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July 24, 2008
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Center for AIDS Research receives $16.5 million
By Bobbi Nodell
News & Community Relations
One of the first AIDS research centers in the country has been awarded $16.
July 23, 2008
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners
A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals.
July 22, 2008
Serious school failure turns out to be a real bummer for girls, but not boys
Adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade — being expelled, suspended or dropping out — were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at the age of 21 than girls who did not have these problems.
July 17, 2008
UW proposes plan to provide greater access for freshmen, produce more degrees in areas of critical state need
University of Washington President Mark A.
UW concludes most successful fundraising campaign in its history
Today (July 17) the University of Washington Foundation announced that more than $2.
July 15, 2008
Researchers link Huntington’s disease to overactive immune response in the brain
The damage to brain tissue seen in Huntington’s disease may be caused by an overactive immune response in the bloodstream and the brain, according to new findings from two teams of researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle and University College London.
For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier
Insert your key in the ignition of a luxury car and the seat and steering wheel will automatically adjust to preprogrammed body proportions.
July 14, 2008
Asians who immigrated to U.S. before age 25 have poorer mental health than older immigrants
Asian-American immigrants who came to the United States before they were 25 years old have poorer mental health than their compatriots who came to this country when they were 25 or older, according to data from the first national mental health survey of Asian-Americans.
Too much information? UW study shows overreliance on ‘unfiltered’ financial reports reduces inexperienced investors’ returns
Inexperienced investors can negatively affect their investment results by using “unfiltered” information from Securities and Exchange Commission filings, according to research conducted at the University of Washington.
Rx for time-crunched physicians: communication skills that increase physician efficiency and patient satisfaction
With their waiting rooms crowded and exam rooms full, many physicians say they are too busy to be good communicators. Those who study physician time-management think otherwise.
July 10, 2008
School of Music presents free concerts July 20, 22
The School of Music will celebrate summer with a pair of free concerts in the coming week.
‘Jazz on a Summer’s Day’ at the Henry
It’s cool to combine jazz and art, and that’s what’s happening from noon to 1 p.
Grabbing lunch in summer: More options than you think
As summer settles over the UW’s Seattle campus, employees all ask the same question sooner or later: “Hey, what’s open for lunch on campus these days?”
It’s a good question, because with most students gone and demand down, many campus eateries shut down for a while, at least in early summer.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting Thursday, July 17, at 3 p.
Making faces: Theatrical makeup class draws majors and nonmajors alike
Every summer quarter, the School of Drama opens up its course in theatrical makeup to nonmajors.
Bankers, boomerangers, rockers and more — a summer of conference guests at the UW
Bankers and boomerangers, football players and first-year students, computer programmers and cheerleaders.
Tickets still available for Mariners game July 18
A thousand UW faculty, staff and alumni have signed up to watch the Seattle Mariners battle the Cleveland Indians on July 18 — but there are 500 tickets still available.
Hawaiian park reborn, thanks to UW students
For Iain Robertson, a UW landscape architecture professor, Kahalu’u Beach Park turned out to be one of the most fascinating projects he’s ever worked on.
Stayin’ alive: Researchers foil seasonal programmed brain cell death in living birds
Neurons in brains of one songbird species equipped with a built-in suicide program that kicks in at the end of the breeding season have been kept alive for seven days in live birds by researchers trying to understand the role that steroid hormones play in the growth and maintenance of the neural song system.
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Etc. Campus news & notes
SHE’S GOLDEN: Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the UW’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences and its NSF Science of Learning Center, was awarded the Acoustical Society of America’s Gold Medal, its highest award.
Everyone’s invited to grand opening of waterfront
Welcome to the grand re-opening of the UW’s southwest waterfront.
Understanding salmon as ecosystems in action
The collapse of the Sacramento River chinook salmon run may be another lesson on the importance of coming to grips with the biocomplexity behind successful salmon runs.
Penguins sounding climate change alarm
Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, penguins are sounding the alarm for potentially catastrophic changes in the world’s oceans, and the culprit isn’t only climate change, says a UW conservation biologist.
Medical center lauded again as top environmental performer
UW Medical Center’s Tim Nguyen, manager of Waste Operations, and Sheila Lockwood, Environmental Health and Safety, accepted in May UWMC’s second consecutive Environmental Leadership Award from Practice Greenhealth.
Tremendous losses shape ‘interesting’ life
By Cynthia Salzman
Rehabilitation Medicine
Aditya Ganapathiraju uses the word “interesting” to describe his life so far.
UW Medicine lands top information technology award
The Cerner/ORCA CIS Replacement (CISR) project has been named IT Project of the Year by Advance for Health Information Executives, an industry publication for health care executives.
UWMC takes part in WHO safe surgery checklist initiative
UW Medical Center (UWMC) took part in an international broadcast and global launch of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) “Safe Surgery Saves Lives” campaign Wednesday, June 25.
Exploring stigma and health
By Jean Patterson
School of Social Work
Stigma, Prejudice, Discrimination and Health, a special issue of the journal Social Science & Medicine, is groundbreaking in exploring links among stigma, prejudice, and discrimination and their impact on health, as well as implications for public health practice.
July 9, 2008
Reseachers foil seasonal programmed brain cell death in living birds
Neurons in brains of one songbird species equipped with a built-in suicide program that kicks in at the end of the breeding season have been kept alive for seven days in live birds by researchers trying to understand the role that steroid hormones play in the growth and maintenance of the neural song system.
July 2, 2008
UW Medical Center takes part in WHO surgical checklist initiative
UW Medical Center (UWMC) took part in an international broadcast and global launch of the World Health Organization’s “Safe Surgery Saves Lives” campaign Wednesday, June 25.
June 30, 2008
Penguins setting off sirens over health of world’s oceans
Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, penguins are sounding the alarm for potentially catastrophic changes in the world’s oceans, and the culprit isn’t only climate change, says a University of Washington conservation biologist.
June 26, 2008
Scientists find 245 million-year-old burrows of land vertebrates in Antarctica
For the first time paleontologists have found fossilized burrows of tetrapods — land vertebrates with four legs or leglike appendages — in Antarctica dating from the Early Triassic epoch, about 245 million years ago.
Like a rock: New mineral named for UW astronomer
The International Mineralogical Association has named a new mineral, the first to be discovered in a particle from a comet, in honor of Donald Brownlee, a UW astronomer who revolutionized research on interplanetary dust entering Earth’s atmosphere.
Teenagers attending college less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior
Adolescents attending college six months after completing high school are significantly less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than those who do not go to college, according to the first study to directly compare the two groups.
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Official Notices
Online asbestos training required for UW employees
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) requires the UW to provide general asbestos awareness training to all UW employees.
‘John Brown’: Jacob Lawrence’s dramatic series in residence in Allen Library for five years
A special work by artist Jacob Lawrence arrived at the University this week, but it won’t be found in a gallery.
Educational outreach honors standout teachers
Three regular UW faculty members are among six instructors named by UW Educational Outreach as recipients of a 2008 Teaching Excellence Award.