UW News Archive List: Page 04

• Researchers announce plans to attempt first unmanned flight across the Pacific Ocean
• Progress in auditory hair cell studies in birds points way to possible human hearing improvement
• Clinton names two University of Washington researchers as Presidential Early Career Award winners
• Good news for expectant couples: Arrival of first baby doesn't mean wife's marital satsfaction has to take big nose dive
• Educators seek right buttons to tune young people into the election
• Most parents and children dread the time when they sit down and have &quote;the talk.&quote; You know, the one about the birds and the bees. But uneasiness does not have to be part of the conversation, according to University of Washington sociologist Pepper Schwartz.
• Researchers receive $4 million, five-year grant to study hepatitis C
• Some media can increase public's confidence in government by increasing knowledge
• UW establishes special lab for gene and cell therapy
• Institute for K-12 Leadership Receives $5.76 Million Grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Create Small Model Secondary Schools
• Environmental health issues come front and center at town meeting
• White House honors Washington MESA program with Presidential Mentoring Award
• New evidence indicates huge vegetation loss accompanied mass extinction
• Political parody sites pack a serious information punch, study shows
• Marital researchers now can predict not only which couples will divorce but when they will split
• Gifts to University of Washington set record
• UW establishes first Endowed Chair for Women's Sports Medicine and Lifetime Fitness
• Dr. Douglas S. Paauw named to Rathmann Family Foundation Chair
• Subliminal 'rats' ad could backfire on Bush, GOP
• Talking to the Internet: UW researchers win $4 million to bring people and cyberspace together
• Quake jars assumptions about crustal plumbing, life at mid-ocean ridges
• UW coordinates analysis of Ginkgo biloba study
• Is everything you know about love and sex wrong?
• Editorial calls for making defibrillators available for home use to save lives of heart attack victims
• No apparent connection between periodontal disease and coronary heart disease
• Administrator who led UW Medical Center for 22 years dies
• UW receives grant to help Seattle students prepare for college
• Mild depression in older adults responds well to medication
• Major universities launch consortium in Internet studies
• Junior archaeologists will dig into Northwest's past on Sunday
• Police chief Kerlikowske to join Law School forum on gun violence
• UW president, professors to meet with Colville leaders June 13 to discuss planning, development and education
• Do automatic shoulder seatbelts provide a false sense of security?
• Third annual field tour connects faculty with life of Washington state
• UW Center on Human Development and Disability receives record donation to fund new Autism Center
• STEP institute introduces Quinault students to fisheries, forestry research
• The gender effect: Fatherhood spurs men to work longer hours - especially if it's a boy!
• University of Washington researchers develop a HER-2/neu vaccine targeting breast and ovarian tumors: human trials show promising results
• New scholarship provides full funding for women studying science or technology
• Dr. Alan M. Weiner will chair Department of Biochemistry at the UW School of Medicine
• Burke Museum prepares to conserve, stabilize 'Nellie' the mummy
• Robert Mugerauer named dean of UW College of Architecture and Urban Planning
• Study finds untapped political clout among Americans with disabilities
• UW president, professors to tour penitentiary June 14; join Tri-Cities panel on salmon and dams June 15
• UW professors to explore Wenatchee orchard industry June 12 during Faculty Field Tour
• UW president, professors arrive in Yakima Valley June 15 to tour clinic, visit Heritage College and review GEAR UP partnerships
• UW Names Ed Lazowska to Bill & Melinda Gates Endowed Chair in Computer Science
• UW Medical Center once again ranked among nation's Best Hospitals
• Researchers find gender differences in the treatment and outcome of heart attacks
• Firm parental rules can deter or delay teen use of alcohol, marijuana
• Sharon Nelson to head Center for Law, Commerce and Technology
• 200 volunteers sought for study to find better depression treatment
• UW to launch nation's first doctoral program in tiny world of nanotechnology
• DO-IT summer camp for disabled students to begin at UW
• UW names Nancy Wells vice president for development and alumni relations
• Scientists map first structure in crucial family of proteins
• Washington public school teachers join UW expedition
• Students 'GEAR UP' for college through summer institute at UW
• MOSAIC 2000 to explore places where math and art intersect
• Washington Research Foundation supports UW's Cell Systems Initiative
• Russia scholar paints startling portrait in 'Yeltsin' documentary
• Teen 'guest hackers' to attempt digital intrusion during UW workshop on computer security
• Flying showers, winning water skis, better fishing rods: UW professor taps group brainpower to push engineering projects forward
• Sedro-Woolley, Kelso, Steilacoom, Bellingham teachers join UW expedition
• Some antihypertensive drugs may cause unnecessary illness
• Children growing up in families with physical or verbal abuse more likely to smoke
• Scientists sequence the largest bacterial genome yet
• Protection Orders Curb Partner Violence, But Few Seek Them
• Finding life away from Earth will be tough task, paleontologist says
• Need for social support deters HIV patients from taking their drug 'cocktails'
• UW study of risk of herpes transmission from mother to infant at birth shows surprising results, confirms old assumption
• Digital sky survey shedding light on faint Milky Way stars
