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UW prof, alum present work from their residency in China
Art Professor Rebecca Cummins and MFA graduate Margie Livingston are featured in an exhibit opening Jan. 14 in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. There will be a reception for the artists on Jan. 13 in the gallery.
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The Littlefield Organ Series presents Millennia Too!
Organist Alison Luedecke and oboist Susan Barrett, founding members of the California-based group Millennia Too!, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, in the Walker-Ames Room of Kane Hall.
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Peking Acrobats return to Meany Hall
The Peking Acrobats will perform at Meany Hall as part of the UW World Series at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10. The company is well-known for its amazing discipline, precision and
strength, as well as for its colorful, high-energy performances. They have been a crowd favorite at previous Meany Concerts.
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Photographers sought for annual competition
Student Activities and Union Facilities is looking for photographers to participate in the second annual Photo Scavenger Hunt competition. The entry deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 for the competition, for which faculty, staff and students are eligible.
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Cuong Vu Trio presents master classes for music students
The Cuong Vu Trio will lead masterclasses/clinics for UW School of Music students on Friday, Jan. 9, and the public is invited to observe.
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New vessel provides platform to test innovative equipment, conduct research
The UW Applied Physics Laboratory's new vessel, delivered this fall, provides a platform for testing equipment and instruments developed for use on deep-ocean expeditions, on the seafloor or under the ice at the North Pole. See a slideshow of the vessel being built and what it looks like now that it’s in service.
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Half of world's population could face climate-induced food crisis by 2100
New research shows that rapidly warming climate is likely to seriously alter crop yields in the tropics and subtropics by the end of this century and, without adaptation, will leave half the world's population facing serious food shortages.
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Looking back at universities during other economic crises
UW Professor Stephen Warren was curious about how universities coped with the financial problems of the Great Depression — curious enough that he did some research, which he shares with the UW community.
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Hubble telescope to get last tuneup
From troubled beginnings nearly 18 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy and its stunning images have stirred the imaginations of people around the globe. A UW professor is the author of a review article in the Jan. 1 edition of Nature that recounts the storied history of Hubble and its many contributions to astronomy, most of which could not have been achieved by ground-based telescopes.
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Charter schools offer college prep alternative for inner-city students
An analysis of national public school programs and practices indicates that urban charter schools are more likely to employ college-oriented curricula, a focused instructional design, smaller classes, greater time on task, and offer customized support for struggling students. These findings are part of the annual Hopes, Fears, & Reality report published by the National Charter School Research Project at the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the UW Bothell.
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Local businesses give back to their community, study finds
A study co-authored by a UW Tacoma professor found that the average local company donated more than 100 volunteer days to the community, and that two-thirds of their giving went to causes in the local community.
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Etc.: Campus news & notes
A research story that makes the top 100, a library supervisor named an unsung hero and a Husky alum piloting the Space Shuttle.
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Official Notices
Women needed for a stress reduction study, tax information, a deadline for the attendance incentive program and two environmental impact notices.
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Six UW profs named Fellows of AAAS
Six UW professors were among 486 scientists honored recently as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS. The UW Fellows are Phyllis Wise, Michael Bevan, Eliot Brenowitz, Caroline Harwood, Rodney Ho and Alan Weiner. Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.
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Freshman, sophomore, junior medalists named
Chad Klumb and Pavan Vaswani were named medalists for the second year in a row. Klumb is the sophomore medalist and Vaswani the junior medalist. Karlyn Kurokawa is the freshman medalist. The awards are based on a student’s overall academic record.
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It’s the real thing: Compostable Coca-Cola cup launched at UW
The UW is the pilot site for the first compostable paper cup designed specifically for soft drinks. The cup, developed for Coca-Cola fountain drinks, was created by International Paper in cooperation with the UW and Cedar Grove Composting. With the addition of the compostable cup, there is a potential that 150,000 fewer cups will go to landfills annually, and the University’s impact on the environment will be lessened.
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Winter wonderland
During the quarter break, snow fell in Seattle — so much snow, in fact, that the University closed for three days. But after the first snowfall, our photographer, Kathy Sauber, went out with her camera and captured many beautiful views of the campus under a blanket of white. See them in our slideshow.
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Skating for a reason: UWT student raising money for Boys & Girls Clubs
A UWT student plans to spend two months this spring on his longboard, but he won’t be just playing around. Ben Warner will be raising money for the Boys & Girls Clubs while boarding from San Diego, Calif., to Savannah, Ga.
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UW Day of Service organizers seeking volunteers
Organizers for the UW’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service are still looking for volunteers to help with 66 service projects in the community.
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Entrepreneurship expert to speak at UW Bothell
Two UW Bothell programs on biotechnology and entrepreneurship will be presented by Mark Ahn, pofessor and chair, Science & Technology Entrepreneurship with a joint appointment from the faculties of Commerce & Administration and Science, Victoria, B.C., University of Wellington; and Principal, Pukana Partners a life sciences strategic consulting firm.
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Burke’s Artifact Identification Day slated Jan. 10
Bring your unidentified treasures to the Burke Museum from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.10, to learn more about where they came from and the stories behind them.
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Coming up
The annual address by Dr. Paul Ramsey and a faculty development workshop on using technology are both on the calendar for Jan. 27.
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