UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     VOLUME 25, NUMBER 2   |   10/4/2007  –  10/10/2007  |   UWEEK.ORG Graduate School provides ‘one-stop shopping’ online for applicants Beginning Oct. 9, the UW will institute "one-stop online shopping" for most material that is required for graduate admissions, both by individual programs and by The Graduate School. That may sound like old hat in our online world, but the UW has more than 100 graduate programs and more than 300 separate degree programs, most with their own set of required materials, application questions and deadlines. Drama School opens season with ‘Ring Round the Moon’ The UW School of Drama will open its first production of the 2007-08 season, Jean Anouilh's Ring Round the Moon, Oct. 14. Special deals are available for faculty and staff on season tickets and other multi-play packages. Terry to perform at St. Mark’s Cathedral Trimpin event ful: walk-ins invited after 6:30 Perennial ice, sometimes thick enough to defy icebreakers, may be key to predicting Arctic thaw Loss of sea ice that is more than a year old — called perennial ice — may be the key predictor for how much Arctic ice melts each summer, a UW polar scientist says. He says the loss of perennial ice in the last two years led to this summer's record-breaking ice retreat. City birds better than rural species in coping with human disruption Birds that hang out in large urban areas seem to have a marked advantage over their rural cousins. In fact, new UW research suggests that many urban species don’t just survive but actually thrive in what might be considered to be a very challenging environment. Research overturns accepted notion of neutron's electrical properties New UW research is prompting a redefinition of the neutron’s electrical properties and how they interact with negatively charged electrons and positively charged protons. 'University Week' remembers — 25 years and counting As we reach our quarter-century mark, University Week’s first editor looks back to the early days when he wrote almost everything in the paper. Neile Graham: Adviser, administrator, poet, novelist Neile Graham leads a double life. For 18 years she has served as a counseling services coordinator for several programs in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, but in that same time she’s published three volumes of poetry and has finished a novel. Hinckley is first to hold David R.M. Scott Endowed Professorship Thomas Hinckley, professor of forest ecology at the UW College of Forest Resources, is the recipient of the college’s new David R.M. Scott Endowed Professorship in Forest Resources, Dean B. Bruce Bare has announced. Greener cleaning: New mops, fragrance-free soaps make debut UW Custodial Services is giving the old mop and water bucket the heave-ho in favor of a more ecologically friendly way of cleaning floors — and also switching to a new fragrance-free foam soap in campus bathrooms. UW, community college team up to create teacher education program for diverse students A new partnership between the UW and Seattle Central Community College is creating an education pathway for prospective elementary school teachers and encouraging a sense of community among the participants. Bridging the Gap Breakfast to celebrate diversity at UW, in the community Tickets are on sale now for the annual Bridging the Gap Breakfast and silent auction, slated for Saturday, Oct. 27, in the HUB Ballroom. The celebration, co-emceed by U.S. Congressman Jim McDermott and Vivian Phillips, includes a buffet breakfast, award presentations, a silent auction and entertainment. New department chairs in the School of Medicine Microbiology, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology chairs appointed. Philip Green named Inventor of the Year Dr. Philip Green, professor of genome science, will receive the Fourth Annual Inventor of the Year Award on Oct. 10. Jurkovich to lead trauma surgery group in 2008 Dr. Gregory (Jerry) Jurkovich, UW professor of surgery and chief of trauma service at Harborview Medical Center, has been chosen president-elect of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Medical Genetics symposium Oct. 12-13 The UW Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Medicine celebrates its 50th anniversary with a two-day symposium, Oct. 12-13. UW staffer to run Seattle Marathon in memory of mentor Gene Woodard, director of custodial services, is training for the Seattle Marathon to honor his friend and mentor. Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!