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A homeless man sits in front of a shack in Seattle’s downtown Hooverville in 1931. The picture was taken near what is today’s Qwest Field. A new UW Web site chronicles the effect of the Great Depression on Washington State. Read our story here.

VOLUME 27, NUMBER 15 | 2/4/2010 – 2/10/2010 | UWEEK.ORG

Plan to reduce size of Faculty Senate moves closer to passing
At their meeting last week, senators approved a plan to restructure the Faculty Senate, reducing it from 267 to 110 members. The proposal now goes to a second senate reading, then to a vote by the full faculty, probably around finals week.

Actors tackle new script in staged reading of ‘Lidless’ at the Jones Playhouse
This weekend some new actors will tackle a new play, offering audience members a brand new experience. The staged reading is a collaboration between the School of Drama and the Seattle Repertory Theatre.

Students perform ‘Music from the Golden Age of Guitar’
Guitar students of Michael Partington will present a program of music from the Classical and Romantic eras for guitar duo and trio, and guitar with voice.

Poet, multimedia artist to perform at UW Bothell
UW Bothell and Northwest Film Forum are presenting sound artist, poet, photographer, mixed-media practitioner and interdisciplinary performer Cris Cheek for two events Feb. 10 and 11.

3-D scaffold provides clean, biodegradable structure for stem cell growth
A material derived from crustacean shell and algae supports the growth of new stem cells, offering a possible replacement to today's Petri dishes lined with animal byproducts.

Researchers track the marks of selective breeding on the dog genome
With more than 400 breeds, dogs come in all shapes and sizes, curly and smooth, homebodies and roamers. Scientists are discovering how breeding for distinctive canine characteristics has affected the dog genome.

eScience on Tap on Feb. 8 and monthly thereafter
The eScience Institute will offer “eScience on Tap” at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, at the College Inn Pub, and every second Monday of the month thereafter. For the kickoff, Mary Lidstrom, professor of microbiology and vice provost of research, will speak on What is the eScience Institute?

Lost and Found Film: Help identify the goings-on at Thomson Hall
Some older adults take a ride to Thomson Hall, and then the ivy planting commences, done of course by two gentlemen in caps and gowns. Can you help Hannah Palin, UW library film archive specialist, learn what it’s all about?

Etc.: Campus news & notes
An exhibit of art by law student Peter Boome, a conservation award for UW Tacoma’s Joel Baker and a presidential appointment for Paul Steven Miller, professor of law.

Notices
A Board of Regents meeting, blood drives, volunteers sought and alcohol and drug abuse research grants available.

Rehab medicine doc Krabak heads to Vancouver games
Brian Krabak will bring his experience treating competive athletes to the 2010 Winter Olympics. He'll be a physician for medal hopefuls from all countries in alpine events, ski-jumping, bobsled and luge.

West campus story: HFS begins major student housing project
Housing and Food Services is about to break ground on a huge student housing project on the west side of the Seattle campus that will, in its first phase, bring four new residence halls totaling 600,000 square feet and beds for about 1,600 additional students by late 2012.

UW undergraduate research: Everything from bioengineering to dance
Most undergraduates have little research experience when they enter the University. But through the Undergraduate Research Program, they can get that experience, and not just in the sciences.

Come celebrate the updated Ethnomed cross-cultural health resource Feb. 9
A demonstration and celebration of Ethnomed, used by health-care providers and patients alike, will take place Feb. 9. Take a tour of the newly transformed Web site.

UWTV’s student-created show, ‘The Daily’s Double Shot,’ debuts Friday night
It’s almost showtime for a new weekly, magazine-style television program co-produced by UWTV and The Daily, the UW’s student newspaper. The Daily’s Double Shot, wholly created by student journalists under UWTV’s mentorship, will debut at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, on Channel 27 and on the Web.

Elders hit their stride with Sound Steps Program, run by UW graduate student
The Sound Steps Program, run by UW social work graduate-to-be Marigrace Becker, encourages people 50 and up to walk together for exercise.

Evergreen Point Floating Bridge replacement is subject of two meetings
The Washington State Department of Transportation is holding two sessions on campus in February to gather comments and provide information on its Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the SR520 project, which includes replacing the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge.

Louise Leakey. As the youngest of Leakey fossil-hunters, Louise, daughter of Richard Leakey, has been true to her family legacy with her adventurous spirit, ambitious research, and unwavering focus on the advancement of science and our understanding of human origins and evolution.
6:30 p.m., 130 Kane Hall.

Opera auditions. Vocal audition competition for opera singers 20-30 years of age, from the NW Region comprising Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia.
1 p.m., Meany Hall.

Garrick Ohlsson. The second of two Chopin concerts celebrating the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth and the 40th anniversary of Ohlsson, a master interpreter of Chopin's work, winning the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition.
8-10 p.m., Meany Hall.

HUB remodel. A resource fair to show options for eating and activities while the HUB is being remodeled. The building will be closed July 1 for a two-year remodel.
4:30 p.m., HUB Games Area.

‘Igloos to Internet.' A lecture by Pita Aatami, president of the Makivik Corporation for the last 10 years, who will describe how the Inuit of Nunavik, Quebec, have gone from igloos to the Internet and self-governance in barely a generation.
7:30 p.m., 210 Kane.

Shantala Shivalingappa. Making her UW World Series debut, Shivalingappa introduces Seattle audiences to "kuchipudi," a classical dance form of South India. A style whose roots go back 2,000 years, kuchipudi combines intricate rhythmic footwork with highly expressive physical and facial gestures. The result is a blend of abstract dance and exquisite storytelling through movement.
8-10 p.m., Meany Hall.

Climate change predictions. The UW Program on Climate Change's ninth annual lecture. Brian J. Soden of the University of Miami will speak on "Reducing Uncertainty in Predictions of Climate Change."
7-8 p.m., 120 Kane.

Photo by Peter Kelley

Workers on the site of the new molecular engineering building appeared in shadow during a recent lunchtime "sun break."

Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!