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November 1, 2001
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Rainy reflection
‘Tis the season when the bricks of Red Square are wet more days than not, but the sun occasionally breaks through the clouds and leaves us with a dazzling surface on which to walk.
Falling leaves
Leaves have piled up behind Gerberding Hall as fall progresses in the Northwest.
Briefly
Education’s role in shaping citizens examined in forum
Higher Education and Democratic Citizenship is the title of a forum to be held from 7 to 9 p.
Emergency guide: New posters installed in campus buildings
As a result of last February’s earthquake, a new poster is making an appearance in buildings around campus.
Guide available on suspicious mail
As the anthrax scare continues on the East Coast, the UW’s Mailing Services has increased its vigilance and advises others on campus who handle mail to do the same.
No flu shot clinics this year, Hall Health says
Finding a convenient flu shot clinic on campus may not be possible this year.
New benefit available to UWRA parents
A change in the admission policy to two retirement communities that are partnered with the UW Retirement Association will benefit the parents of UWRA members.
Staffer walks her way to compassion
The Combined Fund Drive runs through Nov.
CD planned for old recordings
Representatives of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Siuslaw and Lower Umpqua from Coos Bay, Ore.
Campus making dent in energy budget deficit
As temperatures fall and there are more hours of dark, the campus community is likely to be increasingly aware of our energy conservation program.
The Home Front: Documents play supportive role in tragedy
Since Sept.
UW violist to introduce previously unknown music by women composers
On Saturday, Nov.
UW joins effort to increase teacher certification
By Steve Hill
University Week
The UW has joined in a statewide effort to increase the number of national board-certified teachers in Washington’s K-12 classrooms.
New director dances the dance of life
Elizabeth (Betsy) Cooper is one of those people the rest of us envy – the ones who somehow knew, while still in childhood, what their future career would be, and have never really wavered from that path.
Lawmakers, UWRA consider revenue boost
If it were up to members of the UW Retirement Association, the state of Washington might well adopt an income tax.
UW profs named AAAS Fellows
Three UW professors are among 288 scientists to be awarded the distinction of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS announced last week.
Benefits advice
Marita Berg, King County coordinator for the Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) talks with John Salveson of Plant Operations at the Health Sciences session of the Benefits Fair, held Wednesday, Oct.
Health Sciences Brief News
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Former surgeon general will speak at Pediatric Grand Rounds on Thursday
By Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
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Department of Genome Sciences formed by consolidation of Genetics and Molecular Biotechnology
By Walter Neary
HS News & Community Relations
The UW Board of Regents, at its Oct.
Lecture will explore issues of nursing, systems and safety
News that 75 percent of all hospital vacancies today are nursing jobs could leave potential patients worrying about their safety.
Telling the difference: PVCs and heart attack symptoms
You finally get to sit down at the end of the day.
Neuroscientist Bajjalieh studies the fundamental molecular steps in nerve cell function
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
A certain doctor shakes my office when he tromps down the hall every day in full bicycle gear.
October 31, 2001
UW consolidates departments to form Department of Genome Sciences
The UW Board of Regents, at its Oct. 19 meeting, approved the consolidation of the Department of Genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Molecular Biotechnology in the School of Medicine. The merger creates the new Department of Genome Sciences in the School of Medicine.
October 30, 2001
University of Washington to study use of medications by pregnant women
The University of Washington National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health is conducting new research into how drugs are handled in the body by pregnant women, a field which according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deserves more attention. The FDA is providing $150,000 for the research to identify the doses that will provide the greatest benefit and the least risk for the mother and her baby. Dr. Mary Hebert, associate professor in the UW Department of Pharmacy, Dr. Tom Easterling, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Dr. Gail Anderson, associate professor in pharmacy and pharmaceuticals, will be conducting the study evaluating a high blood pressure medication commonly prescribed for pregnant women.
October 29, 2001
When sperm whales talk, UW researcher listens
When sperm whales talk, Michael Dougherty listens. Not only that, the University of Washington researcher and electrical engineering doctoral student can recognize the voice and tell you exactly which whale is speaking.
October 25, 2001
Digital ‘factory’ invents tools that can unlock designers’ creativity
They sound like games: Digital Sandbox, Mouse Haus, Electronic Cocktail Napkin, Navigation Blocks, Space Pen.
Sounds of the season
Music majors Kris Knien and John Meier warm up at the Littlefield organ for the annual Halloween concert, to be presented tomorrow in the Walker-Ames Room, Kane.
Tennis Challenge nets $1.4 million
The Schick Xtreme III Tennis Challenge drew a capacity crowd to Key Arena on Oct.
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WOMEN IN SCIENCE: Suzanne Brainard, executive director of the Center for Workforce Development, has been honored with the Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Grant, software bolster area planning
Researchers at the UW have won more than $5 million in federal grants to create software with unprecedented abilities to help Puget Sound and other regions tackle such vexing problems as gridlock, sprawl and pollution.
Computer more than super pencil, Design Machine Group says
They sound like games: Digital Sandbox, Mouse Haus, Electronic Cocktail Napkin, Navigation Blocks, Space Pen.
Staff Profile: His house of horrors
By Steve Hill
University Week
This is no ghost story.
New program to serve needs of very capable students statewide
Very capable, academically talented students statewide will be eligible for admission to the University after their sophomore year in high school thanks to a program being created through the Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars.
The Home Front: Grassroots response answered highest calling
Since Sept.
Online form to ease payroll information
Soon the campus will watch the PAF go “Poof.
Myth-busters: Truth about children’s development uncovered for youth coaches
Call them the myth-busters.
Ethnic Cultural Center shows off a new look
The Ethnic Cultural Center and Theater are reopening, ready to meet the rigors of the 21st century but still deeply rooted in their history.
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