UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     Kathy Sauber 'Open to question' Activism can open doors, and that’s the inspiration behind a soon-to-open outdoor art exhibit on the north plaza of UW Tower. Researched and designed by UW students, the exhibit celebrates the University District’s history of activism through photos mounted on “doors.” At the fabrication facility where the doors were made, students involved with the exhibit and their teacher have a look at them. Left to right are Mia Pizzuto, Erin Williams, Julia Swan (kneeling), Carina Scrobecki, teacher Kristine Matthews and Leslie MacNeil. Read our story. VOLUME 26, NUMBER 21   |   4/2/2009  –  4/8/2009  |   UWEEK.ORG State relations director to do live chat on budget situation April 2 Given the widespread concern about the budget, Randy Hodgins, director of the Office of State Relations and interim vice president for external affairs, will be conducting a live online chat on the state budget and other key issues in Olympia from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, April 2. UW Alumni Association to have a new leader in June Paul Rucker, assistant vice president for constituent relations in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, has been named executive director of the UW Alumni Association. Rucker will succeed Chuck Blumenfeld, who is retiring May 31. American Indian Studies Program becomes a department American Indian Studies at the UW began as an interdisciplinary center in response to student protests in 1970. It was affiliated for a while with the Anthropology Department, then became an independent program. But in March the Board of Regents approved its elevation to department status. Trombone virtuoso to perform, give master class Trombone virtuoso Abbie Conant and her husband and musical partner, composer William Osborne, combine the trombone with video and quadraphonic surround sound in Music for the End of Time April 7 in Brechemin Auditorium. Joyce Guyer performs ‘Songs of Love and Loss’ in April 7 concert Faculty artist Joyce Guyer, accompanied by faculty pianist Craig Sheppard, will present works by Felix Mendelssohn (whose 200th birthday is being celebrated), Gustave Ferrari, Alan Smith and Timothy Hoekman in Songs of Love and Loss, a concert scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in Meany Theater. 3-D printing hits rock-bottom prices with homemade ceramics mix A new, not-so-secret recipe uses artist-grade ceramics powder for 3-D printing. Ceramics objects can now be printed for about 3 percent the cost of commercial printing mixes. Do Americans have an identity crisis when it comes to race and ethnicity? Say goodbye to Italian-Americans and German-Americans and say hello to Vietnamese-Americans, Salvadoran-Americans and a bunch of other hyphenated Americans. The way people identify themselves in the United States is changing, and the way the federal census classifies them by race or ethnicity isn’t painting a clear portrait of America, according to new research. State may have brief window to slow loss of working forests to development Up until recently, owners of private forestlands have been under pressure to convert the land to other uses. But today’s slumping economy and housing market may temporarily reduce those pressures, giving the Legislature time to take steps to stop the loss of working forests and halt forest fragmentation, a new report by UW researchers says. Brain abnormality found in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Researchers trying to uncover the mechanisms that cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder have found an abnormality in the brains of adolescent boys suffering from the conditions, but not where they expected to find it. Heightened level of amygdala activity may cause social deficits in autism UW researchers have discovered an increased pattern of brain activity in the amygdalas (an almond-shaped structure in the brain) of adults with autism that may be linked to the social deficits that typically are associated with the disorder. Support for racial equality may be a victim of Obama’s election Ironically, President Barack Obama’s election could turn out to have negative consequences in addressing racial injustices in the United States, according to new research by social psychologists at the UW and Tulane University who surveyed a group of students before and after last November’s election. Etc.: Campus News & Notes Awards for advisers Kurt Xyst and Patrick Pineda; a new book and skills manual by Marsha Linehan tops Web rating; Ed Lazowska and Julie Kientz featured in D.C. computer conference; a sabbatical award for Jeansok Kim; Amanda Wecker to chair the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission; UWPD to participate in the ‘Tip-a-cop” campaign April 18 for Special Olympics. Organization of the week: Friends of Campus Cats University Week provides its UW Organizations page to campus groups that are either sponsored by the UW or meet on campus. Through Spring Quarter, we’ll introduce a different organization each week with short profile stories. This week, meet the Friends of Campus Cats. Official Notices Board of Regents meeting, blood drives and an environmental impact statement on residence hall facilities. Founder of Canadian Studies at the UW dies The Canadian Studies Center is gathering material for a Web page dedicated to its founder, W.A. Douglas Jackson, who died March 9 at age 85. Contributions such