UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     Kathy Sauber Flying W A Husky celebration takes place Tuesday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, as Horizon Air celebrates the first flight of a plane bearing the UW colors. Harry the Husky and, from left, cheerleaders Rosslyn Luke, Brittany Degen, Olivia Michalak, Megan Wend, Carolyn Schuetz and Ryan Petrosky help send the plane on its way in grand style. The plane is one of four that Horizon Air painted with the colors of Northwest schools. The others are Washington State, the University of Oregon and Oregon State. VOLUME 25, NUMBER 17   |   2/21/2008  –  2/27/2008  |   UWEEK.ORG Recession woes spell slim budgets in state Legislature The good news is that the state Legislature will finish on or before March 13. Not-as-good news is that the state’s reversal of fortunes has cast a pall over many new proposals and ideas that call for new expenditures. Business Diversity Program: Making the University more accessible A revamped and reorganized Business Diversity Program is trying to make complex processes at the UW more accessible and understandable to underrepresented businesses in Washington, and also to raise the consciousness of those units purchasing goods and services. One-man show tells tales of black gay men in the South A one-man play, Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South, will be performed Feb. 27 at UW Bothell and its author, from Northwestern University, will speak at the UW Seattle campus on Feb. 28. Physician, musician, composer, actress all one in ‘Charisma’ A UW physician who is also a musician, composer, writer and performer will open a one-woman play at A Contemporary Theater this weekend. The show is directed by the UW School of Drama’s Cathy Madden. University Symphony, Seattle Symphony to perform side by side Feb. 22 The UW School of Music will mark a first in its history when the University Symphony joins the Seattle Symphony in a side-by-side performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, in Meany Theater. La Compania Nacional de Danza returns to Meany Hall La Compania Nacional de Danza will perform at Meany Hall Feb. 28 and 29 and March 1 as part of the UW World Series. Students develop — themselves and photos — through seminar, exhibit Ten UW freshmen will exhibit the results from their freshmen seminar, Develop: Production of a Photo Essay, beginning today in Odegaard. The two-credit seminar is designed to help freshmen explore, capture and share their transition to the UW through the development of a photo journal. School of Music offers voice recital, guest artists and some heavy metal rappin’ Voice students will sing, guests will perform on double bass and piano, and the UW Percussion Ensemble will rap out wild rhythms in coming days, all sponsored by the School of Music. Zigzag: Not the shortest route, but often the most efficient A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but it isn’t necessarily the fastest or easiest path to follow. That’s particularly true when terrain is not level, and now researchers, including one at the UW, have developed a mathematical model showing that a zigzag course provides the most efficient way for humans to go up or down steep slopes. Then and Now: The day the stadium addition fell Former editor Tom Griffin and current editor Nancy Wick reminisce about the day in 1987 when the stadium addition collapsed and they remade University Week’s front page at the last minute. Yoshi Kohno wins Sloan Research Fellowship Yoshi Kohno, assistant professor of computer science & engineering, has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship, given each year to outstanding young scientists. UW Seattle receives President’s Honor Roll award for service The UW Seattle has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. Colleges combine for new minor in Education, Learning and Society The colleges of Arts & Sciences and Education are partnering to offer a new minor in education — and students seem ready. It came from outer space – and likely disintegrated over northeastern Oregon A meteoroid was seen by witnesses in the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, and UW scientists pinpointed the spot where it disintegrated as about 25 miles north of Lagrande, Ore. At-risk youth, unconscious biases are subjects of psychology lectures Two lectures remain in the Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lecture Series, which features UW Psychology Department faculty and international experts sharing research results. Breast cancer research and resilience are topics of UWRA campus presentations Debra Jarvis will talk about her book, It’s Not about the Hair and Other Certainties of Life & Cancer, and Mary-Claire King will talk about inherited breast and ovarian cancer at two sessions sponsored by the UW Retirement Association Feb. 27. Brooks to talk about ‘Why Giving Matters’ Feb. 28 Syracuse University Professor Arthur C. Brooks will give a talk on Why Giving Matters at noon on Thursday, Feb. 28 in the Forum at Parrington Hall. Judy Shorr bids farewell after 33 years Longtime UWMC staffer moves to new position. School of Dentistry records outstanding accomplishments Last year faculty and staff of the School of Dentistry recorded outstanding achievements. School of Nursing posts stellar achievements The UW School of Nursing posted many achievements in 2007. Here are just some of the accomplishments of faculty and staff. School of Pharmacy programs ranked best in the nation School of Pharmacy's accomplishments include being ranked best in thenation by The Chronicle of Higher Education. School of Public Health and Community Medicine highlights recent achievements Faculty and staff of the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine has logged many accomplishments over the past year. School of Social Work nationally recognized for leadership Faculty in the UW School of Social Work receive national recognition for leadership in practice and research. UW Medicine Salute Harborview Gala set for March 1 The 16th annual UW Medicine Salute Harborview Gala will be held Saturday, March 1, 6 pm, at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel. 2007 Distinguished Faculty Lecture to air on UWTV Professor of Global Health Christopher Murray's 2007 Distinguished Faculty Lecture will be aired on UWTV, beginning Friday, Feb. 29. 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