“The second step, still under discussion, is creating a series of faculty-designed “modular” concentrations that might replace traditional undergraduate departmental majors while engaging students in the great breadth and depth of the course offerings of the entire College of Arts [...]
Archive for March 30th, 2011
March 30th, 2011 - 1:59 pm § in Politics
The Budget Issue, a Powerpoint Report from Sen. Murray
Ed Murray, D, 43rd, is the Chair of Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee. Ed is a very, very analytical political thinker and certainly supportive of the UW. He has prepared a set of slides about the budget crisis that anyone from our community should review. I esp. call your attenti[...]
March 30th, 2011 - 12:35 pm § in Uncategorized
A prescription for Washington’s doctor shortage
By Ken Roberts, Special to the Herald At Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, you’ll occasionally find University of Washington medical students in white lab coats. Some are with doctors who are tutoring them during their six-week-long obstetrics clerkships. These students learn how to care for [...]
“The US Congress has entered the intellectual wilderness.”
“Misinformation was presented as fact, truth was twisted and nobody showed any inclination to listen to scientists, let alone learn from them. It has been an embarrassing display, not just for the Republican Party but also for Congress and the US citizens it represents. One lawmaker last week [...]
Presidential Search .. Emmert 2?
From AAUP listserv Let’s not worry about Mark Emmert’s past or current salary, or that of his successor. Instead, consider the full implications of his continually evasive replies vis a via the desirable attributes of the new UW President. One can only hope that the Regents will also[...]
March 30th, 2011 - 9:53 am § in America
I Am FAT … the last minority?
Fat Stigma Spreads Around the Globe By TARA PARKER-POPE NYT Cheryl Graham Signs of American culture, ranging from fast food to Hollywood movies, can be seen around the world. But now anthropologists have discovered a far more troubling cultural export from the United States: stigma against fat peopl[...]
March 30th, 2011 - 9:45 am § in Schools & Colleges
NADER ,,Taming the Beast!
WASHINGTON — Consumer advocate Ralph Nader is calling for the elimination of college athletic scholarships, saying the move is necessary to “de-professionalize” college athletes. “As we near the exciting conclusion of `March Madness’ – which would more accurately be descr[...]
March 30th, 2011 - 9:25 am § in America
Sweeping Layoffs Will Improve Education?
By SAM DILLON, NY Times School authorities across the nation are warning thousands of teachers that they could lose their jobs in June, raising the possibility that America’s public schools may see the most extensive layoffs of their teaching staffs in decades. Though many of the warnings may not [...]
BECK … a petition
FROM BLATHERWATCH. If you want to hear Glenn Beck’s violent, paranoid rants, tune in every weekday from 6 am to 9 am on Seattle’s KTTH AM 770 — or the 8 other radio stations in Washington that broadcast Beck. Maybe that’s one of the places that Charlie Wilson, who was arrested la[...]
March 30th, 2011 - 1:18 am § in China
Scams: Invite to China
Received in my email. Note, no plans to pay my way! I go, pay them to talk! Someone must bite, I get a couple of these every week! Please feel free to respond for yourself, just don;t use my name! BIT’s 9th Annual Congress of International Drug Discovery Science and Technology (IDDST) Theme:[...]