News tagged with 'center announcements'

"New Books in Print" Returns this Winter with Jessica Burstein and Eric Ames

The “New Books in Print” series, hosted by the Simpson Center, provides UW scholars an opportunity to discuss their recently published books. Book talks by faculty members Jessica Burstein (English) and Eric Ames (Germanics) will take place during Winter Quarter, so mark your calendars!

"Thank You" from the Simpson Center!

We are very excited to announce that, counting funds and pledges raised thus far, we are just $25,000 away from our goal of matching the NEH Challenge Grant in support of the Digital Humanities Commons! Thanks to all who have donated to this initiative, helping us move even closer toward our goal of $1,875,000!

Fall Funding Round Application Deadline is November 14, 2012

The Simpson Center is currently accepting applications for Society of Scholars research fellowships, Collaboration Studio Grants, conferences and collaborative projects of all scales, as well as nominations for Katz lecturers and Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest travel grants for the 2013-2014 academic year. The deadline is November 14, 2012.

Simpson Center Annual Newsletter Available Now!

The 2012-13 Simpson Center Annual Newsletter is hot off the press! Have you seen it yet? If not, read it online and/or download a PDF copy! Print versions are also available at the Simpson Center, so stop by if you'd like one!

Phi Beta Kappa Elects Three UW Faculty as Senators

Three University of Washington faculty have been elected as senators of the national Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest academic honor society, at the group’s triennial council meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. Serving six-year terms are Simpson Center Director Kathleen Woodward; Zev Handel, associate professor ofAsian Languages & Literature and a 2011-12 Society of Scholars fellow; and Mary-Claire King, professor of Genome Sciences.

Simpson Center Announces Spring Funding Awards

The Simpson Center’s Executive Board has awarded support to select UW scholars and projects for 2012-2013 year. Simpson Center funding sponsors a wide range of activities, including fellowships for UW faculty and doctoral students, cross-departmental research groups, scholarly conferences, and community-engaged collaborations.

Spring 2012 Visiting Scholars and Speakers

Pheng Cheah, one of many scholars who lectured at the UW this spring.

The Simpson Center and the UW closed the 2011-12 academic year by hosting a wealth of brilliant minds, such as Pheng Cheah, Alice Kaplan, and Nick Mitchell, to name but a few.

UW Faculty Receive Prizes, Fellowships, Awards

Danny Hoffman, Gillian Harkins, and Yomi Braester.

The Simpson Center congratulates several UW faculty who have recently been named the recipients of notable prizes, fellowships, and awards.

Winter 2012 Visiting Scholars and Speakers

Dylan Rodríguez lectures at the UW during Winter 2012.

Dylan Rodríguez gave a compelling lecture at the UW during Winter 2012. And he was not the only one; the Simpson Center and the University of Washington had the honor of hosting a number of brilliant scholars over Winter Quarter.

Janelle Taylor Represents the UW at Humanities Advocacy Day, Washington, DC

UW Professor of Anthropology Janelle Taylor

Janelle Taylor (Anthropology) will represent the Simpson Center and the UW at Humanities Advocacy Day in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2012. Humanities Advocacy Day was established in 2000 by the National Humanities Alliance (NHA)—an advocacy coalition dedicated to the advancement of humanities education, research, preservation, and public programs—to increase public support for the humanities.