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June 15, 1998
New use of an old drug may help patients with serious head injuries
University of Washington (UW) physicians based at Harborview Medical
Center are evaluating the use of magnesium sulfate in preventing the
negative effects generally associated with severe head injuries.
June 11, 1998
U-Link Internet medical records pilot described in June 13 edition of The Lancet
U-Link is a University of Washington (UW) pilot project to make medical records available immediately over the Internet to a patient’s UW and referring physicians in a confidential, secured fashion.
School of Nursing contracts to provide online continuing education courses for health care professionals
The University of Washington School of Nursing has entered into an agreement with SafeWare Inc., a Bellevue-based software company, to join a distance-learning cooperative to provide continuing education courses and related online services to health care professionals across the nation.
June 10, 1998
Brightest object in universe discovered by UW astronomer
The brightest object yet observed in the universe has been discovered by a University of Washington astronomer and his colleagues.
June 9, 1998
123rd COMMENCEMENT
The University of Washington’s Class of 1998 totals 9,952, a preliminary count of undergraduate, graduate and professional students receiving degrees at three Commencement ceremonies.
123rd Commencement, President’s Medalist: Elisabeth Marie Zeller
Elisabeth Marie Zeller, 26, will be recognized as the outstanding senior at the university’s 123rd Commencement June 13 in Seattle. She is receiving bachelor’s degrees in history and economics.
June 8, 1998
Wanted: More women and minority engineers to meet industry demand
The numbers paint a grim picture. While women and minorities are projected to make up 68 percent of new entrants to the U.S. labor force by the year 2000, only a small fraction of them are likely be trained as scientists and engineers.
University of Washington plays key role in space map project
The University of Washington is a key player in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, an ambitious new effort to create the first-ever digital map of the heavens.
June 5, 1998
Physicists find evidence that neutrinos have mass
A physics collaboration that includes a team from the University of Washington has unveiled evidence indicating that subatomic particles known as neutrinos have mass.
June 4, 1998
Too much exercise may put some young women at risk for bulimia
New research indicates that young women who are compelled to exercise at excessive levels are at risk for developing eating disorders and general psychological unhappiness.
June 3, 1998
Unique UW animation arts class producing a series of hit graduates
The UW’s animation arts class has been transformed into a full-blown production studio in which art, music and computer science students blend their diverse talents to produce a movie — from storyboards to soundtracks.
Physics experiment produces highest-energy electrons and positrons ever created in man-made accelerator
Physicists at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) in Geneva have created the highest-energy electrons and positrons, the anti-matter counterparts of electrons, ever produced in a man-made particle accelerator.
May 28, 1998
Effective obesity treatment likely to require targeting of multiple weight control systems
Investigators reviewing three decades of research into body weight regulation conclude that it may not be possible to find a single effective treatment for obesity. Instead, drug therapy may have to target the multiple systems that control weight.
May 26, 1998
Move over Weather Channel: Traffic TV covers local commuting conditions
Beginning June 1, a new University of Washington cable television channel will broadcast real-time, rush-hour traffic updates so viewers can get a forecast of their morning commute along with the weather.
Increasing frequency of El Nino takes toll on Northern Hemisphere’s only penguins
El Nino means milder winters for some in the United States and flooding and mudslides for others. For the penguins living in the Galapagos Islands off South America, it means possible starvation.
May 20, 1998
Carl J. Herzog Foundation gives $1.5 million to medical school for Endowed Student Support Fund and for Odland Endowed Chair
The Carl J. Herzog Foundation has given the University of Washington School of Medicine $1.5 million dollars, of which half will establish an Endowed Student Support Fund.
May 18, 1998
Researchers unable to document existence of transient HIV infection in infants
Research published this week in the journal Science failed to verify even one case of transient infection among 42 cases where infants showed evidence of HIV-1 infection contracted from their mothers, but somehow became free of the virus that causes AIDS.
Dr. Richard Blandau, an international figure in research on reproductive biology, died May 11 at age 86.
Dr. Richard J. Blandau, an early leader of the University of Washington School of Medicine and an international figure in research on reproductive biology, died Monday afternoon, May 11, at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.
First holder of the Theodore J. Phillips Endowed Professorship in Family Medicine named
Dr. John B. Coombs, associate vice president for medical affairs and associate dean for regional affairs and rural health at the University of Washington School of Medicine, has been named the first holder of the Theodore J. Phillips Endowed Professorship in Family Medicine.
May 15, 1998
Carl J. Herzog Foundation gives $1.5 million to medical school for Endowed Student Support Fund and for Odland Endowed Chair
The Carl J. Herzog Foundation has given the University of Washington School of Medicine $1.5 million dollars, of which half will establish an Endowed Student Support Fund.
