October 13, 2005
HDTV, live from the seafloor
With clever engineering and being in the right spot, under the right satellite, UW oceanographers working with Computing & Communications and the ResearchChannel became the first team in the world to broadcast high-definition video from the seafloor to selected sites around the world Sept.
October 11, 2005
People with opiate addiction, women with suicidal behavior needed for studies
Puget Sound men and women with an opiate addiction and women with suicidal behavior are needed as volunteers for two studies at the University of Washington designed to refine a therapeutic treatment for borderline personality disorder.
October 6, 2005
Gallucci named to head Center for Quantitative Science
Vince Gallucci, whose work includes developing mathematical and statistical models to link biological studies to future population changes and management options, has been named director of the UW’s Center for Center for Quantitative Science in Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife.
UW bioengineering tops in National Institutes of Health funding again
The UW has once again topped the nation in biomedical engineering research funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Memorial for Tony Qamar to be held Tuesday, Oct. 11
Friends, family and colleagues of Anthony Qamar, UW professor of Earth and Space Sciences, will gather in a special memorial service at 7 p.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Personal recycling bins on the way to your desk
UW Recycling is continuing its Stop-Think-Recycle campaign this week.
Charities visit UW as Combined Fund Drive kicks off
More than 100 charitable and nonprofit agencies filled the HUB Ballroom Wednesday for the kickoff to the UW’s annual Combined Fund Drive — a gala invitation to the UW community to donate a little bit each pay period to help others.
Lidstrom named vice provost for research
Mary Lidstrom, professor of chemical engineering and of microbiology, and holder of the Frank Jungers chair of engineering, has been appointed vice provost for research, effective Nov.
Airlift to hold memorial service
Airlift Northwest is holding a memorial service today, Oct.
How to commercialize technologies is focus of seminar series
The CEO of Sonosite, a firm headquartered in Bothell that produces handcarried diagnostic ultrasound devices and revenues of more than $100 million, is the Oct.
Meany’s ‘Blueprint of a Lady’ spotlights Billie Holiday
The UW’s World Dance Series begins a new season with Blueprint of a Lady: The Once and Future Life of Billie Holiday, a multi-arts performance piece based upon the life and legacy of the late jazz vocalist Billie Holiday.
UWT celebrates 15th anniversary Oct. 8
UW President Mark Emmert and UWT Chancellor Patricia Spakes will host the the 15th anniversary celebration for UW Tacoma on Oct.
Grants to support graduate, professional student development
President Emmert has supplied one-year pilot money for an effort to create leadership and professional development opportunities for graduate and professional students.
Like (smoking) parent, like child
Twelve-year-olds whose parents smoked were more than two times as likely to begin smoking cigarettes on a daily basis between the ages of 13 and 21 than were children whose parents didn’t use tobacco, according to a new study that looked at family influences on smoking habits.
Beyond 3D: Evolving universe favored three or seven dimensions, researchers say
Physicists who work with a concept called string theory envision our universe as an eerie place with at least nine spatial dimensions, six of them hidden from us, perhaps curled up in some way so they are undetectable.
UW’s Katrina relief efforts continue
Six weeks after the unprecedented devastation of Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf states, the UW community’s response continues to grow and evolve with help and hospitality for those affected.
Penguin chicks with human visitors more stressed, study shows
Newly hatched magellanic penguin chicks in breeding grounds with a large number of human visitors show a significant spike in levels of a stress-related hormone compared to chicks hatched in areas not visited by humans, a UW research team has found.
Copy this: More options for same price in new digital library copiers
The UW Libraries is getting new copy machines this week, and with the new machines will come some expanded services.
Open water in summer is key to declining Arctic ice, researchers believe
As researchers announced the lowest amount of ice cover in more than a century in the Arctic recently, the fourth consecutive year of record and near-record lows, two polar scientists at the UW’s Applied Physics Laboratory say they believe a tipping point has been reached.
UW hosts international trumpet competition
The UW will host the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition on Saturday, Oct.
Help is only a click away, thanks to new program
Got something bugging you? A nagging concern you’d like to discuss or research? Or maybe just a life or change issue you’d like some discreet help coping with? APS Helplink is a useful link to know.
October 3, 2005
Local quake could cause $33 billion in damage, report says
A University of Washington, Bothell business professor has published research on the disastrous effects the regional economy will suffer in the event of a magnitude 6.
September 29, 2005
University of Washington Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
CSSS Seed Grant Program
The Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS) Seed Grants Program announces a new round of seed grants for the year 2005-6.
Scientists believe open water in summer has become key to declining arctic ice
As researchers Wednesday announced the lowest amount of ice cover in more than a century in the Arctic, the fourth consecutive year of record and near-record lows, two polar scientists at the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory say they believe a tipping point has been reached.
Health Sciences News Briefs
AIDS symposium planned for Oct.
Oh say, can you taste?
Sean Kassim, a senior fellow in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, hands out tasting strips to find out which people are able to detect certain harmless substances — the ability to detect some tastes is genetically determined — at the UW Medicine booth for the South Lake Union Block Party, held Friday and Saturday, Sept.
Clinical research series begins
A series of presentations for clinical researchers will begin on Tuesday, Oct.
Study: Differences in duplicated DNA distinguish chimp and human genomes
A study comparing the genomes of humans and chimpanzees has found that much of the genetic difference between the two species came about in events called segmental duplications, in which segments of genetic code are copied many times in the genome.
UW Medical Center wins Quality Award
UW Medical Center was recently honored in a ceremony in Olympia as a recipient of the Washington State Quality Award (WSQA).
Researchers find gene mutations associated with chronic pain
In a significant advance toward understanding a perplexing and painful neurological disorder, an international team of researchers has discovered gene mutations associated with an inherited chronic pain and weakness syndrome known as hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (also called HNA).
A labor of love: Family supports muscular dystrophy research
About two years ago, Brian Colella, who is now 18 and beginning his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin, was diagnosed with facio-scalpulo-humeral (FSH) muscular dystrophy.
UW, HMC talents respond to Hurricane Katrina
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Health and Safety Committee Elections coming
Elections for employee representatives to the 11 Health and Safety Committees are beginning.
UW kicks off campus Combined Fund Drive
More than 70 charities — from social, health, and human service agencies, to environmental organizations, and the arts — will participate in the first Combined Fund Drive Charity Fair at the University of Washington, on Wednesday, October 5th, 2005 from 11 am to 2 pm in the HUB Ballroom Last year the Combined Fund Drive raised more than $1.
Peer Portfolio: Smart commuting, grave undertakings
SMART COMMUTING: Roads and highways would be far less congested and rush hours more bearable if everyone adopted the commuting habits displayed by recent Latino immigrants, say researchers at the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, at the University of California at Los Angeles.
UWB chancellor search committee to hold forum
The Search Advisory Committee for the University of Washington, Bothell Chancellor is holding stakeholder forums during the candidate identification period.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Newsmakers: Of funding and families
A HELPING HAND: An article in the July 22 Chronicle of Higher Education under the headline “Family Science” took up the matter of ways in which institutions can help faculty members whose professional lives are being threatened by life changes and challenges.
Etc: campus news & notes
BEST BOOKS: Two UW professors have won Washington State Book Awards.
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