UW News and Information Web     |     UW News     University Week UW News+Community     VOLUME 26, NUMBER 5   |   10/23/2008  –  10/29/2008  |   UWEEK.ORG Music student jazzes up New Orleans-style ‘Twelfth Night’ You wouldn’t expect a band in a production of Twelfth Night, but then, you wouldn’t expect it to be set in New Orleans, either. Doctoral student Doug Niemela has composed some jazz, R&B and Cajun-style tunes for the play, which opens Oct 26. Students bring their best 15 minutes to the annual Concerto Competition The annual Concerto Competition began with 25 students and is now down to nine, competing for three or four coveted places in a concert with the UW Symphony. And you can watch the finals Oct. 27 in Meany Hall. Hurricane Gustav changes UW professor’s plans for film about that other hurricane Hanson Hosein made a film about recovery from Hurricane Katrina, but its premiere was blown away by Hurricane Gustav. Now it will have a belated showing today in New Orleans. French plays, in French, offered by student group The plays are in French, but you can follow the action with supertitles during a festival of works by José Pliya beginning tonight at the Ethnic Cultural Center. Works by art professor next up in Lawrence Gallery Recent Work by Zhi Lin: Unheard, Forgotten and Disregarded Stories will be presented at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Oct. 29-Nov. 15. Lin, who is on the School of Art faculty, was inspired by the experiences of 19th century Chinese laborers in the United States. Jazz for vibes, viola virtuosity and spooky organ music coming from School of Music Jazz for vibraphone and piano, world premieres on viola and eerie, Halloween-friendly organ music are among events offered by the UW School of Music in coming days. Child abuse increases risk for later sexually coercive behavior in some men Boys who experience childhood physical or sexual abuse are more likely to use sexually coercive behavior against an unwilling female partner when they are adolescents and young adults, a UW Tacoma researcher has found. Etc.: Campus news & notes UW photos in the Civil Rights Digital Library, a book award for Malcolm Parks and a leadership opportunity for Amanda Hornby. Newsmakers UW professors comment on detox pads, medications for schizophrenia, day care and defibrillators in this compilation of quotes from the national media. Official Notices A Board of Regents meeting, a campus blood drive, exchange program signups and more. New Faculty Senate Chair David Lovell sees busy year ahead David Lovell, the first Faculty Senate chair to come from the ranks of non-tenure-track research faculty, talks about the senate’s agenda for the year, starting with a visit from the state Speaker of the House. UW Bothell to offer MBA in Bellevue The UW Bothell recently received approval from the Higher Education Coordinating Board to extend its MBA Program southward to Bellevue. The new Leadership MBA in Bellevue will focus on developing business leaders through a mentorship and strategic leadership program. Financial crisis like a game of musical chairs that became painfully expensive A panel of financial experts analyzed the global financial crisis Monday evening at the UW, and another such discussion is set for Nov. 3. Centennial Lecture Series kicks off with lecture by Anand Yang The Rise of Asia: A New World Order? is the title of a lecture Oct. 29 that marks the beginning of centennial celebrations for the Jackson School and the departments of Scandinavian Studies, Near Eastern Languages and Civilization and Asian Languages and Literature. Public officials from China’s Hunan Province at UW to study public records law Officials from China’s Hunan Province want to make laws more transparent and efficient, so they came to the UW, which one consultant said has the best Freedom of Information program of any American university. Philip Bell to give College of Education fall lecture Oct. 28 Philip Bell of the UW College of Education will speak on equity in science and math learning on Oct. 28 in the UW Tower auditorium. Mummy comes out for Family Day What Halloweentime Family Day is complete without mummy? The Burke Museum brings out its 2,000-year-old mummy for Mysteries of Ancient Egypt, a day of family fun Oct. 26. You can review your insurance or start a flex plan during Open Enrollment Oct. 27 to Nov. 30 It comes up every year. Open Enrollment gives UW faculty and staff the chance to change their insurance plans and take a look at other benefits. And just to make it easier, Benefits and Work Life is sponsoring three Benefits Fairs Oct. 28, 29 and 30. UW researchers receive Gates Foundation Explorations grants Five UW scientists receive $100,000 Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations grants for innovative global health research. Bernstein, Shen and Parviz selected Inventors of the Year The researchers will be honored at an awards reception Oct. 29 at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Trauma, burn cases sharpen oculofacial surgeons' nips and tucks Oculofacial surgeons apply their experiences treating difficult trauma cases to cosmetic surgery. UW Neighborhood Clinics offer convenient, world-class health care The primary care network, staffed by UW physicians and staff, offers seven locations throughout King County. Stamatoyannopoulos to head epigenome mapping center John Stamatoyannopoulos, genome scientist, will head the new Northwest Reference Epigenome Mapping Center, dedicated to studying the processes that affect gene expression. Kaeberlein, Li land new scholar awards in aging Two UW faculty members receive Ellison Medical Foundation's New Scholar Award in Aging for 2008. Merati and Weaver honored by otolaryngology group UW faculty members receive Distinguished Service Awards from the American Academy of Otolaryngology. Department of Rehabilitation receives two national grants Grants totaling $8.5 million will further the Department of Rehabilitation's studies of multiple sclerosis and aging with disabilities. Can you guess where this photo was taken? Guess correctly, and you might win a gift certificate to the University Book Store!