October 9, 2008
Walker-Ames Lecture looks at media coverage of Iraqi deaths
By Bobbi Nodell
News & Community Relations
Les Roberts, who has been quoted widely in the media about the underreporting of Iraqi death statistics, will speak on “U.
Two exhibits celebrate the achievements of women physicians
Women have been at the forefront of healing practices since the beginning of time, but it has only been in the past 150 years that they have been included in the formal study and practice of medicine.
October 8, 2008
Preserved by ice: Glacial dams helped prevent erosion of Tibetan plateau
New research suggests that the edge of the Tibetan plateau might have been preserved for thousands of years by ice and glacial debris at the mouth of many tributaries to the Tsangpo River. Those deposits appear to have acted as dams that prevented the rapidly traveling Tsangpo from carving upstream into the plateau.
October 6, 2008
Atomic-resolution views give clues to the function of an enzyme critical in regulating light-detecting signals inside the eye
An atomic-resolution view of an enzyme found only in the eye has given researchers at the University of Washington (UW) clues about how this enzyme, essential to vision, is activated.
Media Advisory: Professionals to discuss the melding of neuroscience and engineering
WHAT: The Pacific Northwest Center for Neural Engineering will host a workshop this week, sponsored by the University of Washington, the National Science Foundation and Microsoft Research.
October 3, 2008
University of Washington, Washington State University, Oregon Health & Science University collaborate in landmark national study of children’s health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a grant of approximately $40 million over five years to the Pacific Northwest Center for the National Children’s Study at the University of Washington to partner with Washington State University, Oregon Health & Science University, and local communities in Washington’s Grant County and Oregon’s Marion County.
October 2, 2008
Luce lectures consider religion and the U.S. presidential election
A second season of Luce Lectures will focus on the U.
Annual ‘Bridging the Gap’ Breakfast celebrates diversity
Community leaders and members of the UW family who have made outstanding achievements in promoting diversity at the UW and in the community will be honored when the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) and UW Alumni Association holds the 14th annual Bridging the Gap Breakfast on Saturday, Oct.
Just in time for school: Free Adeona service tracks stolen laptops
As college students head back to school with gleaming new laptops, some will, unfortunately, see the last of their machine in a library, cafeteria or dorm room.
National Geographic brings Young Explorers program to UW
When John Francis was an undergraduate biology major at the UW, he spent several summers studying northern fur seals in Alaska, and the experience hooked him on research.
Newsmakers
POLL FIBBING: Anthony Greenwald, the UW professor of psychology who developed an online test to detect implicit biases called Project Implicit, was mentioned in a recent article in The Wall Street Journal about voters lying in polls and surveys.
UW scientists discover link to range of pediatric disorders
Researchers have discovered a submicroscopic aberration in a particular region of human chromosome 1q21.
Compared to all commercial carriers, log truckers have better safety record
A report on the log-truck industry just delivered to the state Legislature indicates that the number of traffic accidents involving log trucks declined 11 percent while collisions for all commercial trucks increased by 15 percent in Washington between 2004 and 2006.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Attention gardeners: Bulb and plant sale at the Arboretum
Hundreds of spring-blooming bulb selections and companion plants will be available at the Arboretum Foundation’s Fall Bulb and Plant Sale from 10 a.
Finalists for UW police chief to visit campus
Three finalists for the position of chief of the UW Police Department will be visiting campus this month.
Psychologists show experience may be the best teacher for infants
There’s a lot of truth in the old proverb “experience is the best teacher,” and apparently it even applies to 10-month-old infants.
Consultants, subconsultants come together at second Capital Projects networking event
The Capital Projects Office recently held its second highly successful networking event for companies seeking a share of the UW’s capital projects, which typically amount to at least $300 million annually.
UW again receives grade of A- on sustainability
The UW received a grade of A- on the College Sustainability Report Card, issued by the Sustainability Endowments Institute.
Proteins in seminal fluid affect reproductive success
Seminal fluid contains protein factors that, when transferred from a male to a female at mating, affect reproductive success.
Best of the best: Graduate School rewards student work with three new awards
That patience and persistence pay off is dramatically illustrated by the scholarly work of Mona Atia, whose recent dissertation on trends in Islamic charitable giving was hailed by one reviewer as “the best dissertation I have read anywhere.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
POWER PICNIC: Staff of the UW’s Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) enjoyed a picnic Sept.
Photo exhibit displays the impact of the war in Iraq
“Truth, it has been said, is the first casualty of war.
An outsider’s view of the French health care system
By Lawrence Robinson, M.
Laughter is the best medicine during UW’s Work and Family Month celebration
When was the last time you had a good laugh? Maybe it was while watching a movie, joking with a friend or, if you’re a member of the Harborview Medical Center Laugh Club, doubling over with a raucous crowd of fellow giggle-seekers.
Historian Stephanie Smallwood wins Frederick Douglass Book Prize
Stephanie E.
Shen to head national pharmaceutical group
By Melinda Young
School of Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy’s Dr.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
A tale of two dog owners — and the canines who love them
Pam Selz and Kathy Hobson both work for the UW Medical Center’s Pathology Department and both are dog owners, but their dogs do more than provide companionship.
UW Chamber Dance Company recreates masterpieces in annual concert Oct. 9-12
In 1947, dancer and choreographer Joseph Gifford went to the Museum of Modern Art and saw Pablo Picasso’s iconic painting, Guernica.
Finalists for UW police chief to visit campus
Three finalists for the position of chief of the University of Washington Police Department will be visiting campus in October.
September 30, 2008
Psychologists show experience may be the best teacher for infants
There’s a lot of truth in the old proverb “experience is the best teacher,” and apparently it even applies to 10-month-old infants.
Compared to all commercial carriers, log truckers have better safety record
A report on the log truck industry just delivered to the state legislature indicates that the number of traffic accidents involving log trucks declined 11 percent while collisions for all commercial trucks increased by 15 percent in Washington between 2004 and 2006.
Study links depression to higher death rate from all causes among Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes
In a large group of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, depression was associated with a higher death rate from all causes during a two-year study period.
September 26, 2008
UW again receives grade of A- for sustainability
The University of Washington received a grade of A- on the College Sustainability Report Card, issued by the Sustainability Endowments Institute.
September 25, 2008
All welcome at UWPD Open House Wednesday afternoon
The UW Police Department is welcoming all faculty, staff and students to its annual open house, from 2 to 4 p.
Co-founder of University of Washington programs in Italy dies
Co-founder of University of Washington programs in Italy dies
UW students win award for earthquake relief work
When UW students Steve Margitan and Geoff Morgan pitched in with post-earthquake help in China this past spring, they had no idea they’d wind up with $65,000 in donations and 5,700 cards and letters for children in the disaster zone.
UW Libraries, WashPIRG co-sponsor Presidential Debate Watch
What are you doing on presidential debate nights? How about joining a bunch of students, faculty and staff to listen to the candidates? The UW Libraries and WashPIRG are sponsoring live viewing of the presidential and vice-presidential debates on a big screen.
Cause of conduct problems among girls appears to be different than in boys
The first study of conduct problems in children to include a significant number of aggressive girls indicates that psychological conditions including conduct disorder may have separate causes in the two sexes.
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