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October 30, 2008
The latest news from the UW
Somerman affirms School of Dentistry’s mission of social responsibility
By Steve Steinberg
School of Dentistry
Saying, “This is no time to accept the status quo,” Dean Martha Somerman affirmed the UW School of Dentistry’s mission of social responsibility and patient care, progressive oral health training and research leadership in her annual State of the School speech on Oct.
A quilting life: Even after many years, staffer finds comfort in quilts
Where others have a dining room, Joan Hanson has a quilting room.
‘In good hands’: Foundation for International Understanding Through Students celebrates 60 years of welcoming newcomers
Imagine you’re on your own, a new student in a foreign land.
UW students to work at polling places election day
Armon Dadgar was surprised by the amount of stuff King County Elections wants him to know on Election Day, Nov.
Woodstick 2008 to benefit hearing research at UW
Celebrity and amatueur drummers in nine cities in the United States and Canada will attempt the world record for the number of drummers playing the same tune at the same time in the same place via the Internet at <A href="http://www.
Like rest of society, doctors implicitly favor whites over blacks
In the first large study to explore possible unconscious bias among physicians, researchers have found that doctors mirror the attitudes of the majority in society and implicitly favor whites over blacks.
Name that dawg
Choose a name for the Husky mascot! The current mascot, “Spirit,” will retire in November.
UW Bothell hosts two authors at campus library
The UW Bothell is expecting two literary guests in the next week.
Is your teenager hiding an eating disorder?
In the United States, as many as 10 in 100 young women suffer from an eating disorder.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Danger, massive amounts of data ahead; eScience Institute can help
The UW’s new eScience Institute will help keep the UW competitive as research projects become ever more reliant on computation and on the analysis of massive amounts of data.
High school students attend UW dental camp
Twenty-one students from the Yakima Valley area sampled the oral health profession on Saturday at the School of Dentistry’s annual Dental Camp.
Beware! Halloween tooth decay is lurking
By Steve Steinberg
School of Dentistry
Many of those who enjoy Halloween will find a scary and unwanted bonus: a crop of cavities on their next visit to the dentist.
Sir David Cox to present Biostatistics’ Breslow Distinguished Lecture
One of the seminal statistical thinkers of the 20th and 21st centuries, Sir David Cox, will present the Department of Biostatistics’ Norman E.
UW and WSU researchers target the science behind infectious diseases
It’s not unusual to see news headlines related to salmonella outbreaks, avian flu concerns or mad cow disease.
Health disparities linked to poor physician communications
A study surveying patients in more than 1,500 physician practices has found racial and ethnic disparities in patient health care experiences, with minority patients having worse experiences than white patients.
Environmental Health & Safety’s VanDusen bids farewell to UW
“The name Karen Ann Jenkins was recently added to the former masculine ranks of Environmental Health Specialists.
October 29, 2008
Scientists find evidence of tsunamis on Indian Ocean shores long before 2004
A quarter-million people were killed when a tsunami inundated Indian Ocean coastlines the day after Christmas in 2004. Now scientists have found evidence that the event was not a first-time occurrence.
October 28, 2008
Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in patient experiences, with some minority groups clustered in lower-performing primary care practices
A study surveying patients in more than 1,500 physician practices has found racial and ethnic disparities in patient health-care experiences, with minority patients having worse experiences than white patients.
Like rest of society, doctors implicitly favor whites over blacks
In the first large study to explore possible unconscious bias among physicians, researchers have found that doctors mirror the attitudes of the majority in society and implicitly favor whites over blacks.
October 27, 2008
New state poll shows Gregoire ahead of Rossi and Obama ahead of McCain
New data from the Washington Poll shows Gov.
October 23, 2008
Financial crisis like a game of musical chairs that became painfully expensive
The world financial crisis has been a painful game of musical chairs, but now governments and financial managers are scrambling to bring players back to the table, said a panel of financial experts Monday evening at the UW.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Music student jazzes up New Orleans-style ‘Twelfth Night’
The week before the opening of Twelfth Night, the Meany Studio Theatre is abuzz with the frenetic energy of a rehearsal.
New Faculty Senate Chair David Lovell sees busy year ahead
Washington state Speaker of the House Frank Chopp will be in attendance at the first Faculty Senate meeting of the academic year today.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
UW Bothell to offer MBA in Bellevue
The UW Bothell recently received approval from the Higher Education Coordinating Board to extend its MBA Program southward to Bellevue.
Child abuse increases risk for later sexually coercive behavior in some men
Boys who experience childhood physical or sexual abuse are more likely to use sexually coercive behavior against an unwilling female partner when they are adolescents and young adults.
You can review your insurance or start a flex plan during Open Enrollment Oct. 27 to Nov. 30
Some costs will rise, of course, but some coverage levels will, too.
Newsmakers
DETOX SCAM: Late-night television ads promote a product called Kinoki Cleansing Detox Pads, which are often applied to the feet, and claim to remove toxins from the body.
Centennial Lecture Series kicks off with lecture by Anand Yang
Hurricane Gustav changes UW professor’s plans for film about that other hurricane
Hurricane Gustav blew away the premiere of UW Communication Professor Hanson Hosein’s second film, Independent America: Rising from Ruins, but as it turned out, the storm was a lagniappe (a French New Orleans word for bonus) for Hosein and his film.
French plays, in French, offered by student group
Playing French Seattle, a UW student organization, is presenting two plays and two staged readings of work by José Pliya — in French.
Jazz for vibes, viola virtuosity and spooky organ music coming from School of Music
Jazz for vibraphone and piano, world premieres on viola and eerie, Halloween-friendly organ music are among events offered by the UW School of Music in coming days.
Works by art professor next up in Lawrence Gallery
Recent Work by Zhi Lin: Unheard, Forgotten and Disregarded Stories will be presented at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery Oct.
Public officials from China’s Hunan Province at UW to study public records law
A group of public officials from Hunan Province in China is visiting the UW this week to learn about how Washington state’s Freedom of Information law works, particularly in regard to records held by large public universities.
UW Neighborhood Clinics offer convenient, world-class health care
October 27 through November 30 marks the UW’s annual open enrollment period for medical and dental insurance as well as other benefits.
Etc.: Campus news & notes
DIGITAL HISTORY: The recently developed Civil Rights Digital Library (<A href="http://www.
Philip Bell to give College of Education fall lecture Oct. 28
The learning of science and math is a civil rights issue, and schools should give students broad participation in those areas as early as possible, says Philip Bell, a UW associate professor of learning sciences.