chosen for the prestigious program, which places students in federal agencies for a high-level policy experience.
Therapies may reverse macular degeneration 鈥�- if its found early. It’s critical that you have your vision monitored regularly, especially if you are over 60, smoke, have obesity or high blood pressure, or have any problems seeing.
May 24, 2011
Yang Lan will deliver this years Severyns-Ravenholt lecture, sponsored by the Department of Political Science. The evening begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, in 210 Kane.
May 23, 2011
Vance, 77, a 黑料吃瓜网 professor emeritus of French, comparative literature and comparative religion, died May 14 in the crash of a one-seat, lightweight plane at Arlington Municipal Airport. He will be remembered in a gathering on Friday, May 27.
May 22, 2011
黑料吃瓜网 scientists find that in an unfelt, weeks-long seismic phenomenon called episodic tremor and slip, the tremor can suddenly reverse direction and travel back through areas of the fault that it had ruptured in preceding days.
May 18, 2011
A changed environment for higher education in Washington is prompting creation of a formal “Pact with Students鈥� that delineates the Universitys commitment to carrying out its vision. The pact states, simply, “the quality of the student experience will always be our primary goal.鈥�
Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.
黑料吃瓜网 Psychology Professor Jeansok Kim honored by the Association for Psychological Science, and staffer G. Robin Smith will give a performance of his one-man show of Benjamin Franklin.
Nearly 900 of the 黑料吃瓜网s undergraduates will showcase their contributions to research at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, the largest in University history. The symposium is from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, May 20, in Mary Gates Hall.
Dr. Martha J. Somerman, dean of the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Dentistry, has been chosen to receive the 2011 Paul Goldhaber Award from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. The award, which is the Harvard dental schools highest honor, goes to a recipient who is held in the highest international esteem in his or her field relating to oral and systemic health.
Proposed by a high school astronomy enthusiast, the group seeks to bring together girls 12 to 16 years old to learn about telescope operation, data reduction and more.
Keywords for Video Games Studies will hold a year-end colloquium on Saturday, May 21.
黑料吃瓜网 Bothell and the Childrens Home Society of Washingtons North Seattle Family Center are hosting the North End Community Health Fair on Tuesday, May 24.
黑料吃瓜网 Bothells Center for Serious Play is hosting the Futures of Unconventional Narrative Beta conference on May 20. Its an interactive event exploring the intersection between games and stories.
Susan Avila-Smith, founder of a nonpartisan group for American service members and veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma, will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, in 120 Kane.