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October 13, 2003
Proposal to require child restraint seats in airlines could cause more deaths than it prevents
Will the lives of young children be saved under a planned Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation requiring children under two-years-old to have their own seats and ride in child-restraint seats?
UW Aeronautics and Astronautics celebrates 100 years of flight with lecture series
The Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Washington is celebrating the 100th anniversary of flight with a lecture series that begins this week.
October 10, 2003
Grant Awarded to Evaluate Effectiveness of EHealth Technologies
Seeking to realize the full potential of the emerging field of eHealth — the use of interactive technologies to improve health behavior and disease management –the University of Washington School of Medicine is one of 18 sites to have been awarded a grant by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) through its Health e-Technologies Initiative national program.
MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. official to describe efforts to rebuild Iraq
“Rebuilding Iraq: America’s Role and Responsibility,” a 40-minute presentation followed by audience questions.
October 9, 2003
Parallels exist to area salmon strife
New laws protected salmon spawning grounds in 17 rivers, prohibiting the streams from being blocked with dams or fishing nets and imposing stiff fines for violations.
Community support evident in new people-friendly CSE building
When one walks through the Paul G.
Felliniana to honor legendary filmmaker
A major international event honoring the legacy of director Federico Fellini is occurring on campus and around Seattle.
UW officials announce steps to address off-campus problems
UW Interim President Lee Huntsman has announced a set of initiatives, designed in collaboration with student leaders, to address issues of noise, disturbance and security in the neighborhood bordering the University north of 45th St.
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INFAMOUS JOB: The UW’s botany greenhouse manager Doug Ewing has won a dubious distinction: His was one of the jobs profiled by Popular Science magazine recently as “the worst, most torturous, icky, painful, stinky, dangerous and just plain horrible jobs in science.
Donations sought for Gorbman fund
The College of Arts and Sciences is seeking contributions to the Aubrey Gorbman Lecture Fund, after Gorbman’s death last month.
Costco breakfast nets $1.75 million for scholarships
The fourth annual Costco Scholarship breakfast raised $1.
UW physical therapists fan out for free events
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Ph.D. career series changes name; first speaker Oct. 15Several departments and other units around campus have joined together to provide support for the Bioscience Careers Seminar Series, formerly known as “What Can You Do with a Ph. UW and Hutch to set up stem cell centerThe UW and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will establish one of three federally funded Exploratory Centers for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. School of Law’s exile ends
From cattle to cattle call: Jenkins’ life is quite a scriptThe UW School of Drama’s Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) has a new head this fall, but he’s not unfamiliar to the students in the program. Preserving paper, new media is subject of Suzzallo exhibitIf you want to prevent your valued documents from becoming brittle and yellow, you might use permanent paper, which isn’t permanent but is likely to last longer than you do. New software weighs costs of thinning against risk of fireWhen fires turn eastern Washington and Oregon forests into wastelands, valuable wildlife habitat is lost and it costs between $1,300 and $2,100 per acre in fire-fighting costs, lost buildings, economic suffering by nearby communities and degraded waterways, say UW researchers in a recently published report. HFS feeds the hungry — on campus and offEvery day Tracey MacRae feeds the hungry. Biographer searches for paintings by former UW professorJeffrey Ochsner is looking for a few good paintings. Editor’s column: UWeek is community newspaperWelcome to a new academic year at the University of Washington. Reach out: Volunteers sought for homeless countPartnership for Youth — the UW’s partnership with neighborhood agencies serving homeless youth — is searching for volunteers to help with this year’s One-Night-Count in the U-District. CFD: Sense of accomplishment drives ‘Guts’ volunteerEditor’s Note: Throughout the Combined Fund Drive campaign, which runs through Nov. Mystery PhotoWhere are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. UW to lead regional biodefense centerThe UW is the lead institution for one of eight Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, the federal Department of Health and Human Services announced early in September. Structural informatics provides a way to deal with information glut“Medicine is full of complex information management problems that are worth solving,” says Dr. Mystery PhotoWhere are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. UW to lead regional biodefense centerThe UW is the lead institution for one of eight Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, the federal Department of Health and Human Services announced early in September. Structural informatics provides a way to deal with information glut“Medicine is full of complex information management problems that are worth solving,” says Dr. New position supports research at HarborviewDr. October 6, 2003 UW Business School opens West Coast’s first Nasdaq student trading roomThe market’s looking bullish in Balmer Hall thanks to the University of Washington Business School’s new Nasdaq trading room. Book says Northwest salmon could face same fate as in Northeast, EnglandThe year was 1715, and King George I of England enacted laws in an effort to protect salmon runs throughout Great Britain.Today few salmon ply British waterways, the victims of overfishing, degraded habitat, harnessing water power for industry, and misguided use of hatcheries to restore salmon runs, which ultimately hurt more than helped. Strikingly, much the same scenario began playing out 100 years later in the rivers of northeastern North America. October 3, 2003 UW announces plan to improve security off campusUniversity of Washington Interim President Lee Huntsman announced today a set of initiatives, designed in collaboration with student leaders, to address issues of noise, disturbance and security in the neighborhood bordering the University north of 45th St. October 2, 2003 Roots of WWII imprisonment of Japanese Americans go back to 1920sThe imprisonment of more than 117,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry was no spur-of-the-moment decision launched in reaction to the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Rather it was the end game in a long, deliberate process undertaken by the United States government, which was unable or unwilling to distinguish between citizens and non-citizens, a University of Washington scholar contends in a new book. Community gears up for celebration and dedication of UW’s new Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & EngineeringDedication and open house for the new $72 million Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering. Managing your computer disk space just got easierYou’re in the middle of a major project when you get an e-mail message from Computing & Communications: “Your disk space is full. Delete something or your account will be shut down.” That needn’t happen anymore, thanks to a new tool on the MyUW site. UW helps K-12 teachers help studentsA growing group of non-native English speakers in Washington’s public schools means a major challenge for teachers. But a UW center is sharing strategies to help those kids succeed. Digital dilemma: More questions than answers about new form of scholarshipAt least one thing became clear during a recent seminar: digital scholarship is changing the way things are done on campus. Participants said librarians will be at the forefront of storing and sharing information that often never makes it to print. Burstein named chair of Jewish StudiesPaul Burstein, professor of sociology and adjunct professor of political science, has been named chair of the Jewish Studies Program. On the faculty in Jewish Studies since 1987, Burstein centers his research on discrimination based on religion. Health and Safety Committee Elections under wayElections for employee representatives to the 11 organizational University Health and Safety Committees have begun. Previous page Next page |
