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The latest news from the UW
July 21, 2005
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.
Notices
Board of Regents Meeting
The University of Washington Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.
Researcher wins Runyon fellowship
Elizabeth Marin, a research scientist in biology, has been awarded one of 10 Damon Runyon postdoctoral fellowships, given annually to young scientists conducting research relevant to the study of cancer and its causes, treatment and prevention.
Of bees, land bequests and nanotechnology
CAROLINA NORTH: Horace Williams, who founded the Philosophy Department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, bequeathed 979 acres of land to the University about a half century ago.
UW profs win Early Career Award
Four UW faculty members are among 58 of the nation’s most promising young scientists and engineers, recognized at the White House recently as winners of this year’s Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering.
UW prof continues tsunami relief efforts
The rebuilding of tsunami- and earthquake-damaged Indonesia is well under way, but the extent of psychological scarring left by the twin disasters still remains a large question mark, according to a UW professor who has been involved in relief efforts.
Search on for new dean of iSchool
A search committee is currently looking for candidates for the position of dean of the UW’s Information School.
Trio of plant genes prevents ‘too many mouths’
A signaling pathway required for plants to grow to their normal size appears to have an unexpected dual purpose of keeping the plants from wallpapering themselves with too many densely clustered stomata.
UW receives $15 million Grand Challenges in Global Health grant as leader of Pacific Northwest consortium to develop pocket-size diagnostic device.
The University of Washington has been awarded a $15.
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