UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     Mary Levin Squinting at squid UW researchers recently returned from an expedition with a bounty of squid specimens, some of which were dissected by middle school students last week at the Burke Museum. For more information on the museum and its programs, visit online at http://www.burkemuseum.org. VOLUME 25, NUMBER 9   |   11/29/2007  –  12/5/2007  |   UWEEK.ORG Report on UW women released: Statistics show substantial progress in some areas, less in others Women are strongly represented among the UW’s central administration but less well represented among the Seattle campus’ deans and department chairs, especially the latter, according to the recently released Report on Women at the UW. The report also found that women account for a higher percentage of “nonladder” faculty than men. New role for experienced Cauce: A&S dean Ana Mari Cauce calls her new job as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences neither a move up nor a move down nor a move laterally. “It’s just a different kind of position,” she said. Cauce was named to the position Nov. 20 by Provost Phyllis Wise. The appointment is subject to approval by the Board of Regents. Real men do sing: Renewed Glee Club proves it Singing for 50-some years then silent for 50-some more, the UW Men’s Glee Club is back, and will perform as part of CarolFest on Dec. 3 in Meany Theater. And you can even join, says its director, Steve Demorest — because it’s good for men to sing. It’s a musical week at the UW A virtual cornicopia of musical experiences will be offered by the School of Music in the next week, including concert bands, choruses and choirs, jazz, baroque chamber music and student compositions. Medieval music on tap at Mary Gates A concert of medieval music will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in Mary Gates. The concert is free but reservations are recommended. ETC.: campus news & notes Marathon men (and women), a high Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index from the Chronicle of Higher Education, a new book about the Arboretum wetlands and inductions into the College of Architecture and Urban Planning’s Roll of Honor. Kravas says thanks for campus generosity In University Week’s last profile of the CFD season, Connie Kravas, vice president for development and alumni relations, offers thanks to the generous campus community. Newsmakers Official notices Oceanography student gets science writing fellowship Washington Sea Grant has announced that Ben Larson, a UW graduate student in Oceanography, is the initial recipient of its new Science Writing Fellowship. Grad student a CNN ‘heroes’ finalist Peter Kithene saw his parents die of undiagnosed diseases and and afterward cared for his three younger siblings in Muhuru Bay, the remote Kenyan village where they lived. Now 25 and a UW graduate student, Kithene has been named a CNN Heroes honoree, one of six people chosen from 7,000 nominated by CNN viewers in 93 countries. Electric bikes coming to campus next year Got a midday errand? If you could bike there, would you do it? Next question: Would you be more likely to use a bike for that errand if it was one you didn’t necessarily have to pedal? Think it over, because come next fall, you’ll likely have such a choice on the UW campus. Just call her Wikipedia wonk: UWB prof in spotlight for guiding students through online editing process Maybe you’ve read about Martha Groom. An associate professor of Interdisciplinary Arts at UW Bothell, she won some media attention recently for involving her students with Wikipedia, the publicly edited online encyclopedia. Get to know this interesting teacher. A librarian’s gift: Oral history project preserves memories of South Asian immigrants A gift from a UW librarian has spawned a three-phase oral history project, chronicling the influx of South Asians to the Seattle area from post-World War II to the 1990s. UW biologists lead natural history lessons on squid Middle school students and squid got to spend some quality time together recently at the Burke museum. The students toured In Search of Giant Squid, an exhibit at the Burke through December — and even did some dissecting. Yuck! UW alum and new author Ted Van Dyk to speak Dec. 4 Ted Van Dyk, who spent decades working in national politics and policy, has written a memoir called Heroes, Hacks & Fools: Memoirs from the Political Inside and will discuss the book at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at Town Hall Seattle. A conversation with Carol Teitz: Associate dean for admissions, School of Medicine Dr. Carol Teitz, professor of orthopaedics and sports medicine, was the first female orthopaedic surgeon at the UW. Now she is the new associate dean for admissions in the School of Medicine. Here she talks about her career and the UW’s approach to the admissions process. Team turns up 'HEAT' on patient safety UW Medical Center has always taken patient safety seriously. Leadership and staff have become increasingly committed in recent years to making UWMC the safest hospital in the United States, fueled in part by an increased interest in hospital patient safety from consumers, payers and the media. Sleepless in Seattle? UW sleep disorders clinic can help Doctors Vishesh Kapur and Nathanial Watson of the UW Medicine Sleep Disorders Clinic discuss the diagnosis and treatment of sleep problems. Seymour Klebanoff gets AAMC lifetime research award Seymour Klebanoff discovered in 1967 that certain white blood cells produce their own antibacterial — a revolutionary discovery that changed science’s understanding of the body’s natural defense mechanisms in fighting infections. Now Klebanoff, a professor emeritus, has been honored for his lifetime of research excellence and his important findings. Patient's stay inspires award-winning children's book It would have been helpful for former patient Annette Rivlin-Gutman to have a book to help explain to her young daughter that she needed extra bed rest during her second pregnancy. That gave Rivlin-Gutman an idea for a children's book. Foege named among 18 ‘best leaders’ UW School of Medicine alumnus Dr. William H. Foege, for whom the new building housing the departments of Bioengineering and Genome Sciences is named, was identified as one of 18 of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S. News & World Report last week. Rudensky to speak on immune responses Dr.Alexander Rudensky, professor of immunology and an investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will give the next Science in Medicine Lecture at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Hogness Auditorium. Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!