December 29, 2005
Tiny pikas seem to be on march toward extinction in Great Basin
The tiny rabbit-like American pika, an animal species considered to be one of the best canaries in a coal mine for detecting global warming in the western United States, appears to be veering toward the brink of extinction in the Great Basin.
December 23, 2005
Preventing Injury Death Around the World: ‘The 1,000,000 Lives Campaign’
At least five million people around the world die from trauma each year, with enormous disparities in survival rates for patients injured in high-income and low-income countries.
December 21, 2005
New study scientifically links dancing to attraction, genetic advantage
Polyester aside, the disco dancers of the ’70s may have been on to something.
Study finds genetic link between asthma and obesity
A study about the relationship between asthma and obesity, which uses a community-based twin registry from the University of Washington in Seattle, has found a strong genetic link between the two disorders, according to findings published in the December issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
December 20, 2005
Celebrity voice-overs: that not-too familiar voice could be selling you something
New research reveals that television commercials featuring celebrity voice-overs are most influential when consumers can’t identify which actor it belongs to.
December 19, 2005
Ancient Chinese remedy shows potential in preventing breast cancer
A derivative of the sweet wormwood plant used since ancient times to fight malaria and shown to precisely target and kill cancer cells may someday aid in stopping breast cancer before it gets a toehold.
December 14, 2005
Ability to capture large prey may be origin of army ants’ cooperative behavior
Scientific insights come at the darnedest times.
December 12, 2005
Ford Foundation grant focuses on Southeast Asian American students, communities
The Ford Foundation has selected the University of Washington as one of 27 higher education institutions to receive $100,000 grants for projects that promote academic freedom and constructive dialogue on campus.
December 8, 2005
CFD: Volunteering for health
Editor’s note: This is the last in University Week’s series of profiles of UW employees who volunteer for CFD agencies.
Digestive problems may impede overweight people from exercising
Doctors treating overweight or obese patients often prescribe exercise as part of a regime to take off pounds.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
January’s coming: Get ready to ride in the rain
Registration for the 3rd annual Ride in the Rain Challenge is under way.
UW taking part in collaboration with India
The UW is one of 20 American universities taking part in a new Indo-US Inter-University Collaborative Initiative in Higher Education and Research
The initiative was launched today by the President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam.
UW Bothell offers dual enrollment to Everett students
Starting this winter, students will be able to enroll at UW Bothell while completing an associate degree from Everett Community College.
Launch party planned for benefit CD
The Triple Door will host a launch party for Taste This Northwest, a CD benefiting homeless youth in the Northwest, from 7 to 10 p.
Google gremlins cause glitch: Everything old is news again
Last Thursday, the Office of News and Information was bamboozled by Google, specifically by Google News.
Honors for professor’s distinguished career include endowed chemistry chair
Nearly 300 people gathered in Bagley Hall Friday to honor B.
Drumheller Fountain off, Frosh Pond drained in preparation for repairs
Frosh Pond is being drained and a fence erected around it this week in preparation for repair.
Gates gift to create scholarships in public service law
The UW School of Law has received a $33.
Bruce named dean of Information School
Harry Bruce, a faculty member at the UW Information School, has been named dean of the school effective Jan.
Some clarification on completing Faculty Effort Certifications
Although the majority of faculty who were required to complete training on Faculty Effort Certification have done so, a number of follow-up issues have arisen, according to Sue Camber, assistant vice president for research and accounting analysis.
New Diversity Research Institute seeks interdisciplinary collaboration
The Diversity Research Institute, a new entity on campus, is making itself known with a call for research proposals and plans for a two-day conference next spring.
Warming could free far more carbon from high Arctic soil than previously thought
Scientists studying the effects of carbon on climate warming are very likely underestimating, by a vast amount, how much soil carbon is available in the high Arctic to be released into the atmosphere, new UW research shows.
Is that sound different? Your neurons know
A team of Spanish and American neuroscientists has discovered neurons in the mammalian brainstem that focus exclusively on new, novel sounds, helping humans and other animals ignore ongoing, predictable sounds.
Washington banks’ returns exceed national average
For the third consecutive year, banks with headquarters in Washington state delivered an average of 10 percent return to investors, according to researchers at the UW Business School.
Mercury travels far from source through atmosphere, study shows
Scientists for years have been at a loss to explain unexpectedly high levels of mercury in fish swimming the rivers and streams of areas like eastern Oregon, far away from industrial sources of mercury pollution such as coal-fired power plants.
Political campaigns cost more than ever, according to UW analysis
Anyone interested in joining the United States Senate next year had better make the following New Year’s resolution: Pile up at least $10 million.
Murals spruce up Miller Hall corridor
The collaboration between a student group and an artist has resulted in two large murals bringing scenes of color and light to the second floor of Miller Hall.
December 7, 2005
Mercury in atmosphere could be washed out more easily than earlier believed
SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists for years have been at a loss to explain unexpectedly high levels of mercury in fish swimming the rivers and streams of areas like eastern Oregon, far away from industrial sources of mercury pollution such as coal-fired power plants.
December 5, 2005
Warming could free far more carbon from high Arctic soil than earlier thought
SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists studying the effects of carbon on climate warming are very likely underestimating, by a vast amount, how much soil carbon is available in the high Arctic to be released into the atmosphere, new University of Washington research shows.
Washington’s financial institutions post greater returns than national average
For the third consecutive year, banks with headquarters in Washington state delivered an average of 10 percent return to investors, according to researchers at the University of Washington Business School.
Think money in politics got ‘reformed?’ Just try running for Senate in 2006
Anyone interested in joining the United States Senate next year had better make the following New Year’s resolution — pile up at least $10 million.
December 2, 2005
Professor Harry Bruce named dean of Information School
Harry Bruce, a faculty member at the UW Information School, has been named dean of the school effective Jan.
December 1, 2005
Specialized neurons allow the brain to focus on novel sounds
A team of Spanish and American neuroscientists has discovered neurons in the mammalian brainstem that focus exclusively on new, novel sounds, helping humans and other animals ignore ongoing, predictable sounds.
Gates Foundation gives $33 million to UW for scholarships to spur careers in public service law
The University of Washington School of Law has received a $33.
Health Sciences briefs
Open House next spring
The 2006 Health Sciences Open House is set for Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29.
Ramsey lecture to be first in series
The medical school’s first Education in Medicine lecturer will be Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine Paul G.
Conflicts of interest to be discussed
Conflicts of interest, both real and perceived, that are of particular interest to researchers working with human subjects are the focus of a program next week.
Past UW top cop helps battle Parkinson’s with DVD for fellow patients
When Mike Shanahan was diagnosed with the early stages of Parkinson’s disease in 1993, he didn’t say anything about it to most of his co-workers in the UW Police Department that he had led as chief for more than 20 years.
Stahl gets Procter & Gamble Award in microbiology
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