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June 22, 2006
Blog, photos let campus share China trip with President Emmert
UW President Mark Emmert was in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai June 12–21, meeting with dignitaries, educators and government officials.
NSF supports underground lab effort
The National Science Foundation has reversed an earlier decision and will support UW efforts to draft a conceptual design proposal for a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory in the Washington Cascades, University officials have learned.
Report recommends new office, new administrator to manage information
A task force appointed by Provost Phyllis Wise has completed an interim report that calls for articulating a vision for the future of the University’s information systems, and thinking about how future hardware and software development would fit into that vision.
Mystery Photo
WHERE ARE WE? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UWB theater group heads to Italy
By Elaine Kraft
UW Bothell
The Empty Suitcase Theater Company, a student theater group of the UW Bothell, will be traveling to Tuscany this month at the invitation of the international student theater festival in Arezzo, Italy.
Study: HIV rate higher in blacks
HIV infection is significantly more common among non-Hispanic blacks than it is among any other young adult racial or ethnic group in the United States, according to the first study drawn from the nation’s general youth population.
Brief therapy can help depression, study shows
Taking a page from the treatment book on alcohol abuse, researchers from the UWhave successfully tested a brief, low-cost intervention to deal with depression, the No.
Etc: News & Notes from around campus
TOURING TROMBONIST: School of Music doctoral trombone student Philip B.
Blog, photos let campus share China trip with President Emmert
UW President Mark Emmert was in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai June 12-21, meeting with dignitaries, educators and government officials.
NSF supports underground lab effort
The National Science Foundation has reversed an earlier decision and will support UW efforts to draft a conceptual design proposal for a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory in the Washington Cascades, university officials have learned.
Report recommends new office, new administrator to manage information
A task force appointed by Provost Phyllis Wise has completed an interim report that calls for articulating a vision for the future of the University’s information systems, and thinking about how future hardware and software development would fit into that vision.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Crittenden twice honored
Dr.
Call it the Brotman Building
The building at 815 Mercer Street has been named the Brotman Building in honor of UW Regent Jeff Brotman and his wife, Susan Brotman.
Bacteria protected by their own ‘immune system’
Bacteria, those nasty little bugs that cause many illnesses, constantly assault our immune systems as they try to infect us.
Ballpark buddies: Mariners & UW Medicine
Safeco Field is sporting a new health care partner this season as part of a sponsorship agreement between UW Medicine and the Seattle Mariners.
World-class debut: Student receives first-ever Global Health Pathway Certificate
Marjan Zarghami is the first recipient of the UW School of Medicine’s Global Health Pathway Certificate, awarded to students who have completed additional coursework in international health during their medical school training.
Two Miss Seattle winners at School of Medicine
More than a year ago Weiya Zhang and Allison Porter sat next to each other in UW School of Medicine orientation for first-year students.
June 19, 2006
National Science Foundation reinstates Cascades underground lab proposal
The National Science Foundation has reversed an earlier decision and will support University of Washington efforts to draft a conceptual design proposal for a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory in the Washington Cascades, university officials have learned.
Brief intervention reduces symptoms of depression
Taking a page from the treatment book on alcohol abuse, researchers from the University of Washington have successfully tested a brief, low-cost intervention to deal with depression, the No.
June 15, 2006
Researchers find physiological markers for cutting, other self-harming behaviors by teenage girls
Non-fatal, self-inflicted injuries by adolescent and young adult females are major public health problems and researchers have found physiological evidence that this behavior may lead to a more serious psychological condition called borderline personality disorder.
June 12, 2006
New satellite set to collect most-detailed data yet about atmospheric particles
(Updated on June 21, 2006)
A new satellite that last week began gathering data from the Earth’s atmosphere could be a key tool in unraveling just how much effect the reflectivity of clouds and tiny particles called aerosols are having on the planet’s changing climate.
June 9, 2006
Bacteria have their own immune system protecting against outside DNA
Bacteria like Salmonella have a complicated immune system that helps them recognize and isolate foreign DNA trying to invade their cell membrane, according to a University of Washington-led study in the June 8 issue of Science Express.
Decreased Alcohol Consumption, Increased Use of Seat Belts Save Lives
Traffic crash mortality rates in the U.
June 6, 2006
We should welcome them to the melting pot
Much of the conventional wisdom about immigration is just plain wrong.
Mussel strain: Same species responds differently to same warming, depending on location
Based on current trends for both air and water temperatures, by 2100 the body temperatures of California mussels — found along thousands of miles of coast in the northeast Pacific Ocean and not just in California — could increase between about 2 degrees F and 6.
Study shows our ancestors survived ‘Snowball Earth’
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June 5, 2006
Blacks hit hardest by HIV infection among nation’s young adults
HIV infection is significantly more common among non-Hispanic blacks than it is among any other young adult racial or ethnic group in the United States, according to the first study drawn from the nation’s general youth population.
June 1, 2006
Hormone’s role in insects could give insight for cancer treatment, malnutrition
Starvation typically has dire consequences for an organism’s growth.
Panic disorder difficult to diagnose but very treatable
Panic disorder is fairly common, and can cause frightening symptoms that resemble those of heart, respiratory and gastrointestinal problems, according to a review by a University of Washington psychiatrist in the June 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Health Sciences Briefs
Join Team SCCA
The Seattle Cancer Care Alliance is forming a large team to take part in the Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Race for the Cure at Qwest Field on Saturday, June 17.
SLUGs put up posters, host stem cell lecture
The South Lake Union Group (SLUG), formed by fellows and scientists at the UW Medicine South Lake Union research hub, plans a poster show of work done recently in labs at that location and a presentation on “The Current State of Stem-Cell Research and Ethical Issues” by Dr.
Search committee named for UW Medical Center leader
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School of Pharmacy offers ‘Health Care and the Media: Perceptions, Truth and Possibilities’
A panel of local communications professionals will bring their expertise to the School of Pharmacy’s annual Don Katterman Lecture, set for 9 a.
Gene and Cell Therapy Core Laboratory seeks new challenges
“In a broad sense,” says Dr.
The awards for outstanding nursing and support go to…
The UW School of Nursing honored outstanding nurses and nursing leaders at its 2006 Nurses Recognition Banquet May 11 at the W Hotel in Seattle.
Bloedel professorship goes to Frances Lewis
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Tour new UW Regional Heart Center June 13
The UW Medicine Regional Heart Center will have a public open house at UW Medical Center on Tuesday, June 13, from 4 to 7 p.
Official notices
DEGREE EXAMS
Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations.
Remembance: Gould garden honors Gordon Varey
This year, undergraduate landscape architecture students are working in their own backyard — literally.
Sacred Ellington: UW lecturer restores seldom-heard music by jazz great
A recently issued two-CD package is the culmination of efforts begun by Michael Brockman, lecturer in saxophone and jazz studies, about 18 years ago.
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