UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     Mary Levin They got rhythm Students in Drama 101, taught by Katherine Mezur, dance with community performer Awal Alhassan (center, with his back to the camera), who is from Ghana, in Red Square on Monday. The students are studying August Wilson’s 1984 play Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, which features a dance called the juba. Alhassan had the students exploring a similar, Ghanaian rhythm called Panlogo. To learn more about his work and music, visit online at http://awalalhassan.googlepages.com. VOLUME 25, NUMBER 3   |   10/11/2007  –  10/17/2007  |   UWEEK.ORG Undergrads find 1,300 asteroids Undergraduate astronomy students at the UW combing through images from a specialized telescope have discovered more than 1,300 asteroids that had never before been observed. They did the work as part of a program to encourage pre-majors to get involved in research. Emmert to speak President Emmert gives his annual address to the community on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Four A&S dean finalists to speak Reminder: Take our two-question survey Historical film screening slated: Program includes mix of humorous, entertaining and odd The first public screening of historic films from the UW Libraries Special Collections will feature an eclectic mix of the humorous, entertaining and odd. An evening of the UW Libraries’ “Selected Shorts” will be held at 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave. Admission is $5. But you can get a sneek peek alongside our story. ETC.: Campus news & notes In case you haven't noticed, the Sylvan Theater columns have been temporarily removed. Read about their whereabouts, along with the accomplishments of your colleagues. CFD: What would you give to change the world? What would you give to change the world? That's the question being asked of employees during this year's Combined Fund Drive. Read about the drive and about the activities of one donor, Vice President for Human Resources Mindy Kornberg. Official Notices Hall research building dedication Oct. 17 The public is invited to an open house in honor of the dedication of the Benjamin D. Hall Interdisciplinary Research Building, from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. New garden makes Pacific Connections Ground has been broken for the Pacific Connections Garden, the largest garden added to the Washington Park Arboretum since its founding. Demystifying physics: High school teachers learn inquiry method at UW’s summer program Physics can be daunting to students young and old. But for three dozen elementary and secondary teachers returning to their classrooms this fall, "physics" is the answer when they are asked, "What did you do on your summer vacation?" Close to you: UW student actors learn to transfer stage technique to screen What feels natural on stage might look like mugging and scenery-chewing to the camera, UW student actors are learning. Students from the third year of the Professional Actor Training Program are learning the differences in Andrew Tsao’s Screen Acting class. ‘Common Book’ author Kolbert warns of coming catastrophe brought by global warming Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change, the UW’s Common Book for 2007-08, will visit campus on Oct. 17. Hans Blix to speak on arms race threat Hans Blix, who headed the United Nations commission that searched Iraq for weapons of mass destruction, will visit the UW on Oct. 18 and 19, meeting with students and delivering a lecture, From a Cold War to a Cold Peace. Time for a Revival of Disarmament? The lecture will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in 130 Kane. Conifers or condos? NW Environmental Forum develops strategies Priorities the Washington Department of Natural Resources might consider when spending $70 million available to bolster the amount of working forests in the state were on the agenda last month during the Northwest Environmental Fourm at the UW. Grad School to host discussion of nation-building Oct. 15 As the world moves rapidly toward globalization, how does higher education contribute to national economic development? This and other questions will be explored at an Oct. 15 panel discussion, "The Role of Graduate Education in Nation Building." Attention armchair detectives: Second Emerald City Search begins Oct. 17 The UW, in partnership with the Seattle Times and the Seattle Art Museum, invites all treasure hunters and thrill seekers to join an adventurous 10-day foray in fun for the second annual Emerald City Search, beginning Oct. 17. College planning session tailored to UW faculty, staff UW faculty and staff and their children who are interested in the college admissions process will be able to get “inside information” from a bevy of UW and outside experts from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30. Violence prevention workshop available Sign up with Professional and Organization Development for a free violence prevention workshop. UW faculty elected to Institute of Medicine Burke, Larson, Murray and Wagner bring total UW membership in the IOM to 45. NIH funds UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences Institute is among 12 additional academic medical organizations nationwide to receive funding through the National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Awards. MRI helps detect breast cancer in women at high risk UW study changes guidelines for breast cancer diagnosis. Lehman and Goff win Health Breakthrough Award Drs. Constance Lehman and Barbara Goff win the Ladies' Home Journal Health Breakthrough Award. UW is 'nearly' smoke-free The UW offers several resources to help smokers break the nicotine habit. In Brief Upcoming health sciences events of interest Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!