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The latest news from the UW
July 21, 2005
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus, and this week it features the photographers who bring you the Mystery Photo each week.
HMC quilters share art — and recovery
On June 24, the sewing machines whirred at Harborview Medical Center as patients from the Burn, Psychiatry and Rehab units gathered for a two-hour workshop to explore the colorful world of quilting.
Where are we? Celebrating the Masters of the Mystery Photo
It might be just the edge of an ivy-laden wall, the corner of an obscure bench or a half-forgotten icon tucked away somewhere on the UW campus.
Two for the road: UW staffers train in tandem
When Daisy got on that famous “Bicycle Built for Two,” you can bet her ride was a lot more sedate than that anticipated by staffers Martin Criminale and Martha Walsh next week.
Tall tales may be true, seismically speaking
Stories of two-headed serpents and epic battles between Thunderbird and Whale, common among Northwest native peoples, have their roots in the region’s seismic history.
Huntsman to head Life Sciences Fund
UW President Emeritus Lee Huntsman has been selected by Washington Governor Christine Gregoire as the first executive director of the Life Sciences Discovery Fund Authority, a public-private partnership intended to give life sciences research in the state a major boost.
There’s the rub: Librarians solve mystery of missing Chinese art
The mystery begins last year when Paula Walker, interim head of the East Asia Library, receives a letter of introduction for a doctoral student at the UW.
Just lip service: Lip-plumping products don’t work, study says
Products sold over the counter to consumers as lip enhancers, with the promise of fuller lips, don’t live up to their claims, according to a new study conducted at the UW Medical Center’s Cosmetic Surgery Center and published in the May/June issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.
Orthodontics chair named sixth WDS Distinguished Professor in Dentistry
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UW to host US.Japan Immunology Board symposium
This year for the first time, the UW will host the annual symposium of the U.
UWMC ranks in Top 10 for third year running
For the third consecutive year, UW Medical Center (UWMC) ranks among the top 10 hospitals in the nation.
Drug deaths rising in King County
Drug-involved deaths increased by more than a third in 2004, due primarily to cocaine, heroin, prescription opiates and prescription and over-the-counter depressants, according to the latest report on drug abuse trends in the Seattle-King county area.
Notices
Reference update
The following UW policies, orders, and rules were recently revised:
- “Acceptance of Transfer Credit,” revised effective January 24, 2005 (University Handbook, Vol.
Microsoft grant to UW, others, will help K12 teachers
Expanding connections and resources for new K12 teachers is at the heart of a two-year, $500,000 grant from Microsoft that the UW will share with three other universities, partnering with public school districts.
Emergency drill planned for Aug. 3
Several local and regional agencies will be testing their ability to respond to an emergency involving mass casualties caused by a weapon of mass destruction in a drill to be held at the UW Aug.
Teach your parents well: Training parents is best treatment for kids with conduct disorder
Training adults to have more effective parenting skills is the most potent tool available and should remain the standard of care in treating preadolescent children with serious conduct behavior problems.
Of celebrity voices and imploding bubbles
WHOSE VOICE WAS THAT, ANYWAY?: An article under the headline “Voice Lessons” in a recent edition of Time Magazine’s special section Inside Business quoted Mark Forehand, a UW associate professor of marketing and international business, on the relative effectiveness of celebrity voice-overs in television commercials.
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WE’RE IN PICTURES: Florentine Films, Ken Burns’ film production company (though not Burns himself), is at the UW Libraries Special Collections division through July 23 to film images for an upcoming film on National Parks.
Researchers view Lost City’s undersea vents from remotely from Mary Gates
All but four scientists taking part in a major expedition in the Atlantic Ocean starting this week are in a specialized command center in Mary Gates Hall on the University of Washington campus, a quarter of the world away from the ship they’re “on.
University of Washington unlikely to receive grant for biocontainment lab, president says
The University of Washington, faced with a July 23 deadline for securing $35 million in matching funds to construct a Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, has been unable to secure those funds, President Mark A.
National Science Foundation eliminates Cascades lab site from consideration
The National Science Foundation has eliminated a proposed site in the Cascade mountains near Leavenworth from consideration as a potential location for a national Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory.
July 15, 2005
Drug-related deaths on the rise in King County
Drug-involved deaths increased by more than a third in 2004, due primarily to cocaine, heroin, prescription opiates and prescription and over-the-counter depressants, according to the latest report on drug abuse trends in the Seattle-King county area.
Robotics experts from around the world will meet in Seattle next week
WHO: Some of the world’s top researchers in robotics and its applications.
July 14, 2005
Teaching adults more effective parenting skills is best tool for treating children with serious conduct problems
Training adults to have more effective parenting skills is the most potent tool available and should remain the standard of care in treating preadolescent children with serious conduct behavior problems.
Primate virus jumps species barrier to humans for first time in Asia
Scientists have identified the first reported case in Asia of primate-to-human transmission of simian foamy virus (SFV), a retrovirus found in macaques and other primates that so far has not been shown to cause disease in humans.
July 11, 2005
Native lore tells the tale: There’s been a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on
Stories of two-headed serpents and epic battles between Thunderbird and Whale, common among Northwest native peoples, have their root in the region’s seismic history.
Tag(s): Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
July 8, 2005
UW Medical Center again ranked ninth among nation’s Best Hospitals
For the third consecutive year, University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) ranks among the top 10 hospitals in the nation.
July 7, 2005
Presidential Early Career Award
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Harborview and Haiti
Haiti is a metaphor for disaster,” says Dr.
Genome Sciences chair to receive international prize
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Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Gardens get new ‘umbrella name’
More than 320 acres of gardens and woodlands — including one of the oldest arboreta this side of the Mississippi — and one of the West Coast’s largest horticulture centers and libraries began operating this summer under the umbrella “University of Washington Botanic Gardens.
Banks honored by UCLA
James Banks, director of the UW’s Center for Multicultural Education and holder of the Russell F.
Up, up and away: UW researcher’s hobby takes flight
If John Burt could have one wish, it would probably be to sprout wings.
Summer at the Henry: Trimpin goes ‘Pffft’!
The right way to say Phffft — the name of sound artist Trimpin’s innovative exhibit at the Henry Art Gallery — is with a healthy burst of breath and a sort of crescendo toward the end, the artist said with a smile and a sweeping gesture.
Guest commentary: Even in Seattle, prejudice lives on
My years in the United States have largely been wonderful.
The man for the job: David Allen to lead Women Studies Department
David Allen says when he was first approached to apply to be chair of the Women Studies Department, he assumed the role was that of a “placeholder” — someone to hold down the fort until the right woman for this key job came along.
Lindenberg Center director named
The Marc Lindenberg Center for Humanitarian Action, International Development and Global Citizenship at the Daniel J.
Health Sciences News Briefs
The American Medical Association (AMA) has recognized Harborview Medical Center for its program to improve communication between health-care professionals and patients.
Visitor Center occupants moving
Occupants of the current Visitors Information Center will be scattering before fall quarter as plans proceed to demolish the building, making way for a new building on the site.
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