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January 17, 2008
New ‘Treat you well’ marketing campaign will promote UW Medicine services
Make sure to watch, read and listen this month to see the premiere of UW Medicine’s new marketing campaign, with specific spots for UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center and UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics.
Arriving at neuroscience via physics
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She’s not a cop — she’s the ‘MD coach’
Donna Henderson’s e-mail, <A href="mailto:mdcoach@u.
Treating the behaviors of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive and fatal brain disorder, is a thief that slowly robs the afflicted of their cognitive abilities and burdens their caregivers with overwhelming responsibilities.
January 10, 2008
Harborview Medical Center in Seattle receives $100,000 Foster G. McGaw Prize for excellence in community service
CHICAGO, January 10, 2008 — Honoring the outstanding leadership, unwavering spirit of excellence and remarkable achievements in its community, Harborview Medical Center of Seattle is the recipient of the prestigious 2007 Foster G.
Harborview receives Foster S. McGaw Prize for Excellence
Honoring the outstanding leadership, unwavering spirit of excellence and remarkable achievements in its community, Harborview Medical Center of Seattle is the recipient of the prestigious 2007 Foster G.
Small is beautiful: Gallery celebrates the art of microfluids research
Albert Folch is a scientist who also happens to appreciate art.
UW researchers launch study designed to try to prevent autism
Autism researchers at the UW took an initial step in attempting to prevent the developmental disorder when they launched an $11.
UW police nearly twice national average in women officers
The UW Police are proud of their numbers when it comes to women represented in the work force — and they have reason to be.
Mystery Photos
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Hacking the cubicle: Students learn to design for the occupants
OK, so you’ve bought a new house.
Oboe, piano trio featured in upcoming School of Music concerts
The School of Music will present two concerts in the next week, both in the school’s Brechemin auditorium.
‘Lord of the Rings’ creator JRR Tolkien topic of 2008 History Lecture Series
The life and work of John Ronald Reuel (JRR) Tolkien will be explored by UW History Professor Robin Chapman Stacey in the 2008 History Lecture Series, now in its 33rd year.
Then and now: Tons of progress in recycling since 1991
This school year, University Week, the UW campus newspaper for faculty and staff, turns 25.
Many opportunities to help others on MLK Jr. Day of Service Jan. 21
The Central Branch Preschool was founded in 1968, the year Martin Luther King Jr.
Keeping library materials safe in case of emergency: A job for The Disaster Guy
If another Katrina comes roaring into an American city, Gary Menges may be called upon to provide assistance.
UW’s historic films so popular they get an encore performance
This could be your only chance this year to see film of a pig rodeo.
Dance work about the Vietnam War to be featured in concert at Meany
French-Vietnamese choreographer Ea Sola and her dancers will perform at Meany Hall next week as part of the UW World Dance Series.
Arboretum loses a champion tree
Horticulturists are mourning the demise of the Arboretum’s only Italian Stone pine tree in the heavy rainfall on Dec.
Staffer plans UW stair climb for charity Jan. 17
UW staff member GregRobin Smith will climb the 25 steps between Kane Hall and the Odegaard Undergraduate Library as many times as he can from 2 to 4 p.
Sylvia Wolf named Henry Art Gallery director
The Henry Art Gallery has named Sylvia Wolf as its new director, effective April 14.
UW funding renewed for nutrition and diabetes studies
Two major research units within the UW Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, have received competitive renewals of their funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
UW selected to study environment, human disease link
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has selected the UW as one of the first three research centers in the United States to define the role of environmental agents in human disease.
Health Sciences research opportunities
The UW Institute for Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) is accepting applications from investigators for technology access grants to support translational or clinical research.
Health Sciences and UWMC celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
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New chair appointed to Restorative Dentistry
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Orthodontics residents showcase wire-bending talents
Each year, first-year residents in the Department of Orthodontics showcase their wire-bending talents in an artistic competition.
Small is beautiful: Gallery celebrates the art of microfluids research
Albert Folch is a scientist who also happens to appreciate art.
SOURCE IMAGES: Microfluids photo gallery
Albert Folch, University of Washington “Van Gogh’s cells”: A magnified image of muscle cells after about one week of growth, when they start to fuse. The cells have been digitally colored. Albert Folch, University of Washington A microfluidic device is filled by substituting water with dyes, here flowing in from the left. The channels at…
January 8, 2008
Forty years since Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, last campaign relevant to 2008
Most Americans know an assassin shot Martin Luther King Jr.
January 3, 2008
UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics receive leadership award from Premera Blue Cross
UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics have received a second leadership award from the health insurer Premera Blue Cross (Premera) for continued participation and support in the Premera Quality Score Card program.
Marla Salmon chosen as dean of UW School of Nursing
University of Washington Provost Phyllis Wise announced the she has selected Marla Salmon, currently professor and dean of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University, as the next dean of the top-ranked UW School of Nursing, effective Oct.
January 2, 2008
200 Puget Sound infants needed for first autism prevention study
Autism researchers at the University of Washington will take the initial step in attempting to prevent the developmental disorder when they launch an $11.
December 19, 2007
GOP policies ruining the economy, UW political scientists say in new book
With the Iowa caucuses only weeks away and Wall Street fearing a recession, two University of Washington political scientists say too many politicians and their constituencies hang onto bad economic ideas, even when they’ve been shown wrong.
December 18, 2007
Study suggests polls may overestimate support for Obama, underestimate backing for Clinton among Democrats
A new national study of voters who say they might vote in Democratic primaries and caucuses shows a striking disconnect between their explicit and implicit preferences, according to University of Washington researchers.
December 13, 2007
Tiny dust particles from Asian deserts common over western United States
It has been a decade since University of Washington scientists first pinpointed specific instances of air pollution, including Gobi Desert dust, traversing the Pacific Ocean and adding to the mix of atmospheric pollution already present along the West Coast of North America.
December 11, 2007
Without its insulating ice cap, Arctic surface
waters warm to as much as 5 C above average
Record-breaking amounts of ice-free water have deprived the Arctic of more of its natural “sunscreen” than ever in recent summers.
Earth’s magnetic field could help protect astronauts working on the moon
It has been 35 years since humans last walked on the moon, but there has been much recent discussion about returning, either for exploration or to stage a mission to Mars.
December 7, 2007
UW graduate student Peter Kithene named CNN Heroes Honoree
University of Washington graduate student Peter Kithene has won $25,000 as a CNN Heroes Honoree.
December 6, 2007
Contrarian approach could mean more fish: Maximizing fishery profits could be new strategy for conservation
Managing fisheries to maximize profits got a bad name in the 1970s after an economist concluded that overexploitation, even to the point of causing a stock to go extinct, is a definite possibility when fishers are pitted against each other and are attempting to maximize profits.
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