Still images of famous people and the titles “The American Dream鈥� and “The Living End?!鈥� make for an odd little film. Can you help Hannah Palin, 蘑菇视频 film archives specialist, figure out who made this and why?
蘑菇视频 and the community
Whats in a name? Lots, if you like plants. David Gilbin of the Burke Museum and 蘑菇视频 alumnus Donovan Tracy have created a guide to help hikers at our famous mountain learn about the flowers they encounter. (See slide show.)
Scenes from the 蘑菇视频 Penthouse Theatre as it was in 1956. Hannah Palin, film archives specialist with 蘑菇视频 Libraries Special Collections,is looking for any information available. Can you help?
She might have been a star as a jazz singer, but at Seattles Tulas she still is. And each workday Bethany Staelens stars at Educational Outreach.
The Nobel Laureate in 1953 co-reported that the DNA molecule was a double helix and proposed how it could reproduce itself by splitting and chemical pairing. Last week he spoke about major accomplishments in genetics and areas ripe for discovery.
蘑菇视频 Libraries staff and students have created a new online portal to access collections of photos, articles and more on the history of labor in Washington state. It’s the Labor Archives Digital Resources Portal.
Two young women walk in the University District in about 1965, apparently shopping. But what are they shopping for, and why was the film made? Hannah Palin, film archives specialist with 蘑菇视频 Libraries Special Collections, is looking for any information available. Can you help?
The lead artist in each station will work with architects and engineers to produce unique works of art to be integrated into the stations.
The 蘑菇视频 Women’s Center is offering two self defense classes this summer, and there is still room to register. Classes are open to all.
Two women happily leaf through a scrapbook in a garden and are then joined by an older man in this weeks mystery film, from 1959. Are these folks related to the 蘑菇视频 in any way? Hannah Palin, film archives specialist with 蘑菇视频 Libraries Special Collections, wants to know. Can you help?
A dreamlike film from Aberdeen is this weeks entry. People walk ceremonially in a circle, children very much in evidence, and a document is burned. Anyone know whats going on here?
Some top business executives and senior government officials in the region came to the 蘑菇视频 campus recently as part of the Seattle Study Mission sponsored by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Continuing our series of “orphan films” from Hannah Palin, film archives specialist with 蘑菇视频 Special Collections. This week’s film depicts research at sea in about 1969 — but can you help her learn more?
Historical artifacts found by crews on Seattle-area highway projects tell much about the region’s long-buried past, and are sent to the Burke Museum for storage and later study. Now, a grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation is helping the Burke greatly expand its storage capacity for such items.
The teens will spend a week in July at the 蘑菇视频 exploring the nursing profession and what it takes to become a nurse. The camp is made possible by donations from 蘑菇视频 School of Nursing faculty, staff and students, and from local community groups and businesses.
A memorial service for Florence Ray Stier, who passed away June 15, will be held July 8 in Seattle.
Film archivist Hannah Palin,of 蘑菇视频 Libraries Special Collections,is back this summer with more mystery footage. Can you help her figure out the who, what, where and why behind these odd little films? This week: Welcome to 1948.
A brief visit by the president of Iceland to the 蘑菇视频 campus was punctuated by overtures for greater scholarly exchange and some observations about the legacy of the global financial crisis.
Before giving the 2011 Commencement speech June 11, Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, started off her day with a run in Seward Park with 蘑菇视频 Medicine’s Team Transplant.
Redirected aggression, such as yelling at your spouse after your boss yells at you, is the focus of a new book David Barash co-wrote with his wife Judith Lipton, a psychiatrist.
When the School of Dentistrys Class of 2011 graduated at Meany Hall on June 4, it left behind something far more tangible than memories. This spring, the students doled out thousands of dollars they had raised to recipients such as Neighborcare Healths 45th Street Clinic for homeless teens and the dental schools disabilities clinic.
An Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse flower in its native Sumatra and elsewhere because of its foul odor, has bloomed at the 蘑菇视频 botany greenhouse. Visit weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while the bloom lasts.
The 蘑菇视频 and KEXP Radio have entered into a new management agreement for KEXP to continue operating the Universitys broadcast service at 90.3 FM for the next 30 years.
Members of the Class of 2011 will be offered a free one-year upgrade of their Washington license plate to a Husky plate 鈥� a nearly $50 value, courtesy of the alumni association.
Commencement is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, for 蘑菇视频 Seattle; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 12, for 蘑菇视频 Bothell; and 10 a.m. Friday, June 10, for 蘑菇视频 Tacoma.
A 蘑菇视频 multimedia exhibit recounts oral histories of individuals of all ages whose life experiences cross conventional boundaries of class, culture, country and race.
Luis Fraga, associate vice provost for faculty advancement and Russell F. Stark University Professor at the 蘑菇视频, has been appointed to the Presidents Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
What does it take to transform a neighborhood? Who can make it change鈥攁nd how? You could ask a professor with a doctorate in sociology. Or, you could ask an 11-year-old at McCarver Elementary School in Tacoma.
Physicians and administrators from the University of Nairobi visited this month to learn about the 蘑菇视频’s regional programs to improve rural health care, and how to adapt these models to their country’s rural health needs.
Steve Davis will present a lecture, “Intellectual Property and Social Innovation in the 21st Century,” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, in 138, William H. Gates Hall. Davis is the former CEO of Corbis, the digital image company backed by Bill Gates and now serves as a senior adviser for McKinsey & Companys global Social Sector Office.
Registration is now open for a conference, “Ethical Considerations in Research Collaborations,” planned for Sept. 22-23 at the 蘑菇视频. Nationally recognized speakers from across the country will focus on ethical challenges in three areas of research collaborations.
Yang Lan will deliver this years Severyns-Ravenholt lecture, sponsored by the Department of Political Science. The evening begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, in 210 Kane.
蘑菇视频 Bothell and the Childrens Home Society of Washingtons North Seattle Family Center are hosting the North End Community Health Fair on Tuesday, May 24.
蘑菇视频 Bothells Center for Serious Play is hosting the Futures of Unconventional Narrative Beta conference on May 20. Its an interactive event exploring the intersection between games and stories.
Susan Avila-Smith, founder of a nonpartisan group for American service members and veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma, will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 19, in 120 Kane.
Gries will give a presentation titled “How Americans and Chinese Think and Feel 蘑菇视频 Each Other and the World” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 23, in 220 Odegaard Undergraduate Library.
Fans of author Stieg Larsson and Scandinavian crime fiction, take note: Daniel Alfredson is scheduled to speak at the 蘑菇视频 on Wednesday, May 25.
From May 23 thru May 28, the AS蘑菇视频 Student Disability Commission will be hosting Disability Awareness Week, including a panel discussion on the future of accessible technology, an evening of disability poetry and art, a flash mob that highlights different forms of communication and a deaf storytelling night.
The 蘑菇视频 Farm and 蘑菇视频 Department of Anthropology will host a fundraising dinner and reception featuring local, seasonal foods. “A Taste of Spring鈥� will be held 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 26.
A number of staff from the 蘑菇视频 Libraries will be participating in the Seattle Archives Preservation Roadshow on May 14 at the National Archives and Records Administration regional office, 6125 Sand Point Way NE. The event is designed to help the public learn how to preserve their treasured family and personal materials.