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February 5, 2009
Heartburn belies reflux’s complex causes, subtle symptoms
By Brian Donohue
News & Community Relations
One curly fry and energy drink at a time, Americans are feeling the sting of acid reflux.
Windows in time: Advertisements of the old West on display in new digital collection
Beer as a healthful family tonic? Cigarettes you can “smoke all day” long with no ill effects? Asbestos that does triple duty as a furniture polish, insect repellant and carpet cleaner?
Welcome to the world of Northwest print advertising, turn of the century style — the last century, that is — in a new digital image collection by the UW Libraries Special Collections Division called Early Advertising of the West, 1867-1918.
February 3, 2009
Mini-med school.
First in a six-part series of lectures and demonstrations open to the public and designed to teach about medical education, research and clinical care at the UW.
Cholesterol confidential.
Jay Heinecke, professor in the School of Medicine’s Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, presents the first lecture in the 2009 Molecular Medicine Public Lecture Series, When Good Cholesterol Goes Bad.
February 2, 2009
Bipolar disorders linked to risk of early death from natural causes
Bipolar disorders appear to increase the risk of early death from a medical illness, according to a literature review study published as the lead article this week in the journal Psychiatric Services.
Seattle’s striking history comes into focus with year-long celebration
Ninety years ago Seattle shut down.
February 1, 2009
‘Big Love.’
Classical drama meets modern-day excess in this fiercely entertaining adaptation of Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Maidens.
January 30, 2009
Hear Hartwell.
The Friends of the Libraries Annual Meeting will feature guest speaker Lee Hartwell, Nobel laureate and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, speaking on ‘Science and the Arts.
January 29, 2009
Series examines how new technology transforms way we see planet
Miles Logsdon, a UW oceanographer who specializes in understanding Puget Sound, coastal Washington and the Pacific using instruments mounted on earth-observing satellites, is the kick off speaker Feb.
Research links seismic slip and tremor, with implications for subduction zone
In the last decade, scientists have recorded regular episodes of tectonic plates slowly, quietly slipping past each other in western Washington and British Columbia over periods of two weeks or more, releasing as much energy as a magnitude 6 earthquake.
Where do children learn science? Everywhere, new research shows
While talking about his recent research, Philip Bell of the College of Education tells a story about a girl who loved to play with the mortar and pestle her grandmother used for cooking when the two visited every Saturday, and how that interest evolved.
Media Center offers Puget Sounds, Netflix for instructors and more
Art rock.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
EXPERIMENTAL EXCELLENCE: Geoffrey Boynton, associate professor of psychology whose research interest is in the neural correlates of human visual perception, is the recipient of the Early Investigator Award from the Society of Experimental Psychologists.
UW alumna Wendy Yamashita returns to perform Jan. 31
School of Music alumna and pianist Wendy Yamashita will return to the UW for a visiting artist recital at 5 p.
Trapsters — dragsters built using mousetraps — race at School of Art
Students in Magnus Feil’s industrial design classes built mousetrap-powered cars, called them trapsters, and raced them last Wednesday — and the world beat a path to their door.
Talking about teaching, twice-monthly at the UW Club
Teaching is on the menu at the UW Club twice a month.
Seattle’s striking history comes into focus with year-long celebration
Ninety years ago Seattle shut down.
Coming up
Library Lecture Series: “Chronic Pain Is a Disease in its Own Right” will be the topic when Dr.
UW staffer and her puppets head to Bangladesh to teach kids about tooth care
Mrs.
School of Law looks back on 30 years of clinical training
When Alan Kirtley graduated from Indiana University’s law school in 1972, he had had no clinical training.
‘Big Love’ a sprawling, brawling story of 50 runaway brides
MFA directing student Desdemona Chiang took on a big challenge when she decided to do Charles Mee’s Big Love as her thesis production.
Some of Earth’s climate troubles should face burial at sea, scientists say
Making bales with 30 percent of global crop residues — the stalks and such left after harvesting — and then sinking the bales into the deep ocean could reduce the build up of global carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by up to 15 percent a year, according to just published calculations.
Registration open for UW Summer Youth Programs
Registration is now open for summer youth programs sponsored by UW Educational Outreach.
UW Bothell’s Writing for Their Lives series continues with Laynie Browne
UW Bothell’s Writing for Their Lives literary series will continue with author Laynie Browne at 6:30 p.
Daniell named Rohm & Haas professor of public health sciences
Dr.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Study looks at survival disparities in lung cancer
Disparities in survival among black patients diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer are not seen when patients are recommended appropriate treatment, according to a report by UW researchers in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Graduate School to offer workshop on succeeding in graduate education Jan. 30
The UW Graduate School will offer “Nuts and Bolts: How to Successfully Navigate the Graduate School,” the first in a series of interactive workshops for international graduate students from 12:30 to 2 p.
Guitar Ensemble celebrates Spain and Latin America on Feb. 6
Students of Michael Partington will present music with guitar to celebrate Spain and Latin America, in ¡Guitarra! at 7:30 p.
Research links seismic slip and tremor, with implications for subduction zone
In the last decade, scientists have recorded regular episodes of tectonic plates slowly, quietly slipping past each other in western Washington and British Columbia over periods of two weeks or more, releasing as much energy as a magnitude 6 earthquake.
Art enhances medicine: Learning to look more closely
Twenty-somethings in a huddle peer closely at mural-size photos in the Henry Art Gallery and then, two weeks later, at intricate 19th century illustrations of Egyptian flora and fauna at the Frye Art Museum.
Saving carpet from the landfill, five tons at a time
By Breona Gutschmidt
Facilities Services
Not long ago, a Facilities Services shop that handles flooring diverted its first dumpster-full of old carpet from a dead end in the landfill to a new life as recycled carpet.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
University Symphony.
Winners of the October 27 concerto competition perform with the University Symphony.
Technical Communication adopts new name: Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering
As of this month the 20-year-old department of Technical Communication, which began its life 35 years ago as a program in the UW’s College of Engineering, has a new name.
January 28, 2009
Some of Earth’s climate troubles should face burial at sea, scientists say
Making bales with 30 percent of global crop residues — the stalks and such left after harvesting — and then sinking the bales into the deep ocean could reduce the build up of global carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by up to 15 percent a year, according to just published calculations.
Annual Faculty Lecture.
Annual Faculty Lecture.
January 27, 2009
UW’s Neighborhood Clinics earn fourth consecutive perfect score from national accrediting organization
The UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics recently received a score of 100 percent in a survey conducted by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).
January 26, 2009
How to snowshoe.
How to snowshoe.
January 24, 2009
The World in Your Cup.
Opening events for the Burke Museum’s new exhibit, Coffee: The World in Your Cup.
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