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October 26, 2006
Stem cell lecture set for Nov. 15
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Research links Huntington’s disease to metabolic defects
Huntington’s disease includes a metabolic disorder, not just the brain effects seen in the disease, according to a new study by University of Washington researchers.
New center for geriatric research funded
By Roberta Wilkes
Department of Medicine
Drs.
PSO: Aiming to improve the quality of UW work life
What group of UW employees is 6,200 strong, crucial for keeping the University functioning, and largely invisible? Professional staff.
Symposium to focus on underrepresented students in sciences
Sharing information on successful strategies for mentoring and retaining underrepresented students in the sciences is the goal of a symposium that is expected to draw participants from more than 30 institutions to campus this weekend.
Unused medical supplies put to good use
Leila Gray
News & Community Relations
For each operating room procedure at UW Medical Center, supplies are carefully selected and set out on a sterile tray, easy to reach during critical moments.
Lecture, photo exhibit tell tales out of Africa
When Sindiwe Magona was a little girl in South Africa during the ’40s and ’50s, she anxiously looked forward to the days when white folks’ threw out books because they eventually came to her, and she was delighted.
A summer of science: Interns thrive in summer program
By Claire Dietz
News & Community Relations
Other summers, Araceli Vasquez had worked with her family in the beet fields of southern Idaho.
Faculty Senate chair has substantial experience in governance
Gail Stygall, chair of the Faculty Senate for the 2006–2007 year, believes strongly in the idea of shared governance, and says openness and cooperation have grown tremendously at the UW in recent years.
UW Medicine gets $6 million for stem cell research
By Clare Hagerty & Elizabeth Lowry
News & Community Relations
Orin Smith, retired Starbucks president and chief executive officer, has donated $5 million for the UW’s Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo to the right was taken somewhere on campus.
Etc: Campus news and notes
A CAT PROBLEM: If a single female cat is left unspayed, how many offspring can she produce in seven years? That’s the problem Math Professor Jerry Folland was presented with recently.
October 25, 2006
Film based on novel by UW professor Shawn Wong to be distributed nationally
“Americanese,” the film based on a novel by University of Washington professor Shawn Wong, is going big time.
Online activism may make the difference on Election Day
More and more, Congressional candidates are turning to the Web as a tool to mobilize their base and build credibility with undecided voters, according to findings in a new book by a University of Washington researcher.
Earthquake swarms not just clustered around volcanoes, geothermal regions
An earthquake swarm — a steady drumbeat of moderate, related seismic events — over hours or days, often can be observed near a volcano such as Mount St.
October 24, 2006
Tiny electronic chip, interacting with the brain, modifies
pathways for controlling movement
Researchers at the University of Washington are working on an implantable electronic chip that may help establish new nerve connections in the part of the brain that controls movement.
Opiate-addicted people, women with suicidal behavior needed for studies
The Behavioral Research & Therapy Clinics at the University of Washington are looking for Puget Sound men and women who have an opiate addiction and women with suicidal behavior to volunteer for two studies designed to refine a therapeutic treatment for people who have trouble regulating their emotions.
October 23, 2006
Steep oxygen decline halted first land colonization by Earth’s sea creatures
Vertebrate creatures first began moving from the world’s oceans to land about 415 million years ago, then all but disappeared by 360 million years ago.
Bargain or waste of money? Consumers don’t always agree
Once consumers buy an item, it is often difficult for them to get rid of it, even if it makes rational sense to do so.
October 20, 2006
Washington’s most valuable resource — its brightest kids — being sought by UW
The state’s single most valuable resource, its smartest young students, are wanted by the University of Washington as it embarks on its annual hunt for the brightest fifth- through eighth-grade students across Washington.
Are trauma centers prepared for mass-casualty disasters?
Natural and manmade disasters, including the terrorist attacks of Sept.
October 19, 2006
Despite popular belief, the world is not running out of oil, UW scientist says
PHILADELPHIA — If you think the world is on the verge of running out of oil or other mineral resources, you’ve been taken in by the foremost of seven myths about resource geology, according to a University of Washington economic geologist.
Graphic anti-abortion display to be on campus Oct. 25
On Wednesday, Oct.
Health Sciences news briefs
HIPRC AND Children’s Hospital awarded $3.
UW Press publishes memoir of former social work faculty member
In his book Growing Up Brown: Memoirs of a Filipino American, Peter Jamero, former UW assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine and social work, recounts his early life in a farm labor camp in Livingston, Calif.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW Libraries digital collections link up with Wikipedia
Ann Lally, head of the UW Libraries Digital Initiatives, was looking at statistics for the annual report last spring when she noticed something interesting: The libraries’ digital collections were getting quite a bit of traffic from Wikipedia.
Violist Watras to perform new compositions in ‘Prestidigitation’
Faculty violist Melia Watras will perform new, cutting-edge music by five composers, including three from the UW, in a concert titled Prestidigitation, at 7:30 p.
Concerts by two pianists offered by UW School of Music
The UW School of Music will offer concerts by two pianists of contrasting style next week.
Free student speaker series topics relate to common book
UW Libraries and the Friends of the Libraries are teaming up to sponsor a student speaker series relating to this year’s common book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder.
Nominations sought for Faculty Senate vice chair
Nominations for vice chair of the Faculty Senate are being sought.
University of Chicago professor to speak about the issue of suicide terrorism
The Growing Threat of Suicide Terrorism is the title of a lecture by Robert Pape scheduled for 7:30 p.
Help Purchasing revamp its Web site
A reminder: Purchasing and Stores is looking for help in redesigning its Web site.
Diversity institute’s ‘Place Matters’ conference coming Oct. 27-28
“Place Matters: Seeking Equity in a Diverse Society” is the title of a conference slated for Oct.
Manage your benefits during Open Enrollment
Open enrollment, the time for UW employees can make changes to their health care options, will be from Oct.
UW dance makes an impression in Japan
Come January, Dance Professor Hannah Wiley and some of her dancers will be appearing on Japanese TV.
New International Book Club to Meet
Chicken with Plums, the new book by Iranian cartoonist Marjane Satrapi, will be the topic of conversation at the new International Book Club, which will have its first meeting at 2 p.
Homecoming week kicks off with Dawg Dash
Homecoming activities kick off this weekend on campus.
Russian comedy presented by UW School of Drama
The UW School of Drama is presenting Black Snow, a Russian comedy by Mikhail Bulgakov, which runs through Oct.
Brain regions do not communicate efficiently in adults with autism
A novel look at the brains of adults with autism has provided new evidence that various brain regions of people with the developmental disorder may not communicate with each other as efficiently as they do in other people.
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