UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     VOLUME 26, NUMBER 18   |   2/26/2009  –  3/4/2009  |   UWEEK.ORG President to talk about budget March 3 President Mark Emmert has invited all members of the UW community to join him at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, for a town hall meeting on the University’s current budget situation. Art under the microscope: Bioengineering lab images on exhibit at Harborview The research in Bioengineering Associate Professor Albert Folch’s lab is in the form of images. No wonder, then, that some of it will be seen in an art exhibit Feb. 27-April 3. Senior art students put on eclectic visual arts exhibition Quilts, embroidered cupcakes and views of a Russian street are just a few of the items in the Interdisciplinary Visual Arts Senior Studio Exhibition opening Friday, Feb. 27. Flutist Paula Robison to perform twice with UW faculty, students Renowned flutist Paula Robison of the New England Conservatory will present two chamber music recitals with UW faculty artists and student performers. And by the way, Happy Flute Day! It’s March 1, and the school has free, public activities planned. Dance majors concert features work by undergraduates The UW Dance Program will present its annual showcase of new work by undergraduate students March 5-8 in Meany Studio Theater. Student compositions and plenty of jazz coming from School of Music Jazz Innovations I and II, the Composers Workshop, the Modern Jazz Contingent and the Studio Jazz Ensemble are some of the concerts coming up between March 4 and March 9. Huge inequalities found in Washington’s system for court-imposed fines and fees Washington state’s system for imposing fines and fees, or legal financial obligations, on people convicted of felonies is riddled with inequalities and is hindering individuals from rejoining society, according to a report prepared for a state commission by UW researchers. DNA evidence is in, newly discovered species of fish dubbed H. psychedelica "Psychedelica" seems the perfect name for a species of fish that is a wild swirl of tan and peach zebra stripes and behaves in ways contrary to its brethren. So says UW’s Ted Pietsch, who is the first to describe the new species in the scientific literature and thus the one to select the name. All prejudice isn’t created equal; whites distribute it unequally to minorities A series of six studies conducted by UW and Michigan State University psychologists shows that whites react more negatively to racial minority individuals who strongly identify with their racial group than to racial minority individuals who weakly identify with their group. Anti-social behavior in girls predicts adolescent depression seven years later Past behavior is generally considered a good predictor of future behavior, but new UW research indicates that may not be the case in the development of depression, particularly among adolescent girls. Billions of years ago, microbes were key in developing modern nitrogen cycle As the world marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, there is much focus on evolution in animals and plants. But new research shows that for the countless billions of tiniest creatures — microbes — large-scale evolution was completed 2.5 billion years ago. Etc.: Campus news & notes Honors for a SMART commuter, a social work researcher, a landscape architecture lecturer and part-time architecture faculty; a runner who raised money for leukemia and lymphoma; and donations sought for a book sale. Official Notices Subjects sought for autism study, a grant opportunity, a volunteer opportunity, a Board of Regents meeting and blood drives. Young investigators honored at Early Career Award Recognition Symposium March 4 The University will recognize four assistant professors who have won prestigious national awards in the Early Career Award Recognition Symposium on Wednesday, March 4. Renovated, renamed Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse reopening with Thornton Wilder’s classic ‘Our Town’ When the School of Drama’s production of Our Town opens March 4, the venue will be familiar and yet new. The play is the first to be performed in the Playhouse Theater — now called The Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse — since its renovation. It’s a new lease on life for the building that's been a theater for 79 years. A friend indeed: UW community steps up its generosity to CFD, food bank Even in tough times, the UW community continues to support those in need. Faculty and staff gave in record amounts to both the Combined Fund Drive and the University District Food Bank this year. Experts to speak at public symposium on the future of energy The UW will host a symposium devoted to Contemporary Topics in the Energy Field on Tuesday, March 17. While the event brings together regional engineering experts, the public is invited to attend. Triceratops is star of this year’s Dino Day This year, at the Burke Museum’s Dino Day, learn all about Triceratops: Where did it live? What did it eat? Who tried to eat it? The annual event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the museum. Autism activism is topic of Canadian’s lecture A visiting professor in Canadian Studies will talk about the controversy over autism in this country and Canada on March 4. Lecture looks at forest life without top predators How forests would look without top predators, such as mountain lions and wolves, is the subject of a lecture at 7 p.m. March 5 by Aaron Wirsing, assistant professor of forest resources Wiring University for 21st century educational needs remains work in progress, survey shows The need for access to technology is still there, three years after the last survey taken by the UW’s Learning and Scholarly Technology. And the technological landscape is still dominated by four applications: e-mail, Web pages, word processors and presentation software. Global health ‘hero’ Dr. Peter Piot at UW March 2 Peter Piot, a co-discoverer of the Ebola virus, will discuss the transformational nature of AIDS in his lecture Monday, March 2. Bipolar disorders linked to risk of early death from natural causes Literature review by UW researchers finds that bipolar disorders appear to increase risk of early death from a medical illness. Al La Spada advances research on Huntington's disease Findings on protein co-activator with ties to Huntington’s disease may lead to future therapies. Patient safety standards adopted by Washington hospitals UW Medicine hospitals join others in standardizing patient safety systems to reduce the possibility of human error. Richard Goss appointed medical director of Harborview Richard Goss succeeds Scott Barnhart as medical director of Harborview Medical Center. Ignition Awards will support translational research School of Pharmacy announces the first recipients of its Ignition Award, created in partnership with the UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences. UW dental student wins national health policy post First-year dental student Brittany Bensch has been selected as a national health policy extern by the American Student Dental Association. Eros, McCabe & symphony. Maestro Peter Erös will conduct the University Symphony and featured soloist Robin McCabe, director of the School of Music, as they play works by Mussorgsky, Grieg and Debussy. (7:30 p.m., Meany Theater.) UW Men’s Glee Club. Under the direction of Steven M. Demorest, the glee club will perform its winter concert with special guests The Kentridge High School Men's Ensemble and The Baudboys, Microsoft's premiere a cappella group. (7:30 p.m., All Pilgrims Christian Church, 500 Broadway East.) Botanic garden tours. You can seen the Arboretum's renowned plant collections in tours at 1 p.m. March 1 and 15; tour the new Pacific Connections garden at 11 a.m. on those days. Tours meet up at the Graham Visitors Center. (11 a.m., 1 p.m., Botanic Gardens.) Jazz times two. Student jazz ensembles coached by Marc Seales, Tom Collier, Cuong Vu, and Phil Sparks perform original compositions and arrangements from the jazz literature in Jazz Innovations I and II. Two concerts, on March 4 and 5. (7:30 p.m., Brechemin Auditorium.) Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!