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September 27, 2007
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.
September 12, 2007
A rose is a rozsa is a 薔薇: Image-search tool speaks hundreds of languages
From the fall of the Tower of Babel to the Esperanto global language movement, many humans have dreamed of sharing a common tongue.
September 7, 2007
UW honors The Foster Foundation’s philanthropy with new name for Business School
University of Washington president Mark A.
September 5, 2007
David Kopay, alum and gay athlete, donates $1 million to UW’s Q Center
David Kopay, a University of Washington alumnus who was the first American professional team athlete to come out as gay, has pledged $1 million to the UW’s Q Center, whose mission is to create an inclusive and celebratory environment for people of all sexual orientations.
September 4, 2007
University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to coordinate National Human Genome Research Institute disease studies
The University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have been awarded a four-year $4.
Stephen Zieniewicz to lead UW Medical Center
Stephen P.
NIGMS awards University of Washington $10 million for human embryonic stem cell research
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), one of the National Institutes of Health, has funded a new research program at the University of Washington focused on the study of the basic biology of human embryonic stem cells.
Having the right timing ‘connections’ in brain is key to overcoming dyslexia
Using new software developed to investigate how the brains of dyslexic children are organized, University of Washington researchers have found that key areas for language and working memory involved in reading are connected differently in dyslexics than in children who are good readers and spellers.
September 1, 2007
ZIP codes and property values predict obesity rates
Neighborhood property values predict local obesity rates better than education or incomes, according to a study from the University of Washington being published online this week by the journal Social Science and Medicine.
August 30, 2007
Star Trek medical device uses ultrasound to seal punctured lungs
A stretcher races through the entrance of a busy hospital.
August 29, 2007
Washington state has fourth lowest child poverty rate in U.S.
Washington State now has the fourth lowest child poverty rate in the nation, tied with Hawaii.
August 27, 2007
Human derived stem cells can repair rat hearts damaged by heart attack
When human heart muscle cells derived from embryonic stem cells are implanted into a rat after a heart attack, they can help rebuild the animal’s heart muscle and improve function of the organ, scientists report in the September issue of Nature Biotechnology.
August 23, 2007
University of Washington presents live free broadcast of Washington National Opera’s La Boheme
The University of Washington is showing a free, live broadcast of Washington National Opera’s edgy new production of Puccini’s La Boheme at 11 a.
Coastal/global awards dovetail with proposed $130 million ocean observatory
This morning’s announcement by the Joint Oceanographic Institutions concerning a $97.
August 22, 2007
University of Washington to open China office in Beijing
University of Washington President Mark A.
New UW faculty member led technical development of Sky in Google Earth
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August 21, 2007
UW reorganizes administration of police department;
Chief Vicky Stormo announces January retirement
University of Washington President Mark A.
August 20, 2007
China’s Ambassador to the U.S. to visit UW Aug. 22
Note: Because of security, reporters should arrive no later than 10:30 a.
August 17, 2007
University of Washington is ranked 11th best public university by U.S. News
The University of Washington is tied for the 11th best public university in the most recent edition of America’s Best Colleges released today by U.
August 16, 2007
UW President rejects Disney complaints
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Fewer degrees of separation make companies more innovative, creative
“I read somewhere that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people.
A weekend of interactive fun planned at the Burke
Song, dance, storytelling and demonstrations of art and crafts will be offered in Celebrate Native American Arts!, a special two-day event at the Burke Museum, 10 a.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
State of the climate: Report to cite effects of climate change on state’s health, agriculture
An assessment of the impact of climate change on the state, being launched this week by the UW’s Climate Impacts Group for the Washington Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED), is the most comprehensive ever.
Tag(s): Climate Impacts Group
UW staffers working toward wireless campus
Two years after setting out to provide wireless connections campuswide within a three-year time span, work toward implementing the UW Wireless Initiative is on schedule.
Etc: Campus news & notes
LAUDED LIBRARY: Odegaard Undergraduate Library was held up as an ideal in a recent journal article published by a Japanese librarian.
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