Tips offered for clearing the air

Every day, we drive about 70 million miles and burn 3 million gallons of gasoline in the Puget Sound region.

January 14, 2003

Heroin and cocaine deaths rebound in Seattle-King County in 2002, while methamphetamine use appears to plateau

Heroin and cocaine-related deaths in the Seattle-King County area increased in 2002, following a dip in numbers in the period between July 2001 and December 2001, according to the semi-annual report titled Recent Drug Abuse Trends in the Seattle-King County Area.

UW Medicine offers Mini-Medical School to the public

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

The 11th Annual Salute Harborview!! Gala

Salute Harborview!! is Harborview’s biggest annual fund raiser. Proceeds from this year’s gala will go to the UW Burn Center at Harborview and one of its key components The Virtual Reality Pain Control Research Program.

January 13, 2003

‘The end of the world’ has already begun, UW scientists say

In its 4.5 billion years, Earth has evolved from its hot, violent birth to the celebrated watery blue planet that stands out in pictures from space. But in a new book, two noted University of Washington astrobiologists say the planet already has begun the long process of devolving into a burned-out cinder, eventually to be swallowed by the sun.

Expert seeks ways to foster development without depleting resources

“Science and Technology for Sustainability,” a free, public lecture by Harvard University’s William Clark, will focus on linking research to policy by, for instance, moving from arguments over statistics and reports generated by hundreds of different businesses, non-profits and government agencies to debates based on mutually agreed-on environmental data.

UW researchers discover gene mutation associated with a form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited nerve disorder

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

January 10, 2003

Faculty experts list on world events

Journalists are invited to click on the link above to find UW faculty experts who can help with stories on U.S. conflicts with Iraq and North Korea, the domestic ramifications, the aftermath of 9/11 and war on terrorism, and other current events.

January 9, 2003

Mystery Photo

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

Klausner to present Benditt Lecture

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Traumatic brain injuries: Finding ways to reduce the damage

Each year 1.

All aboard: UW staffer is train fanatic

In preschool he was building them out of blocks.

Evidence found that parts of Antarctic ice sheets are melting

Rocks deposited by glaciers on mountain ranges in West Antarctica have given scientists the most direct evidence yet that parts of the ice sheet are on a long-term, natural trajectory of melting.

Mystery Photo

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

Faculty Senate

The Faculty Council on Research (FCR) is one of 12 standing councils of the Faculty Senate.

Locke offers difficult budget plan

True to expectations in this time of extreme budgetary constraints, the recently released budget from Gov.

Educational Assessment changes in works

The Office of Educational Assessment (OEA) has opened a satellite office in 56 Mary Gates Hall.

Baritone is visiting professor

Baritone Dale Deusing will visit the School of Music next week, presenting master classes at 3:30 p.

Martin Luther King Jr. tributes planned at Health Sciences Lobby and at Harborview

Two programs on Thursday, Jan.

New findings on herpes and childbirth

For over 30 years, physicians have assumed that any expectant mother with genital herpes lesions at delivery must deliver her baby by Caesarian section to minimize chances of transmission of the disease to the infant, although there was no clinical or research information supporting that practice.

Health Sciences News Briefs

“Conquering Low Back Pain: A Rehabilitation Approach” is the topic for a presentation by Dr.

UWP Neighborhood Clinics get perfect score for accreditation

UW Physicians Neighborhood Clinics received an exceptional score of 100 percent in a reaccreditation survey performed by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).

New home page, calendar look debut

The UW launched a new home page in mid-December, the first result of a committee that was created to develop a strategy for orienting the page to the external community — including prospective students, donors and prospective donors, visitors, patients and others.

Notices

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Research grants

The Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (CEEH) is offering pilot project funding in broadly-defined areas of “gene-environment interactions.

Best students shunning science, study shows

America’s top college graduates increasingly reject careers in science and engineering, UW researchers have found, raising concerns about America’s technological future.

Sloan Digital Sky Survey finds fainter stars

Glitzy tools such as the Hubble Space Telescope let modern astronomers peer deeper and deeper into space, billions of light years from Earth.

Annual award nominations sought

Nominations are now being sought for several campus-wide awards.

Etc.

CAMPUS BOUNTY: The UW was even more generous to the University District Food Bank this year than it was last.

Video-conferencing gives broad experience at low cost

Planning an international conference in these tough budget times might seem ludicrous.

Nation’s brightest minds increasingly shun science, study finds

America’s top college graduates increasingly reject careers in science and engineering, University of Washington researchers have found, raising concerns about the nation’s technological future.

January 8, 2003

Digital sky survey shedding light on faint Milky Way stars

Glitzy tools such as the Hubble Space Telescope let modern astronomers peer deeper and deeper into space, billions of light years from Earth. But it’s a small special-purpose telescope on a New Mexico mountaintop that is shedding new light on what lies in our celestial neighborhood.

January 7, 2003

UW study of risk of herpes transmission from mother to infant at birth shows surprising results, confirms old assumption

A study by University of Washington physicians Dr. Zane Brown, professor of obstetrics and gynecology; Dr. Lawrence Corey, professor of medicine and pediatrics; and Dr. Anna Wald, UW associate professor of medicine and epidemiology and their colleagues confirms that Caesarian section does prevent transmission of HSV (herpes simplex virus).

Need for social support deters HIV patients from taking their drug ‘cocktails’

Social support may play a small but potentially important role in helping HIV-positive people adhere to the complicated schedules for taking their drug “cocktails” to control the virus that causes AIDS.

Finding life away from Earth will be tough task, paleontologist says

Earth’s most ancient fossils are hard to find.

January 2, 2003

Hitchhiking rocks provide details of glacial melting in West Antarctic

Rocks deposited by glaciers on mountain ranges in West Antarctica have given scientists the most direct evidence yet that parts of the ice sheet are on a long-term, natural trajectory of melting.