MUMMY DEAREST: Residing at the Burke Museum since 1902, Seattle’s only Egyptian mummy will be on display the entire month of December. Unearthed at Fayum, Egypt, she is about 2,000 years old and is thought have lived during the period that ended with the reign of Cleopatra in 30 B.C. Typical for this period of Egyptian history, the mummy, reportedly an adolescent woman of some wealth, wears a painted mask and a chest covering made of linen soaked in plaster. The display coincides with the Seattle Art Museum’s exhibition, Egypt: Gift of the Nile. A receipt from the SAM exhibit entitles the bearer to a discounted admission at the Burke.

WIND TUNNEL IMPROVES: A gift from the PACCAR Foundation will allow improvements to the UW Aeronautical Laboratory’s wind tunnel. Installation of a ground plane and motorized turntable for testing larger models than currently feasible will now move forward. The new equipment will improve the accuracy of some wind tunnel tests. PACCAR, the maker of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks, has worked closely with the UW Aeronautical Laboratory on aerodynamic testing for new product development.

KUDOS: Professor Emeritus Joe Colcord has received the 1998 Civil Engineering History and Heritage Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The award was made in part for his creation of the course, “The Heritage of Civil Engineering,” and for his service as a member of ASCE’s National Committee on the History and Heritage of Civil EngineeringAtmospheric Sciences Assistant Professor David Battisti, director of the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO), will be presenting priorities for U.S. science contributions to the International Research Program on Climate Variability (CLIVAR) at a UNESCO meeting in Paris, France.

Do you know someone who deserves “kudos” for an outstanding achievement, award, appointment or book publication? If so, please send that person’s name, title and achievement to “Kudos,” University Week, Box 351207.¶