A rural family medicine group is an example for other community physicians seeking to wean themselves from pharmaceutical industry influence.
Practicing medicine pharma-free in a drug rep-filled world
May 22, 2013
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The tea party and the politics of paranoia
May 21, 2013
New research argues that the tea party owes more to paranoid politics of the John Birch Society and others than traditional American conservatism. “True conservatives aren’t paranoid,” says political scientist Chris Parker. “Tea party conservatives are.”
Youth bullying because of perceived sexual orientation widespread and damaging
May 17, 2013
Harmful effects of bullying are profound for youth struggling with identity and self-worth, and can lead to depression and thoughts of suicide.
DNA analysis unearths origins of Minoans, the first major European civilization
May 14, 2013
The maternal genetic information passed down through many generations of mitochondria is still present in modern-day residents of the Lassithi plateau of Crete.
Diversity programs give illusion of corporate fairness, study shows
April 3, 2013
Diversity training programs lead people to believe that work environments are fair even when given evidence of hiring, promotion or salary inequities, according to findings by UW psychologists.
South African gender, sexuality and race topic of Samuel E. Kelly lecture April 18
April 2, 2013
Amanda Lock Swarr, a UW associate professor in gender, women and sexuality studies, will deliver the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity’s ninth annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Thurs., April 18.
News Digest: Built “ecologies” lecture April 4, cybersecurity competition winner, autism awareness lectures
April 1, 2013
Built “ecologies,” resource integration subject of lecture April 4 || UW wins sixth consecutive regional cybersecurity competition || Autism center lecture series in Seattle, Tacoma
Federal ‘detainer requests’ for suspected immigration violators cause longer jail stays, increase cost, UW research shows
March 27, 2013
Jail stays and costs increase when federal immigration authorities request that inmates be held under what are called “detainer requests,” according to UW research.
Jordanna Bailkin studies postwar Britain in new book ‘The Afterlife of Empire’
March 19, 2013
UW History Professor Jordanna Bailkin discusses her new book “The Afterlife of Empire.”
Grieving parents find solace in remembrance photography – with photo gallery
A UW anthropology student investigated how remembrance photography helps grieving parents, and how the practice’s resurgence could signal a change in the way death and dying are dealt with in our society.
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