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May 27, 1997
Anti-Violence Curriculum Gets Good Grade
A scientific evaluation of an anti-violence curriculum developed in Seattle and used in over 10,000 schools throughout the US and Canada reveals that the curriculum is successful in reducing aggressive behaviors in elementary school-aged children.
May 22, 1997
State approves agreement between UW Academic Medical Center and Northwest Hospital for first of joint clinical programs
The state Department of Health has granted a certificate of need to University of Washington Medical Center and Northwest Hospital, approving an application filed last summer to develop a collaborative cardiac care program
1997 graduating medical students honor four teachers
The 1997 graduating medical school class at the University of Washington School of Medicine has selected four faculty members to honor. Dr. Mindy Cooper, Dr. Douglas Paauw and Dr. Nicholas Ward were named distinguished teachers.
May 20, 1997
Vitamin supplements may help asthmatics cope with air pollution
Vitamin supplements may help asthmatics cope with air pollution
Brain attack flyer available at Western Washington drug stores
More than 500,000 Americans each year may suddenly experience numbness or muscular weakness, lose the ability to speak, and have difficulty seeing. These frightening symptoms are common to stroke, the number-one cause of adult disability in the United States and at least 150,000 deaths each year.
May 19, 1997
UW system helps improve Java security on Microsoft, Sun web browsers
A system for running Java programs that is more secure than those found in commercial World Wide Web browsers has been developed by computer scientists at the University of Washington.
May 16, 1997
How are we going to teach safe behavior if parents are afraid to talk to their children about sex?
When it comes to talking to their teenagers about sex, health and condoms, mum’s the word for most American parents.
May 15, 1997
Whimsical worms and local TV weathercaster among hosts on UW’s CD-ROM “The Sound”
A CD-ROM created at the University of Washington mixes quirkiness with the very latest information about Puget Sound.
Professor brings health care research center to the UW
The University of Washington will receive a new resource in health care management and organization research with relocation of the Center for Health Management Research — a cooperative industry / university research center.
May 14, 1997
Social equity of public transit is topic of 1997 UW Evans lecture
Who should be served by public transit and who should pay for it? These were among the questions that confronted Puget Sound voters in November’s Regional Transportation Authority ballot issue and that will be addressed in the 1997 Daniel L. and Irma Evans Lecture May 29 at the University of Washington.
Beset by human competition, penguins have to take marathon food trips to avoid starvation, a UW researcher discover
Starvation is a major cause of death for newly hatched penguins, the result of dwindling marine food reserves. To feed their families, adult birds are forced to forage great distances from their breeding colonies, says Dee Boersma, professor of zoology at the University of Washington and one of the world’s leading authorities on temperate-zone penguins.
Beset by human competition, penguins have to take marathon food trips to avoid starvation, a UW researcher discovers
Starvation is a major cause of death for newly hatched penguins, the result of dwindling marine food reserves. To feed their families, adult birds are forced to forage great distances from their breeding colonies, says Dee Boersma, professor of zoology at the University of Washington .
May 13, 1997
UW undergraduate wins national scholarship for public service
A University of Washington undergraduate has been selected to receive a prestigious national scholarship for students preparing for careers in public service. R. Paul Stimers, a junior majoring in political science, has been selected to receive a scholarship awarded by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
UW undergraduate wins Mellon Fellowship
A University of Washington undergraduate is among the 85 students nationally who have been awarded Andrew W. Mellon Fellowships in Humanistic Studies.
May 12, 1997
Allen Foundation pledges $3.2 million for prostatitis research at the University of Washington
The Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research has committed $3.2 million for research at the University of Washington into the causes of and cures for prostatitis, a common but under-studied infection of the prostate gland.
UW MEDEX satellite training site to remain in Yakima
The University of Washington will maintain a full two-year Yakima training site for its MEDEX Program, UW officials announced today, in addition to establishing a new satellite site in Spokane this fall.
May 8, 1997
UW graduate and professional students present research May 17
Chimaera, a University of Washington graduate and professional student research forum, will be held from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17 at the HUB
Dr. George N. Aagaard, former dean and long-time medical school faculty member, dies in Seattle
Dr. George N. Aagaard, former dean and long-time medical school faculty member, dies in Seattle
May 7, 1997
UW researcher who found way to measure infant vision to be honored
A scientist’s curiosity about exactly what her infant children could see nearly three decades ago opened up a lifetime’s work that has provided a new view of how human vision develops.
May 6, 1997
University of Washington School of Medicine honored nationally for percentage of graduates entering family practice residencies
The University of Washington (UW) was one of only three medical schools in the nation to maintain a three-year average of more than 30 percent in the rate of graduates entering family practice residencies from 1993 to 1996.
May 2, 1997
New lecture series brings top Japanese high-tech business leaders to UW
Leading research managers from Japanese high-tech giants NTT Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. will kick off a new lecture series sponsored by the technical Japanese program and technical communication department at the University of Washington.