• Nation's brightest minds increasingly shun science, study finds
• Faculty experts list on world events
• UW researchers discover gene mutation associated with a form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited nerve disorder
• Expert seeks ways to foster development without depleting resources
• The 11th Annual Salute Harborview!! Gala
• UW Medicine offers Mini-Medical School to the public
• Heroin and cocaine deaths rebound in Seattle-King County in 2002, while methamphetamine use appears to plateau
• Children's injury risk is greater after injury to a sibling
• Research shows NW Indians hunted fur seals on sustainable basis
• World gets bleaker for our children, contends psychologist
• Turner Construction named general contractor construction manager of Harborview's bond project
• Conference on pesticide issues will be held Feb. 26 in Yakima
• Northwest's summer water supply under siege from warmer climate
• Harborview receives one of the highest JCAHO scores in the country
• Washington state;s health system 'is in trouble,' report says
• Brief exposure to Mandarin can help American infants learn Chinese
• Car booster seat usage rises after community campaign
• Landscape students from 2 nations to design for International District
• Ultrasound Provides a New Way to Look at Heart Health
• Top executives discuss opportunities, challenges of e-business
• Evidence acquits Clovis people of ancient killings, archaeologists say
• UW School of Dentistry opens Center for Leadership Education in Pediatric Dentistry
• Doctors should consider providing more information to patients about medical errors
• Endless hotcakes make for hot debate among hungry engineering students
• Celebrities to read for kids at Harborview on March 3
• Composted biosolids bind lead in soil, reducing danger of poisoning
• Companies must roam to stay competitive, say corporate information chiefs
• Scientists gather at UW to discuss the intersections of engineering and biology
• UW, national lab initiate a nationwide effort to bolster nanotech education
• More political candidates turning to Web to foster participation, mobilize support
• Managed care plans generally refer patients with pain symptoms to specialists
• Crows alter their thieving behavior when dealing with kin, other birds
• Parts of Washington, British Columbia in the midst of a 'silent earthquake'
• Internet may mobilize largest antiwar protests ever seen, professor predicts
• Children in SUVs at greater risk of injury in rollover crashes
• New proteomic techniques reveal workings of bacteria linked to cystic fibrosis
• Mothers' psychological symptoms influence which children go to the doctor
• International business competition takes center stage at UW
• Swinging Into Action: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Week
• Airfare analyzer could save big bucks by advising when to buy tickets
• Principals abound but avoid certain schools and districts, study finds
• Annual UW astronomy open house to feature astronaut 'Pinky' Nelson
• UW tops national primary care medical school, nursing school rankings
• For 10th year, U.S. News ranks University of Washington as best primary-care medical school
• University of Washington School of Nursing again No. 1 in U.S.News' rankings of America's Best Graduate Schools
• Parents often mistaken about protecting kids in cars
• Architecture students to help give The Ave a makeover
• Atrial fibrillation is more common than suspected
• Malaria may be a much older disease than previously thought, according to data gathered by international team of scientists
• King County Council Unanimously Approves Funding to Move Forward on the Design Phase of Harborview's Bond Project
• Harborview selected as one of only three hospitals in the country for an International Medical Surgical Response Team
• South Korea claims victory in 5th annual UW Global Business Challenge
• National vision for future genome research unveiled today; eleven University of Washington scientists among planners
• Mothers' heavy prenatal alcohol use triples offsprings' chances of having drinking-related problems at age 21
• Poll shows Washington residents believe too little is spent on protecting health with disease prevention research
• Time of reflection on war in Iraq April 23
• Eclectic ideas abound for UW's sixth annual Business Plan Competition
• 240 families sought for study of childhood depression, conduct disorder
• Sherman Alexie to be UW Commencement speaker for 2003
• Study shows that workers seek information from people they already know
• Record gift boosts UW's position as world leader in genomics research
• Photo opportunity -- UW's Arbor Day Fair attracting hundreds of youngsters
• UW offers free public lecture by RWJ president on unequal treatment
• New course introduces future librarians to data-rich world of sports
• What makes a difference in Mom's life? Whether it's a boy or a girl
• Lessons from lives of 37 Texas murderers show different paths to death row
• Impulsive, hyperactive or fidgety youngsters sought for UW study
• People only slightly more likely to die after episodes of stagnant air
• Low-dose diuretics are the most effective way to treat hypertension, according to analysis of 42 studies
• Budding biotechnology company takes UW business plan competition
• Past PNW climate not a good guide for future, researcher says
• UW researchers win award for research on groundbreaking class of anti-malarial drugs
• Physicist to lead UW oceanography, engineering laboratory
• System takes from poor schools and gives to the rich, study shows
• $8.6 million grant nearly doubles autism research at UW
• UW study shows MRIs have no advantage over traditional radiography in diagnosis and treatment of low back pain
• Child-passenger safety training focuses on Latino families
• UW researchers develop local test for West Nile virus