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April 3, 2008
Quincy Jones to be UW commencement speaker, receive honorary doctorate
Quincy Jones, a distinguished musician, composer, producer, arranger and conductor for more than six decades, will be the UW commencement speaker June 14 in Husky Stadium.
Broken Obelisk removed for renovation
Red Square is looking a little barer these days because the Broken Obelisk has been removed for renovation.
Student and her flying feet entertain at airports
Alice Gosti loves airports.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Accrediting progress to be reviewed April 21-22
Representatives from the North West Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) will be visiting the UW Seattle campus April 21 and 22 to review progress that has been made since the last decennial accreditation visit in 2003.
Health Sciences calendar of events, April 3 – 10
THURSDAY, APRIL 3
Medicine Grand Rounds –“Risk and Litigation Management in the Department of Medicine,” by Tom Steiger, Marcia Rhodes, Cindy Jacobs, Kelly Williams, UW, 8 a.
UW schools of health sciences rank at top of annual poll
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UW medical students participate in Residency Match Day
Students in the UW School of Medicine joined more than 15,000 other medical students around the country in participating in the National Resident Matching Program on March 24.
Science in Medicine Lecture set for April 9
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March of Dimes gives Peter Byers lifetime achievement award
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American Cancer Society grants funding to UW scientists
The American Cancer Society (ACS) presented its annual Legacy and Leadership Research Awards for Seattle-area cancer research at a special ceremony on March 13 at the UW campus.
Harborview Gala sets record for Mission of Caring Fund
By Elizabeth Robichaud
UW Medicine Development
The 2008 UW Medicine Salute Harborview Gala, held March 1 at the Sheraton Seattle, grossed more than $2 million — a first in the 16-year history of the event.
April 2, 2008
New fish has a face even Dale Chihuly could love
A fish that would rather crawl into crevices than swim, and that may be able to see in the same way that humans do, could represent an entirely unknown family of fishes, says a University of Washington professor.
April 1, 2008
Want docs to treat the underserved? Make sure they train at community health centers, researchers say
University of Washington researchers have found that community health center-trained family physicians were more likely to work in underserved settings than their non-community health center-trained counterparts (64 percent versus 37 percent), based on a study published in the April issue of Family Medicine.
Does greater trust improve financial performance of joint ventures in China? New research challenges conventional wisdom
Marketing literature often highlights the importance of trust in collaborative entities’ financial performance.
March 28, 2008
UW tops national primary care medical school rankings for 15th straight year
The University of Washington again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.
March 27, 2008
Researchers link genetic errors to schizophrenia
A team of researchers at the University of Washington and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories has uncovered genetic errors that may shed light on the causes of schizophrenia.
March 26, 2008
Engineers Without Borders-USA international conference this week in Seattle
Engineers Without Borders-USA will hold its annual conference Thursday through Sunday on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus.
March 24, 2008
Department of Medicine researcher mounts new attack on lupus
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Scientists uncover how superbug Staph aureus resists our natural defenses
Researchers at the University of Washington have uncovered how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including the notorious MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staph aureus) “superbug” strains, resists our body’s natural defenses against infection.
March 20, 2008
Quincy Jones to be UW commencement speaker, receive honorary doctorate
Quincy Jones, a distinguished musician, composer, producer, arranger and conductor for more than six decades, will be the University of Washington commencement speaker June 14 in Husky Stadium.
March 19, 2008
Some moms quit cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol during pregnancy, but dads don’t
Despite public health campaigns, a surprising number of women continue to use substances such as tobacco, marijuana and alcohol during pregnancy and their usage rebounds to pre-pregnancy levels within two years of having a baby, according to a new University of Washington study.
Molecular engineers design new enzymes from scratch
Many important chemical reactions are slow and unwieldy because no enzyme exists to prod them to greater efficiency.
March 18, 2008
Spring training for Parents? Youth sport programs would benefit
As cries of “play ball” ring out this spring, they undoubtedly will be followed by complaints of anxiety and stress from young athletes wanting to quit sports.
Satellites can help Arctic grazers survive killer winter storms
Rain falling on snow sounds like a relatively harmless weather event, but when it happens in the far north it can mean lingering death for reindeer, musk oxen and other animals that normally graze on the Arctic tundra.
March 17, 2008
It’s easy for Washington residents to obtain, take their pain medicine
Unlike several other areas of the country, painkilling medicine is widely available throughout Washington state to people suffering from chronic or acute pain and who have received prescriptions, according to a new survey of the state’s pharmacies.
March 13, 2008
UW undergraduates scrutinize Glacier Bay, share exploits by blog
In addition to being home to intense geological and climatological change, Alaska’s Glacier Bay hosts one of the richest cold-water marine environments including a great diversity of top-level marine predators, such as seabirds and marine mammals.
Sand dollar larvae use cloning to ‘make change,’ confound predators
Nature is full of examples of creatures that try to look as big as possible in an effort to scare away potential predators.
300 Seattle-area families sought for study on how children learn self-control
Researchers trying to understand how young children develop the ability to control their attention, behaviors and emotions are looking for 300 Seattle-area families to participate in a new study.
UW Parking guide writes mystery and calls it, what else, ‘Secluded Parking’
When a guy who works for UW Parking Services decides to write a novel, it’s not surprising that he’d choose a title like Secluded Parking.
Social dominance or big brains? Wasps may answer question of which came first, research shows
There’s new evidence supporting the idea that bigger brains are better.
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting Thursday, March 20, at UW Tacoma.
New Zealand group Black Grace making Seattle debut at Meany April 3-5
Black Grace, a hit group from New Zealand that combines contemporary Samoan and Maori dance, music and even acrobatics, will play three shows at Meany Hall, Thursday through Saturday, April 3-5.
Macedonian pianist to play Meany for third time April 1
Macedonian pianist Simon Trpèeski will make his third appearance as part of the UW World Series at 8 p.
Engineers Without Borders hosts conference
This month, the UW will host more than 600 members of Engineers Without Borders-USA.
UW photographers present exhibit
The UW Photographers Group will have an exhibit, The Healing Show: Image as Remedy, March 18–April 28, in Skylight Gallery (also known as the Barrel Vault) behind the Information Desk at UW Medical Center.
‘Evolution in the Evening’ series offers timely look at tricky subject
The fossil record, human evolution, the origin of the species and even the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria will be subjects of the discussion-based lecture series “Evolution in the Evening,” starting April 3 on the UW campus.
Tag(s): evolution
Implantable wireless: Blessing and threat
Some medical devices such as implantable cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are now equipped with wireless technology, allowing for remote device checks and freeing patients from repeated doctor visits.
A video stroll through the aisles of BizTech2008
Star Trek uniforms, hand-made robots and spacey headgear ruled the day on Wednesday, March 19, at the HUB, when BizTech2008, the UW’s annual in-house business and technology fair, launched into a daylong orbit.
Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan: Film and martial arts
Class title: Asian Languages and Literature 207/Comparative Literature 272: “Asian Martial Arts Films: Conventions, Institutional History, and Ideology.
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