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The latest news from the UW
February 24, 2005
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LEADING LIBRARIANS: Four UW librarians have been selected to participate in what their boss, Director of Libraries Lizabeth Wilson, calls highly competitive national leadership programs.
UW Consolidated Laundry installs state-of-the-art water recycling system
The University of Washington Consolidated Laundry in Seattle’s Rainier Valley has installed a water recycling system that is expected to conserve approximately 18 million gallons a year.
February 23, 2005
Sexual banter in workplace may have its benefits, study shows
A little sexual banter in the workplace isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
New journalism awards to honor broadcast reporting on victims of violence
The first major awards for excellence in radio and television reporting on victims of violence will be launched in 2006 and 2007, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma announced today.
February 21, 2005
More than half of high school seniors employed, mostly in near minimum-wage jobs
WASHINGTON — The common perception that most American teenagers go to school, engage in extracurricular activities such as sports and hang out with their friends is missing one crucial and time-consuming element in their lives — work.
February 18, 2005
Were bigger brains really smarter?
Bigger is smarter is better.
February 17, 2005
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Edie honored for public service
Bob Edie, who was the UW director of government relations from 1986 to 1995 and vice president for university relations from 1996 to 1999, has received the Robert G.
Witnesses’ eyes deceive them when distance is too great
Geoffrey Loftus’ latest research reads more like a murder mystery than a scientific paper.
Business dean search continues
Five months after the Business School launched a search for its new leader, the search committee continues to evaluate candidates and officials say the school remains on track for having a permanent dean in place by fall.
UW profs team with tech companies, thanks to WTC
Sounder sleep, healthier teeth and gums, eco-friendly food packaging, more powerful electronics — these are some of the innovative ideas generated by Washington researchers and business entrepreneurs that are being supported through public investment from the Washington Technology Center.
‘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.
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- Jody Bourgeois, UW Earth and space sciences professor
