Provost Phyllis Wise has appointed a committee to develop a vision and goals for the UW undergraduate experience on the Seattle campus.
September 29, 2005
The latest news from the UW
Provost names Cauce to new post as chief deputy
Ana Mari Cauce, Earl R.
Workshops highlight survey findings
Four Involvement Workshops were held with campus leadership groups to discuss the preliminary findings of the survey conducted by the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative.
‘The right thing to do’: UW reaches out to help in Katrina’s aftermath
The city of nearly 60,000 souls that is the University of Washington responded quickly and compassionately to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf states.
September 28, 2005
Children whose parents smoked are twice as likely to begin smoking between ages 13 and 21 as offspring of nonsmokers
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 say universe evolution favored three and seven dimensions
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.
September 27, 2005
Faculty sources on topics in the news: BIOLOGY AND BELIEF
Nearly 150 years since Darwin, debate over evolution and creation continues.
500 adults dependent on marijuana needed for anonymous survey
University of Washington researchers are looking for 500 Puget Sound adults who believe they are dependent on marijuana to participate in an anonymous telephone survey during October.
September 26, 2005
Penguin chicks exposed to human visitors experience spike in stress hormone
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 University of Washington research team has found.
Researchers discover gene mutations linked with a type of chronic pain and weakness syndrome
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).
September 23, 2005
Public to see live broadcast for first time of surreal seafloor off Washington
September 22, 2005
UW consortium selected to help explore nanotech/cancer frontier
A University of Washington-led consortium is one of four groups selected nationwide under a federal program to explore nanotechnology’s applications for treating cancer, the National Cancer Institute and National Science Foundation announced this week.
New clue to tooth decay could lead to advances in screening children at high risk of dental disease
A study comparing antimicrobial peptides, or AMPs, a group of small proteins that occur naturally in human saliva and act like antibiotics against oral bacteria, could lead to new ways to screen children for risk of tooth decay and protect them against this common, chronic problem.
September 20, 2005
UW taking in students displaced by Hurricane Katrina
The University of Washington has opened its doors to scores of students displaced by the immense devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
UW President appointed to National Security Higher Education Advisory Board
University of Washington President Mark A.
September 6, 2005
Symbols can help children control impulses, get more of what they want
Sometimes less is more.
University of Washington Freshman Convocation Sept. 25
At least two thousand freshmen, their parents and guests are expected to attend the 2005 UW Freshman Convocation, to be held at noon Sept.
Northwest Indians continue efforts to revive languages at UW workshop
A language is a terrible thing to lose, and that’s why nearly two dozen community members of Northwest Indian tribes and nations will spend next week at the University of Washington learning ways to breathe new life into endangered indigenous languages.
Academics, industry experts launch Internet innovation symposium
A triumvirate of University of Washington colleges will host the inaugural Seattle Innovation Symposium Sept.
September 1, 2005
Statement from President Emmert about Gulf Coast Catastrophe
Dear UW Faculty, Staff, and Students:
Hurricane Katrina has wreaked a level of destruction unprecedented in any natural disaster in our history.
August 31, 2005
Big differences in duplicated DNA distinguish chimp and human genomes
A study comparing the genomes of both 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.
August 29, 2005
UW engineering creates university’s first deanship with $4 million gift
A $4 million donation from Frank and Julie Jungers will create an endowed deanship in the University of Washington’s College of Engineering.
New chemistry method uses ‘test tubes’ far smaller than the width of a hair
Using a water droplet 1 trillion times smaller than a liter of club soda as a sort of nanoscale test tube, a University of Washington scientist is conducting chemical analysis and experimentation at unprecedented tiny scales.
August 23, 2005
Thousands more low-income rural youths to get help preparing for college
More than 2,700 students from small rural schools in the Yakima and Skagit valleys, as well as the community of Goldendale, will get help preparing for college through a $2.
August 22, 2005
Toyota dealers commit $1 million to Harborview Medical Center
Western Washington Toyota dealers will donate $100,000 annually for the next 10 years to Harborview Medical Center — the longest multi-year commitment ever made to the hospital.
August 18, 2005
UW shines on Comcast
If you’re a fan of CNN Headline News, you may have seen some familiar faces popping up on the screen.
Davie to be honored as ‘Inventor of the Year’
Slattery returns to UW as vice dean of medical school
A new model for MS research: Researcher focuses on how T-cells go awry
In the late 19th century, Louis Pasteur had already discovered the modern foundation for vaccinations — that exposure to a weakened form of an infection could help an organism’s immune system prepare for the infection and protect the body against a full-strength version of it.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Latvian lectureship celebrated in visit
The prime minister of Latvia, Aigars Kalvitis, visited the UW last week as part of a celebration for a new lectureship in Latvian language set to begin fall quarter.
Lights, camera, learning: Digital Arts Center’s film is a class by itself
Eleven-year-old Olivia Spokoiny takes a few steps forward through shadow into an area of sculpted light, ever ready for her close-up.
Bike thieves beware: Officer of the Year excels at recovering stolen bikes
Gone in 60 Seconds was a movie about car thieves, but it could just as easily describe bicycle thieves.
New provost learning fast, preparing for vision statement
Phyllis Wise says a university administrator is more like a member of a chamber group than the conductor of an orchestra.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Ninth Avenue closed
Ninth Avenue along the east side of Harborview Medical Center is now closed between Jefferson and Alder streets for construction of a tunnel and a skybridge.
Hansen new CEO of Children’s Hospital
Strauss Lecture: Myths, realities in Canadian health care
Americans often point to the Canadian health care system to prove, or disprove, certain ideas about how our own system functions.
ADA honors Dworkin for pain research
For more than three decades, Dr.
Emotional ads lure skeptics, marketing study shows
Consumers who are very skeptical about the truth of advertising claims are more responsive to emotionally appealing ads than ones peppered with information, according to a new study.
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