as remembrances and photographs are welcome. Plantsman Hinkley's slide show April 7 launches arboretum's 75th celebration Happy 75th Birthday, Washington Park Arboretum! A year of activities is being planned starting Tuesday, April 7, with a lecture and slide show by Dan Hinkley about his trip to China and Vietnam to collect plants for the arboretum's newest garden, the Pacific Connections Garden. GK-12’s five-year mission: Bringing graduate student researchers and K-12 teachers together to benefit teaching K-12 school teachers know a lot about teaching. Graduate students know a lot about research and fieldwork. Put the two together and you have a dynamite combination that benefits both groups, not to mention the K-12 students with whom they work. Guatemalan workers get severance pay, thanks to UW student efforts A discovery by a UW student task force about the treatment of workers being laid off from a Guatemalan apparel factory in February 2008 has finally led to legally due severance payments for most of those workers. Ratnesh Nagda to deliver Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture Biren (Ratnesh) Nagda, associate professor in the School of Social Work and director of the Intergroup Dialogue, Education and Action Center, will deliver the Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Henry Art Gallery. This honor recognizes a UW scholar whose teaching, service and nationally recognized research have helped transform knowledge and teaching about diversity and social justice. James Carville to speak at UW Tacoma James Carville, a leading political consultant and author who helped guide Bill Clinton to presidential victory in 1992, will speak about American politics at UW Tacoma on Monday, April 20. Carville is the first speaker to visit UW Tacoma as the Arthur R. and Anna Mae Paulsen Lecturer. Authors to appear at UWB as part of literary series The UW Bothell’s Writing for Their Lives literary series will continue in April with authors Danny Snelson on April 6 and Paul Collins on April 23. Violence prevention sessions offered through spring quarter Keeping the UW campus and community safe and informed of danger has never been more important — so the UW’s Violence Prevention and Response Program is offering more information sessions across campus in spring quarter. And they now include a new video about responding to sudden violence 10th annual Home Improvement Fair in Mary Gates on April 8 Has the down economy got you thinking of improving the value of your home? The 10th annual UW Home Improvement Fair will host vendors and exhibitors who can help with this and much more. And you might win a cool door prize along the way. Genetic variants associated with sudden cardiac death Researchers locate genetic variants that affect the time it takes for the heart to reset itself after each beat. A conversation with Dean Thomas Baillie Thomas Baillie reflects on his first six months as dean of the UW School of Pharmacy. UW School of Nursing Leadership Awards honor nurses, volunteer Outstanding nurses and volunteer will be feted at the annual Nurses Recognition Banquet on May 7. Ratner honored for work on biomaterials Buddy Ratner receives the Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal for his leadership in biomaterials research and applications. UW Medicine IT Services offices to relocate and consolidate UW Medicine IT Services offices are moving from Northgate and South Lake Union facilities to Harborview's new Ninth and Jefferson Building. Grupo Corpo. With moves borrowed from African, Portuguese, modern, ballet and ballroom dance traditions and even martial arts, it's no wonder the Seattle Times called Grupo Corpo "sensual, subversive, sunny, and surprising" the last time they stopped by the UW. Presented by the UW World Series. (8 p.m., Meany Hall.) Career workshops. The UW Career Center presents two timely workshops to help you brush up on resumes, cover letters and job search skills. Resumes and Cover Letters is first, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., followed by Job Chat, an update on the job market, from 2:25 to 4 p.m. (1:30-4 p.m., 134 Mary Gates.) Tour the Pinetum. Janine Anderson, longtime arboretum guide and landscape designer, leads a tour of the UW Botanic Gardens' ever-evolving collection of conifers, ranging from the familiar to the obscure. Also, tours of the gardens are offered on Sunday. (1-2:30 p.m., Graham Visitors Center.) Joyce Guyer sings. Joyce Guyer soprano and UW assistant professor of music, will perform a faculty recital accompanied by Craig Sheppard. The two will present presents works by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Gustave Ferrari, Alan Smith and more. (7:30 p.m., Meany Theater.) Coffee talk. Journalist Mark Pendergrast, author of Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World, opens the new lecture series "Coffee: From the Grounds Up" offering a sweeping overview of coffee's impact on the world since its discovery on Ethiopian mountainsides. Complementary to the Burke Museum's exhibit Coffee: The World in Your Cup, which runs until Sept. 7. (7 p.m., 210 Kane.) Toward peace. The first day of a three-day conference April 9-11 sponsored by the World Peace Buddhist Club called "Transforming the Human Spirit, From a Culture of Violence to a Culture of Peace." Vladimir Chaloupka, UW Professor of Physics, will speak Thursday evening. (9 a.m.-9 p.m., HUB 200abc.) Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!