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Game’s high score could earn the Nobel
Gamers have devoted years of brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against aliens. This week researchers at the UW will try to harness those skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV, with a new computer game called Foldit.
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Trouble in paradise: Global warming a greater danger to tropical species
Polar bears fighting for survival in the face of a rapid decline of polar ice have made the Arctic a poster child for the negative effects of climate change. But new UW-led research shows that species living in the tropics likely face the greatest peril in a warmer world.
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Are some UW benefits underused?
The UW has great benefits but some of us are too busy to take advantage of them. Do you know about flexible spending accounts? Long-term disability benefits? Dependent care assistance? How about the VIP savings plan, or deferred compensation? Read all about them.
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Etc: Campus news & notes
‘Superhuman’ contacts on display, the National Fresenius Award winner, an honor from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Farwell named a Fulbright Scholar, and views of the Dalai Lama on the Web and UWTV.
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Official notices
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New Henry director plans education initiative
Stepping into the directorship of the Henry Art Gallery feels like the right challenge at the right time for Sylvia Wolf. And though only a couple of weeks into her new job, she’s already thinking about the future with a planned education initiative for the popular art museum.
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College of Education begins sweeping changes in its teacher training program
Several important changes have come to the College of Education’s teacher training program, aimed at giving future teachers more extensive real-world experience and encouraging a more holistic view of helping children learn.
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Undergrad research in spotlight May 16
About 650 undergraduates from the UW’s three campuses will present research projects to an expected audience of at least 3,500 people at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 16, in Mary Gates Hall.
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UW to honor WW II-era Japanese American students May 18
There were 440 of them, all American citizens and the largest group of minority students on the UW campus in 1941, forced to leave the UW for incarceration camps the next year. The UW will bestow honorary degrees on these former students in a special celebration May 18, and you can watch it live on UWTV.
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A life in bell towers rings his chimes
Bob Smith knows a lot about the world of academia and the world of bells. No wonder, then, that this Englishman was right at home in his role supervising the installation of the new bells in the tower of Gerberding Hall last week.
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Baltic exhibit set May 18
The Martin-Zambito Fine Art Gallery, at 721 E. Pike St., will offer an exhibit about the Baltic-American Community in King County on Sunday, May 18.
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