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By Steve Hill
University Week
It sounds a lot like the beginning of a joke: have you heard the one about the computer programmer, the manager, and the librarian?
The threesome – three brothers, actually – walked into a bar two and a half years ago.
By Steve Hill
University Week
The 2002 legislative session opens Monday in Olympia with a $1.
Benditt Lecture today
“Genetics in Everyday Life” is the topic for the 6th annual Earl P.
Even with the heavy rains this winter, progress on the new Surgery Pavilion for UW Medical Center has been steady.
By Pam Sowers
HS News & Community Relations
Pancreatic cancer seems swift and unforgiving to its victims.
The UW Academic Medical Center has established a program to recognize faculty and staff members who exemplify service excellence.
The School of Medicine’s Office of Research and Graduate Education has joined several science departments and the Graduate School to sponsor the series of presentations known as “What Can You Do with a Ph.
Two programs, both open to the public, will honor the legacy of Dr.
The UW Academic Medical Center is offering the UW community and the general public the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2002.
Leland Hartwell, center, smiles as he enjoys the banquet for winners of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden.
Jeffer Knowles wore his UW colors to hang the garland around the UW Medical Center entrance for the holiday season.
UW’s newest Rhodes Scholar, Elizabeth Angell, poses with International Studies Professor Resat Kasaba just before the class she TAs for him, “States and Capitalism.
Last week’s answer: last week’s photo was taken in the courtyard outside of Meany Theater, as almost everyone who entered knew.
ARTIST UNKNOWN: A University Week reader who admired the totem pole on the cover of the Dec.
Payroll notices
Employee Identification Numbers
In response to concerns about assuring the privacy of social security numbers, the Payroll/Personnel system (HEPPS) will convert from social security numbers (SSN) to employee identification numbers (EID) as the primary means of employee identification and record keeping.
Some events scheduled early in January:
Harborview day on Discovery Channel – On Sunday, Jan.
You are all aware that the state of Washington is facing severe financial challenges.
Last December, the new Mary Gates Hall was the scene of a musical experiment – a performance of medieval chant in the Commons.
The Center for Urban Horticulture’s Miller Library reopened Dec.
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Adult stem cell research may lead to great advances in science and health research, but first researchers must literally find a method to the madness.
By Pam Sowers
HS News & Community Relations
For years, people suffering through alcoholism or drug abuse with a family member have been told they have to confront the problem head-on, by holding an intervention and making him or her face up to the problem.
National Medical Fellowships (NMF) has presented a 2001 Community Service Award to Dr.
The dates for the 2002 Health Sciences Open House have been set for Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27.
George Snyder, a 1931 graduate of what was then the UW’s aeronautical engineering program, was on hand Tuesday to donate this totem pole to the University.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
WINNING WTO: The UW’s WTO History Project, <A href="http://depts.
By Steve Hill
University Week
Consider it money in the bank.
By Steve Hill
University Week
Officials at the UW are hoping faculty, staff and students will put their Jan.
MFA candidates in dance designed the moves, postgraduate composers wrote the music and undergraduate dance students bring it all to life in the Composer/Choreographer Collaborative Concert, opening tonight in Meany Studio Theater.
The votes have been counted in the Health & Safety Committee election.
By Walter Neary
HS News & Community Relations
Treatment with a combination of statin and niacin can slash the risk of a fatal or non-fatal heart attack or hospitalization for chest pain by 70 percent among patients who are likely to suffer heart attacks and/or death from coronary heart disease, according to a study by UW researchers in the Nov.
By Laurie McHale
Center on Human Development and Disability
To focus on the social and emotional health and well-being of the youngest members of society, a new Center on Infant Mental Health and Development is being established at the UW.
Nobel Laureate Lee Hartwell, second from right, posed with yeast geneticists and former colleagues from the UW Department of Genetics, now known as the Department of Genome Sciences, at a luncheon given to honor him by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) Board of Trustees on Nov.
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, 30 percent will develop a recurrence within five years.
The UW’s Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program, based in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, has received a grant from the Paul G.