October 6, 2005
Twelve-year-olds whose parents smoked were more than two times as likely to begin smoking cigarettes on a daily basis between the ages of 13 and 21 than were children whose parents didn’t use tobacco, according to a new study that looked at family influences on smoking habits.
Physicists who work with a concept called string theory envision our universe as an eerie place with at least nine spatial dimensions, six of them hidden from us, perhaps curled up in some way so they are undetectable.
Six weeks after the unprecedented devastation of Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf states, the UW community’s response continues to grow and evolve with help and hospitality for those affected.
Newly hatched magellanic penguin chicks in breeding grounds with a large number of human visitors show a significant spike in levels of a stress-related hormone compared to chicks hatched in areas not visited by humans, a UW research team has found.
The UW Libraries is getting new copy machines this week, and with the new machines will come some expanded services.
As researchers announced the lowest amount of ice cover in more than a century in the Arctic recently, the fourth consecutive year of record and near-record lows, two polar scientists at the UW’s Applied Physics Laboratory say they believe a tipping point has been reached.
The UW will host the Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition on Saturday, Oct.
Got something bugging you? A nagging concern you’d like to discuss or research? Or maybe just a life or change issue you’d like some discreet help coping with? APS Helplink is a useful link to know.
October 3, 2005
A University of Washington, Bothell business professor has published research on the disastrous effects the regional economy will suffer in the event of a magnitude 6.
September 29, 2005
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
CSSS Seed Grant Program
The Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS) Seed Grants Program announces a new round of seed grants for the year 2005-6.
As researchers Wednesday announced the lowest amount of ice cover in more than a century in the Arctic, the fourth consecutive year of record and near-record lows, two polar scientists at the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory say they believe a tipping point has been reached.
AIDS symposium planned for Oct.
Sean Kassim, a senior fellow in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, hands out tasting strips to find out which people are able to detect certain harmless substances — the ability to detect some tastes is genetically determined — at the UW Medicine booth for the South Lake Union Block Party, held Friday and Saturday, Sept.
A series of presentations for clinical researchers will begin on Tuesday, Oct.
A study comparing the genomes of humans and chimpanzees has found that much of the genetic difference between the two species came about in events called segmental duplications, in which segments of genetic code are copied many times in the genome.
UW Medical Center was recently honored in a ceremony in Olympia as a recipient of the Washington State Quality Award (WSQA).
In a significant advance toward understanding a perplexing and painful neurological disorder, an international team of researchers has discovered gene mutations associated with an inherited chronic pain and weakness syndrome known as hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (also called HNA).
About two years ago, Brian Colella, who is now 18 and beginning his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin, was diagnosed with facio-scalpulo-humeral (FSH) muscular dystrophy.
Elections for employee representatives to the 11 Health and Safety Committees are beginning.
More than 70 charities — from social, health, and human service agencies, to environmental organizations, and the arts — will participate in the first Combined Fund Drive Charity Fair at the University of Washington, on Wednesday, October 5th, 2005 from 11 am to 2 pm in the HUB Ballroom Last year the Combined Fund Drive raised more than $1.
SMART COMMUTING: Roads and highways would be far less congested and rush hours more bearable if everyone adopted the commuting habits displayed by recent Latino immigrants, say researchers at the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, at the University of California at Los Angeles.
The Search Advisory Committee for the University of Washington, Bothell Chancellor is holding stakeholder forums during the candidate identification period.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
A HELPING HAND: An article in the July 22 Chronicle of Higher Education under the headline “Family Science” took up the matter of ways in which institutions can help faculty members whose professional lives are being threatened by life changes and challenges.
BEST BOOKS: Two UW professors have won Washington State Book Awards.
The UW’s Publications Services Department has announced that due to a federal suspension of mail to and from some Gulf areas, UW mail also will be suspended in those areas.
Bike safety featured at HUB on Oct.
The Jewish Studies Program in the Jackson School of International Studies at the UW has received a commitment for a $10 million gift from prominent Seattle philanthropist, Althea Stroum.
UW President Mark A.
A language is a terrible thing to lose, and that’s why nearly two dozen community members of Northwest Indian tribes and nations spent a week at the UW learning ways to breathe new life into endangered indigenous languages.
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, a project in which the UW is a major participant, has received the first year of a four-year, $14.
Robert Straub took eight years to get his bachelor’s degree from the UW in 1965.
The message from UW researchers to state legislators was clear: “Thank you! Your past support of technological research helped us greatly.
Buying tickets through the UW Arts Ticket Office just got easier.
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture has chosen a new director who knows the museum, and the UW, very well.
Without knowing it, the UW gave a gift to New York City to mark Sept.
The UW’s Seattle campus will have access to wireless connections within three years, under the UW Wireless Initiative, a plan developed through discussion among campus technology advisory committees and the Board of Deans.
Biology graduate students aren’t usually noted for their photography, but Anne Prather is different.
Provost Phyllis Wise has appointed a committee to develop a vision and goals for the UW undergraduate experience on the Seattle campus.