The July issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine includes a number of stories about Health Sciences and UW Medicine.
July 6, 2006
The latest news from the UW
UW says goodbye to Denton
An informal gathering for Denice Denton’s UW colleagues and friends is scheduled for 1 p.
Hormone study gives clues for treating cancer
Starvation typically has dire consequences for an organism’s growth.
Testing hypertonic solutions for trauma victims
Hypertonic resuscitation — a concentrated intravenous dose of saline, with or without dextran, a sugar solution — has the potential to help survivors of traumatic injury by improving blood flow and delivery of oxygen to the injured brain while decreasing high pressure in the brain, a common problem for patients with brain injury.
UW Combined Fund Drive looking for a few good people
William Shakespeare may not really have been thinking of recruiting departmental coordinators for the UW’s fall Combined Fund Drive when he wrote that “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
New recruiter seeks underrepresented groups for science, technology, engineering, math
When Sibrina Collins entered graduate school in chemistry at The Ohio State University, it suddenly became obvious to her that minority groups were far outnumbered in graduate study of the sciences.
Business alum gives $6 million for chair, building
ISIS: Where medicine meets virtual reality
Tina Wood and Laura Foy, co-hosts of Microsoft’s online technology program The Ten Show, are about to find out what happens when a patient’s heart stops beating in the OR.
July 5, 2006
UW alumnus gives $6 million to building campaign, endowed chair in marketing
July 3, 2006
Women given specialized treatment half as likely to attempt suicide
Women with a serious mental disorder called borderline personality disorder who received a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy were half as likely to attempt suicide as women who were treated by expert therapists in dealing with difficult patients.
June 30, 2006
Students with disabilities gather at UW to find success through technology
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June 29, 2006
‘Ape-earances’ can be deceiving for many under the influence of alcohol
It’s pretty difficult to overlook the proverbial 800-pound gorilla, or even an average-size person dressed in a gorilla suit.
Planning for stewardship an important part of successful ecological restoration
Restoring degraded ecosystems around Seattle — and giving them a fighting chance to stay healthy — can be as much about PR as the right plants.
June 24, 2006
Statement from UW President Mark Emmert on the death of Denice Denton
“We mourn the loss of Denice Denton.
June 22, 2006
Wanted: Skilled tradesmen
I recently listened in on a conversation between two savvy people.
Tiny creatures survived Earth’s deep freeze
It has been 2.
A family man retires
Notices
Research Studies
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center seeks women for study
The Nutrition and Exercise for Women (NEW) Study — A study that examines the effects of exercise and nutrition on breast cancer risk factors — seeks to recruit more than 500 Seattle-area participants.
Faculty member claims Flexcar prize in quiz
Steven Goodreau, assistant professor of anthropology, won $100 worth of Flexcar use after completing a quiz sponsored by the Facilities Services Conservation Campaign Committee.
UW Motor Pool looking at electric cars, alternative fuels as part of energy saving strategy
At about lunchtime last Tuesday, the parking lot of the UW Motor Pool was lined with several attractive vehicles, gleaming with showroom polish but a bit smaller than most you see on the street.
Student art on display at retirement residence
Visually Speaking: MFA and BFA Student Artworks, curated by Charlotte Beall, opens June 22 and runs through Oct.
Downtown art to be reborn on campus
Some major earth moving will be taking place in the shadow of George Washington this summer.
Heart in his game: UW lecturer loves accounting and basketball, not necessarily in that order
By Ed Kromer
Business School
Bill Resler, an eccentric senior lecturer in tax accounting and part-time basketball coach whose scruffy appearance has been described as “Santa Claus in Birkenstocks,” doesn’t exactly fit Hollywood’s image of a leading man.
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
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.