April 30, 1997
New study of the genetic causes of obesity defies traditional thinking about the role of adrenaline
New studies reported in the May 1 edition of Nature appear to contradict traditional thinking about the sympathetic nervous system’s influence in people who never gain weight no matter how much they eat, versus those who seemingly put on pounds if a piece of cheesecake is merely passed under their nose.
April 29, 1997
Health Source: Medical News from the University of Washington
A NEW LASER HEART SURGERY TECHNIQUE for patients with coronary heart disease is being tested at University of Washington Medical Center.
The UW’s super-spanners set their sights on becoming the nation’s champion bridge builders
She’s only 22, but already Cheryl Burwell, a University of Washington senior, is a champion bridge builder. A month ago, Burwell and her team of nine other civil engineering seniors, showed their mettle, as well as their metal, with an upset victory at the regional bridge-building championships in Alaska.
The UW’s super-spanners set their sights on becoming the nation’s champion bridge builders
She’s only 22, but already Cheryl Burwell, a University of Washington senior, is a champion bridge builder. A month ago, Burwell and her team of nine other civil engineering seniors, showed their mettle, as well as their metal, with an upset victory at the regional bridge-building championships in Alaska.
April 28, 1997
Second candidate for vice president for medical affairs/dean of medicine scheduled to visit UW campus for interviews
A second candidate for the position of vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine has been invited to visit the University of Washington campus for formal interviews in May.
Dean of Nursing Sue T. Hegyvary to Resign; Will Remain on Faculty
Dr. Sue T. Hegyvary, dean of the University of Washington School of Nursing since 1986, will resign from her administrative post effective July 1, 1998. She will remain on the faculty in the Department of Biobehaviorial Nursing and Health Systems.
April 25, 1997
UW program for students with disabilities to be featured
As Gen. Colin Powell convenes the Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future this weekend in Philadelphia to promote volunteerism and service, representatives of a unique University of Washington program will be on hand to demonstrate how to DO-IT.
April 24, 1997
UW’s $154.6 million in private giving is second highest among public universities
The latest figures on private giving to universities show that the University of Washington ranked second in the country among public universities last year.
April 23, 1997
South Seattle resident is among four UW undergraduates to win national scholarship awards
Four University of Washington students, including a South Seattle resident, have been awarded one of the most prestigious national scholarships for mathematics, science, and engineering majors.
April 21, 1997
Wyoming will enter University of Washington medical school’s multi-state educational partnership
The University of Washington School of Medicine will enter into a regional medical education partnership with Wyoming, Dr. John B. Coombs, acting vice president for medical affairs and acting dean of the School of Medicine, announced today, April 21.
April 18, 1997
The elusive neutrino may not be disappearing at all, but simply changing its “flavor”
Like the Cheshire cat, the elusive neutrino particle can appear and disappear, seemingly at will. And like the smile on the face of the Cheshire cat, the neutrino may be a mere wisp, or have actual substance.
UW faculty members appointed to Pew Health Professions Commission
University of Washington faculty members Ruth Ballweg and Dr. Mimi Fields have been named to the third phase of the Pew Health Professions Commission.
April 17, 1997
“TREEmendous Forest Story” is theme for Arbor Day
Flood waters will rise and fire will befriend the forest when thousands of elementary-school youngsters descend on the University of Washington April 24, 25 and 26.
UW Health Sciences Open House to feature latest medical advances
See, hear and touch the latest advances in medical teaching, research and patient care at the University of Washington Health Sciences Open House Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, at the UW Health Sciences Center, 1959 N.E. Pacific St.
Get Fit For Summer: UW Physicians sponsor free talks at REI
University of Washington Physicians are sponsoring a free series of talks on Get Fit For Summer, at the REI main store, 222 Yale Ave. N. in Seattle.
April 16, 1997
Race puts UW engineering students up a creek with a concrete canoe
A group of University of Washington civil engineering students will compete April 27 in concrete canoe races on Lake Sammamish.
April 14, 1997
University of Washington discovery may point the way to new treatment for hepatitis C cases that do not respond to interferon therapy
Researchers at the University of Washington report in the April 14, 1997 issue of Virology that they may have an explanation for why the currently approved drug treatment for hepatitis C is ineffective much of the time. The drug, recombinant alpha interferon, is ineffective in 60 to 80 percent of cases.
Gun Ownership and Domestic Violence: A Lethal Combination
Gunshot wounds are the single most common cause of death for women in the home, accounting for 42 percent of suicides and 46 percent of homicides, concludes a study released today.
April 11, 1997
Student oceanographers to experience shipboard research April 16- 18
Undergraduates with the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography will have a chance this month to learn about shipboard research while gathering data about the waters west of Everett for the Washington State Department of Ecology.
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