May 29, 1997
Ramsey named UW vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington medical school, has been named vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.
May 27, 1997
Anti-Violence Curriculum Gets Good Grade
A scientific evaluation of an anti-violence curriculum developed in Seattle and used in over 10,000 schools throughout the US and Canada reveals that the curriculum is successful in reducing aggressive behaviors in elementary school-aged children.
Health Source: Medical News from the University of Washington
Medical News from the University of Washington
Enzymes targeted as key to understanding of drug interactions
Prevention of drug interactions, say researchers at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy, lies in learning how the human body processes each drug. The school has recently established a formal Program in Drug Interactions, tapping the expertise of 22 faculty members believed to be the largest group of experts in the world on drug interactions.
Greenhouse warming puzzle deepens with finding that the main consitutent of atmospheric particles is carbon, not sulfate
The concept is known as the “sulfate paradigm.” Or to put it simply, the idea that industrial pollution in the atmosphere may actually keep the global temperature from soaring.
May 22, 1997
1997 graduating medical students honor four teachers
The 1997 graduating medical school class at the University of Washington School of Medicine has selected four faculty members to honor. Dr. Mindy Cooper, Dr. Douglas Paauw and Dr. Nicholas Ward were named distinguished teachers.
State approves agreement between UW Academic Medical Center and Northwest Hospital for first of joint clinical programs
The state Department of Health has granted a certificate of need to University of Washington Medical Center and Northwest Hospital, approving an application filed last summer to develop a collaborative cardiac care program
May 20, 1997
Brain attack flyer available at Western Washington drug stores
More than 500,000 Americans each year may suddenly experience numbness or muscular weakness, lose the ability to speak, and have difficulty seeing. These frightening symptoms are common to stroke, the number-one cause of adult disability in the United States and at least 150,000 deaths each year.
Vitamin supplements may help asthmatics cope with air pollution
Vitamin supplements may help asthmatics cope with air pollution
May 19, 1997
UW system helps improve Java security on Microsoft, Sun web browsers
A system for running Java programs that is more secure than those found in commercial World Wide Web browsers has been developed by computer scientists at the University of Washington.
May 16, 1997
How are we going to teach safe behavior if parents are afraid to talk to their children about sex?
When it comes to talking to their teenagers about sex, health and condoms, mum’s the word for most American parents.
May 15, 1997
Professor brings health care research center to the UW
The University of Washington will receive a new resource in health care management and organization research with relocation of the Center for Health Management Research — a cooperative industry / university research center.
Whimsical worms and local TV weathercaster among hosts on UW’s CD-ROM “The Sound”
A CD-ROM created at the University of Washington mixes quirkiness with the very latest information about Puget Sound.
May 14, 1997
Beset by human competition, penguins have to take marathon food trips to avoid starvation, a UW researcher discovers
Starvation is a major cause of death for newly hatched penguins, the result of dwindling marine food reserves. To feed their families, adult birds are forced to forage great distances from their breeding colonies, says Dee Boersma, professor of zoology at the University of Washington .
Beset by human competition, penguins have to take marathon food trips to avoid starvation, a UW researcher discover
Starvation is a major cause of death for newly hatched penguins, the result of dwindling marine food reserves. To feed their families, adult birds are forced to forage great distances from their breeding colonies, says Dee Boersma, professor of zoology at the University of Washington and one of the world’s leading authorities on temperate-zone penguins.
Social equity of public transit is topic of 1997 UW Evans lecture
Who should be served by public transit and who should pay for it? These were among the questions that confronted Puget Sound voters in November’s Regional Transportation Authority ballot issue and that will be addressed in the 1997 Daniel L. and Irma Evans Lecture May 29 at the University of Washington.
May 13, 1997
UW undergraduate wins Mellon Fellowship
A University of Washington undergraduate is among the 85 students nationally who have been awarded Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies.
UW undergraduate wins national scholarship for public service
A University of Washington undergraduate has been selected to receive a prestigious national scholarship for students preparing for careers in public service. R. Paul Stimers, a junior majoring in political science, has been selected to receive a scholarship awarded by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
May 12, 1997
UW MEDEX satellite training site to remain in Yakima
The University of Washington will maintain a full two-year Yakima training site for its MEDEX Program, UW officials announced today, in addition to establishing a new satellite site in Spokane this fall.
Allen Foundation pledges $3.2 million for prostatitis research at the University of Washington
The Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research has committed $3.2 million for research at the University of Washington into the causes of and cures for prostatitis, a common but under-studied infection of the prostate gland.
May 8, 1997
Dr. George N. Aagaard, former dean and long-time medical school faculty member, dies in Seattle
Dr. George N. Aagaard, former dean and long-time medical school faculty member, dies in Seattle
UW graduate and professional students present research May 17
Chimaera, a University of Washington graduate and professional student research forum, will be held from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17 at the HUB
May 7, 1997
UW researcher who found way to measure infant vision to be honored
A scientist’s curiosity about exactly what her infant children could see nearly three decades ago opened up a lifetime’s work that has provided a new view of how human vision develops.
May 6, 1997
University of Washington School of Medicine honored nationally for percentage of graduates entering family practice residencies
The University of Washington (UW) was one of only three medical schools in the nation to maintain a three-year average of more than 30 percent in the rate of graduates entering family practice residencies from 1993 to 1996.
May 2, 1997
New lecture series brings top Japanese high-tech business leaders to UW
Leading research managers from Japanese high-tech giants NTT Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. will kick off a new lecture series sponsored by the technical Japanese program and technical communication department at the University of Washington.