UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     Kathy Sauber Towering job Brian Rostheimer of Nordic Construction saw-cuts the structural slab beneath the ship's ladder in the Gerberding tower to allow for the installation of the structural steel for a new floor. Workers are preparing the tower for the installation of bells, planned for late April or early May. VOLUME 25, NUMBER 22   |   4/10/2008  –  4/16/2008  |   UWEEK.ORG Now hear this: New Outdoor Alert emergency broadcast system tested and ready Ten new Talk-a-Phone towers, able to broadcast emergency messages across campus, have been installed and tested. Together they’re called the Outdoor Alert broadcasting system, and they’re part of an ongoing effort to improve emergency communications on campus. Police chief finalists to visit Two finalists for the position of chief of the UW Police Department will be visiting campus this month. Barbara O’Connor of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will be here April 11, and Robert Karnofski of the City of Auburn will visit on April 17. BFA students showcased in upcoming exhibits BFA students in the School of Art will exhibit their work in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery beginning April 16. Pavel Haas Quartet makes Seattle debut at Meany Hall The Pavel Haas Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, at Meany Hall, as part of the UW World Series. Popcorn-ball design doubles efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells A new design approach is enabling UW researchers to create a dramatic improvement in the efficiency of cheap solar cells now being developed in laboratories. New fish has a face even Dale Chihuly could love A tan- and peach-colored fish that would rather crawl into crevices than swim, and that may be able to see in the same way that humans do, could represent an entirely unknown family of fishes, says a UW icthyologist. Hubble offers real-time look at Internet's 'black holes' A surprisingly large fraction of Web traffic gets sucked into temporary black holes, in which information between two computers disappears en route. A new online observatory monitors Internet black holes so network administrators -- and frustrated Web users -- can diagnose problems in real time. Etc: Campus news and notes A fine fleet, a Legacy Foundation Award from the Organization of American Historians, honors and a grant for emergency planning and distinguished contributions to gender equity research. The latest accomplishments by your campus colleagues. Legislature: Restraint followed by more restraint J.W. Harrington, legislative representative for the UW Faculty Senate, discusses this year’s Legislature. Many UW wishes were not granted due to fiscal restraint, but there were positive notes, too. Official notices A competition for student papers, a new organization for English language teachers and more. UW staffer gets Smart with her commuting Darlene Feikema likes small things. So it’s not surprising that she’s one of the first 70 people in the Puget Sound region to buy a Smart car that’s less than 9 feet long and seats only two. Get your Gaelic on with Oran nan Car By day, Kent Jewell and Corby Ingold are UW staffers. But in the evening their rather esoteric interest comes out — the two perform in a Scottish Gaelic choir called Oran nan Car, and they will perform at the Ethnic Cultural Theater on April 19. Rebuilding Afghanistan: Leaders in government, nonprofits study at Evans School How do you rebuild a government when it’s been literally blown up, its leaders scattered? Fifteen government and nonprofit professionals from Afghanistan are spending an intensive three months at the UW studying leadership, management, economic development and public policy. New professional guardianship program launched As baby boomers retire and life expectancies increase, the percentage of seniors in the U.S. also will rise, creating a need for more professional guardians — and the UW is partnering with the state of Washington to answer that need. Early Childhood and Family Studies program: Reaching students early with quality education The new College of Education undergraduate degree path in Early Childhood and Family Studies answers a longtime need in a creative and interdisciplinary way, its creators say. Evolutionary biologist to speak on organism-environment interaction Harvard’s Richard Lewontin will deliver a free Jessie and John Danz lecture at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in 130 Kane. The title of his lecture will be Organism and Environment: The Organism as Subject and Object of Evolution. Live broadcasts, webcasts planned for Dalai Lama If you aren’t one of the lucky few to get tickets to see the Dalai Lama during his Seattle visit, you can still hear what he has to say. UWTV will present several live broadcasts and webcasts of his visit to Seattle and the UW on April 14. Oh, and expect traffic delays, too. Human trafficking conference slated An all-day conference, “Asian Pacific Islander Community Responses to Human Trafficking: Working Together to Create Change,” will be held on Saturday, April 12, in Architecture Hall. Sherman Alexie to be keynote speaker at Literary Voices event for UW Libraries Sherman Alexie, National Book Award-winner for Young People's Literature for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, will deliver the keynote speech at "Literary Voices," an event sponsored by Friends of the UW Libraries at which guests dine at tables with authors. Literary Voices will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at the UW Club. UW Medicine and Premera host Health Summit Executive officers explore the benefits of corporate wellness programs. Researchers link genetic errors to schizophrenia Scientists discover genetic errors that may shed light on the causes of schizophrenia. Getting to know Carlos Pellegrini A surgery pioneer talks about life's lessons and inspirations. Going to extremes: Physician-athlete studies endurance Dr. Brian Krabak, rehabilitation and sports medicine expert, wants to know what makes ultra-endurance athletes tick. Community health-trained docs tend to help underserved Researchers find that family medicine physicians trained in community health centers were more likely to work in underserved settings. Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!