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Provost to hold town hall meeting June 2
Provost Phyllis Wise invites UW faculty, staff and students to join her to discuss the accomplishments and budgetary challenges of the current academic year and to look forward to the University’s future. The Provost’s town hall will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, in 102 Johnson.
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UW researchers vying for economic stimulus money
The UW could receive $250 million to $300 million as the result of the federal government’s economic stimulus package. It could mean new construction at the University and 1,000 to 1,500 two-year jobs, not to mention a huge amount of research. UW researchers have scrambled to assemble at least 630 proposals since President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Feb. 17. Those proposals join about 300 previously-filed requests that will be reconsidered.
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Eileen Bulger named Harborview Emergency Services director
Dr. Eileen Bulger succeeds Dr. Michael Copass as director of Emergency Services at Harborview Medical Center.
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J. Randall Curtis named president of the American Thoracic Society
Dr. J. Randall Curtis, expert in pulmonary and critical care medicine, has been installed as president of the American Thoracic Society.
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New technique could find water on Earth-like planets orbiting distant suns
Using instruments aboard the Deep Impact spacecraft, a team of astronomers and astrobiologists has devised a technique to tell whether distant planets harbor liquid water, which in turn could tell whether they might be able to support life. A UW doctoral student is lead author on a paper about the technique.
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Photo of Suzzallo takes prize in photo contest, one more week to go
Lisa Jones wins the second week of our photo contest with a beautiful shot of the Suzzallo reading room. Photos must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, May 29, to be eligible for the final week of our contest.
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Etc.: Campus news & notes
Marguerite Roza is named Change Agent of the Year, while Tina Miller takes over as president of a state organization for registrars and admissions officers. And a UW Alumni Association publication wins gold.
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Peer Portfolio
The University of Missouri tunes up mowers, the University of California, Davis, makes wine, the University of Michigan closes its TV station, and more news from UW’s peer institutions.
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Denny Yard next up for a makeover
An open house will be held June 3 at which the University community will have the chance to provide feedback for proposed landscape changes to Denny Yard. The Capital Projects Office is currently preparing a concept plan to renovate the yard, which served as the original open space for the campus more than 100 years ago and today is primarily used as a transitional space through which people pass.
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Plants from UW Botanic Gardens grace By George outdoor eating area
The outdoor eating space next to By George is a little more attractive these days, thanks to a partnership between the UW Information and Visitors Center and UW Botanic Gardens, with a little help from Odegaard Undergraduate Library. Last week eight planters were installed near the picnic tables with plants from the botanic gardens.
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Henry Art Gallery announces new hours of operation
The Henry Art Gallery has reduced its hours due to the challenges of the current recession. Its new schedule starts on Monday, June 1.
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Class Notes: Smile, professors! You're on YouTube
In this College of Education course, it's the students who get to decide what is excellent teaching and learning. Armed with Flip cameras, interview questions and the ultimate goal of creating a five to 10-minute YouTube video, each student sets out to document an outstanding UW class.
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Sen. Cantwell advocates for primary care
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell visited UW Medicine at South Lake Union to address the need for more primary care providers and more efficient Medicare.
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Architecture students propose redesigns for three historic Seattle fire stations
UW students envision markets and movement studios, among other things, in buildings that used to be fire stations. It's all part of an architecture course in adaptive reuse.
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UW opens its job search system free to recent grads, alumni
The UW is offering free access to HuskyJobs, its online job search system, this summer for recent UW graduates as well as alumni. Registration is now open for access to the site. Access will begin June 22 and end Sept. 25.
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UW prof provides commentary on ‘Sea Change’ film
Ed Miles, professor of marine affairs, will be on a panel answering audience questions after a showing of A Sea Change, a film about ocean acidification. The film plays June 1 and 2 as part of the Seattle International Film Festival.
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Hydrogen Road Tour brings hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to UW Bothell
Citizens are invited to test drive a vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell as a caravan of nine such vehicles visits UW Bothell on Tuesday, June 2.
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Coalitions, voting power are topics of upcoming lecture
The third lecture in the MathAcrossCampus Colloquium Series features Andrew Gelman, professor of statistics and political science at Columbia University, speaking on the topic Coalitions, Voting Power, and Political Instability. The talk will be from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4, in 210 Kane.
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Third location of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute opens today
The third location of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute opens today in Everett. The public is invited to a 3 p.m. ceremony at the Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave.
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