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Provost to hold budget conversation May 8
Faculty and staff are invited to join Provost Phyllis Wise from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday, May 8, for a drop-in conversation at the UW Club about the status of the state budget and the University's plans for dealing with it.
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Nearly 900 faculty, staff, retirees create endowments to support students
Alvin Kwiram calls it a story of perseverance. Connie Kravas calls it a surprising success. Whatever it's called, the UW now has added more than $13 million over the past 3 1/2 years to scholarships, fellowships and other endowed support for students.
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Emergency procedures practiced, evaluated in Operation Crash Start disaster drill
If an emergency occurs on campus, how will the UW respond? Representatives of a number of campus departments gathered at the UW Emergency Operations Center in the Bryant Building on Thursday, April 30, to study that question in an afternoon-long disaster drill called Operation Crash Start.
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Staiger appointed UWMC medical director
Dr. Tom Staiger has been named medical director of UW Medical Center. He has been serving as interim director since July 2008.
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Jay Inslee to serve as commencement speaker for UW Bothell
U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee will be the speaker at UW Bothell’s commencement June 14. Inslee, a graduate of the UW, is a strong supporter of higher education.
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Drama, music schools team up for Tchaikovsky opera ‘Eugene Onegin’
A "quietly sad and introspective work," says its director — Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin is a dual production by the schools of drama and music.
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Second BFA show opens at Lawrence gallery
The second show of the spring, May 13-30, at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery will feature the BFA graduates working in fibers, sculpture, ceramics or painting.
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UW-created American String Project to perform at Benaroya Hall May 14, 16, 17
For this unique group, Barry Lieberman recruits musicians from “the most elite orchestras, universities and chamber groups” to perform three concerts of string music written for the smaller ensemble. Performances are coming up at Benaroya Hall.
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Jazz, guitar and world music coming from School of Music students
The School of Music’s students of jazz, guitar and ethnomusicology will offer public performances in three separate events in coming days.
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Etc.: Campus news & notes
Hendrix is the new dawg on the block at UWT; Neal Koblitz honored for excellence in mathematics; UWT Distinguished Service Awards for Keiji Oka and Bridget Mason, and a Fulbright award for Dan Abramson.
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Organization of the week: Professional Staff Organization
The Professional Staff Organization seeks to raise the profile of professional staff at the UW by highlighting their essential roles at the University. The group serves as a resource for professional staff, advocates for them in many forums and provides professional development opportunities as well.
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Educational Opportunity Program celebration May 13
The Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity and the Friends of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) will present their annual celebration beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 in the HUB Ballroom.
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Taking research from the ivory tower to the exercise mat
An exercise program designed for older adults by the UW’s Health Promotion Research Center is now finding success out in the community.
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Advisers from around the state meet for 21st annual conference
From impacts of budget cuts to best practices in reaching students through social media, academic advisers, student services staff and faculty from colleges and universities around the state will have a lot to discuss at the 21st annual Community College & University of Washington Advising Conference on May 8 in the HUB.
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Pain medicine chief reports on division's accomplishments
Dr. Alex Cahana, chief of the UW Medicine Division of Pain Medicine, looks at the future of pain medicine.
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Leading expert on teaching with controversy to speak May 8
Diana Hess, associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin, will present a talk based on her book, Controversy in the Classroom: The Democratic Power of Discussion, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, in the UW Club.
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Spokane Falls to flow full time, thanks to Berman Environmental Law Clinic
The UW law school’s Berman Environmental Law Clinic prepares students to be legal advocates for environmental issues such as air, water, nuclear power and wildlife in the Pacific Northwest. Now, clinic students have helped negotiate an agreement that will restore historic Spokane Falls.
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Influential fishery biologist to speak May 13
Lee Alverson, whose career as a marine biologist spans the crucial years 1950-2000, will talk about his life and work at a free talk at 4 p.m. in 102 Fisheries Sciences.
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Experts to discuss future of Pacific Northwest forestry May 14
Three rounds of speakers will address the history, the current challenges and the future of forest management in panels moderated by Brian Boyle, director of the College of Forest Resources Northwest Environmental Forum.
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Wickizer to deliver Public Health’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture, May 18
Tom Wickizer, UW professor of health services, will discuss research to improve health care for injured workers in Washington state.
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Mother’s Day activities planned at the Arboretum
Kids enjoy special activities and moms get a take-home gift at the Arboretum’s Mother’s Day event.
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