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April 28, 2005
The latest news from the UW
April 26, 2005
South Asia disaster shows tsunamis are an ongoing threat to humans
The tsunami that devastated south Asia coastlines and killed more than 200,000 people last December is a powerful reminder of just how dangerous those waves can be to humans.
Alaskan puzzles, monitoring provide insight about North Pacific salmon runs
The University of Washington Alaska Salmon Program, the world’s longest-running effort to monitor salmon and their ecosystems, has received nearly $2.
Robert Rubin, former Secretary of the Treasury, to be UW Commencement speaker
The Honorable Robert E.
April 25, 2005
Washington Legislature strengthens booster seat law
Washington’s Child Restraint Law, passed in 2002 as the first such law to be enacted in the U.
April 21, 2005
The environment we build: Richard Jackson to speak on getting into shape
We affect the environment by what we build, but what we build, in turn, affects us and our health.
Magnuson scholars work on projects; next scholars
Six graduate students, one from each health sciences school, are working on projects as Magnuson Scholars for the 2004-2005 academic year.
Riding herd: UW parking enforcer saves time with a Segway scooter
It’s all in the heels and toes, “Tone” says.
An early American theater lost … and found
It all started with an old hole in the ground discovered on the 301-acre site of the Colonial Williamsburg living museum in Virginia.
Low oxygen may have helped ‘Great Dying’
The biggest mass extinction in Earth history, some 251 million years ago, was preceded by elevated extinction rates before the main event and was followed by a delayed recovery that lasted for millions of years.
New UW Tacoma chancellor eager for challenges
Patricia Spakes believes it’s her destiny to be at UW Tacoma.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Etc. Campus news & notes
COVER GUYS: Housing and Food Services’ Paul Brown and Jean-Michel Boulot grace a magazine cover this month, but it isn’t Gentleman’s Quarterly.
Senate women’s committee seeks change
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of articles by the chairs of Faculty Senate committees and councils.
The environment we build: Richard Jackson to speak on getting into shape
We affect the environment by what we build, but what we build, in turn, affects us and our health.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Faculty workshop
Presentation skills: Everyone knows what sitting through a bad lecture is like, but not everyone knows how to create a great presentation.
UW Biochemistry graduate to present Hans Neurath Lecture
New research on paralytic shellfish poisoning
Exposure to toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning can result in a mutation that makes some clams much more resistant to the toxin, which can then pose a greater danger to humans, according to a study published April 7 in the journal Nature.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
An open invitation to Chairs, Directors and Faculty (Seattle Campus only)
You are invited to participate in the Academic Procession at the University of Washington’s 130th Commencement Ceremony, Saturday, June 11, in Husky Stadium.
Benefits in brief: The ride’s on us (in an emergency)
Editor’s note: The UW provides a wide spectrum of benefits for its employees, and you can see them conveniently displayed on the new CareNet Web site, located at <A href="http://www.
Newsmakers: Of Tourette’s, adoptions, glaciers and more
THE TIMES ON TOURETTE’S: A Jan.
Consider the calico: ‘Methylation’ shows how DNA is expressed
Genetic information that determines hair color or whether an individual might develop a particular cancer is passed from one generation to the next through DNA.
Olswang named interim chancellor at UW Bothell
President’s initiative launched
President Emmert’s leadership initiative is up and running and being fine-tuned in the early stages as the team prepares to launch a campuswide information gathering effort.
April 19, 2005
Method shows how precisely gene expression signals are copied in DNA replication
Genetic information that determines hair color or whether an individual might develop a particular cancer is passed from one generation to the next through DNA.
April 18, 2005
Engineering Open House 2005 brings Puget Sound students, technology together
What: The 2005 Engineering Open House at the University of Washington
Who: Thousands of schoolchildren from around the region, their teachers, parents and UW engineering faculty and students
When: Friday, April 22, 9 a.
To sea or not to sea: When it comes to salmon sex, size sometimes doesn’t matter
The ones that stay and the ones that stray are biological puzzles among Pacific salmon, of whom the vast majority — but not all — travel thousands of miles to sea and back to the streams where they hatched.
April 15, 2005
Steven G. Olswang appointed interim chancellor at UW Bothell
April 14, 2005
UW community to shine in first-ever ‘Washington Weekend’
With popular lectures, tours, open houses, music, drama, dance, discussions and a healthy dose of springtime football in the planning, the UW community is preparing to show its stuff at Washington Weekend, a new campuswide celebration that organizers hope will become an annual tradition — maybe even several new traditions.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW math ‘magician’ scores another win in international competition
If you ask about Professor Jim Morrow at the UW math department, people tend to use words like “amazing,” “astounding” and “wizard.
Two UW faculty members awarded Guggenheim fellowships
Two UW faculty members — David Shields of English and Mark Ellis of geography — have been chosen to receive Guggenheim Fellowship Awards for 2005.
Much talk of teaching — and a little singing — at April 19 showcase
What if you could get new ideas for teaching the same way you go shopping? You browse a bit, checking out what’s on the rack, then talk to someone about the things that interest you.
To sea or not to sea? Some chinook salmon stay and succeed
The ones that stay and the ones that stray are biological puzzles among Pacific salmon, of whom the vast majority — but not all — travel thousands of miles to sea and back to the streams where they hatched.
Your opinion needed: UW Image Bank surveys faculty, staff on photo use
The organizers of the UW Image Bank, a new online digital image resource, are conducting a digital image use survey April 11 to 22 and seeking help from UW faculty, staff and students.
Canopy crane featured in forestry service film
The story of the U.
Grant leads to expansion of African Studies
The UW’s African Studies Program, after years of fruitless search for stable funding, has snagged its first federal grant and announced an expansion of classes and outreach activity.
Location found for genes that contribute to dyslexia
Researchers trying to tease out the genetic basis of dyslexia have discovered a genetic location that may contain one or more genes that contribute to the reading disorder and make it difficult for people to rapidly pronounce pseudowords.
State may have budget by April 24 deadline
An unusual degree of consensus is emerging from the legislative budget process, with funding of higher education remaining as one of the major differences among the state budgets proposed by the Governor, the Senate, and the House.
Low oxygen likely made ‘Great Dying’ worse, greatly delayed recovery
The biggest mass extinction in Earth history some 251 million years ago was preceded by elevated extinction rates before the main event and was followed by a delayed recovery that lasted for millions of years.