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A captivating CulturalFest
It was standing room only Wednesday in the HUB ballroom as school children and UW students alike attended the 10th annual CulturalFest, put on by the Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS). Here we see UW students Abukar Sultan, left, Amran Ahmed, center and Hanna Barket, at a table representing Somalia. CulturalFest will continue with stage performances of cultural music, dance and art at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at the Ethnic Cultural Center.

VOLUME 27, NUMBER 8 | 11/19/2009 – 12/2/2009 | UWEEK.ORG

Celebrating an uncommon Common Book, written by a president-to-be
The author of this year's Common Book is, understandably, too busy being President of the United States to attend the UW discussion of Dreams from My Father on Dec. 1. But the UW's Luis Fraga, Christopher Parker and Ralina Joseph will discuss the uncommon memoir by Barack Obama.

A soldier and his wife at the center of School of Drama’s new production
Jose Rivera’s riveting examination of military families, References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, is the next production for the UW School of Drama. It begins previews Monday, Nov. 30, and runs through Dec. 13 at the Penthouse Theatre.

Concert, symposium close out yearlong celebration of AYP centennial
The Burke Museum will sponsor a concert, Tribute to the Spirit: Little Big Band, on Nov. 20 and a symposium on Nov. 21. Both events celebrate the end of a yearlong celebration of the centennial of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, which was held on the University campus.

It’s an exhibition – and a gift exchange – at the Henry beginning Nov. 20
Artists Sol Hashemi, Jason Hirata and Claire Cowie are bringing gifts to the Henry Gallery Gift Shop. They're stocking the shop with presents they have made together and individually, along with contributions from their friends. It’s all part of an exhibition/event called Presents.

UW Chorale, Chamber Singers present combined concert Dec. 1 in Meany
The UW Chorale and Chamber Singers present a concert, Between the Now and Not Yet: Songs of Transition, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Meany Theater.

Accentuate the positive: Coaches can shape young athletes’ definition of success
Young athletes’ achievement goals can change in a healthy way during a season when their coaches stress positive communication, teamwork and doing one's best rather than the ego climate of winning at any cost.

Exome sequencing proved effective in gene discovery for rare disorders
By looking at only the protein-coding regions of the human genome, scientists may now be able to quickly locate the mutation behind a single-gene disorder in unrelated individuals. More than 7,000 of these rare disorders in aggregate affect millions of Americans.

Lessons learned from a major study on herpes and HIV: Our job is not done
Global health researcher Connie Celum discusses the findings of a major study that showed suppressing genital herpes doesn't prevent the transmission or acquisition of HIV.

110 local infants needed for autism brain imaging study
Wanted: 110 6-month-old infants for a study of brain development, to shed light on what goes wrong in the brains of infants who later develop an autism spectrum disorder.

A conductor at work, but why the movie? Help identify this week's Lost and Found Film
The maestro is in action — School of Music Professor Stanley Chapple is shown conducting the overture from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. But does anyone know why this film was made back in about 1966?

Helping provide ‘a decent and affordable place to live’ is volunteer’s reward
Stephen Keating, operations manager for the Center for Public Health Informatics, Department of Health Services in the School of Public Health, gets great satisfaction from his volunteer work for Habitat for Humanity. Habitat is one of 2,800 agencies that receive funding from the Combined Fund Drive.

Etc.: Campus news & notes
A new book and Web site from Bruce Taylor and G. Robin Smith returns as Benjamin Franklin.

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Disaster tip of the month: Creating a 'safe room' in your home
A safe room is a room that can be quickly and easily sealed to protect you from airborne agents. A master bedroom with attached bath is ideal.

Official Notices
A Board of Regents meeting, some blood drives, summer foreign language studies and exchange programs.

Gold, silver medals for UW teams in the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition
Simply put, the goal is "getting bacteria to do neat things." In its second year of UW participation, two multidisciplinary teams of students, advisers and a faculty member won a gold and a silver medal.

UW ranks seventh nationally in students studying abroad
The UW is seventh in the nation among doctoral institutions in how many students it sends on study abroad programs. The UW is also ranked fourth in the nation in the number of students who participate in long term study abroad programs (a full academic year).

UW Medical Center awarded prestigious Baby-Friendly designation
The 10 Point Baby Friendly criteria help moms and newborn get breastfeeding off to a good start in the hospital where the birth took place.

Community engagement, accountability, real-world experience key to UW teacher training
Kenneth Zeichner, the UW College of Education's new director of teacher education, talks about the many elements required to fully prepare a new teacher for the classroom.

Class Notes: Testing academic theories in the real world
The Department of Law, Societies and Justice requires all students in the major to complete LSJ 401: Field Experience. During the quarter students complete an internship while testing the theories they have learned in past classes.

UW Medicine medical volunteers gear up to care for Seattle Marathon 2009 runners
Months of planning with many agencies has gone into designing a medical response system for Seattle Marathon participants. More than 70 health professionals and students from UW Medicine will volunteer their time and expertise at the event.

Transgender Day of Remembrance events on Nov. 20
This week, the UW's Q Center is hosting several events to commemorate the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. The day is a national remembrance of people who have been murdered out of anti-transgendered hatred or prejudice. The Q Center is located at 450 Schmitz.

Business Diversity Supplier Fair set for Dec. 3
The UW Business Diversity Program presents its annual UW Business Diversity Supplier Fair from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in the HUB East Ballroom. The fair is designed for those who buy catering, office supplies/furniture or IT products or services.

Greg Hakim to give next MathAcrossCampus colloquium Dec. 3
The latest installment of the quarterly colloquium series designed to expose students and researchers to a wide variety of applications of mathematics to real-world problems is slated for Dec. 3.

German unity. Konrad Jarausch of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill kicks off a two-day conference marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall called "Legacies of Unification: Twenty Years of German Unity" with a lecture titled "Germany 1989: A New Kind of Revolution?" Conference continues on Nov. 20.
7-8:30 p.m., Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall.

Little Big Band. The Burke Museum presents a rocking evening of Native American rock, blues, jazz, storytelling and dance at Meany Hall. Performers representing seven First Nations will perform.
7:30 p.m., Meany Hall.

Shadmehr Aghili. An Iranian musician, singer and songwriter. His first album, a collection of classic and folkloric music, was released in 1997. He now has 11 albums out.
9 p.m., Meany Hall.

AYP Symposium. This daylong public symposium about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition will feature keynote speaker Robert Rydell, the premier world's fair historian. Other speakers, including UW faculty and graduate students, will examine the portrayal of indigenous cultures at the A-Y-P and other world's fairs of that time.
9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., 110 Kane.

Lise de la Salle. One of the true surprises and highlights of the 2007-08 President's Piano series, Lise de la Salle astonished Seattle audiences with the maturity, expressiveness, and depth of her playing. So of course, she was invited back.
8 p.m., Meany Hall.

Referencing Dali. When Gabriela's husband returns from the Persian Gulf she struggles to reconnect with a changed man in this evocative, moving story rooted in magical realism. Runs through Dec. 13. Adult themes.

7:30 p.m., Penthouse Theater.

'Songs of Transition.' The UW Chamber Singers and University Chorale team up for Between the Now and the Not Yet: Songs of Transition.
7:30 p.m., Meany Hall

Faculty Dance Concert. Highlighting the diverse talents of the UW's award-winning Dance Program faculty, along with the artistry of special guests and performances by undergraduate and graduate students. Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.
7:30 p.m., Meany Studio Theater.

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