Survey: Washington citizens are largely favorable toward UW

Washington citizens have somewhat less favorable feelings toward the UW than in previous years, but the overall numbers remain quite high, according to a recent survey by Hebert Research.

Survey: Washington citizens are largely favorable toward UW

Washington citizens have somewhat less favorable feelings toward the UW than in previous years, but the overall numbers remain quite high, according to a recent survey by Hebert Research.

Survey: Washington citizens are largely favorable toward UW

Washington citizens have somewhat less favorable feelings toward the UW than in previous years, but the overall numbers remain quite high, according to a recent survey by Hebert Research.

Police lose 60 years of experience all at once

 University Police says goodbye this month to their two funniest officers.

UW dancers to perform ‘equipment piece’ at Henry

It’s not often that a choreographer’s name is the one in the title for an art exhibit, but that will be the case when the Henry Gallery opens Trisha Brown: Dance and Art in Dialogue, 1961–2001 next week.

Orchestrating how to make a difference: Russell honored for catalyst role

The mention of her name lights up the faces of those who know her.

Health Sciences News Briefs

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Kimball named special advisor to dean

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Teen depression: Parents should pay attention to behavior

If life were a musical comedy, each and every teen would be depressed just long enough to sing a heartfelt tune about how miserable he or she was feeling.

Gene therapy research targets mutations for brittle bone disease

Researchers at the UW and elsewhere have developed a targeted gene therapy that eliminates in adult stem cells the genetic mutations associated with brittle bone disease.

Team led by UW’s LaSpada publishes work on growth factor drop and motor neurons

Spinal cord levels of a certain growth factor fall in mice just before the onset of symptoms similar to X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, a form of motor neuron disease.

NIH regional workshop coming to Seattle in June

A regional National Institutes of Health (NIH) seminar on program funding and grants, the first of these seminars to be presented in Seattle, will be hosted by the UW School of Medicine’s Research Funding Service in June.

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CASE WINNERS: Once again the UW scored big in the competition sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Region VIII, covering Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Western Canada.

Law student remembers past kindnesses with donation

The UW Faculty Auxiliary supports scholarships each year through donations and fundraisers.

Three profs win Sloan Research Fellowships

Steven Gribble and David Wetherall, both assistant professors in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, and Mina Aganagic, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, have been named to the 2003 class of Sloan Research Fellows.

Legislature goes down to the wire; budget looks favorable to higher ed

Negotiators from the state House and Senate were working feverishly to forge a compromise on important legislation as the March 11 deadline for adjournment approached.

Religion, school and family help aggressive youth avoid violence

Aggressive 15-year-olds who attended religious services, felt attached to their schools or were exposed to good family management were much less likely to have engaged in violent behavior by the time they turned 18, according to a new multi-ethnic study of urban youth by UW researchers.

Teachers who earn certification do better job in classroom

Teachers who qualify for national certification do a measurably better job in the classroom, according to a major study released last week.

March 8, 2004

UW’s MBA program makes key changes to maintain real-world relevance

Recent revisions to the master’s of business administration curriculum at the University of Washington will put students closer to the fundamentals that drive the real world of business today and the innovations that will shape tomorrow, said Business School Dean Yash Gupta.

Kids learn more from nationally certified teachers, study shows

Teachers who qualify for national certification do a measurably better job in the classroom, according to a major study to be released this week.

March 5, 2004

Rueben Mayes named assistant dean of UW Business School

Rueben Mayes, former running back for the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks, will be the new assistant dean of external relations, Business School Dean Yash Gupta announced today.

March 4, 2004

Faculty Dance Concert opens tonight

The eyes will see dancers moving among walls that move, swirling water waves, and a lonely bed at this year’s UW Faculty Dance Concert March 4–7 in Meany Studio Theater.

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UW professor goes from collecting to creating Chinese style art

The first American exhibit of Chinese style paintings by a UW professor is now on display at Seattle Pacific University.

Gardeners do battle with tiny foe

UW gardeners are fighting a war against an enemy that is tiny in size but devastating in impact.

New homepage created by students

For the first time in its short history, the UW home page (<A href="http://www.

Web site features pioneer EarthDials from around the globe

Join a dozen “EarthDialers” at  <A href="http://planetary.

UW program reaches out to Bering Sea island

In a program that lives up to the spirit of distance learning, the UW has been hired to teach an Internet technology program to students at an Aleut community in the middle of the Bering Sea.

Lawmakers have big budget disagreement to solve as end of session nears

Competing versions of the supplemental operating budgets are taking center stage in Olympia.

Family discipline, religious attendance, attachment to school cut levels of later violence among aggressive children

Aggressive 15 year olds who attended religious services, felt attached to their schools or were exposed to good family management were much less likely to have engaged in violent behavior by the time they turned 18, according to a new multi-ethnic study of urban youth by University of Washington researchers.

March 3, 2004

Before symptom onset in inherited paralytic disease, levels of growth factor VEGF fall in the spinal cord

Scientists have discovered that spinal cord levels of a certain growth factor fall in mice just before the onset of symptoms similar to X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (also known as SBMA or Kennedy’s disease), a form of motor neuron disease.

March 2, 2004

Web site launched today features pioneer EarthDials from around the globe

Join a dozen “EarthDialers” starting today at http://planetary.org/mars/earthdial as the modern marvel of the webcam merges with the ancient technology for marking time, the sundial.

Providence Journal wins 2004 Dart Award

The Providence Journal has won this year’s $10,000 Dart Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence for a study of the effects of a rape of a teenager on a small Rhode Island community.

February 26, 2004

Comments on Sound Transit route due March 11

Sound Transit is about to consider another option for a light rail tunnel on or near campus, and the University is poised to provide its opinion.

Feeding behavior: Studying how the cycles and signals work

A table set with china, linen, silverware, and flowers is a civilized garnish for a basic survival mechanism: feeding.

Magnuson Scholars and their projects

Six graduate students, one from each health sciences school, are working on projects as Magnuson Scholars for the 2003-2004 academic year.

Hartwell to present Annual Faculty Lecture

Picture a single yeast cell.

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