Archive
February 14, 2002
Newsmakers
DISSENTING VOICE: A recent story in the Columbus Dispatch examined the controversy surrounding genetically altered grass.
Making dogs
Artist Gary Smoot has a thing for wiener dogs — the kind made out of balloons (note the drawing on his shirt).
In Brief
A faculty development workshop on “Leadership and Institutional Change” has been scheduled from 8:30 a.
Massage therapist at Olympic village
| Craig Degginger |
| HS News & Community Relations |
Sylvia Burns, a licensed massage practitioner (LMP) in the Exercise Training Center at Roosevelt, is the UW Medical Center’s “entrant” in the Winter Olympic Games now under way in Salt Lake City.
Digital dental records:Students learning to use digital camers to document their work
| Walter Neary |
| HS News & Community Relations |
Students in the UW School of Dentistry are finding a new and high-tech way to communicate with patients and plan comprehensive treatment.
Magnuson Scholars
| Claire Dietz |
| HS News & Community Relations |
Six graduate students, one from each health sciences school, are working on projects as Magnuson Scholars for the 2001-2002 academic year.
Online privacy is subject of report
Chris Jarvis
Washington State Attorney General’s Office
With as many as 94 percent of Americans concerned about possible misuse of personal information, the business community has a strong interest in promoting consumer privacy policies that bolster consumer confidence.
Profile: UW custodian never defined by his job description
Ben Santos has never been plagued with doubts about who he is.
Student Voices: UW-led project brings high school students face to face with public issues
Christina Roux never saw her Franklin High School economics students so engaged — designing dynamic Web sites, poring through the daily papers, throwing themselves into research projects.
North Pacific oxygen levels drop markedly
Oxygen in the upper waters of the North Pacific, an area that accounts for about 40 percent of the world’s oceans, decreased as much as 15 percent in a little less than two decades between the early 1980s and late 1990s.
Thanks to ‘Professor Picasso’ techniques of master artists just a click away
For Aaron Hertzmann, painting like a master is more a matter of algorithms than brush strokes.
DO-IT staff creates Web site for colleagues nationwide
The award-winning UW-based DO-IT program is using cyberspace to reach a national audience with strategies for creating a level playing field in the academic world for students with disabilities.
UW crime up, but still lower than peak
University Week Staff Report
The latest crime data from the UW Police Department show an 8 percent increase in reported crimes for 2001.
College of Ed event to seek K-12 partners
The College of Education is accepting reservations for a colloquium designed to help facilitate partnerships between K-12 and the UW campus.
Valentine’s concert has love theme
The School of Music will help romantics celebrate Valentine’s Day with a concert tonight at 7:30 in Meany Theater.
Chamber Dance tickets on sale
The UW’s Chamber Dance Company will explore the impact of humanism and expressionism on modern dance during its annual winter concert.
February 13, 2002
Paul B. Robertson named WDS Foundation Distinguished Professor
Dr. Paul B. Robertson, dean of the University of Washington School of Dentistry for nine years until June 30, 2001, has been appointed the Washington Dental Service Foundation Distinguished Professor in Dentistry.
Scientists delve into North Pacific mystery of changing oxygen
Oxygen in the upper waters of the North Pacific, an area that accounts for about 40 percent of the world’s oceans, decreased as much as 15 percent in a little under two decades between the early 1980s and late 1990s.
February 12, 2002
DO-IT program takes award-winning techniques nationwide via the Internet
The award-winning University of Washington-based DO-IT program is using cyberspace to reach a national audience with strategies for creating a level academic playing field for students with disabilities.
February 11, 2002
Harborview Urges King County to Increase Booster Seat Usage in Preparation for Upcoming New Law
Physicians at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center urge King County residents today to prepare for a new child passenger safety law by putting their 4-8 year-old children in booster seats when travelling in motor vehicles.
February 7, 2002
End of an era: UW’s state-of-the-art airborne research facility grounded after 30 years
For sale: Convair 580, flown by University of Washington researchers for global atmospheric analysis, used to study smoke from burning oil wells in Kuwait, double-check satellite measurements of clouds over the tropical Pacific and measure properties of rain in the Pacific Northwest.
Etc.
PHOTO OP: If you like color photos of the natural world, the Campus Public Art Office has a deal for you.
Notices
Academic Opportunities
HUB Hall of Fame
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2002 HUB Hall of Fame Activities Award.
Difficult budget, difficult choices for faculty
This academic year, Brad Holt, the Chair of the Faculty Senate, Vice-Chair Sandra Silberstein, and the Senate Executive Committee made plans to increase communication between the Senate and faculty.
Mystery photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Peer portfolio
DOUSING THE FLAME: Citing continued concerns for safety, plus rising costs and issues of liability, Texas A&M University President Ray M.
UW landscape team takes prize at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show
Left to right, Landscape Architecture Professor Daniel Winterbottom and students David Knight, Michael Dalquist and George Wittren put the finishing touches on the UW’s prize-winning exhibit at the Northwest Flower & Garden show.
Takin’ out the pack
Gilbert Bombon, Utility Worker II from the Outside Maintenance Zone, removes dry-pack from below the paver bricks at the Kane Hall columns.
Survey finds public support for UW
University Week Staff Report
Residents in Washington view their public colleges and universities as high-quality institutions that make significant contributions to their state’s economy, according to survey data released this week by the American Council on Education (ACE).
UW efforts to conserve pay off
The UW has done a good job conserving both energy and water in the past year, but the best may be yet to come, according to Facilities Services officials.
Profile: The professor and his brass band
| Steve Hill |
| University Week |
Leroy Searle has identified at least two general types of former musicians.
UW research plane grounded
For sale: Convair 580, flown by University of Washington researchers for global atmospheric analysis, used to study smoke from burning oil wells in Kuwait, double-check satellite measurements of clouds over the tropical Pacific and measure properties of rain in the Pacific Northwest.
Mexican-born teens drop out at higher rate
School dropout rates among immigrant teen-agers are most severe among students of Mexican descent, particularly those who migrated to the United States after starting school in Mexico.
New UW commuter study available
The UW Transportation Office has announced a new study of commuting choices among people who live within two miles of campus.
Russian cosmonaut, scientist to speak
On Feb.
In Brief
Eight current and former UW-affiliated physicians and a School of Medicine graduate are featured in the new book, This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine (edited by Dr.
U-DOC summer program offers support for high school students
U-DOC is a six-week high school summer enrichment program offered by the UW School of Medicine’s Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Simple measures can cure ‘body blues’
| Pam Sowers |
| HS News & Community Relations |
Amy is sure there is something wrong with her.
Dean Woods receives honors for ‘Book of the Year’ from nursing journal
| Kathy Dannenhold |
| School of Nursing |
“Nursing’s legacy of keen observation, combined with a focus on the multiple environmental factors that influence human health and illness, has been the foundation for contemporary nursing research in general and women’s health research in particular.
Decade-long type 2 diabetes trial begins
Many research studies are looking for people willing to have some blood drawn once or twice and perhaps fill out a questionnaire.
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