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August 20, 1997
A ‘CAT scan’ of Mount Rainier provides the first look inside potential earthquake hazards in the volcano’s backyard
University of Washington researchers have made the first detailed study of the possible trigger for a devastating eruption.
University of Washington researchers call for routine testing of expectant women
While there is never a good time to acquire a herpes infection, contracting the virus late in pregnancy can prove catastrophic for the newborn child, with a high risk of severe brain damage or death from neonatal herpes.
August 18, 1997
Intel awards University of Washington $5.9 million in computer equipment and service
The University of Washington will receive $5.9 million in state-of-the-art computer equipment and service from Intel Corp. as part of the company’s $85 million Technology for Education 2000 Program.
Is Chicago No. 1 or No. 23 among most livable cities? It all depends on how you look at the numbers
Where Chicago belongs on a list of the continent’s best places to live is a matter of statistics and how they are compiled, according to Geoff Loftus, a University of Washington psychology professor and co-author of the 1996 edition of “Places Rated Almanac.”
Is same-sex marriage the death-knell for matrimony?
Reports of the death of American marriage, like the famous pronouncement of Mark Twain’s early demise, may be premature.
Is same-sex marriage the death-knell for matrimony?
Reports of the death of American marriage, like the famous pronouncement of Mark Twain’s early demise, may be premature. But exactly where the state of matrimony is headed in the wake of the Hawaiian same-sex marriage case is a question a University of Washington sociologist and commentator on mores will explore when she participates in a symposium at noon today (Aug. 18) in the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers.
August 16, 1997
Health Source: Medical News from the University of Washington
Medical News from the University of Washington
August 12, 1997
Warm, unusually calm weather may be reason Bristol Bay sockeye run was far smaller than expected
The return of sockeye salmon to Alaska’s Bristol Bay fell 15 to 20 million fish short of expectations, leading to significant economic and social hardship for fishermen, processors and local communities.
Learning self-defense teaches women far more than just how to protect themselves, it kick starts self-esteem
Learning self-defense skills benefits women in ways that extend beyond discovering how to protect themselves. It also boosts their self- esteem and positively affects their personality, according to a new University of Washington study.
Learning self-defense teaches women far more than just how to protect themselves, it kick starts self- esteem
Learning self-defense skills benefits women in ways that extend beyond discovering how to protect themselves. It also boosts their self- esteem and positively affects their personality, according to a new University of Washington study.
August 8, 1997
First workshop on science education for K-12 teachers to be held in Forks Aug. 18-22
A one-week intensive workshop, designed to help teachers interpret and implement new state and national standards in science education, will be held at the Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks Aug. 18-22.
August 1, 1997
UW smogmobile is cleaner, safer alternative to gas or electric cars
When engineers at the University of Washington set out to create a vehicle that is cleaner and safer to operate than gas or electric cars, they jokingly named it the smogmobile after a L’il Abner cartoon depicting a car fueled by air pollution. But the vehicle developed by the UW team almost lives up to its name. Running on liquid nitrogen, the smogmobile generates no harmful emissions and actually creates an opportunity for pollutants to be removed from the air as its fuel is produced.
July 31, 1997
It may be baby talk, but ‘parentese’ is an infant’s pathway to learning the language, international study shows
Parentese, the exaggerated, drawn-out form of speech that people use to communicate with babies, apparently is universal and plays a vital role in helping infants to analyze and absorb the phonetic elements of their parents’ language.
Orcas Island Medical Center becomes a family medicine teaching site for the University of Washington School of Medicine.
What’s it like to practice family medicine on a small, rural island in Puget Sound,where the nearest hospital, on the mainland, can be reached only by sea or sky? Some University of Washington (UW) third-year medical students now have the opportunity to find out.
July 29, 1997
Health Source: Medical News from the University of Washington
Medical News from the University of Washington
July 22, 1997
UW Medical Center opens Melanoma Center to provide advanced treatment of deadly skin cancer
Bringing together the most advanced medical, surgical and research resources available to fight the most virulent form of skin cancer, University of Washington Medical Center has established a multidisciplinary Melanoma Center.
July 18, 1997
UWMC among top 10 in the nation in U.S. News’ Best Hospitals
University of Washington Medical Center is again ranked among the top 10 hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 1997 annual guide to “America’s Best Hospitals,” available on newsstands July 21.
July 14, 1997
Formal exchange program with universities in Thailand and Taiwan established
International programs offer UW nursing students health care experience around the world
Seven UW doctors named among the best in America for women’s health care, in Good Housekeeping magazine poll
Seven physicians at University of Washington Medical Center were named among The Best Doctors For Women in a new poll commissioned by Good Housekeeping magazine and published in the August 1997 issue, currently on newsstands.
