November 15, 2004
Pioneering work on biological integrity earns conservation award
University of Washington’s James R.
Black mothers who gave up custody of a child sought for study
While society expresses great respect for mothers, there is often little social or emotional support, let alone preparation, for the role of mothering.
November 10, 2004
New University Square design responds to community
UNICO Properties, the Seattle-based firm wishing to build a six-story retail, residential and office building at 42nd Street and 15th Avenue Northeast, has issued new designs that address neighborhood concerns about the project, which is called University Square.
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Longtime jazz duo perform Nov. 18
Tom Collier and Dan Dean have been making music together for almost 40 years, but they’ve only managed to make two recordings in that time — the last one 25 years ago.
‘WOW’: Letting the art speak for itself
Step into the darkness, slowly, and just breathe a moment, then another.
Computer is partner in language learning
Computers have never been noted for teaching conversation skills, but thanks to two new UW-developed software programs, students are now using computers to learn to converse in Japanese.
Focus is Russia as UW inaugurates Ellison Center
With Americans’ attention riveted to the Middle East, interest has drifted away from the country with the most land, natural gas and nuclear warheads on Earth – Russia.
Oceanographer says award lets her ‘follow research dreams’
A UW marine microbiologist — whose work is of interest not just to oceanographers but to ecologists, climate scientists, biomedical researchers and materials scientists alike — has become a member of a select group of scientists named as Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation investigators in marine science.
November 9, 2004
UW Bothell releases growth plan
Today Chancellor Warren W.
Researchers to gather in Seattle for international meeting on fluid dynamics
More than a thousand scientists and engineers from around the world will gather in Seattle later this month to exchange ideas and discuss some of the latest work in such hot research areas as climate change, cardiovascular disease and the development of tiny devices fractions of a millimeter in size.
November 8, 2004
Award will help unlock mysteries of one of Earth’s most important organisms
A University of Washington marine microbiologist — whose work is of interest not just to oceanographers but to ecologists, climate scientists, biomedical researchers and materials scientists alike — has become a member of a select group of scientists named as Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation investigators in marine science.
November 5, 2004
Symposium weighs science’s role in improving fisheries management
In the midst of substantial debate surrounding recommendations made to the president by the U.
November 4, 2004
New type of radioactive seeds used to treat prostate cancer
In the first significant advancement in brachytherapy in more than 15 years, physicians at UW Medical Center last week implanted for the first time in the world a new type of radioactive seeds in a prostate cancer patient.
Charles Chavkin named to hold Treuer Endowed Chair
Allan Treuer, retired owner of the North Star Ice Equipment Co.
Investigating cholesterol oxidation and artery disease
Some functions of the human body that worked effectively for survival when people had short life spans, living only long enough to reproduce and raise their young, may have long-term consequences that catch up with us as we live longer lives.
Allen started her volunteer career in high school
Name: Sarah E.
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Petersen named winner of Gates volunteer award
Family, friends, and about 1,000 guests witnessed the presentation of the Gates Volunteer Service Award to Donald E.
Hurricanes spark memory of great NW storms past
Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne weren’t very hospitable houseguests.
Tacoma prof left New York seeking to raise consciousness
UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Beverly Naidus created a series of digital paintings using images of Buddhas, boddhisattvas, pagan gods, goddesses, and yoga poses, breathing in a wide variety of landscapes and spaces
Two profs are AAAS Fellows
An emeritus UW atmospheric sciences professor and a chemistry professor who left the university last week are among 308 scientists nationwide to be named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Ground to be broken on new kind of building
The University will break ground Friday, Nov.
Denny Bell to ring again
Be assured, the Denny Bell will ring again this year for Homecoming, on Nov.
Health Sciences News Briefs
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Funding minority programs
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Volwiler visiting professor to speak
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Lecture inaugurates endowed chair in pain research
Dr. Allan Basbaum, professor and chair of the Department of Anatomy at the University of California at San Francisco, will give the first Allan and Phyllis Treuer Lecture in Pain Research on Thursday, Nov. 18. He will speak on “The Neurobiology of Pain: From Molecules to Circuits” at 2:30 p.m. in room T-733 of the Health Sciences Center. This lecture inaugurates the Treuer Chair in Pain Research in the Department of Pharmacology.
Basbaum is an international leader in pain research, focusing on the neurobiological basis of pain and its control. He studies the actions of neurotransmitter molecules used by the sensory neurons to transmit pain stimuli into the central nervous system and the processing of pain information by nerve cells in the spinal cord.
He has discovered several important new aspects of the changes that occur in nerve cells, and in the neurotransmitters that they use to signal pain stimuli, during the development of chronic pain in mouse models of injury. His research combines high-resolution microscopy, molecular biology, molecular pharmacology, and behavioral testing in a coordinated way to learn about pain mechanisms and the effects of drug treatments at the molecular, cellular, and whole-animal levels.
Basbaum is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal and received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972. After postdoctoral research at University College London, he joined the University of California at San Francisco as a senior postdoctoral fellow, was appointed assistant professor in 1977 and assumed his present position in 1997. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Pain, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a recipient of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Pain Research.
Creating patent strategies and portfolios
Developing patents from research work will be the topic for the next program in the “Things Your Mother Never Taught You” series sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations.
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Faculty Senate position announcement
The Senate Executive Committee seeks applications and nominations from faculty on all three UW campuses for the vital position of secretary of the faculty.
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INTERNATIONAL FLAIR: Five UW professors have been awarded Fulbright Scholar grants to lecture and/or do research abroad.
Faculty Senate seeks vice-chair, secretary
The Faculty Senate is currently recruiting for two important positions in its organization — secretary of the faculty and vice chair of the senate.
Online accident-reporting system (OARS) debuts
As online technology grows at the UW, paperwork is reduced and communication becomes more immediate and effective.
Faculty to jazz up Meany
A jazz concert, like a traditional wedding, usually has four components: something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
UW Bothell, Tacoma, plan major growth
Both UW Bothell and UW Tacoma, in self studies mandated by the state legislature, plan dramatic growth over the coming decade to meet the higher education needs of their communities.
October 29, 2004
Russell McDuff becomes director of UW School of Oceanography
An internationally known researcher in marine geology and geophysics has been named director of the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography.
Democrats outgunning GOP in e-mail wars, researchers find
In the closing weeks of a tight presidential race, the Democratic National Committee has been out-e-mailing its Republican counterpart, a research team of University of Washington students has found.
October 28, 2004
Childhood memories prompt her volunteer work
Name: Kristina Hansen
UW Job: Development Coordinator, School of Social Work Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Volunteer Activity: Forgotten Children’s Fund.
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The Day Before: Boosting election awareness on campus
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