UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     Kathy Sauber Melo (not mellow) drama There won’t be a black-caped villain twirling his moustache, but there will be plenty of emotional moments as the UW School of Drama presents a 19th century melodrama April 29 through May 10 in the Meany Studio Theater. Read our story here . VOLUME 26, NUMBER 24   |   4/23/2009  –  4/29/2009  |   UWEEK.ORG Chairs, directors, faculty invited to participate in commencement procession Chairs, directors and faculty on the Seattle campus are invited to participate in the academic procession at the UW’s 133rd commencement ceremony, Saturday, June 13, in Husky Stadium. Lining up begins at noon, procession begins at 1:30 p.m., ceremony concludes at 4:30 p.m. UW tops national primary care medical school rankings for 16th straight year The UW again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.S.News & World Report. Seven specialties in the School of Medicine ranked in the top 10 among those newly ranked in 2009, as did seven other UW programs outside the medical school. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to be UW 2009 commencement speaker Robert M. Gates, who has served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense since December 2006, will be the UW’s commencement speaker in ceremonies at Husky Stadium June 13. Gates is a 27-year veteran and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the 14th cabinet member in history to serve under two presidents of different parties. Two McCabes and a Sheppard team for 'Triple Play' concert April 30 UW School of Music faculty artists Robin McCabe and Craig Sheppard, joined by Rachelle McCabe, director of piano studies at Oregon State University (and Robin’s sister), will alternate in dynamic duo-piano performances in Triple Play, a concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30, in Meany Theater. UW Wind Ensemble and symphonic, concert and campus bands to present ‘Spotlight!’ April 27 The UW Wind Ensemble and symphonic, concert and campus Bands will present Spotlight!, a concert featuring winners of the UW Bands concerto competition, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 27, in Meany Theater. Organ, guitar and saxophone to be featured in School of Music programs next week Organist Paul Richard Olson will perform April 26; former UW instructor David Burgess will conduct a master class in guitar the same day; and Saxophone Night will comprise solo and ensemble performances by students April 29. UW professors follow 'The Modern Girl Around the World' in new book The Modern Girl was a worldwide figure of the 1920s and 30s who dressed provocatively, sought romantic love and seemed to buck the roles of dutiful daughter, wife and mother. This image is the subject of The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity and Globalization (Duke University Press, 2008), a new anthology written and edited by the UW-based Modern Girl Around the World Research Group. NIH funds Northwest regional center for biodefense and infectious diseases UW and OHSU scientists will partner with other Northwest researchers to form a regional center aimed at combating infectious diseases. Place, Health and Equity Conference set for May 7-8 An interdisciplinary group of scholars will convene at the UW to discuss research on intersections of place, racial and social inequity, and human well-being. Jet lag disturbs sleep by upsetting internal clocks in two neural centers New UW research shows that sleep disruption from jet lag or shift work occurs in two separate but linked groups of neurons in a structure called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, below the hypothalamus at the base of the brain. One group is synchronized with deep sleep that results from physical fatigue and the other controls the dream state of rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep. Etc: Campus news & notes Rice paper paintings by Kazimierz Poznanski on display, activists’ oral histories heard on new DVD Open to Question: Voices from the University District at University Heights on April 25. Organization of the week: The Asian and Pacific Islander American Faculty and Staff Association The Asian and Pacific Islander American Faculty and Staff Association exists to support the leadership and career development and advancement of its members. The group holds quarterly events. Make yourself a ‘72-hour comfort kit’ This month’s tip: You’ll need essentials in the first days or hours following a disaster. Make a kit of three days worth of what you need. Six in UW community named Fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Six members of the UW community, both active and retired, are among 210 new Fellows named this week to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Linda Wordeman receives Guggenheim Fellowship Linda Wordeman, UW professor of physiology and biophysics and 2009 Guggenheim Fellow, will study chromosome segregation and cancer development. Goldwater, Udall and Beinecke scholarship winners announced It’s the time of year when major scholarships are announced and student futures are planned. The UW can boast two Udall Scholarship winners, one Beinecke Scholarship winner and one Goldwater Scholarship winner. Two UW students took honorable mentions in the scholarship competitions. The UW as it was: Campus tours to revisit Olmsted designs, AYPE sites A series of tours being organized on the UW Seattle campus will highlight the work of landscape designer John Charles Olmsted — who gave us the beautiful Rainier Vista — and sites of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Workshop seeks to lure women researchers from industry to academia A series of national workshops at the UW will try a novel approach to boost the number of women faculty in university science, technology, engineering and