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August 24, 1998
Freshman Convocation Sept. 27, 1998
At least two thousand freshmen, their parents and guests are expected to attend the 1998 UW Freshman Convocation, to be held at noon, Sunday, Sept. 27 in Meany Hall for the Performing Arts.
August 21, 1998
Aerosonde robotic airplane completes historic trans-Atlantic flight
With an assist from Latvia’s lady luck, the third time was
Third time’s the charm for an Aerosonde miniature robotic airplane and its developers in their bid to complete the first trans-Atlantic crossing by an autonomous aircraft.
August 20, 1998
Wyoming opens its first two clerkship sites for University of Washington medical students this week in Rock Springs and Jackson.
This week Wyoming opened its first two community clinical sites for training third-year University of Washington (UW) medical students.
August 18, 1998
Pediatrician Susan Marshall named assistant dean for curriculum at the University of Washington School of Medicine
Dr. Susan G. Marshall, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington (UW), has been named assistant dean for curriculum at the UW medical school.
August 17, 1998
Faith flourishes in face of competition, study of Catholic dioceses shows
Competition makes faith grow stronger and encourages church innovation, according to a new study exploring the composition of all 171 Roman Catholic dioceses in the contiguous 48 states.
August 16, 1998
Researchers to debate value of student evaluations in San Diego
The renewed controversy over the value of student evaluations of college professors will be debated by six researchers from the United States, Canada and Australia at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.
August 14, 1998
International participants sought for 50th reunion at UW
The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) is trying to find individuals who may have participated in the program, either as a students or as host families, during the organization’s 50 years of existence.
August 12, 1998
UW scientists discover a gene that causes deafness and dizziness in mice
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Eastern Washington outranks Texas for above-normal July heat
There’s no denying July was unbearably, deadly hot in Texas. But when it came to higher-than-normal mercury readings, Eastern Washington ranked well ahead of most of the Southwest.
If you have a real hankering for the taste of salt, it may stem from your mother’s morning sickness
It turns out that people’s preference for salt may have been imprinted while they were still in their mother’s womb, according to University of Washington psychologists.
UW Medical Center opens Iron Overload Clinic
Hemochromatosis — also called iron overload syndrome — is the most common genetic disease in the United States, affecting approximately 1 in 300 people. If caught at an early stage, patients with hemochromatosis can live a normal, healthy life. A new clinic to help identify and treat hemochromatosis has opened at University of Washington Medical Center.
August 10, 1998
Transatlantic crossing attempt by Aerosonde miniature autonomous aircraft moving ahead with new itinerary
Aviation authorities from the United Kingdom have given final regulatory approval to The Insitu Group of Bingen, Wash., and the University of Washington to attempt the first transatlantic crossing by an autonomous aircraft.
July 30, 1998
Mentoring curriculum shares lessons from award-winning UW program
As the gap widens between industry’s demand for a diverse, well-trained work force and the available labor supply, mentoring is becoming an increasingly important bridge to success for women pursuing science and engineering careers.
July 24, 1998
Project Astro enters second year of stargazing for K-12 students
University of Washington astronomers, with an assist from local amateur astronomical societies, are preparing to head into Puget Sound-area schools for the second year to bring hands-on science experience to K-12 students.
July 23, 1998
Surgical Dynamics endows spine-research chair at UW School of Medicine
Surgical Dynamics today announced that it will establish the Surgical Dynamics Endowed Chair for Spine Research at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
July 18, 1998
UW ocean engineers design unique tools, adapt equipment for seafloor quest
Both specially designed apparatus and off-the-shelf equipment – including three women’s regulation softballs – were part of a suite of devices used successfully to cage and lift four sulfide chimneys from the seafloor off the coast of Washington and British Columbia.
Brief scientific background on sulfide chimneys (black smokers)
Sulfide chimneys are pinnacle-shaped structures that form when super-heated seawater, richly charged with metals and volcanic gases, rises into the bitterly cold deep ocean from hot regions below the seafloor.
First time ever retrieval of “black smokers” from ocean floor reveals one of Earth’s strangest and most enigmatic ecosystems
Unusual sulfide structures shed light on origins of life on earth and possibility of life on other planetary bodies
July 17, 1998
School of Nursing names director of de Tornyay Center on Healthy Aging
The University of Washington School of Nursing has named Dr. Linda Teri director of its de Tornyay Center on Healthy Aging. She will also be a tenured professor in the school’s Department of Psychosocial and Community Health.
UW Medical Center once again ranked among nation’s Best Hospitals
University of Washington Medical Center is again ranked among the top hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 1998 annual guide to “America’s Best Hospitals,” available on newsstands July 20.
Two young UW clinical researchers receive grants of $300,000
Two University of Washington faculty members in the Department of Medicine have received Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Awards, the first ever awarded.