May 12, 1998
University of Washington receives another Gold Award from American Academy of Family Physicians
The University of Washington (UW) was one of seven medical schools in the nation to maintain a three-year average of more than 30 percent of its graduates entering family practice residencies from 1995 through 1997.
Seattle area celebrates National Cancer Survivors Day
Smiles, tears, laughter and hugs will be the order of the day when cancer survivors, their families and friends, hospital staff and volunteers gather to celebrate National Cancer Survivors’ Day from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 7.
May 11, 1998
Transgenic mice with widest known range of vision among mammals created to investigate human vision problems, evolution of sight
Researchers have succeeded in introducing a gene that produces a human photopigment into laboratory mice, creating transgenic rodents that have the widest known spectral range of vision of any mammal.
May 8, 1998
UW senior well prepared to live on Greenland glacier
Hans-Peter Marshall seems to like the cold.
May 6, 1998
Most specialists don’t assume primary-care role for older patients even when they are the only source of care
A new study from the University of Washington shows that generalists are much more likely than specialists to act as primary-care providers for their elderly Medicare patients
May 4, 1998
University of Washington unveils APEC Internet Collaboration Center:
The University of Washington unveiled today on Capitol Hill the APEC Internet Collaboration Center-next generation Internet technology that will re-define how international policy is formulated in the Internet Age.
April 30, 1998
Stroke is Brain Attack. Know the symptoms. Call 911.
Dr. Kyra Becker Dr. David Newell, and their colleagues will embark on an ambitious campaign this month to educate the people of King County about stroke.
April 27, 1998
Stanford biologist to address politics of global warming in UW lecture
The United Nations-sponsored climate convention in Kyoto last December was a failure, according to an award-winning global warming expert who will deliver the 1998 Evans Lecture at the University of Washington.
April 24, 1998
Promising nuclear waste management plan earns UW students prize at international competition
A model system for dealing with radioactive wastes earned University of Washington chemical engineering students third prize last week at an international environmental design contest.
April 22, 1998
UW developing fleet of unmanned airplanes to gather Pacific Ocean weather data needed to improve accuracy of Northwest forecasts
Aeronautical engineering researchers at the University of Washington have been awarded a $456,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to launch a fleet of unmanned airplanes to gather this missing weather data.
April 21, 1998
New surgery at Harborview offers hope for epileptics
Last week, Dana Doyle became the first Seattle-area patient to receive an NCP System implant, or vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) at the University of Washington Regional Epilepsy Center at Harborview.
UW College of Engineering Open House shows why there’s never been a more exciting time to be an engineer
With robots exploring Mars, cars navigating themselves around town and computers beating world chess champions, there’s never been a more exciting time to be an engineer. Students and families from throughout Puget Sound can see for themselves at the University of Washington College of Engineering Open House.
April 15, 1998
Breast cancer screening exams produce high level of false-positive results
Researchers at the University of Washington and Harvard University have determined that at least one woman in two will receive a false-positive result after having annual screening mammograms for a decade, and almost 20 percent of women will undergo a biopsy.
April 13, 1998
Assertive partners can inhibit learning when students work in pairs
Although collaborative learning is a hot idea in education, a new study by University of Washington Assistant Professor of Education Mark Windschitl suggests the amount students learn may be related to whom they’re collaborating with.
New center aims to promote policy that supports good teaching
A new center that was formally launched at the American Educational Research Association conference hopes to bring together the many different groups who have been talking – mostly separately – about the improvement of teaching.
April 8, 1998
UW engineering students paddle concrete canoe to regional title
University of Washington’s concrete canoe team sank the competition Sunday (April 5) to win its first regional title in 16 years at the 1998 Pacific Northwest regional student conference of the American Society of Civil Eng ineers in Seattle.
Weight loss, not weight gain, a health risk for older adults
Being overweight later in life does not pose a significant risk to your health, according to findings of a comprehensive study published in the April 1998 issue of the American Journal of Public Health. On the contrary, it appears that weight loss is far more unhealthy in those 65 and older.
April 7, 1998
New test identifies people who can handle high-pressure jobs requiring rapid decision making, large amounts of information
University of Washington psychologists have determined that certain people seem to possess a common trait that enables them to survive, or even flourish, in pressure-cooker situations.
March 31, 1998
UW hosting concrete canoe races, bridge-building contest as part of civil engineering ‘olympics’
The University of Washington is hosting a civil engineering olympics, of sorts, featuring concrete canoe races and a steel bridge-building cont est.
March 30, 1998
Novel method of gene replacement reported by University of Washington researchers
Dr. David W. Russell, assistant professor of medicine, and Roli Hirata, research technician at the University of Washington, report the successful use of a modified virus to perform a novel method of gene replacement that may be an important step toward overcoming obstacles to efficient gene therapy.
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