UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     Photo by Christina Koehn Field of studies A spring day, an expanse of grass, and students take their studying outdoors. The Quad became a breezy "library" last weekend. VOLUME 24, NUMBER 26   |   5/3/2007  –  5/9/2007  |   UWEEK.ORG Legislative news best in 20 years You can uncross your fingers now. The Legislature has adjourned, and the news is good for the UW and higher education -- probably the best in 20 years. Minority affairs candidates to speak The Search Advisory Committee on the Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity has announced that the two final candidates for the position will be giving public presentations to the campus the week of May 14. Poets Bly, Espada to speak on campus May 10 Well-known American poets Robert Bly and Martin Espada will speak at the UW on Thursday, May 10. Bly will present the 44th annual Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Reading at 8 p.m. in Roethke Auditorium, 130 Kane. And Espada will speak at the second annual Reed-Osheroff Lecture, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in 120 Smith. Hear clarinet, piano, cello at coming School of Music events A faculty recital on clarinet, a concert featuring piano and cello and student performances are being offered by the UW School of Music in coming days. MFA candidates in dance present new work May 10-13 The UW Dance Program presents an evening of new work choreographed by current MFA candidates. Autism makes recognizing words hard: Children with the disorder use more of their brains on the task New research indicates that young children with autism have a difficult time recognizing ordinary words and more of their brains are occupied with this kind of task compared to typically developing youngsters. Star birth goes boom, boom, boom: Three generations of stars form early in globular cluster's life Astronomers have long thought that globular star clusters had a single "baby boom" of stars early in their lives and then settled into a quiet existence. But new observations using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show that idea might be too simple. Faculty Senate: Legislature's budget good news for education, UW James Harrington, professor of geography and deputy faculty legislative representative for the UW Faculty Senate, discusses the legislative budget and how it benefits the UW. Etc: Campus news and notes UW honored by the EPA, Center for Sustainable Forestry adopts highways, a book about Charles Johnson and other news. Official notices Trash into treasure is Kaufman's goal Pat Kaufman, the UW's recycling manager, began his career picking up waste, and now he works to divert items from the trash to more productive uses. To him, it's all "taking care of the environment." Atwater named to National Academy of Sciences Brian Atwater, affiliate professor of Earth and space sciences and a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. UW undergrads dominate international math competition They thought they had already had their proudest moment. But then this year they did even better. Results of the 2007 Mathematical Contest in Modeling surpassed even the adviser’s high expectations. Constructing Childhood: Children's art display part of Simpson center project The Reclaiming Childhood Project, now in its third year, is a collaborative. Interdisciplinary project examining changes in American childhood. The project also has an exhibit of children's art, now on display in the Allen Library. Washington Weekend: A UW celebration Red Square smelled of smoke at midday Friday -- barbecue smoke, rising from the grills on which thousands of burgers and dogs got cooked for the enjoyment of faculty and staff during the UW Community Celebration. But that was only one part of the campuswide shindig known as Washington Weekend. Healthy chemical world lecture series The first of four lectures on the UW campus takes a look at common consumer products such as air fresheners, dryer sheets, cleaners and hand sanitizers which can have unlisted ingredients that are toxic chemicals. Questions and answers on workplace violence Issues of workplace violence have been much in the news lately, with the murder of Rebecca Griego here at the UW and the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech University. Read comments by two key UW administrators -- Police Chief Vicky Stormo and Mindy Kornberg, vice president for human resources -- on the UW's reaction to these events, and how employees can maintain a safe working environment. Governor Gregoire signs health legislation at UW Medical Center The UW Medical Center (UWMC) hosted Governor Christine Gregoire May 2, when she signed into law a broad array of health care legislation. Albert Jonsen set the standard for medical ethics Bioethics pioneer to give Bodemer Lecture May 7 A brief history: UW Medical History and Ethics The UW Department of Medical History and Ethics has come a long way since its beginnings in the 1950s. Treatment advances improve spine care New UW assistant professor specializes in spine disorders. Eighth-graders get hands-on environmental health lessons Center for Ecogenetics & Environmental Health introduces eighth-graders from Mukilteo to the environmental sciences. May 10 Science in Medicine Lecture: Structural biology and tropical diseases Wim Hol, professor of biochemistry and biological structure, will present the Distinguished Science in Medicine Lecture, Structural Biology in the Fight Against Tropical Diseases, Thursday, May 10. Education in Medicine: Maintenance of board certifications F. Daniel Duffy, senior advisor to the president of the American Board of Internal Medicine, will present Lifelong Learning and Continuous Improvement through Maintenance of Board Certification, Monday, May 14. Health Sciences calendar briefs Additional events of interest to the health sciences community. Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!