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May 10, 2007
Group Health endows nursing professorship in chronic illness
Group Health Cooperative has endowed a new professorship at the UW School of Nursing, Dean Nancy Woods announced this week.
2007 medical school class honors students, faculty and staff
The 2007 graduating class of the UW School of Medicine has selected its annual award recipients.
General Clinical Research Center awards 2007 pilot and feasibility grants
The UW General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) has named the recipients of its 2007 GCRC Pilot and Feasibility Grants, designed to facilitate career development in clinical research.
Stern named president of Alliance for Clinician Educators in Radiology
At the recently concluded 55th annual meeting of the Association of University Radiologists, UW School of Medicine faculty member, Dr.
Medical quality and radiology expert to speak May 21
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May 9, 2007
UW undergraduates to present research at symposium May 18
Katharine Liang, a UW senior, initially got interested in medical research to help her mom, who because of myopic degeneration and glaucoma is legally blind.
May 8, 2007
State turns to Ruckelshaus Center to mediate land-use dispute
A recently named conflict-resolution center from the state’s two largest universities has a new assignment under legislation signed today by Gov.
Latino poet Martin Espada rescheduled at the University of Washington
WHAT: The Reed-Osheroff Lecture honors two Seattle-area veterans of The Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a group of American volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39).
May 7, 2007
40 percent of 3-month-old infants are regularly watching TV, DVDs or videos
A large number of parents are ignoring warnings from the American Academy of Pediatrics and are allowing their very young children to watch television, DVDs or videos so that by 3 months of age 40 percent of infants are regular viewers.
Congressman Norm Dicks to be UW Commencement speaker
Congressman Norm Dicks, who has served as a representative in Congress since 1977, will be the University of Washington’s speaker at the 2007 Commencement exercises June 9 at Husky Stadium.
May 4, 2007
Children with autism have difficulty recognizing ordinary words
New research indicates that young children with autism have a difficult time recognizing ordinary words and more of their brains are occupied with this kind of task compared to typically developing youngsters.
May 3, 2007
Albert Jonsen set the standard for medical ethics
On Monday, May 7, Dr.
Two well-known American poets to speak at the University of Washington
WHAT: Robert Bly and Martin Espada will speak at separate events this May at the UW.
UW’s undergrads dominate international math competition
They thought they had already had their proudest moment.
Governor Gregoire signs health legislation at UW Medical Center
The UW Medical Center (UWMC) hosted Governor Christine Gregoire May 2, when she signed into law a broad array of health care legislation.
Healthy chemical world lecture series
“Hidden Health Hazards: Everyday Exposures to Toxic Chemicals,” a look at common consumer products such as air fresheners, dryer sheets, cleaners and hand sanitizers which can have unlisted ingredients that are toxic chemicals, is the first of four lectures on the University of Washington campus concerned with how one can stay healthy in a chemical world.
MFA candidates in dance present new work May 10-13
The UW Dance Program presents an evening of new work choreographed by current MFA candidates, Snapshots from History.
Hear clarinet, piano, cello at coming School of Music events
A faculty recital on clarinet, a concert featuring piano and cello and student performances are being offered by the UW School of Music in coming days.
Official notices
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Washington Weekend: A UW celebration
Red Square smelled of smoke at midday Friday — barbecue smoke, rising from the grills upon which thousands of burgers and dogs got cooked for the enjoyment of faculty and staff during the UW Community Celebration.
Poets Bly, Espada to speak on campus May 10
Two well-known American poets, Robert Bly and Martin Espada, will speak at the UW Thursday, May 10.
Questions and answers on workplace violence
Editor’s Note: The murder of Rebecca Griego here at the UW and the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech University have brought issues of workplace violence and safety into the national spotlight.
UW undergrads dominate international math competition
They thought they had already had their proudest moment.
Star birth goes boom, boom, boom: Three generations of stars form early in globular cluster’s life
Space Telescope Science Institute
Astronomers have long thought that globular star clusters had a single “baby boom” of stars early in their lives and then settled into a quiet existence.
Trash into treasure is Kaufman’s goal
Pat Kaufman began his career picking up waste, and now his time is spent trying to divert items from the trash to more productive uses.
Atwater named to National Academy of Sciences
Brian Atwater, an affiliate professor of Earth and space sciences and a geologist with the U.
Etc: Campus news and notes
GREEN POWER: The UW was recognized recently by the U.
Constructing Childhood: Children’s art display part of Simpson center project
Growing up is often fun and games, but isn’t always child’s play.
Minority affairs candidates to speak
The Search Advisory Committee on the Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity has announced that the two final candidates for the position will be giving public presentations to the campus the week of May 14.
Faculty Senate: Legislature’s budget good news for education, UW
Washington’s state Legislature adjourned sine die (without a plan for reconvening this session) on Sunday, April 22, right at the deadline for its session to end.
Autism makes recognizing words hard: Children with the disorder use more of their brains on the task
New research indicates that young children with autism have a difficult time recognizing ordinary words and more of their brains are occupied with this kind of task compared to typically developing youngsters.
Legislative news best in 20 years
Okay, you can uncross your fingers now.
Health Sciences calendar briefs
Global outsourcing of clinical trials, May 4
Adriana Petryna, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses Global Outsourcing of Clinical Trials: Ethical Challenges, Friday, May 4, from noon to 1 p.
Education in Medicine: Maintenance of board certifications
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May 10 Science in Medicine Lecture: Structural biology and tropical diseases
Wim Hol, professor of biochemistry and biological structure, will present the Distinguished Science in Medicine Lecture, Structural Biology in the Fight Against Tropical Diseases, Thursday, May 10, at noon in Hogness Auditorium, Health Sciences Center.
Treatment advances improve spine care
A healthy spine protects the spinal cord and spinal nerves.
Eighth-graders get hands-on environmental health lessons
For the past several years, the outreach and education team at the Center for Ecogenetics & Environmental Health has hosted the 8th grade class of Olympic View Middle School in Mulkiteo at the UW.
A brief history: UW Medical History and Ethics
The UW Department of Medical History and Ethics has come a long way since its beginnings as a single course, the “Introduction to Medicine,” in the 1950s.
May 1, 2007
Latest treatments, possible causes of autism to highlight press conference
WHAT: Press conference at the opening of the sixth International Meeting for Autism Research in Seattle.
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