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January 31, 2003

Randy Hodgins, Washington senate staffer, appointed UW Director of State Relations

John F. “Randy” Hodgins, who has served as senior staff coordinator in the Washington State Senate Ways and Means Committee since 1996, has been appointed Director of State Relations at the University of Washington, effective Jan. 9, 2004.

January 30, 2003

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

Microtubules and chromosomes: The Science in Medicine Lecture

For many years molecular biologists have watched the process of cell division under the microscope.

Money 101: Students can bank on it

It’s a financial jungle out there, especially for college students.

Despite glum title, Suicide is classic comedy

You wouldn’t expect a play called The Suicide to be a comedy.

Public forums on presidential search slated

The first of a series of public forums to be held in connection with the UW presidential search will be held 4-6 p.

New employee orientation goes online

Training and Development has created a new online employee orientation to replace the in-person sessions.

Nature nurtures physical and psychological well-being

Children need rich interactions with nature for their physical and psychological well being.

Get the lead out: Technique dampens effect of dangerous absorption

Adding composted biosolids rich with iron, manganese and organic matter to a lead-contaminated home garden in Baltimore appears to bind up the lead so it is less likely to be absorbed by the bodies of children who dirty their hands playing outside or are tempted to taste those delicious mud pies they “baked” in the backyard.

January 29, 2003

UW researcher links rising tide of obesity to food prices

Obesity in the United States is in part an economic issue, according to a review paper on the relationship between poverty and obesity published in the January 2004 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

January 27, 2003

World gets bleaker for our children, contends psychologist

Children need rich interactions with nature for their physical and psychological well-being. However, nature is suffering, and so are our children, who are growing up in increasingly bleak environments far from the natural world in which humans evolved.

January 24, 2003

Vision researchers find that photon receptors pair up in neat rows

Using atomic-force microscopy, vision researchers have taken pictures of some of the eye’s photon receptors in their natural state, and have analyzed their packing arrangement.

January 23, 2003

Dance concert features work by women

The world of dance may be overwhelmingly female, but the world of choreography is overwhelmingly male.

New badges coming for health sciences faculty, staff and students

New badges for staff, faculty and students are coming to the Health Sciences Center, and wearing them when the building is closed to the public will soon be the rule.

Schilling Surgery Lecture: Mayo Clinic expert to talk about gut transplantation

Transplantation of solid-tissue organs has become fairly common, if not routine, and bone marrow transplants are being improved and tried for many different autoimmune diseases, as well as cancer.

Mini-Med classes begin Feb. 12

UW Medicine is offering the general public and the UW community the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2003.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

Chocolate Man has passion for high-quality goodies

Everyone, it seems, knows one of them — the people who can’t say no to a chocolate treat.

Research on seals has implications for sustainability

Archaeological evidence from prehistoric hunters in Washington and Alaska adds new fuel to the ongoing debate over the belief that humans have a propensity to over-exploit their natural resources, and also indicates that early Indians’ harvest of northern fur seals was sustainable.

‘Fingerprints’ shed light on Shakespeare works

Find someone’s fingerprints at the scene of a crime and you know they were there.

Faculty Senate: Working For Equity

In the early seventies, the UW Faculty Senate began to formally examine the issues that particularly affect faculty women.

Grayson named AAAS Fellow

Anthropology professor Donald Grayson has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

HS News Briefs

Two new online teaching tools, the Portfolio Tool and Virtual Case, will be described in a presentation by Mark Farrelly of the UW’s Catalyst Initiative from 4 to 5 p.

Automatic defibrillator machines now available for home use

You slept well, but you’re feeling weighed down by crushing fatigue, then by intense chest pain.

Genetic mutation found for inherited nerve damage

UW researchers have found a genetic mutation underlying one of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders.

Shortell to speak on managing chronic illness

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Notices

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be at noon on Wednesday, Feb.

Parker to speak on teaching democracy

Walter Parker, a UW professor of education, will give a book talk and sign copies of his latest work, Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life, on Friday from 11 a.

Sea Grant agent stays involved with coastal action

Vacationers on Washington’s Pacific Ocean coast may get the impression that all is blissfully quiet at the water’s edge.

Speaker series tackles issue of academic achievement gap

The achievement gap is a very real thing to Steve Fink.

News Makers

NEED TO FEED: A recent story in the San Francisco Chronicle examined the problem of obesity in America.

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URBAN JOB CHAMP: The UW received the Corporate Job Challenge Award from Seattle’s Chamber of Commerce Urban Enterprise Center recently for its efforts in recruitment and retention of candidates from urban communities.

Brotman award nominees, applications sought

Applications and nominations are now being sought for the 2003 Jeff and Susan Brotman Diversity Award.

January 21, 2003

UW’s new computer science building nearing completion

The new Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington is starting the new year as a fully enclosed structure.

Research shows NW Indians hunted fur seals on sustainable basis

Children’s injury risk is greater after injury to a sibling

Children are more likely to suffer unintentional injuries in the 180 days following a sibling’s injury, according to a study by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the January 2003 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics.

January 16, 2003