UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     Becky Liu Crafty valentines Visitors of many ages to the Henry Art Gallery's education studio got a head start on Valentine's Day at the gallery's recent "I Wanna Make It With You Valentine Craft-in" event. About 65 visitors joined artists including Matt Overton, Joe Park and Mark Takamichi Miller making custom valentines using vintage images and other creative embellishments. VOLUME 25, NUMBER 16   |   2/14/2008  –  2/20/2008  |   UWEEK.ORG Every move you make: RFID technology allows users to track people as well as property If you need information, the Internet offers a wealth of resources. But if you're hunting for a person or a thing, a computer's not much help. That's changing — new electronic tags promise to create what some call the "Internet of things," in which objects and people are connected through a virtual network. Going paperless: 'University Week' to be delivered online-only starting in fall After surveys and much consideration, University Week has decided to deliver its publication online only. Change is hard but this is for the better, and Uweek.org has new features coming as we enter our new era. French pianist here Feb. 20 Pianist Lise de la Salle will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Meany Hall. Wu Man brings Chinese pipa music to Meany Feb. 23 Wu Man, the undisputed master of the Chinese pipa, an ancient lute-like instrument, will give a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 as part of the UW World Series at Meany Hall. Cruise information plays part in Sound solutions Scientists and students measure Puget Sound’s vital statistics on the UW’s research vessel, Thomas G. Thompson. Showing non-majors ‘how science is done’ A look at an interesting class taught by a creative instructor who encourages her beginning biology students to “learn how we learn.” Official Notices Etc: Campus news & notes Twenty-six — that’s right 26 — awards for UW staffers from the regional Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), plus awards for UW Press book covers and an honor from Japan for one UW prof. For the love of math: Morrow nurtures mathematicians, at work and at home James Morrow, the math instructor behind the annual Mathday, was cycling in Montana when he heard he'd won the most prestigious award in the nation for higher-level math education. Not unusual for the man who is as crazy about cycling as he is about mathematics. Atmospheric Sciences scholarship to be named for Richard Reed Richard Reed, a longtime UW atmospheric sciences professor, died Feb. 4 in Seattle. He was 85. Now the scholarship fund he and his wife anonymously endowed will bear their names. 'My team is great' – tell the world why in an original way Would you like to brag a little? Well, now you have your chance. Enter the “My Team is Great Contest” and tell the world how your team exemplifies the UW values that arose from the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative. It’s a ‘Roman holiday’ for UW prof This academic year, Margaret Laird, assistant professor of art history, has been spending a lot of time in Rome. Not the one in Italy, the one represented in Roman Art from the Louvre, the upcoming exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. She’s a guest curator, and has gotten other professors and students involved in the exhibit. March is perfect for a ‘Ride in the Rain’ Mark Twain said, “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it” — but you can do something. You can participate in Ride in the Rain March 2-29 and maybe win a prize for yourself or your team. Learn more at the Pedal Off, coming on Feb. 28. UW lawyers win Attorney General's top award The state Attorney General's Office honors Lori Oliver and Bill Nicholson, UW assistant attorneys general, for excellence in the field of law. Chemicals in baby products may cause harm Study finds high concentration of synthetic chemicals in babies treated with many baby care products. Ronald Lemire, professor of pediatrics: 1933-2008 Dr. Ronald Lemire, longtime UW faculty member and Children's Hospital administrator, died at age 74. Roy Colven: To Africa and back, battling AIDS A conversation with Dr. Roy Colven, a leader in global health telemedicine. Neurobiology & Behavior students reach out Neurobiology & Behavior grad students seek to make basic science research more accessible to the public. Elizabeth Sterling Soule Endowed Lecture on Feb. 21 Palliative care is the topic of the 28th Soule Endowed Lecture on Feb. 21. SPHCM Winter Quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Feb. 26 Dr. Noah Seixas will give the School of Public Health and Community Medicine's Winter Quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Feb. 26. Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!