August 18, 2005
Slattery returns to UW as vice dean of medical school
Dr.
A new model for MS research: Researcher focuses on how T-cells go awry
In the late 19th century, Louis Pasteur had already discovered the modern foundation for vaccinations — that exposure to a weakened form of an infection could help an organism’s immune system prepare for the infection and protect the body against a full-strength version of it.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Latvian lectureship celebrated in visit
The prime minister of Latvia, Aigars Kalvitis, visited the UW last week as part of a celebration for a new lectureship in Latvian language set to begin fall quarter.
Lights, camera, learning: Digital Arts Center’s film is a class by itself
Eleven-year-old Olivia Spokoiny takes a few steps forward through shadow into an area of sculpted light, ever ready for her close-up.
Bike thieves beware: Officer of the Year excels at recovering stolen bikes
Gone in 60 Seconds was a movie about car thieves, but it could just as easily describe bicycle thieves.
New provost learning fast, preparing for vision statement
Phyllis Wise says a university administrator is more like a member of a chamber group than the conductor of an orchestra.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Ninth Avenue closed
Ninth Avenue along the east side of Harborview Medical Center is now closed between Jefferson and Alder streets for construction of a tunnel and a skybridge.
Hansen new CEO of Children’s Hospital
Dr.
Strauss Lecture: Myths, realities in Canadian health care
Americans often point to the Canadian health care system to prove, or disprove, certain ideas about how our own system functions.
ADA honors Dworkin for pain research
For more than three decades, Dr.
Emotional ads lure skeptics, marketing study shows
Consumers who are very skeptical about the truth of advertising claims are more responsive to emotionally appealing ads than ones peppered with information, according to a new study.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
ADAI grants
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University of Washington faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Tropics likely to suffer most in climate change
The impact of global warming has become obvious in high latitude regions, including Alaska, Siberia and the Arctic, where melting ice and softening tundra are causing profound changes.
Hurricane season: New project hopes to improve forecasts of storms’ intensity
A collaborative research team headed in part by a UW atmospheric scientist this week began one of the largest hurricane research projects ever undertaken to better understand dramatic, rapid changes in tropical storm intensity that have baffled forecasters for years.
Campus news & notes
A VERY HUSKY CD: Kim Davenport, a pianist who earned her master’s at the School of Music, plays music composed by the late John Verrall, a longtime professor at the school, on a new CD.
Study finds that school-funding loopholes leave poor children behind
The nation’s main program for educating the disadvantaged, Title I, is hampered by loopholes that prevent it from fulfilling its mission, according to a new study.
August 16, 2005
Study reveals a way disease bacteria sense antimicrobials and initiate a counter-defense
Many living things, from fruit flies to people, naturally produce disease-fighting chemicals, called antimicrobial peptides, to kill harmful bacteria.
August 15, 2005
Emotional, not factual, ads win skeptical consumers, study shows
Consumers who are very skeptical about the truth of advertising claims are more responsive to emotionally appealing ads than ones peppered with information, according to a new study.
August 11, 2005
Warming most evident at high latitudes, but greatest impact will be in tropics
The impact of global warming has become obvious in high latitude regions, including Alaska, Siberia and the Arctic, where melting ice and softening tundra are causing profound changes.
UW options promising anti-cancer compound to Ascentia Biomedical Corp.
Seattle — UW TechTransfer announced today it has entered into an option agreement with Ascentia Biomedical Corp.
August 8, 2005
Intimate partner violence often ignored in determining child custody
Most states mandate some consideration of intimate partner violence (IPV) in child custody proceedings, but the existence of such abuse is often unknown to the court when custody is at issue.
Model gives clearer idea of how oxygen came to dominate Earth’s atmosphere
A number of hypotheses have been used to explain how free oxygen first accumulated in Earth’s atmosphere some 2.
Rainbands and Hurricane Intensity: Collaborative hurricane research project ultimately could improve forecasting
VIRGINIA KEY, Fla.
August 4, 2005
SLUGs will eat tapas, and you are invited
The SLUGs are having tapas this week, and everyone is invited to join them.
Two among ‘top minorities in science’ for 2005
Polly Olsen, director of the School of Medicine’s Native American Center of Excellence, and Dr.
All smiles: Mayor honors dentists for neighborhood revitalization
The look and feel of a neighborhood reaches out to passers-by through the facades of its many storefronts.
From primates to people: Retrovirus found to jump species barrier in Asia
Scientists have identified the first reported case in Asia of primate-to-human transmission of simian foamy virus (SFV), a retrovirus found in macaques and other primates that so far has not been shown to cause disease in humans.
Diseased Montlake trees to be removed
A double row of Leyland cypress trees along Montlake Boulevard are scheduled to be removed soon.
Whodunit? UWT professor writes mystery set in the kitchens of Tacoma
Beth Kalikoff may be the only author whose doctoral dissertation helped prepare her for writing a mystery novel.
Anniversary of WWII’s end to be marked Aug. 12
The end of World War II brought relief and joy, but it was also a bittersweet time as survirors remembered fallen family members, friends and classmates at the UW.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The materials world: Summer camp draws young minds to science
Sixteen-year-old Jolene Monk of Shoreline hopes to become an engineer — just like her mother.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
ADAI grants
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from UW faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Health Sciences News Briefs
UW Medicine Board review committee report available online
The full report of the UW Medicine Board review commmittee, “Achieving Excellence in Compliance” is now available on the Web.
Students wanted for diesel study
UW researchers are studying the effects of children’s exposure to diesel bus exhaust, and are looking for students in the Seattle and Tahoma school districts who ride diesel school buses.
Amazon carbon storage less than hoped, research shows
The rivers of South America’s Amazon basin are “breathing” far harder — cycling the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide more quickly — than anyone realized.
Of pond critters and river currents
FARM POND FINDS: During the summer, recreational use of the 1 million or so farm ponds in Texas reaches its annual peak.
Lecture focuses on Paris photos
Meredith Clausen, professor of art history and architecture, will present a lecture at the Henry Art Gallery Aug.
Staff train in emergency management
Next week, about 70 UW employees, along with several of their counterparts with the city, county and state, will travel to Emmitsburg, Md.
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