August 7, 2003
Groundbreaking planned Tuesday
The UW community is invited to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for the Genome Sciences and Bioengineering Building, to be constructed along 15th Avenue.
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Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Chair named for Dental Public Health Sciences
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Groundbreaking planned Tuesday
The UW community is invited to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for the Genome Sciences and Bioengineering Building, to be constructed along 15th Avenue.
Young UW scientist meets Nobel laureates
Spending time with 13 Nobel Prize winners would be an exhilarating experience for any young scientist, and Summer Lockerbie Randall is no exception.
GEAR UP staffer making a difference
Bethann Pflugeisen describes her college major, community studies, as being about “social change with a practical component.
Class uses hip-hop to look at classics
If students enrolled in Georgia Roberts’ fall quarter class expect two hours of celebrity worship every Friday afternoon, they’ve got another thing coming.
Correction
Correction: The caption for a photo of a research group in Africa, published in the July 24 issue, misidentified the UW participants in the group.
Teranode Corp. licenses two UW-developed technologies
A private technology start-up company, Teranode Corp.
Help for whiplash injuries
UW researchers are looking for people who have sustained whiplash injuries in a motor vehicle accident for a study of the factors that contribute to whiplash injuries and the treatment of whiplash injuries.
Several options for treatment of acid reflux
TV comedy fans may have fond memories of the old “Sanford & Son” series.
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ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ADAI Grants
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
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MINORITY MONEY: Providing seed money for minority-run businesses is a good investment, according to a recent study co-authored by a UW professor.
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BEST IN SHOW: Staffers Kathy Hall and Cathy Schwartz received the international Best of Show and Distinguished Technical Communication awards from the Society for Technical Communication (STC) for the Department of Environmental Health’s 1999–2001 biennial report.
Tickets available for UW drama season
Season tickets are now on sale for the School of Drama’s 2003–2004 productions.
Lab celebrating first 100 years with symposia
Two symposia later this month on San Juan Island are among six to be held in the coming two years to mark the 100th anniversary of the Friday Harbor Laboratories.
Seafloor vent systems may have spawned earliest life
Black smoker hydrothermal vent systems may have the fire power, but the staying power of seafloor hydrothermal vent systems like the bizarre Lost City vent field — discovered just two and a half years ago — is one reason they may have been incubators of some of Earth’s earliest life, say UW scientists and their co-authors in a recent issue of Science.
Discovery Seminars show way to world beyond high school
Susan Jeffords hasn’t forgotten the moment.
Overcoming dyslexia: Brain scans show intervention makes a difference
After only three weeks of reading instruction, brain scans in children with dyslexia develop brain activation patterns that match those of normal readers, according to a new study by four UW researchers published recently in the journal Neurology.
Study: Superintendents set up to fail
Nine out of 10 urban school superintendents say they need more authority to fix bad schools and boost student achievement, according to a survey of the superintendents of the nation’s 100 largest districts.
Mote spells state’s climatologist drought
Just in time for the American Association of State Climatologists meeting this week in Portland, the state of Washington has someone fulfilling those duties for the first time since the late 1990s.
August 4, 2003
Ultrasound imaging advance improves prostate cancer treatment
For the estimated 140,000 U.S. men diagnosed annually with localized prostate cancer, radioactive seed implantation is fast becoming a preferred alternative to standard treatments involving removal of the prostate gland or external-beam radiation therapy.
July 30, 2003
Washington state gets climatologist just in time for national meeting
Just in time for the American Association of State Climatologists meeting next week in Portland, the state of Washington has someone fulfilling those duties for the first time since the late 1990s.
July 28, 2003
University of Washington licenses diagnosis and treatment method for bacteria found in arterial disease
The University of Washington has signed an exclusive license with ActivBiotics, Inc., of Lexington, Mass., to allow the company to use knowledge and technology developed by Dr. Allan Shor of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and researchers at the UW for the diagnosis and treatment of arterial chlamydial granuloma, a condition linked to one of the world’s leading causes of death.
Superintendents say lack of clout holds them back from improving schools
Nine out of 10 urban school superintendents say they need more authority to fix bad schools and boost student achievement, according to a survey of the superintendents of the nation’s 100 largest districts.
July 25, 2003
U.S. News & World Report Magazine Names Harborview’s Orthopaedics Department as 9th in the Country
U.S. News & World Report Magazine rated Harborview Medical Center’s Orthopaedics Department as one of the top 10 centers for orthopaedic care in the country.
July 24, 2003
Directors named for WWAMI programs at two sites
New directors have been named for the School of Medicine’s regional WWAMI (Wyoming, Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) program at Montana State University and for the combined programs at the University of Idaho and Washington State University.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UWT scholar speaks out in ‘State of Black America’
When the National Urban League released its report on the “State of Black America” July 23, it included the voice of Carolyn West, associate professor of psychology at UW Tacoma, a scholar who is rapidly gaining prominence for her pioneering work studying African American families.
Student art travels to retirement community
Each year, students in the Master of Fine Arts program in the School of Art show their work at the Henry Art Gallery just about the time they’re picking up their degrees.
Keck names UW researcher ‘Distinguished Young Scholar’
Daniel Chiu does research at the tiniest scales, but he hopes he can help unlock some of medical science’s biggest puzzles.
Accord won’t bring rush to lease off campus
Now that the UW Board of Regents and the city of Seattle have removed the “lease lid” that limited UW leases outside of campus boundaries, there is not likely to be an immediate move for the University to lease off-campus properties.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Medal of Merit
Nobel Laureate Lee Hartwell, president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and UW professor of genome sciences, was one of four Washingtonians to receive the state’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Merit, this month.
UW Medical Center among top 10 in new US News survey
UW Medical Center has achieved a top 10 ranking among the premier hospitals in the country, according to U.
Sugar in diet foods: Better or just more costly?
You’ve been drinking a lot of sodas and eating more candy than usual, thanks to job stress, family stress and traffic stress.
Gates Foundation $30 million grant
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today (July 24) announced a $30 million grant to the UW School of Medicine for an unprecedented study at 10 sites in Africa, India, and Latin America to determine whether suppressing genital herpes can significantly reduce HIV transmission.
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LIFETIME OF LANDSCAPE: Richard Haag, professor emeritus of landscape architecture, received the ASLA Medal from the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Internal waves generate great energy, researchers learn
When internal waves up to 300 feet first form they cause a mighty churning of ocean waters — something invisible to and unfelt by anyone at the surface.
Experienced school leaders work together in UW program
The students in Kathleen Poole’s school face different challenges than their peers at some of the other elementary schools in the Bellevue School District.
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