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February 17, 2005
‘Social entrepreneurship’ is focus of new competition
Students from around the globe will gather in Seattle next week to present their creative and commercially sustainable solutions for reducing poverty through new business development, in the UW Business School’s inaugural Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition.
Fund recipients cross disciplinary boundaries to move forward
The first awards from the Fund for Innovation and Redesign, made last year, are facilitating groundbreaking discussions and work across disciplines, according to the interim reports submitted by 11 awardees.
Campus invited to new Q Center
Over the years it has evolved from a wish to a work in progress — and on Tuesday the UW’s new Q Center will become a reality.
International business plan competition measures ‘social return’ on investment
Students from around the globe will gather in Seattle next week to present their creative and commercially sustainable solutions for reducing poverty through new business development, in the University of Washington Business School’s inaugural Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition.
February 15, 2005
Public lecture will focus on Northwest tsunamis
- WHAT: Tsunamis in Washington, a free public lecture
- WHO:
- Jody Bourgeois, UW Earth and space sciences professor
- Brian Atwater, U.
February 14, 2005
Murder case research shows why it’s easier to identify someone close than far away
Geoffrey Loftus’ latest research reads more like a murder mystery than a scientific paper.
Tree-ring data reveals multiyear droughts unlike any in recent memory
Farmers, hydroelectric power producers, shippers and wildlife managers remember the Columbia River Basin drought of 1992-1993 as a year of misery.
February 10, 2005
Community design and your life
The School of Nursing will present a free, public lecture about community design and public health at 6:30 p.
How genomes make proteomes
“What we’re really doing,” says Dr.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Morris leaves legacy of innovation, opportunity, service
If a generation of college students is four years, more or less, then Ernest R.
Tree rings tell the tale: Multiyear droughts are fairly common
Farmers, hydroelectric power producers, shippers and wildlife managers remember the Columbia River Basin drought of 1992–1993 as a year of misery.
Minority faculty present ideas for increasing their numbers at UW
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of articles written by the chairs of the Faculty Senate’s councils and committees.
Old remedy, new compound make strong medicine against cancer
Researchers at the UW have blended the past with the present in the fight against cancer, synthesizing a promising new compound from an ancient Chinese remedy that uses cancer cells’ rapacious appetite for iron to make them a target.
The many roles of Jim Rittimann
Moving from professional bull riding into the creative life of art and exhibition design is not an often-trod path, but it’s the one taken by artist Jim Rittimann, exhibition designer at the UW’s Henry Art Gallery.
Health Sciences News Briefs
FHCRC division head
Dr.That ‘stomach flu’ might be a norovirus
The party was delightful, the wine was fine, the music was great and the potluck buffet was so tasty that you got back in line twice.
Safe storage of guns does make difference, study finds
Keeping firearms in a household is associated with a five- to 10-fold increased risk of suicide among adolescents, and an estimated 35 percent of homes with children under the age of 18 contain at least one gun.
Multicultural awards
Two School of Medicine alumni have been honored for their service and leadership with the 2005 Multicultural Alumni Awards.
Catterall receives McKnight neuroscience award to study ion channels and epilepsy
The molecular basis for epilepsy in a mouse model is the target of UW research funded recently by the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience.
Tolerating transplants
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New approaches to preventing behavior problems
A national expert on child development will speak at the Center on Human Development and Disability (CHDD) on Thursday, Feb.
UW Medicine joins national safety campaign
UW Medical Center (UWMC) and Harborview Medical Center (HMC), the two hospitals of UW Medicine, are joining a national campaign to continue to improve patient safety.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
Grant applications wanted
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.Etc.: Campus News & Notes
Anthropology Professor Donald Grayson has been named winner of the Nevada Medal, established in 1988 by the Desert Research Institute to acknowledge outstanding achievement in science and engineering.
Paun named to Fulbright chair
Despite the worsening fracas over softwood imports, the United States and Canada remain each other’s most important trade partners in wood products.
It’s a match: UW nets more than $73 million in new endowed funds
In a typical year, development officers at the University might be able to facilitate the creation of five endowed chairs and nine endowed professorships campuswide.
Diversity Appraisal Report: Good news and bad news
Diversity, like many of the high goals to which organizations aspire, is as difficult to achieve as it is rich and rewarding to experience.
Higher ed a focus in Olympia
Attention to issues surrounding the UW and higher education in general is at a “fever pitch” in Olympia, according to Randy Hodgins, UW director of state relations.
Endowed seat in children’s librarianship named for author Beverly Cleary
An endowed professorship in children’s librarianship, believed to be the first such endowment anywhere, has been created at the University of Washington’s Information School in honor of a renowned children’s writer.
February 8, 2005
Paun first recipient of new Fulbright on U.S.-Canadian trade
Despite the worsening fracas over softwood imports, the United States and Canada remain each other’s most important trade partners in wood products.
Safe storage of guns, ammunition reduces risk of firearm injury risk to youth
Keeping firearms in a household is associated with a 5-10 fold increased risk of suicide among adolescents, and an estimated 35 percent of homes with children under the age of 18 contain at least one gun.
Researchers blend folk treatment, high tech for promising anti-cancer compound
Researchers at the University of Washington have blended the past with the present in the fight against cancer, synthesizing a promising new compound from an ancient Chinese remedy that uses cancer cells’ rapacious appetite for iron to make them a target.
February 5, 2005
From flames to flowers, lecture series focuses on sustaining NW world
Wildfires in western forests have become uncharacteristically severe and widespread yet society remains distrustful of management options that include removing trees and controlled burns, says Jim Agee, University of Washington professor of forest resources, whose talk “Forests Aflame: Strategies and Challenges for Managing Fire in the West,” Feb.
February 3, 2005
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Shakespeare in Reconstruction: Classic gets Civil War-era setting
Directors have long felt free to alter the time and place of Shakespearean plays.
Research: Fun products have our hearts, but practical ones cause less guilt
In a study that sheds new light on how consumers choose between pleasurable or practical products, a UW researcher has found that people are more likely to buy fun products, but only if the situation allows them the flexibility to rationalize their purchases.
New portal opens door to digital resources
UW TechTransfer Digital Ventures has created a new Web portal to provide easier access and information regarding free digital resources written and developed at the University.
Three-part lecture series on natural world
Wildfires in western forests have become uncharacteristically severe and widespread yet society remains distrustful of management options that include removing trees and controlled burns, says Jim Agee, UW professor of forest resources, whose talk Forests Aflame: Strategies and Challenges for Managing Fire in the West, on Thursday, Feb.
Fighting technology with technology: Personal information management
Once upon a time, life was simple.
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- Jody Bourgeois, UW Earth and space sciences professor