UW proposes budget to prepare students for the future
The University of Washington Board of Regents today approved a budget request for 1999 to 2001 that would allow the University to transform education, building on the strengths and quality of its human resources.
July 16, 1998
First ever retrieval of complete “black smokers” from ocean floor reveals one of Earth’s strangest and most enigmatic ecosystems
Press briefing to announce results of “black smoker” expedition
Trans-Atlantic crossing attempt by Aerosonde aims to prove viability of robotic planes for weather reconnaissance, make aviation history
Following Charles Lindbergh and the Concorde on the well-traveled, trans-Atlantic path to aviation history, researchers next month will attempt the first Atlantic Ocean crossing by an autonomous, civilian aircraft.
July 15, 1998
Human Interface Technology Lab’s virtual retinal display wins 1998 Discover magazine Technological Innovation Award
The Human Interface Technology (HIT) Laboratory at the University of Washington has received the 1998 Discover Magazine Award for Technological Innovation in the sight category.
July 14, 1998
Team of University of Washington health sciences students will visit Othello, Wash., area to participate in public service projects
Eight University of Washington (UW) health sciences students, representing a variety of health-care fields, will visit Othello, Wash., Thursday, July 23, and Friday, July 24, to participate in several local health information and public service projects.
July 9, 1998
Double lung transplant recipient plans to ride the STP in one day
Almost five years to the day after receiving a double-lung transplant at University of Washington Medical Center, cystic fibrosis patient Ken Price plans to ride in the annual Seattle-to-Portland bicycle trek this weekend.
July 7, 1998
Leonardo still lives and he packs an economic punch
The “Leonardo Lives” exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum last fall and winter generated $15.5 million in business activity in King County, supported 314 jobs and created $5 million in labor income, according to an economic impact study conducted by a University of Washington researcher.
Young boys who are good readers needed for brain imaging study
Boys, who just completed grades 3 through 6, are eligible to volunteer as subjects for a study investigating dyslexia. Those selected can describe what happened as their brains were imaged while they played sound and meaning games and listened to sound tones.
July 1, 1998
Researchers looking for families with multiple dyslexics
University of Washington researchers on a scientific genealogical hunt are looking for 100 families in the Puget Sound area that have a history of dyslexia.
June 29, 1998
February launch planned for UW mission to collect samples of comet dust
It might sound like something from a popular science fiction movie, but a University of Washington astronomy professor’s nearly two-decade dream of launching an unmanned spacecraft to collect interstellar dust from a comet is close to coming true.
June 26, 1998
Project Stardust Facts, Figures, and Timeline
STARDUST MISSION TIMELINE
1929: Hoagy Carmichael publishes the song “Stardust.
June 25, 1998
Can testosterone improve memory in men? Study provides initial findings
Treating older men with testosterone may help improve spatial and verbal memory, according to a small study conducted at the University of Washington in Seattle.
June 22, 1998
Remembering and forgetting childhood sexual abuse: it’s how events are encoded in memory and how people view themselves, not repression
Researchers probing people’s memories of sexual abuse report two ordinary mechanisms may be responsible for temporarily forgetting and later remembering genuine instances of childhood sexual abuse. Their findings suggest that it is possible to explain such forgetting without repression.
June 17, 1998
UW undergrads set for geology camp in Montana
A six-week camp in the rugged Montana backcountry promises to transform 20 University of Washington undergraduates into full-fledged geologists.
Dr. George Novan of Spokane honored for excellence in teaching adult medicine to University of Washington medical students
Dr. George Novan will be honored by the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine for his outstanding contributions to teaching medical students at the WWAMI community clinical training unit in internal medicine in Spokane.
Two Missoula adult medicine physicians honored for dedication to teaching University of Washington medical students
Dr. Judith Olson and Dr. Wesley Wilson, who practice adult medicine in Missoula, Mont., have been honored by the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine for their outstanding contributions to teaching medical students at the WWAMI community clinical training unit in internal medicine in Missoula.
June 16, 1998
Dr. Ronald Smith of Billings honored for excellence in teaching adult medicine to University of Washington medical students
Dr. Ronald H. Smith has been honored by the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine for his outstanding contributions to teaching medical students at the WWAMI community clinical training unit in internal medicine in Billings.
Dr. James E. Branahl of Boise honored for excellence in teaching adult medicine to University of Washington medical students
Dr. James E. Branahl has been honored by the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine for his outstanding contributions to teaching medical students at the WWAMI community clinical training unit in internal medicine in Boise.
June 15, 1998
Undergraduates will head for Alaska to dig into North America’s past
Neither isolation, a chance encounter with a giant Kodiak brown bear or dismal weather marked by long periods of non-stop rain or drizzle is expected to dampen the enthusiasm of 15 budding archaeologists who will spend their summer digging into North America’s past.
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