Lesley Everett, 2006 Honors graduate in biochemistry, Mary Gates Research Scholar, and Gates Cambridge Scholar, is featured on the cover of The Gates Scholar magazine winter issue, the twice-yearly publication featuring current and alumni Gates Cambridge scholar activities. Read her article, “Searching for Sickle Cell.”
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UAA Service Awards for December 2009-January 2010
Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.
Unique lens into human rights in Kenya comes from Kenyan artists
Human rights in Kenya will be highlighted locally via an art show as a result of an African Studies seminar in Kenya. Erin Murphy, Honors alumna, and current graduate student participated in the seminar 鈥淗uman Rights and Social Transformation in Kenya鈥� in Nairobi, Kenya, last summer and is one of the students coordinating a show and sale of artwork by Kenyan artists.
Sign up to volunteer for 9th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the enduring values of compassion, dignity, humility, and service and volunteer on the annual MLK, Jr. Day of Service: January 18, 2010. More than 60 organizations need your help.
UAA alumnus update: Peter Kithene, CNN Hero
CNN checks in with 2007 CNN Hero Peter Kithene. Peter is a UW graduate, a Mary Gates Scholar, Munro Public Service Award recipient, and Edward E. Carlson Student Leadership Awardee.
Students share their talents at first Honors Open Mic
Dimming the lights, scrambling to find a seat and trying desperately not to drip hot coffee on anyone, on Thursday, December 3, UW Honors students settled into the upstairs room of U District institution Caf茅 Allegro to see what their peers had to offer.
UW is a top Fulbright-producing institution
The Fulbright Program recently announced the complete list of colleges and universities that produced the most 2009-2010 U.S. Fulbright Fellows. Among research institutions, the UW shares eleventh place with Cornell University and produced more Fulbright students than any other Global Challenge state university.
UAA Service Awards for October-November 2009
Congratulations and thank you to these Undergraduate Academic Affairs employees who reached milestones in their service to the University.
First Year Programs welcomes new staff
First Year Programs has three new student staff members and a new professional staff member. Here鈥檚 a little bit of information about the new faces you鈥檒l be seeing around the First Year Programs office.
Common Book Conversation about Race, Identity, and America
UW professors Ralina Joseph (communication), Christopher Parker (political science), and Luis Fraga (political science) step away from the lectern and talk about issues raised in “Dreams from My Father” in relation to their own scholarship and personal histories. Sign up now to attend the event!