UW News
The latest news from the UW
August 29, 2006
Tiny shock absorbers help bacteria stick around inside the body
Bacteria have hair-like protrusions with a sticky protein on the tip that lets them cling to surfaces.
August 28, 2006
UW to purchase Safeco property in University District
The University of Washington announced today that it has successfully negotiated the purchase of the Safeco property in the University District.
August 24, 2006
Researchers launch effort to build flexible solar cells to power aircraft
WHO: Researchers at the University of Washington, including Matthew O’Donnell, the new dean of the UW’s College of Engineering, and colleagues from the University of Colorado; University of California, Los Angeles; and Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
August 23, 2006
Viruses can jump between primates and humans, researchers warn
Viruses that jump the species barrier between monkeys and humans can harm both people and animals, and we should take steps to reduce the risk of virus transmission.
Tiny ion pump sets new standard in cooling hot computer microchips
University of Washington researchers have succeeded in building a cooling device tiny enough to fit on a computer chip that could work reliably and efficiently with the smallest microelectronic components.
August 22, 2006
Health Sciences News Briefs
The UW Regional Heart Center is organizing a large team of walkers for the 2002 American Heart Association Heart Walk.
Knees in need of surgery?
Pam Sowers
HS News & Community Relations
You’ve tried over-the-counter painkillers, maybe glucosamine or chondroitin, modified exercise and even injections to calm the pain in your arthritic knees.
Investors will focus on medical devices
A half-day educational program on the medical device market and investing in medical device start-up companies is set for Thursday morning, Oct.
Streissguth honored
Dr.
Diabetes recognition awards program at Kane Hall Sept. 14
Diabetes recognition awards program at Kane HalPeople who have been living with diabetes 25, 50, 60 or more years will be honored at the first UW Purple and Gold Diabetes Recognition Awards ceremony at 9 a.
Surgery’s Strauss Lecture features MGH chief surgeon
The Department of Surgery’s 53rd annual Strauss Lecture will be given this year by Dr.
Hardwiring brain circuits
Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Connecting a monitor to the keyboard input on a computer’s CPU will result in neither the monitor nor keyboard functioning properly.
Series on technology transfer begins Sept. 12
“Things Your Mother Never Taught You: How to Commercialize Technology in the University Setting” is the title for a new monthly series of presentations organized by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations and the UW Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer.
Notices
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Etc: campus news and notes
MATERIAL MAN: UW Chemistry Professor Larry Dalton will receive the 2003 Award in the Chemistry of Materials from the American Chemical Society at the group’s annual meeting in New Orleans, March 25.
News Briefs
News Briefs
Law conference brings Japanese leader to campus
The vast legal reform now under way in Japan will be debated by some of its top designers and critics Friday and Saturday at the UW’s School of Law, sponsor of an international conference on “Law in Japan: A Turning Point.
August 18, 2006
UW Medical Center recertified as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence for the fourth time
University of Washington Medical Center has been recertified as a “Magnet Nursing Services Organization” by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for its excellence in nursing practice and patient care.
Freshman Convocation, Sept. 24 in Seattle, Sept. 26 in Bothell
At least 2,000 freshmen, their parents and guests are expected to attend the 2006 UW Freshman Convocation, to be held at noon, Sunday, Sept.
August 17, 2006
Memorial Friday, Sept. 8, for James Palais
James Palais, considered a key figure in establishing the Korean studies field in the United States, will be honored at a memorial service from 3 to 5 p.
Mystery Photo
WHERE ARE WE? The top photo at the right was taken somewhere on campus.
Art prof gives new Seattle library a place in the sun
At the new Montlake branch of the Seattle Public Library, five circles of light, each a different color, dance down the walls and move onto the lobby floor in the morning, then move across the room as the day goes on. A UW researcher has devised a way to use the fossil teeth of ancient bison as a tool to reconstruct historic climate and vegetation changes in America’s breadbasket, the Great Plains. Volunteer, meet students, and enjoy a free dinner Here’s a story easily told in a dozen words: Training & Development is changing its name to Professional & Organizational Development. John D. Nathan Kutz and Josh Proctor have worked, studied, traveled, published and even applied for a patent together in their roles as professor and student, boss and employee and principal investigator and student researcher. Globally each year, hundreds of thousands of seabirds looking for a free lunch end up snagged on baited hooks as commercial longline vessels set their gear. SWIM FOR A CAUSE: Some people will go to any lengths to help out an institution they believe in. The UW Police got a new look this week, but you’ll have to be pretty observant to see it. When it comes to predicting what they want in the future, even a crystal ball probably wouldn’t help preschool children figure out what they might want tomorrow. Mindy Kornberg, currently assistant vice president of human resources at Duke University, has been appointed the UW’s next vice president of human resources, Executive Vice President Weldon Ihrig announced. There’s an old joke among university scholars and researchers that they have great flexibility in their jobs — they can work any 80-hour week they want. In the Aug. Clinical Research Symposium Sept. Dr. By Julie Collier UW Medicine is partnering with the Seattle Public Library to provide speakers and expert health care specialists for a new evening lecture series that takes monthly from September to November 2006, and from January to March 2007. By Leila Gray The Montana WWAMI medical education program announced Aug. When doctors and scientists look for the underlying causes of a disease or a condition, they usually put everyone with the ailment together in one big group and see what they have in common. Dr. August 15, 2006 A University of Washington-led study will examine whether women whose birth control prescriptions have expired would be interested in receiving contraceptives directly from a community pharmacist.
Bison teeth tell tales of climate, vegetation
Official notices
The Carlson Center is looking for UW faculty and staff to be table captains at the Fourth Annual Community Gathering Dinner on Sept.
A new name for Training & Development
Sahr named associate dean, undergrad ed
Out of mentoring and research — a friendship grows
Streamer line innovation saves seabirds from that sinking feeling
Etc: News & Notes from around campus
UW Police sport new look
Primal needs influence kids’ thoughts of future
Kornberg named HR vice president
Home, career balance: Research shows changing climate
Talking about stem cell funding – a correction
Coming events at the UW School of Medicine
Pun wins Presidential Early Career Award
Seattle Public Library Site for New UW Medicine Lecture Series
News & Community Relations
Physician training to increase with new Montana Track program
News & Community Relations
Of famine, folate and schizophrenia: Link studied between genetic mutations and lack of micronutrients
Summer dental research institute a global draw for professionals seeking training
UW study to test whether women will bridge gap in birth control coverage by going directly to pharmacists
