April 6, 2006
Despite a negative (normal) genetic test for mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, about 12 percent of breast cancer patients from high-risk families carried previously undetected cancer-associated mutations, according to a study in the March 22/29 issue of JAMA.
The School of Medicine’s top ranking in primary-care training and in its teaching programs in family medicine and in rural health are clearly related to the strength of regional programs and training sites, medical school leaders said.
What’s cultural competency?
A development workshop, open to health sciences faculty will explore what cultural competency means in different settings and present tools and skill sets for use in medical settings.
As part of the two-day Health Sciences Open House, slated for Friday, April 28, and Saturday, April 29, a global health forum and free film screening will be held on Saturday at noon in Hogness Auditorium at the Health Sciences Center.
A new model developed at the UW provides an accurate estimate of one-, two-, and three-year survival rates and average years of survival for patients with heart failure.
Academic Opportunities
Ethnic Studies
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States.
When the School of Drama’s production of The Who’s Tommy opens April 12 (previews April 9 and 11), the cast will be wearing costumes designed at the last minute.
The moral standards one might use to critique actions by ourselves, or others, when charges of human rights violations are raised will be considered by leading scholars on human rights from Oxford University, University of Pennsylvania and the University of Washington on Monday, April 10.
WHERE ARE WE? The photo at right was taken somewhere on campus.
People conversing on the streets in Tokyo differ from those on the streets of Seattle in ways other than the language they’re using.
Attorney and human rights activist Van Jones will present his vision of Green Jobs, Not Jails at 7 p.
First, staffers Ara Erickson and Matt McLaughlin of the College of Forest Resources say, came the challenge from Dean Bruce Bare last October.
Last summer, University Week wrote to faculty and staff who have worked here at least 35 years and asked for their reminiscences.
BOY OH BOY: An employment discrimination case brought to the U.
The UW again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.
This week, as construction fences go up and equipment is mobilized at the More Hall Annex, the closing chapter of an era in UW engineering will begin.
Friday, April 28, will be a day for saying thank you.
April 5, 2006
Just because you don’t know much about biology or medicine won’t stop you from helping to someday cure diseases like malaria, HIV, or cancer.
April 4, 2006
When you think about economics and mergers, you probably think about merging two companies into one, a la Boeing and McDonald Douglas.
Nearly 700 fifth through eighth graders from around Washington have been honored for their outstanding verbal and/or mathematical abilities by the University of Washington.
April 3, 2006
All the research and learning business students receive from classroom discussions and textbooks may be helpful for standardized tests, but this week, a complex, current global economic issue presented in the form of a case study will require much more of students participating in the University of Washington Business School’s Global Business Case Competition.
April 2, 2006
The University of Washington again has been ranked first among primary care medical schools in the country, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.
March 30, 2006
Rare metabolic diseases such as Tay-Sachs, Fabry and Gaucher syndromes are caused by enzyme deficiencies and typically have crippling, even fatal, consequences starting at very early ages.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The physiological and sensory challenges of life at sea for whales and other marine mammals, as well as strategies for conserving these animals, are the subject of the April 10 lecture Tails of the Ocean and Other Whale Stories.
If you’re interested in how the next phase of construction on Stevens Way will impact you this summer, the Capital Projects Office will host a brown bag presentation on the project from noon to 1 p.
Betty Stansbery graduated from the UW in 1938 with a major in art and a minor in drama, but she had already been creating art long before her college years and has kept it up ever since.
Students who want to know what employers should do for their employees from both economic and moral perspectives will have the chance to learn from some of the region’s most respected employers this quarter in a new class co-taught through the UW’s School of Social Work and the Business School.
Two new groups on campus, the Black Faculty and Staff @ UW Association and Qolors, will hold meetings in coming days.
On April 2, the public printer of the United States will be giving a speech in Seattle.
The traditions of two countries will be on display at Meany Theater over the next week.
Julian Schwarz, son of Seattle Symphony Maestro Gerard Schwarz, will be featured on the violoncello at the “Barry Lieberman & Friends” concert Sunday, April 2.
A team of students from the UW’s graphic design program has created a bold new look for the University’s specialty license plate.
UW Anthropology Professor Devon Peña will give the Samuel E.
The UW Physicians Network, made up of eight primary-care Neighborhood Clinics, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.