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Tooting Tibet’s horns
The School of Music Tibetan Ensemble plays Tibetan long trumpets (dung chen) on Red Square steps to welcome attendees to last week’s visiting artists concert featuring the music of Tibet and Turkey.

Photo by Cynthia St. Clair



George Bridges

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Groundbreaking slated for William H. Gates Hall
The official groundbreaking for the new home of the UW Law School, William H. Gates Hall, is Friday and will include such dignitaries as Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Gov. Gary Locke, Ambassador Tom Foley and incoming Law Dean W.H. “Joe” Knight Jr.

Illustration courtesy of Mahlum Architects



David Barash and Judith Lipton



Photo by Kathy Sauber

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UW student Wendy Prosser, front, talks with community members in Takeo Province in Cambodia about their health concerns and need for micro-credit. Prosser is earning a certificate in international development policy from the Evans School of Public Affairs.

Photo courtesy of Wendy Prosser


Talking trees
Professor Tom Hinckley explains tree growth to Scenic Hill Elementary School students who were among the 2,200 that attended this year’s Arbor Day Fair sponsored by the College of Forest Resources.

Photo by Kathy Sauber

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Lisa Quinn, an avid bicycle commuter, is spearheading the UW’s participation in Bike to Work & School Day. The May 18 event will pit the Seattle campus against UW Bothell and five others to see which institution has the highest percentage of bike commuters.

Photo by Mary Levin

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Mark Groudine



Philip Green



G. Alexander Patterson



Mummies scanned
Two mummies from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in downtown Seattle were taken last Saturday to UW Medical Center for CT scans. The mummy scanning was part of an ongoing research project by scholars from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, in conjunction with a National Geographic documentary. Above, the mummy called Sylvia is positioned for her scan.

Photos by Stephen Carter


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