July 2, 1997
Montana opens its first training site for teaching University of Washington medical students about women’s health care
Montana will open its first training site for teaching University of Washington medical students about women’s health care.
July 1, 1997
UW materials technology institute gives teachers new ways to turn students on to science and engineering
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Materials science and engineering, a fundamental but often low-profile part of manufacturing, is the subject of a new summer institute at the University of Washington that aims to give high school and community college teachers new tools for designing laboratory projects that turn their students on to science and engineering.
June 18, 1997
A professor’s lost butterfly collection is replaced with young children’s gift of words, color and caring
Joel Kingsolver thought he had lost his butterflies: 10,000 carefully preserved wings, representing nearly two decades of work, all apparently destroyed in a disastrous fire at the University of Washington’s zoology department last March. But within weeks his butterflies had “returned” — the heartfelt gift of a host of young children who had set about replacing the lost wings with colorful, imaginative and sometimes poignant butterfly pictures.
Rural physicians talk about the importance of evaluating the Internet’s potential in health care
Although the actual sites and test protocols for the “From Bench to Bedside and Beyond” project have not yet been chosen, two rural physicians participating in a separate but related University of Washington project, the WWAMI Rural Telemedicine Network, explained the importance of systematically evaluating the Internet as a clinical tool.
New trauma drug may save patients from shock-related death
A promising new drug called Hu23F2G that may save the lives of severely injured patients is now being tested by University of Washington (UW) physicians based at Harborview Medical Center.
June 17, 1997
How the brain knows when the body loses weight — Research provides clues about the role of the nervous system in regulating body fat
Knowledge of how the brain responds to weight loss and weight gain is advancing research toward the development of effective treatments for obesity, anorexia and other weight disorders
June 16, 1997
Interpretive walks offered to see world’s largest canopy crane
Interpretive walks to look at the 22-story Wind River canopy crane will be conducted most Saturdays this summer at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The tours, which are free and open to everyone, start from the Whistlepunk Trailhead in the Wind River Ranger District, a part of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
June 13, 1997
Fredric Wolf named chair of the Department of Medical Education at the UW School of Medicine
Dr. Fredric M. Wolf has been named chair of the Department of Medical Education at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
June 12, 1997
Implanted pump keeps Puyallup man’s heart beating as he awaits a transplant at UW Medical Center
In the first such instance in the Seattle area, a Puyallup man is being kept alive at University of Washington Medical Center with the help of a new type of implanted heart pump, until a donor heart becomes available for transplant.
UW interventions with aggressive children involve parents and teachers
Do you have a child aged 4 to 7 who is overly aggressive and non-compliant? You and your child may qualify for a program at the University of Washington School of Nursing’s Parenting Clinic.
New method of tracing metastatic breast cancer to the lymph nodes decreases the need for extensive surgery
New method of tracing metastatic breast cancer to the lymph nodes decreases the need for extensive surgery
June 10, 1997
Families with two autistic children sought for new study that hopes to discover genetic, neurobiological causes of disorder
In a major effort to discover the genetic causes of autism and develop intervention programs to assist children with the severe developmental disorder, an interdisciplinary team of University of Washington researchers has begun a nationwide effort to recruit at least 200 families with two or more autistic children for a new $5.6 million study.
June 3, 1997
Senior Vice President of CARE Selected As New Dean Of The UW Graduate School
Marc Lindenberg, a senior vice president with CARE USA, has been selected as the new dean of the University of Washington Graduate School of Public Affairs.
June 2, 1997
Software robot uses UW technology to ease on-line shopping
Frustrated Internet shoppers who are unable or unwilling to wade through a flood of World Wide Web sites to find what they’re looking for soon can call on a computer software robot named Jango to help with their on-line shopping.
For a happy Father’s Day, divorced dads need to look beyond the support check to involvement in their children’s lives
Father’s Day just may be the loneliest day of the year for that much-maligned group of males — divorced dads
June 1, 1997
About the Wind River Canopy Crane
Canopy research could lead to better forest management
Canopy research could lead to better forest management
From the Wind River canopy crane’s gondola, scientists can gather samples, install instruments and conduct experiments in the canopies of trees as tall as 220 feet.
May 29, 1997
Ramsey named UW vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington medical school, has been named vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.
May 27, 1997
Greenhouse warming puzzle deepens with finding that the main consitutent of atmospheric particles is carbon, not sulfate
The concept is known as the “sulfate paradigm.” Or to put it simply, the idea that industrial pollution in the atmosphere may actually keep the global temperature from soaring.
Enzymes targeted as key to understanding of drug interactions
Prevention of drug interactions, say researchers at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy, lies in learning how the human body processes each drug. The school has recently established a formal Program in Drug Interactions, tapping the expertise of 22 faculty members believed to be the largest group of experts in the world on drug interactions.
Health Source: Medical News from the University of Washington
Medical News from the University of Washington
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