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July 21, 2005

UWMC ranks in Top 10 for third year running

For the third consecutive year, UW Medical Center (UWMC) ranks among the top 10 hospitals in the nation.

UW to host US.Japan Immunology Board symposium

This year for the first time, the UW will host the annual symposium of the U.

Orthodontics chair named sixth WDS Distinguished Professor in Dentistry

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Just lip service: Lip-plumping products don’t work, study says

Products sold over the counter to consumers as lip enhancers, with the promise of fuller lips, don’t live up to their claims, according to a new study conducted at the UW Medical Center’s Cosmetic Surgery Center and published in the May/June issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.

There’s the rub: Librarians solve mystery of missing Chinese art

The mystery begins last year when Paula Walker, interim head of the East Asia Library, receives a letter of introduction for a doctoral student at the UW.

Huntsman to head Life Sciences Fund

UW President Emeritus Lee Huntsman has been selected by Washington Governor Christine Gregoire as the first executive director of the Life Sciences Discovery Fund Authority, a public-private partnership intended to give life sciences research in the state a major boost.

Tall tales may be true, seismically speaking

Stories of two-headed serpents and epic battles between Thunderbird and Whale, common among Northwest native peoples, have their roots in the region’s seismic history.

Two for the road: UW staffers train in tandem

When Daisy got on that famous “Bicycle Built for Two,” you can bet her ride was a lot more sedate than that anticipated by staffers Martin Criminale and Martha Walsh next week.

Where are we? Celebrating the Masters of the Mystery Photo

It might be just the edge of an ivy-laden wall, the corner of an obscure bench or a half-forgotten icon tucked away somewhere on the UW campus.

HMC quilters share art — and recovery

On June 24, the sewing machines whirred at Harborview Medical Center as patients from the Burn, Psychiatry and Rehab units gathered for a two-hour workshop to explore the colorful world of quilting.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus, and this week it features the photographers who bring you the Mystery Photo each week.

July 15, 2005

Robotics experts from around the world will meet in Seattle next week

WHO: Some of the world’s top researchers in robotics and its applications.

Drug-related deaths on the rise in King County

Drug-involved deaths increased by more than a third in 2004, due primarily to cocaine, heroin, prescription opiates and prescription and over-the-counter depressants, according to the latest report on drug abuse trends in the Seattle-King county area.

July 14, 2005

Primate virus jumps species barrier to humans for first time in Asia

Scientists have identified the first reported case in Asia of primate-to-human transmission of simian foamy virus (SFV), a retrovirus found in macaques and other primates that so far has not been shown to cause disease in humans.

Teaching adults more effective parenting skills is best tool for treating children with serious conduct problems

Training adults to have more effective parenting skills is the most potent tool available and should remain the standard of care in treating preadolescent children with serious conduct behavior problems.

July 11, 2005

Native lore tells the tale: There’s been a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on

Stories of two-headed serpents and epic battles between Thunderbird and Whale, common among Northwest native peoples, have their root in the region’s seismic history.

July 8, 2005

UW Medical Center again ranked ninth among nation’s Best Hospitals

For the third consecutive year, University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) ranks among the top 10 hospitals in the nation.

July 7, 2005

MEDIA ADVISORY: Governor, academics and business leaders to speak on Washington’s economic competitiveness

WHAT: “Education and Productivity: A 21st Century Workforce” conference.

UW receives $15 million Grand Challenges in Global Health grant as leader of Pacific Northwest consortium to develop pocket-size diagnostic device.

The University of Washington has been awarded a $15.

Trio of plant genes prevents ‘too many mouths’

A signaling pathway required for plants to grow to their normal size appears to have an unexpected dual purpose of keeping the plants from wallpapering themselves with too many densely clustered stomata.

Search on for new dean of iSchool

A search committee is currently looking for candidates for the position of dean of the UW’s Information School.

UW prof continues tsunami relief efforts

The rebuilding of tsunami- and earthquake-damaged Indonesia is well under way, but the extent of psychological scarring left by the twin disasters still remains a large question mark, according to a UW professor who has been involved in relief efforts.

UW profs win Early Career Award

Four UW faculty members are among 58 of the nation’s most promising young scientists and engineers, recognized at the White House recently as winners of this year’s Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering.

Of bees, land bequests and nanotechnology

CAROLINA NORTH: Horace Williams, who founded the Philosophy Department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, bequeathed 979 acres of land to the University about a half century ago.

Researcher wins Runyon fellowship

Elizabeth Marin, a research scientist in biology, has been awarded one of 10 Damon Runyon postdoctoral fellowships, given annually to young scientists conducting research relevant to the study of cancer and its causes, treatment and prevention.

Notices

Board of Regents Meeting

The University of Washington Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.

Visitor Center occupants moving

Occupants of the current Visitors Information Center will be scattering before fall quarter as plans proceed to demolish the building, making way for a new building on the site.

Health Sciences News Briefs

The American Medical Association (AMA) has recognized Harborview Medical Center for its program to improve communication between health-care professionals and patients.

Lindenberg Center director named

The Marc Lindenberg Center for Humanitarian Action, International Development and Global Citizenship at the Daniel J.

The man for the job: David Allen to lead Women Studies Department

David Allen says when he was first approached to apply to be chair of the Women Studies Department, he assumed the role was that of a “placeholder” — someone to hold down the fort until the right woman for this key job came along.

Guest commentary: Even in Seattle, prejudice lives on

My years in the United States have largely been wonderful.

Summer at the Henry: Trimpin goes ‘Pffft’!

The right way to say Phffft — the name of sound artist Trimpin’s innovative exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery — is with a healthy burst of breath and a sort of crescendo toward the end, the artist said with a smile and a sweeping gesture.

Up, up and away: UW researcher’s hobby takes flight

If John Burt could have one wish, it would probably be to sprout wings.

Banks honored by UCLA

James Banks, director of the UW’s Center for Multicultural Education and holder of the Russell F.

Gardens get new ‘umbrella name’

More than 320 acres of gardens and woodlands — including one of the oldest arboreta this side of the Mississippi — and one of the West Coast’s largest horticulture centers and libraries began operating this summer under the umbrella “University of Washington Botanic Gardens.