mathematics departments. It will seek to lure women from industry – in other words, help women who have established careers in the private sector to consider applying for academic jobs. Staffer’s good idea prompts CFD’s Spring Food Drive, now through May 1 All sorts of nonperishable food items are needed for the Spring Food Drive, such as canned meats, fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, powdered milk, soup and baby food and formula. Seventeen bins have already been distributed across campus for the donations, which will be sent to the University District Food Bank. Science in Medicine Lecture on April 23 Elizabeth Blackburn, professor of biochemistry and biophysics, at the University of California, San Francisco, will give this month's Science in Medicine Lecture. Roundtable on science blogging set for April 29 SciBlogging: A Roundtable Discussion on Science Blogs, will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, in the Gates Commons, Room 681 of the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering. Local science bloggers will join in a conversation about writing, research and the uncertain future of science communication. Einar Hille Memorial Lecture in Neurosciences, April 28 Dr. Karel Svoboda, a pioneer in applying two-photon microscopy to image neuronal structure at the subcellular level, will present the annual lecture. Scholar of medieval China to speak April 28 How to View a Mountain in Medieval China is the title of a lecture to be given by David Knechtges, UW professor of Asian languages and literature, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in 120 Kane. The lecture is presented by the Simpson Center for the Humanities in celebration of the centennial of the Department of Asian Languages & Literature. Dinos, fossils and video production: Registration open for Burke summer programs The Burke Museum will offer five summer programs for kids this year, ranging from a four-day session on dinosaurs for kindergarteners and first graders to a seven-day program on climate change for high schoolers. Search for extraterrestrial intelligence is keynote talk for UW astronomy open house Frank Drake, a world leader in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, will speak on his famous “Drake Equation” and recent developments in the search May 2 in 120 Kane. Arboretum’s ‘FlorAbundance’ plant sale April 25-26 The Arboretum Foundation’s FlorAbundance, the region’s largest plant sale, returns to Building 30 of the Warren G. Magnuson Park Special Events Center on Saturday, April 25 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and Sunday, April 26 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Ballet Preljocaj. Choreographer and company founder Angelin Preljocaj has been creating evocative works for his company since 1984. For its UW World Series debut, Ballet Preljocaj will perform <i>Les 4 Saisons</i>, a playful, colorful and unconventional take on the familiar Vivaldi score. Presented by the UW World Series. (8 p.m., Meany Hall.) Hear Patrick Fitzgerald. The Leadership at the Crossroads speaker series, which features dynamic leaders working at the intersection of the private, public and nonprofit sectors, presents the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, who will speak on Serving the Public: Ethics and Public Office. (5:30-7 p.m., 130 Kane.) Seales and guests. Faculty artist Marc Seales and special guests perform original works from The Paris Suite and from Seales' upcoming recording, American Songs. (7:30 p.m., Brechemin Auditorium.) Women in Spanish cinema. The Center for West European Studies, the Division of Spanish and Portuguese, the Instituto Cervantes and the Northwest Film Forum present "Spanish Cinema: Woman on the Other Side of the Lens," an international symposium featuring a Spanish woman film director and four distinguished scholars of Spanish film for an afternoon of discussion. (1-7 p.m., Kane and Gowen halls.) Murder myths. Many believe that the Pacific Northwest is the world's serial murder capital, that the violent crime rate continues to spiral upward, and that this is the most dangerous time to live in U.S. history. These apparent "facts" may not be true. Sociology Professor Joe Weis presents Just the Facts, Ma'am: Investigating Murder Myths. Registration is requested. (7-9 p.m., UW Club.) Literary voices. A benefit for the University Libraries by the Friends of the Libraries. Dine at tables with notable writers Kathleen Alcala, Paul Bannick, Bruce Barcott, Daniel James Brown, Charles Cross, Madeline DeFrees, Lauro Flores, Linda Mapes, Cliff Mass, Ann Pancake, Matt Ruff and Peter Ward. J.A. Jance is the keynote speaker. (6-9 p.m., UW Club.) Olson on organ. The Littlefield Organ Series presents Paul Richard Olson, organist and choirmaster of Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., and former student of Carole Terry. Olson was for many years an accompanist in the UW Voice and Choral divisions. (3 p.m.. Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall.) Combined UW bands. The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic, Concert, and Campus Bands perform in a concert featuring winners of the UW Bands concerto competition. (7:30 p.m., Meany Theater.) A Survivor’s Journey. The first event of Sexual Assault Awareness Month is an art exhibition. The artist, an Eastside resident, is a sexual assault survivor who put her feelings on canvas, which empowered her to move toward peace and healing. The event, which is open to the public and is intended for a mature audience, will also have information on various resources available to attendees. (3-7 p.m., North Creek Events Center, UW Bothell.) Sax night. Students of Michael Brockman are in the spotlight in this annual favorite, presented by the UW School of Music. (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!