Monthly Archive for October, 2010

HCDE Ride in the Rain Team Formed

Published on October 29, 2010 in Community. 0 Comments

Riding in the Rain imageIt’s that time of year again! While the fair weather cyclists and pedestrians scamper back to the comfort of their cars and buses, a few undaunted souls will brave the slick roads and early dusk of autumn–on their bikes.

To honor riders in the rain and raise driver awareness, UW hosts the Ride in the Rain Challenge, a campus-wide competition to see which department can log the most bike commuter miles in a single month. That month is: NOVEMBER! Continue reading ‘HCDE Ride in the Rain Team Formed’

WUD @ Microsoft

Published on October 29, 2010 in Alumni, Community, Current Students, Events, Masters, PhD and Undergrads. 0 Comments

WUD’s going on?

The annual World Usability Day (WUD) is on November 11, 2010 and Microsoft is hosting an event on the Microsoft Redmond campus! The theme for this year is “communication” (for more information, see http://www.worldusabilityday.org/). We have divided the theme into three subthemes: “people,” “user interface,” and “technology.” For more information, check out www.MicrosoftWUD.com. Continue reading ‘WUD @ Microsoft’

Upcoming Event: How Information and Code are Shaping Us in Genome Science

Published on October 28, 2010 in Community and Events. 0 Comments

Data Mined: How Information and Code are Shaping Us in Genome Science
Dr. Peter Chow-White, Assistant Professor
School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 3:30-5 p.m.
Room 120, Communications Building

In IBM’s recent “Let’s build a smarter planet” ad campaign, a collection of company technologists explains why database and data mining technologies matter. According to one of the IBM fellows, “Every day we are creating 15 petabytes of new data. That’s 8 times Continue reading ‘Upcoming Event: How Information and Code are Shaping Us in Genome Science’

Two Upcoming Events

Published on October 28, 2010 in Community and Events. 0 Comments

Oct. 28th - Jake Knapp (Google) – “Gmail Priority Inbox: Behind the scenes”

Nov. 2nd - Bill Buxton (MSR) – “NUI:  What’s in a Name?  Perspectives from the Past and Future”

Continue reading ‘Two Upcoming Events’

Gmail Priority Inbox: Behind the scenes

Published on October 27, 2010 in Current Students. 0 Comments

Thursday at 6.30 is a PS SIGCHI event in Sieg Hall 134. There will be pizza and Jake Knapp from Google speaking.

Jake Knapp presents “Gmail Priority Inbox: Behind the scenes”

The user interface for Priority Inbox isn’t complicated, but user experience designers and researchers played a major – and sometimes unusual – role in its development. Continue reading ‘Gmail Priority Inbox: Behind the scenes’

Winter TA Openings in Global Health

Published on October 22, 2010 in Masters, PhD and TA/RA/GSA. 0 Comments

Four 50% (20 hours per week) Teaching Assistant positions are available Winter Quarter for G H 101 “Introduction to Global

Health: Disparities, Determinants, Policies and Outcomes”

Course meets:  Tues/Thurs  8:30 – 9:20 a.m. & Fri, 8:30-10:20 a.m.

The Department of Global Health is currently looking to recruit 4 Teaching Assistants (TAs) for a new class ‘Intro to Global Health’ GH 101 which will be taught for the first time this coming Winter Quarter, 2011.  The instructors for the class are Continue reading ‘Winter TA Openings in Global Health’

UW Environmental Innovation Challenge

Published on October 20, 2010 in Community, Events and International. 0 Comments

HCDE students are highly encouraged to assemble a team and enter this year’s challenge! There is $25000 in cash prizes to fund prototypes of the winning teams!

Innovation in Cleantech + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet

Who hasn’t seen the headlines? Worldwide competition for energy and water. A dramatically changing global climate. A 10-year goal to make the United States a leader in innovative technologies and cleantech ventures.

At the University of Washington we have a challenge for you. If you’ve got a passion for cleantech, the smarts to play in the emerging “green economy,” and the desire to make an impact, the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge  can provide just the platform you’ve been looking for. And a chance to win $10,000. The 2011 UW Environmental Challenge is on March 31. Continue reading ‘UW Environmental Innovation Challenge’

Thursday Seminar: Building Care Process Improvements into Health Information Systems

Published on October 19, 2010 in Community, Events and International. 0 Comments

When: Thursday from 5:00 to 5:50 p.m.
Where: Mary Gates Hall 241.
What: HCDE 521 Seminar
Title: Building Care Process Improvements into Health Information Systems

Abstract: There is critical, nation-wide need to improve health care services while reducing cost. Electronic health records (EHR) and applications of health information technology (HIT) have great potential but there is strong resistance by private hospitals. SHARP is the HHS research program to provide the technology needed for nation-wide adoption and meaningful use of EHR. Our HCDE team is part of  the National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making in Healthcare (NCCD), funded by SHARP.  Our two-year goal is model-based design to make Continue reading ‘Thursday Seminar: Building Care Process Improvements into Health Information Systems’

Open House at Intel Labs Seattle

Published on October 19, 2010 in Employment. 0 Comments

Monday, November 1, from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

We invite you to visit and meet some of Intel’s top researchers when Intel Labs Seattle holds its annual open house on the 1st of November from 3 to 6 pm. The lab is located on the 6th floor of 1100 NE 45th St, Seattle, three blocks from the main University of Washington campus. The open house will include posters and demonstrations of key research projects, opportunities to meet researchers, students and faculty, and refreshments. Continue reading ‘Open House at Intel Labs Seattle’

Marketing/Social Media Internship @ Arts Nonprofit

Published on October 19, 2010 in Employment. 0 Comments

Creative Activities and VSA Washington are 2 nonprofit organizations working together in partnership to provide equal access to the arts for youth and adults with disabilities in WA State.  With offices and a public Artist Studio at Seattle Center, we offer numerous programs in education and professional development, as well as partnering with existing community arts groups to create inclusive programming.  Each May we produce a 2-day, inclusive arts festival – ArtSpring! – at Seattle Center. Continue reading ‘Marketing/Social Media Internship @ Arts Nonprofit’