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January 5, 2006
Red Square visions: Landscape architecture students compete to redesign a campus landmark
Who says Red Square has to be red?
Black flagstones might beautify that sea of brick.
Benefits in Brief
Members of the University community:
I am pleased to announce the arrival of the new Voluntary Investment Program (VIP) online enrollment/change enhancement to Employee Self-Service (ESS).
Health Science News Briefs
On bacterial communication
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Good fences make good forests, book shows
“Frequencies” is the name for a fence of 2-inch diameter branches that doesn’t simply mark one’s property line, it undulates along it.
Mini-med school begins Feb. 7
UW Medicine’s Mini-Medical School will offer six sessions this year, Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.
A day to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebrations of the legacy of Dr.
Scientists ask public to help them understand crow behavior
It sounds like water — a “gloink” sound — said Elena Fox of the UW’s U-Pass office.
Researchers link caloric restrictions to aging
UW researchers have found a genetic pathway linking nutrient response and the aging process, they report in the Nov.
New device helps those awaiting heart transplants
As a Washington state trooper patrolling the streets of Olympia, 39-year-old Matt Stone was trained to expect the unexpected.
Home at last, back in Johnson Hall
Occupants of Johnson Hall were busy moving in to their renovated quarters this week.
New award honors Thorud’s longtime leadership
When the UW gives out its annual awards this spring, there will be a new one added to the list.
Lance Armstrong inspires at cancer survivors celebration
Cancer survivor and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was the keynote speaker at the second annual UW Medical Center Survivors Celebration Breakfast held Dec.
Sierra Club honors UW Tacoma
The urban campus and restored brick warehouses of UW Tacoma have earned recognition from the Sierra Club as one of the country’s best new development projects.
Athletics leadership is focus of new program
Jim Antony gets pretty excited when he talks about the new Masters Program in Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership, to be offered by the College of Education starting this summer.
New diversity minor launched this quarter
Starting this quarter, students will be able to work toward a minor in diversity at the UW.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Notices
Academic opportunities
Participants wanted for Continuums of Service conference
Washington Campus Compact and the Western Region Campus Compact Consortium announce the dates, location, theme, and call for proposals for the Ninth Annual Continuums of Service Conference.
Etc. Campus News & Notes
A GRAND FILM: A group of UW Tacoma students won the short-film contest sponsored by the city’s Grand Cinema right before the break, producing a five-minute film in just 72 hours with only a few actors, minimal sets and equipment, and a clunky required line of dialogue.
Dress code days end, thanks to assistant dean
Last summer, University Week sent out e-mail to all the faculty and staff we could find who have worked here for at least 35 years.
From stars to Earth: UW astronomer hopes for happy landing for spacecraft
The Stardust landing will be covered live on UWTV2, which will be broadcasting from NASA-TV starting at 1:30 a.
January 3, 2006
100 families with two or more children with autism sought for genetics study
One hundred families with two or more autistic children in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho and Alaska are needed for an on-going University of Washington study that is searching for the genetic causes of autism.
Follow-up care for adolescent trauma survivors’ emotional distress: A need unmet
Adolescents who suffer physical injuries are vulnerable to emotional distress in the months following their hospitalization, yet almost 40 percent of hospitalized adolescents interviewed for a new study had no source for the follow-up medical care that could diagnose and treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress.
Stardust nears end of epic journey; researchers await its treasure
The Stardust landing will be covered live on UWTV2, which will be broadcasting from NASA-TV starting at 1:30 a.
December 29, 2005
Tiny pikas seem to be on march toward extinction in Great Basin
The tiny rabbit-like American pika, an animal species considered to be one of the best canaries in a coal mine for detecting global warming in the western United States, appears to be veering toward the brink of extinction in the Great Basin.
December 23, 2005
Preventing Injury Death Around the World: ‘The 1,000,000 Lives Campaign’
At least five million people around the world die from trauma each year, with enormous disparities in survival rates for patients injured in high-income and low-income countries.
December 21, 2005
New study scientifically links dancing to attraction, genetic advantage
Polyester aside, the disco dancers of the ’70s may have been on to something.
Study finds genetic link between asthma and obesity
A study about the relationship between asthma and obesity, which uses a community-based twin registry from the University of Washington in Seattle, has found a strong genetic link between the two disorders, according to findings published in the December issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
December 20, 2005
Celebrity voice-overs: that not-too familiar voice could be selling you something
New research reveals that television commercials featuring celebrity voice-overs are most influential when consumers can’t identify which actor it belongs to.
December 19, 2005
Ancient Chinese remedy shows potential in preventing breast cancer
A derivative of the sweet wormwood plant used since ancient times to fight malaria and shown to precisely target and kill cancer cells may someday aid in stopping breast cancer before it gets a toehold.
December 14, 2005
Ability to capture large prey may be origin of army ants’ cooperative behavior
Scientific insights come at the darnedest times.
December 12, 2005
Ford Foundation grant focuses on Southeast Asian American students, communities
The Ford Foundation has selected the University of Washington as one of 27 higher education institutions to receive $100,000 grants for projects that promote academic freedom and constructive dialogue on campus.
December 8, 2005
CFD: Volunteering for health
Editor’s note: This is the last in University Week’s series of profiles of UW employees who volunteer for CFD agencies.
Digestive problems may impede overweight people from exercising
Doctors treating overweight or obese patients often prescribe exercise as part of a regime to take off pounds.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
January’s coming: Get ready to ride in the rain
Registration for the 3rd annual Ride in the Rain Challenge is under way.
UW taking part in collaboration with India
The UW is one of 20 American universities taking part in a new Indo-US Inter-University Collaborative Initiative in Higher Education and Research
The initiative was launched today by the President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam.
UW Bothell offers dual enrollment to Everett students
Starting this winter, students will be able to enroll at UW Bothell while completing an associate degree from Everett Community College.
Launch party planned for benefit CD
The Triple Door will host a launch party for Taste This Northwest, a CD benefiting homeless youth in the Northwest, from 7 to 10 p.
Google gremlins cause glitch: Everything old is news again
Last Thursday, the Office of News and Information was bamboozled by Google, specifically by Google News.
Honors for professor’s distinguished career include endowed chemistry chair
Nearly 300 people gathered in Bagley Hall Friday to honor B.
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