UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     Marc Studer Billy Goat's grub UW Bothell stopped using herbicides to kill weeds on campus about a year ago, says Tony Guerrero, director of facilities for the campus, and so the weeds have been flourishing. To battle them, he hired goats from the Vashon Island-based service Rent-a-Ruminant. About 60 goats in all were used to graze blackberry bushes from the grounds from last Wednesday through Tuesday. Guerrero said there’s also some talk of keeping some goats permanently at the UW Bothell some day. No special permit was needed from the city for the use of the ranging ruminants. VOLUME 24, NUMBER 33   |   7/19/2007  –  8/1/2007  |   UWEEK.ORG UW Tower assignments made For a lot of faculty and staff members at the UW, the waiting and wondering is over. This morning, Provost Phyllis Wise announced space assignments for the UW Tower properties. Rawlins named interim director of Ruckelshaus Center Former Washington State University President V. Lane Rawlins will serve as interim director of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center. The center is a joint enterprise of the UW and WSU. Prof’s play is ‘First Class’ look at Roethke Professors may see their classes as a kind of theater, but it’s rare that a university class is portrayed onstage. That will happen next week at A Contemporary Theatre (ACT), though, when First Class debuts. Written by UW Professor Emeritus David Wagoner, the play is about famed poet Theodore Roethke, who taught at the UW from 1947 until his death in 1963. Journalists and trauma: What is needed? Should journalists and other witnesses of traumatic events receive mandatory counseling or debriefing in the aftermath? Etc.: Campus news & notes From cosmic research to weird cuisine, take a look at what your faculty and staff colleagues have been up to. Official Notices UW Bothell prof wins big in fantasy sports league Clark Olson was in Hollywood last week, but not in his role as a professor of computing at UW Bothell. He was there, along with a plethora of top professional athletes, to attend the annual ESPYs, a reward for winning ESPN's "Uber Contest" in fantasy sports. Building for peace: UW students learn and serve in nation where the U.S. once waged war UW Professor Christoph Giebel and 16 of his UW students are spending six weeks in Vietnam this summer, studying the country and helping rebuild an area particularly devastated by the war in the 1960s and 70s. Toast of the campus: UW club members learn speaking skills and more Four Toastmasters groups meet at the UW, helping faculty and staff to improve their skills in organization, leadership, record-keeping and critical thinking, too. 8,606 miles, 54 days, 26 cities: Udall Scholars come to UW on eco-friendly tour Thirteen former Udall Scholars, including a UW alumna, will visit the UW this week as part of the Udall Legacy Bus Tour, a seven-week, cross-country trip. The tour kicked off in Washington. D.C., on June 12, and will wind up in Tucson, Ariz., on Aug. 4. New center helps students talk back to screen Microsoft Research announced this week that the UW will lead future work on classroom videoconferencing software in the newly established Center for Collaborative Technologies at the University. Microsoft will provide $750,000 in funding during the next three years. Maynard Olson receives 2007 Gruber Prize for Genetics Dr. Maynard Olson, UW professor of genome sciences and of medicine in the Division of Medical Genetics, has received the 2007 Gruber Prize for Genetics. Dr. John Hogness memorial service set for July 22 A memorial service will be held for Dr. John R. Hogness, former president of the UW and former dean of the UW School of Medicine, Sunday, July 22, in the John R. Hogness Auditorium, UW Health Sciences Center. Auf Wiedersehen, John Coulter! John Coulter, associate vice president for medical affairs and executive director for Health Sciences Administrations, says farewell after almost 29 years of service. Service Culture Endowed Fund -- A tribute to Coulter The Academic Medical Center Service Culture Endowed Fund has been renamed to honor Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs John Coulter. 20th Summer Seminar in Health Care Ethics, Aug. 6-10 Health care professionals from the U.S. and abroad will grapple with ethical questions at the 20th Summer Seminar in Health Care Ethics, Aug. 6-10. Van Voorhis to give Biomedical Research Integrity Lecture Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis, professor of medicine, will present “Data Sharing between Academia and Industry: Drug Companies Have a Conscience, Too,” July 25. International conference on patient, family care starts July 30 Up to 2,000 people are expected to attend the 3rd International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care in Seattle July 30 to Aug. 1. Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!