Controversial Rwandan leader speaks at UW

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda told a Kane Hall audience last week that his nation is making progress in its recovery from genocide, poverty and AIDS — a quest with UW connections.

Tour the magic bus

When Computing & Communications (C&C) staff say they plan to be a well-oiled machine ready to handle campus emergencies and special events — they’re not speaking entirely figuratively.

Deadly algae blooms to be studied at new UW research center

Algal blooms in Puget Sound and off the coast are increasingly producing domoic acid, which can sicken and — in high enough doses — kill humans, other mammals and birds when they eat fish or shellfish contaminated with the toxin.

UW Bothell to host Intercultural Night

World music and food will be featured when the UW Bothell holds its third annual Intercultural Night 6–9 p.

Bothell chancellor inks agreement with Japanese university

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Aspiring entrepreneurs showcase diverse business plans at UW competition

Water chemistry monitoring devices for aquariums and spas.

UW Recycling: Stop pitching that paper!

The City of Seattle says it and UW Recycling agrees: Too many people are throwing out too much paper instead of recycling it.

New Web site helps those in search of wellness

Looking for some personal counseling? Need information about ergonomics so you can avoid workplace injuries? Want to find out how to get a properly fitted bicycle helmet? You can find the answers to these questions and more at a new Web site on wellness for faculty, staff and students.

Fiction trumps fact in earthquake miniseries

An earthquake of unparalleled enormity causes mayhem and destruction up and down the West Coast, toppling Seattle’s Space Needle, ripping apart San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and severing the western edge of the country from the mainland.

Five physicians in Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho named outstanding teachers of University of Washington medical students

Five physicians in Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho have been named winners of the 2004 WWAMI Excellence in Teaching Awards sponsored by the University of Washington (UW) Department of Medicine.

April 28, 2004

Mars hardware, levitating metal balls and robotic fish mark the 2004 Engineering Open House

Annual gathering draws thousands of students, teachers and their parents for the largest engineering fair in the Pacific Northwest.

April 26, 2004

Aspiring entrepreneurs showcase diverse business plans at UW competition

Business school students from Washington state universities will present their concepts in this exhibition-style format to 119 judges comprised of angel investors, entrepreneurs, lawyers and venture capitalists.

Miniseries featuring huge West Coast quake rooted in fiction, not science

A miniseries featuring a mammoth earthquake and a fictional University of Washington seismologist is to air May 2 and 3. Real UW earthquake experts say the production appears to have very little in common with reality.

April 23, 2004

UW center to explore link between oceans and human health

Algal blooms in Puget Sound and off the coast are increasingly producing domoic acid, which can sicken and – in high enough doses – kill humans, other mammals and birds when they eat fish or shellfish contaminated with the toxin. These toxic blooms will be the focus of a new national research center – the Pacific Northwest Center for Human Health and Ocean Sciences – at the University of Washington.

April 22, 2004

Stem cell researcher to give Benditt Endowed Lecture

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Transplant specialist coming from Pittsburgh

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ALS-related gene mutation discovered

Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation associated with an inherited form of motor neuron disease in which symptoms first appear in childhood or young adulthood.

Mystery photo

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

Evening Magazine crowns EEU principal ‘most popular’ in Western Washington

With flowers and photo flashes, cheers and applause, Jennifer Annable, principal of the UW’s Experiment Education Unit, was surprised Tuesday by the crew of KING television and given the station’s award for Most Popular Principal in Western Washington.

Music of Bali, Persia featured in concert

Two visiting artists in the UW Ethnomusicology Department will perform in a concert titled “Music of Persia and Bali” at 7:30 p.

Welcome to campus: Carpoolers look forward to ‘Calvin day’ at the parking gate

Samantha Ogle and her carpool friends look forward to “Calvin day.

Women Studies comes of age with first retirement

It’s a notable milestone when any department experiences its first faculty retirement.

Education goes both ways in new outreach program

When Ed Taylor, associate professor, Education Leadership and Policy Studies, began a new outreach effort to principals of schools in South African townships, he set out to help them fulfill their mission to educate their students and build a new nation.

Flexing ‘Q’ muscles: April 26 meeting will seek input on new center to serve sexual minorities

A planned new resource center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students, faculty and staff will start small but may have a big future, says Jennifer Self, the Social Work graduate student hired to run the center when it opens this fall.

Earthquake drill to hit campus

While most of us are going about our business today, about 40 University employees from about 15 units across campus will be responding to a major “earthquake.

Health Sciences open house April 23, 24

The UW community has a special invitation to the 2004 Health Sciences Open House this weekend.

Health Sciences News Briefs

UW Medicine Web site
UW Medicine has launched its newly designed Web site.

UW papers fill journal

Three groups of researchers based at the UW had papers announcing their results in the March 25 issue of the journal Neuron.

Heart tissue regeneration not working with stem cells, Murry finds

Researchers at the UW School of Medicine have found that bone marrow stem cells do not convert into heart muscle cells in mice.

Harborview study examines police-chase fatalities

Approximately 300 lives are lost each year in the United States as a result of vehicle crashes related to police pursuits, and one third of these fatalities occur to people not involved in the chase.

New technique reveals previously unknown structure in retina

A new imaging technique used by a group of researchers at the UW and elsewhere has revealed a previously unknown cellular structure in the retinas of mice.

Things mother never taught you: Presentation at Harborview on faculty consulting

The series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations, will offer a program at Harborview Medical Center on Thursday, April 29.

Notices

Reference Update

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Friday Harbor research diver saves companion who lost consciousness in water

Two research divers with the UW’s Friday Harbor Laboratories are safe and well this week after an underwater incident Thursday, April 15, where one lost consciousness and was brought to the surface and given emergency medical assistance by the other.