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.
March 11, 2008
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March 10, 2008
How do infections and toxins launch a cell’s self-destruct and alarm system?
Cells are coded with several programs for self-destruction.
March 6, 2008
UW Chorale sings with Seattle Symphony, Marvin Hamlisch
The UW Chorale will make its Seattle Symphony debut in March in an American musical theater extravaganza conducted by Seattle Symphony’s newly appointed Principal Pops Conductor, Marvin Hamlisch.
Opera star, 100-voice combined choirs, symphony combine for ‘A Sea Symphony’ March 14
World-renowned opera performer Jane Eaglen will make her UW School of Music performance debut, along with Northwest tenor Gregory Carroll, when Peter Eros conducts the 100-voice combined choirs and University Symphony in A Sea Symphony, Vaughan Williams’ evocative tour de force for choir, soloists and orchestra.
U District ‘Museum Without Walls’ Seeks Community Input
Do you consider yourself a community activist? Have you ever participated in a political or social protest? Do you have a story to tell about activism in the University District? These are questions being asked by the University Arts and Heritage Committee as it begins a project called University District Museum Without Walls.
Naturalist to speak March 7 at Suzzallo
UW Libraries and the UW Alumni Association present Lyanda Lynn Haupt at 7 p.
UW, Pacific Science Center expand Polar Science Weekend activities
Smash ice, turn your tongue into a salinometer to experience how saltiness differs in the world’s oceans, explore an igloo and field camp, predict polar climate, dive into the world of oceanographic moorings and get your hands on real scientific instruments during the third annual Polar Science Weekend today through Sunday at Pacific Science Center.
Architect was inspired by television’s talking horse
Jim Nicholls thinks that maybe he became an architect because of Mister Ed.
Leila Haddad & the Ghawazee Musicians of Luxor Perform at Meany Hall
Leila Haddad & the Ghawazee Musicians of Luxor perform in Meany Hall at 8 p.
Building community campuswide with faculty/staff groups
The “C” in LCVI stands for community.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Then and Now: The events surrounding Gerbfest, June 1995
Class Notes: Learning by teaching, writing and service
Class titles: What We Know and How We Know it; Teaching What We Know and Serving Others with What We Know — a three-term sequence in Undergraduate Honors, taught by Frances McCue, writer in residence in the Undergraduate Honors Program and part-time lecturer in the College of Education.
Students polish language skills by performing plays in Spanish
Students in Donald Gilbert-Santamaria’s Spanish 449 Class are learning by playing this quarter.
Mother-daughter conflict, low serotonin level may be deadly combination
A combination of negative mother-daughter relationships and low blood levels of serotonin, an important brain chemical for mood stability, may be lethal for adolescent girls, leaving them vulnerable to engage in self-harming behaviors such as cutting themselves.
UW president selected as member of Council on Foreign Relations
UW President Mark A.
Shah wins Sloan Industry Studies Fellowship
Paul Jenny chosen as UW’s vice provost for planning and budgeting
Celebration of life planned for UWB’s Jane Decker
The UW Bothell invites the community to honor one of its founding faculty members, Jane Decker, at a celebration of life event at 10 a.
Got a complaint? Help is available in several places
If you are a UW employee with a workplace issue, you have several options for finding help.
Art show, ‘open stage’ planned by Filipino American group
Makipag, a student organization designed to support and inspire artistic expression among Filipino Americans, will host an art show and an “open stage” event at the Ethnic Cultural Theatre on Sunday, March 9.
Gospel and jazz singing featured in School of Music concerts March 8, 10
Gospel and jazz singing will be presented by the School of Music in two upcoming concerts.
UWPD Citizens Academy coming Wednesdays, April 2 to June 4
With concerns about campus safety ever-present in the news, UW Police Crime Prevention Officer Warren Bresko says the department’s Citizens Academy makes particularly good sense.
Scenes from operas classic and new in School of Music’s Opera workshop March 13
The UW School of Music’s Opera Workshop will present scenes from several operas at 7:30 p.
Brechemin Scholarship Concert March 7
Student recipients of the UW School of Music’s prestigous Brechemin Scholarship will perform in concert at 7 p.
’24’: A night of music from wind ensemble, bands on March 11
The UW Wind Ensemble and symphonic, concert and campus bands will perform works by H.
This is not a drill: The earth actually is moving beneath western Washington
While the annual Sound Shake exercise on Wednesday produced a simulated magnitude 6.
News from Legislature: Few gains but few losses, Hodgins says
The best news coming from the current legislative session, set to end March 13, may be no news at all, according to Director of State Relations Randy Hodgins.
World TB Day is March 24
UW to host deep vein thrombosis awareness event March 12
The UW, in collaboration with the Coalition to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), will host a DVT awareness event featuring remarks by the Coalitions’s national patient spokesperson Melanie Bloom and UW vascular disease experts.
Slide show: Planning & budgeting is on the move
Seattle Magazine conducts annual ‘top docs’ survey
Seattle Magazine is conducting its eighth annual top doctors survey.
Two UW Medicine faculty honored for excellence in teaching
UW faculty members Drs.
Salute Harborview Gala sets record for community support
The 16th Annual UW Medicine Salute Harborview Gala, held Saturday, March 1, at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, raised more than $2 million in gross revenues for Harborview’s Mission of Caring Fund.
Lorie Wild named UWMC chief nursing officer
Lorie Wild has been appointed chief nursing officer of UW Medical Center.
Memory and aging: What’s normal, what’s not, and what you can do about it
Annual Katterman Lecture set for April 12
“Pharmacist-Driven Health Care: Asheville and Beyond” is the topic for the Pharmacy Alumni Association’s annual Katterman Lecture, set for 8:30 a.
March 5, 2008
This is not a drill: The earth actually is moving beneath western Washington
While the annual Sound Shake exercise on Wednesday produced a simulated magnitude 6.
Mother-daughter conflict, low serotonin level may be deadly combination
A combination of negative mother-daughter relationships and low blood levels of serotonin, an important brain chemical for mood stability, may be lethal for adolescent girls, leaving them vulnerable to engage in self-harming behaviors such as cutting themselves.
March 3, 2008
Washington minority business owners are optimistic; UW survey points to growth
Minority small-business owners in Washington voiced increased optimism about their prospects—even amidst the threat of recession—during the last half of 2007.