Sixty percent of Washington’s welfare recipients found jobs and left the rolls in a little more than a year, according to new findings from one of the most comprehensive studies ever undertaken of welfare reform.

January 23, 2001

Free workshop for parents of children with epilepsy

Parents of children with epilepsy are invited to attend a free Pediatric Epilepsy Public Forum from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, Seattle. The forum is sponsored by the UW Pediatric Epilepsy Research Center.

January 22, 2001

Media-driven public backlash spurred Clinton’s high job approval

While journalists, scholars and political pundits have speculated that negative media coverage of Bill Clinton’s most tumultuous time in office didn’t have any effect on the former president’s approval ratings, a University of Washington assistant professor argues just the opposite.

January 19, 2001

UW institutes plans to reduce energy consumption by 10%

The University of Washington has begun instituting measures to reduce energy consumption by 10%, in compliance with a directive to all state agencies from Governor Gary Locke.

January 18, 2001

MEDIA ADVISORY: EXPERTS LIST — University of Washington has sources for stories on the West’s electric power drain

A number of University of Washington sources can help reporters put the current energy situation in perspective, both in terms of short-term issues and long-term effects.

Number of black, Hispanic, American Indian freshmen drops from 9 percent to 6 percent in wake of I-200

The number of black, Hispanic and American Indian freshman students enrolling at all universities and colleges in Washington dropped in 1999 following the passage of Initiative 200, which eliminated many affirmative action programs in the state.

January 17, 2001

McCaw/Muscular Dystrophy Association Fund supports UW recruitment of internationally noted gene therapy researcher

Dr. Jeffrey S. Chamberlain, an international leader in efforts to find gene therapies for muscular dystrophy, has been recruited to the faculty of the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine. A 1985 Ph.D. alumnus of the UW, he returned to the UW this December as a professor in the Department of Neurology’s recently established Division of Neurogenetics.

Task force on Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian and Transgender Issues releases draft report

University of Washington President’s Task Force on Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian and Transgender (GBLT) Issues has released a draft version of its report, in order to obtain community reactions before finalizing the document. The report examines a variety of apsects of GBLT life at the UW.

January 12, 2001

UW physicists find that extra dimensions must be smaller than 0.2 millimeter

University of Washington scientists using gravity measurements to hunt for evidence of dimensions in addition to those already known have found that those dimensions would have to occupy a space smaller than 0.2 millimeter.

January 11, 2001

Experts list: Would state forestlands profit from ‘green’ certification?

The University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources recently brought together 10 experts on forest certification to provide information to state and Congressional leaders, county land commissioners, agency personnel, environmental groups and foresters. Following is a list of Web sites and experts that might be helpful for future stories about forest certification in Washington state and elsewhere.

Chances of children experiencing problems following divorce depend on mother’s parenting style, child’s temperament

A child’s likelihood of experiencing adjustment problems following divorce depends on the interaction of the child’s temperament and the quality of his or her mother’s parenting style, according to a new study by University of Washington and Arizona State University psychologists.

January 10, 2001

E-business leaders to weigh in on industry’s future

Top e-business executives will gauge the industry’s recent shakeout during a lecture series at the University of Washington Business School.

Past climate change effects on mammals may mirror global warming impact

A thousands-of-years-old peek at the effects of climate change on small mammals in the western United States may provide a snapshot of the future impact of global warming on animal populations.

January 9, 2001

UW to lead way toward protecting consumers on the Internet

The DVD player that you just bought on-line suddenly stopped playing, and the merchant in another state or country denied responsibility.

January 5, 2001

Tax cuts, shrinking reserves put state at risk of budget crisis, report shows

The Washington State Legislature that convenes Monday could face the state’s worst budget crisis in nearly two decades if the economy falters, according to a new fiscal analysis from the University of Washington.

January 3, 2001

New MBA program puts high-tech spin on management degree

The University of Washington Business School today kicks off a new Technology Management MBA Program that creators say will help business leaders avoid becoming victims of “high-tech fallout.”

January 2, 2001

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