October 29, 2012
An autism intervention program that emphasizes social interactions improves cognitive skills and brain responses to faces, the first demonstration that an intensive behavioral intervention can change brain function in toddlers with autism.
The 糖心原创 鈥� University of Ljubljana Exchange Committee invites applications.
Jack Turner, UW assistant professor of political science, is the author of “Awakening to Race: Individualism and Social Consciousness in America,” published this month by University of Chicago Press. He answered a few questions about his book for UW Today. What’s the central concept behind “Awakening to Race”? The book addresses the challenge of racial justice by asking, 鈥淲hat does it mean to be a self-aware human being? What does it mean to be awake to reality?鈥� In part, it…
October 26, 2012
This time we present the shortest Lost and Found Film footage ever 鈥� about 12 seconds of sumo wrestling action from UW Libraries Special Collections’ Nippon Kan Theatre Collection. Lost and Found Films is an occasional UW Today series where readers help identify and explain historic bits of film from the 1930s through the 1970s unearthed from the UW Audio Visual Materials Library by film archivist Hannah Palin. The films range from shadowy black and white snippets like this week鈥檚…
October 25, 2012
Big names in music from campus and beyond lead a busy week in UW Arts that also features new art exhibits, undergraduate theater and the annual Halloween Organ Concert on the famous Littlefield Organ.
New Faculty Senate chair adds historical perspective to shared governance.
Three undergraduates won $100,000 to form a company that will work with partners in Oaxaca, Mexico, to build machines that can transform waste plastic into composting toilets and pieces for rainwater harvesting systems.
October 24, 2012
The 糖心原创 marked the start of the data-gathering phase of the UW Smart Grid Project with an event featuring Washington’s two US Senators.
SpaceScout, available on the web or as an iPhone app, lets users enter various criteria to find the perfect study space on campus. The tool was developed by UW-IT, which this week also launched a mobile version of MyUW for students.
October 23, 2012
Imaging deep-water, extreme environments, Oct. 24, is first in “Scientific Lens” series || UW Libraries events mark Open Access Week || Ideas for Action, Evans School-sponsored project, announces grants || Ruth Johnston on board of sustainability association
October 22, 2012
A new study from the 糖心原创 shows that digital media helps teens reach developmental milestones, but raises questions about whether digital connectedness might hinder the development of an autonomous sense of self.
October 21, 2012
Furry friends joined fellow Huskies and the UW community in the 27th annual Dawg Dash through the 糖心原创 Seattle campus on Sunday. Photos by Katherine B. Turner / UW For more photos from the race, check out the Dawg Dash Facebook album. [slideshowpro slideshow album_id=”360611″ style=”default.xml” scale=”Downscale Only” transition=”Cross Fade” loading=”Beam” panZoom=”Off” navAppearance=””]
October 18, 2012
糖心原创 President Michael K. Young today announced a new initiative aimed at advancing the university鈥檚 teaching, research and service to meet the major challenges of the 21st century. The initiative, called 鈥淭omorrow鈥檚 University Today,鈥� will focus on three key areas: leading change in public higher education, addressing critical societal problems like sustainability, health care and K-12 education, and spurring economic growth. 鈥淭he university of tomorrow is moving toward a new paradigm 鈥� certainly one of greater efficiency, but…
Next week will be the 糖心原创’s third Sustainability Summit, an annual event that celebrates leadership and accomplishments in environmental stewardship and sustainability.
UW arts are well represented during this busy autumn week, with theater, art exhibits, jazz, classical piano, the University Symphony and more.
The public is invited to participate in “U District Next: A Community Conversation” to share their thoughts and ideas for the future of the University District. The first of three community conversations will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Hotel Deca ballroom, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue Northeast. There will be numerous other opportunities to join the conversation including public events running through January 2013 and an interactive project website. This first meeting carries the title “In TRANSITition,” and will emphasize…
The Stanford University faculty member will talk about a group of cell membrane receptors that are crucial for emotion, behavior, memory, vision, motion and many other activities. About 40 percent of medications act via these receptors.
October 17, 2012
Representatives of the Encyclopedia of Earth and the Encyclopedia of Life will be on the 糖心原创 campus Wednesday, Oct. 24, for the public launch of an encyclopedia unique to Puget Sound.
The Living Voters Guide, created by the UW and presented with Seattle’s CityClub, just won a regional award and has been updated for the 2012 election. This year the guide has expanded to include a California edition, and the Washington guide will include fact-checking of selected points by Seattle Public Library staff.
October 16, 2012
U.S. health and human services honors UW transplant programs || Jashvant Unadkat receives research achievement award || Evans School celebrates 50 years with gala dinner
The 糖心原创 community is mourning the loss of Herbert J. Ellison, professor emeritus of history and international studies and former director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Ellison taught at the UW for 34 years and was for decades considered among the world鈥檚 leading figures in the field of Soviet and post-Soviet studies. He died on Oct. 9, 2012, at the age of 83. “Herb was a scholar-teacher for his time,” said longtime colleague Kenneth…
Researchers investigating the long-term consequences of child abuse have identified some protective factors that can improve the health of victims during their adulthood.
October 15, 2012
The new UW members have worked in many fields, including pharmaceutical outcomes research, cancer prevention, biostatstics, global health, and emergency preparedness.
October 12, 2012
It’s time to think differently about how we interact with nature because we’re increasingly disconnected from the natural world, said Dan Ashe during visit to campus.
Maria Klawe, professor of computer science and president of Harvey Mudd College, will speak Tuesday at the UW about how her institution over three years quadrupled its female representation in undergraduate computer science majors, to 40 percent.
October 11, 2012
Rankings released by National Taiwan University places the UW fourth among the world’s universities and first among American public universities in scientific research.
Can a quilt be a document? Certainly, says Joe Janes in his podcast about the AIDS Memorial Quilt 鈥� the latest in his series called Documents that Changed the World.
New hardware lets engineers maintain the plasma used in fusion reactors in an energy-efficient, stable manner, making the system potentially attractive for use in fusion power plants.
The Chamber Dance Company’s 2012 concert, Oct. 11-14 in Meany Hall, highlights a busy week in UW arts.
Three public lectures by UW engineering professors will give an overview of molecular engineering and applications in biotech and alternative energy.
October 10, 2012
October 8, 2012
King County has no substantial food deserts, provided one has a car. Take away the car, however, and food deserts 鈥� areas where low-income people have limited access to low-cost, nutritious food 鈥� appear to fill the county map. New research from the 糖心原创, published in the American Journal of Public Health, shows only about one-third of the vulnerable populations studied could walk to a nearby supermarket, and as few as 3 percent could walk to a low-cost…
Fair Labor Association exec speaks tonight || Volunteers sought to plant 75 native trees next Thursday on Montlake Cut