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September 27, 2007
UW honors its Rhodes Scholars with exhibit
Last week the UW unveiled and dedicated a permanent exhibit honoring alumni who, as UW undergraduates, achieved prestigious recognition as Rhodes Scholars.
Suicide: Study shows being harassed for sexual orientation is risk factor
The film and television series M*A*S*H featured the song Suicide is Painless, but new research refutes that idea and indicates that being victimized because of sexual orientation is a chief risk factor for suicidal behavior among gay, lesbian and bisexual college students.
Run for his money; Crutchfield looks for partners in half marathon
Sociology Professor Bob Crutchfield is looking for 99 friends to join him when he runs the Seattle Half Marathon on Nov.
Guitarist Partington to perform Oct. 7
Award-winning British guitarist Michael Partington, a UW School of Music alumnus and a new faculty member, presents his debut recital at 7:30 p.
New major offered: American Indian Studies is approved after five-year effort
Starting this year, UW students will be able to major in American Indian Studies for the first time.
Technology Review honors 3 UW engineers
If you pick up a copy of Technology Review magazine this month, you’ll see this year’s winners for the top 35 young innovators.
ASL ‘spoken’ here: New class offered
This quarter for the first time, the UW will be offering American Sign Language (ASL) for credit.
Old dances new again: Chamber Dance Company performs classic choreography, now more accessible
The UW Chamber Dance Company will kick off the academic year by presenting a new concert and providing an opportunity for the general public to see portions of its old ones.
Child care help, enhanced counseling offered
UW faculty and staff can get extra help finding childcare and dealing with diffiicult issues in their lives, thanks to one new and one enhanced service offered by UW Human Resources.
UW Press teams up with Frye Art Museum on reading series, book
This fall the Frye Art Museum and the UW Press are initiating a series of quarterly readings by writers who will explore the stylistic relationships between visual art — both in the Frye Collection and in special exhibitions — and the literary arts.
ETC: campus news & notes
LEADING WOMEN: Three UW staffers are among 13 women being honored for having “not only set the standard or raised the bar in their professions and/or community leadership, but also having established legacies, including the mentoring of other women of color to take over and surpass their achievements.
Genius in our midst: Matsuoka wins coveted MacArthur
Yoky Matsuoka, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University, has been named one of this year’s MacArthur Fellows.
Official Notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Recent grad earns prestigious scholarship
Kiera Clarke, who earned a B.
Mystery Photo
WHERE ARE WE? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
C&C expands computing support hours
To provide additional and more convenient customer service for faculty, staff and students on UW NetID computing and network issues, Computing & Communications (C&C) recently expanded its customer support hours, adding three additional hours in the evenings, from 5 p.
Emmert announces administrative changes
UW President Mark A.
UW SafeCampus: New Violence Prevention & Response Program up and running
Even as Janet Brodsky took a few minutes Friday to discuss her new job as the UW’s Violence Prevention & Response Program Manager, which oversees the new SafeCampus phone lines, news of another school shooting was spreading across the country — this time at Delaware State University.
Health Sciences News Briefs
HMC changes to ‘744’ telephone prefix
Harborview Medical Center is migrating telephone numbers with the 731 prefix to the 744 prefix.
58th Annual Strauss Lecture set for Sept. 28
John Hunter, Mackenzie professor and chair of the Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, will present the 58th Annual Strauss Lecture at 4 p.
Zheng to present New Investigator Science in Medicine Lecture
Ning Zheng, associate professor of pharmacology, will present Protein Ubiquitination: From Plant Biology to Human Diseases at noon on Wednesday, Oct.
Conference on male contraception set for Sept. 27-28
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Students broaden medical horizons in rural communities
“How did you spend your summer vacation?” will be among the frequently-asked questions overheard on campus in the coming weeks.
A conversation with Christopher Murray
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Sign up for the 2007 UWMC Seattle Marathon
Tami Sadusky’s secret dream is to own a gourmet cupcake shop.
UW Dentists Faculty Practice offers full services
If you’re a member of the UW community and are looking for comprehensive and easily accessible dental care, check out the UW Dentists Faculty Practice clinic.
Horwitz receives NIH Pioneer Award
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Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation sets priorities
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the UW, announced in June, will conduct independent, rigorous evaluations of health programs worldwide.
International child mortality goals fall short
The target for reducing mortality of children under 5 worldwide is unlikely to be met and the international community is not doing a better job of reducing child mortality than it was 30 years ago, according to a study published Sept.
September 26, 2007
NW Kidney Centers, Kirin-Amgen to establish endowed UW professorship in kidney research honoring kidney physician – the late Dr. Joseph W. Eschbach
The not-for-profit Northwest Kidney Centers (NKC) based in Seattle, WA, and California biotechnology joint venture Kirin-Amgen have announced an honorary gift to the University of Washington (UW) Division of Nephrology to establish the Joseph W.
September 25, 2007
City birds better than rural species in coping with human disruption
Birds that hang out in large urban areas seem to have a marked advantage over their rural cousins — they are adaptable enough to survive in a much larger range of conditions.
September 24, 2007
University of Washington and state agencies join to forecast and respond to human health effects of climate change in Washington state
Climate changes have jeopardized human health in the past, and are bound to do so again.
UW computer engineer wins MacArthur Foundation ‘genius’ award
Yoky Matsuoka, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, has been named one of this year’s <A href="http://www.
Victimization for sexual orientation increases suicidal behavior in college students
The film and television series “M*A*S*H*” featured the song “Suicide is Painless,” but new research refutes that idea and indicates that being victimized because of sexual orientation is a chief risk factor for suicidal behavior among gay, lesbian and bisexual college students.
Rare albino ratfish has eerie, silvery sheen
A ghostly, mutant ratfish caught off Whidbey Island in Washington state is the only completely albino fish ever seen by both the curator of the University of Washington’s 7.
September 21, 2007
Experts list: Arctic sea ice minimum for 2007 sets new record
The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo.
September 19, 2007
Collapsing structures to be tested in revamped UW engineering lab
Just as Minneapolis now finds itself in the middle of a national debate on bridge safety, so the Puget Sound area was some 70 years ago.
September 18, 2007
NIH funds University of Washington Institute of Translational Health Sciences
The University of Washington Institute of Translational Health Sciences is among 12 additional academic medical organizations nationwide to receive funding through the National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs).
September 17, 2007
Research overturns accepted notion of neutron’s electrical properties
For two generations of physicists, it has been a standard belief that the neutron, an electrically neutral elementary particle and a primary component of an atom, actually carries a positive charge at its center and an offsetting negative charge at its outer edge.
Cell death in sparrow brains may provide clues in age-related human diseases
A remarkable change takes place in the brains of tiny songbirds every year, and some day the mechanism controlling that change may help researchers develop treatments for age-related degenerative diseases of the brain such as Parkinson’s and dementia.
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