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The latest news from the UW
February 10, 2005
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.
Provost search team welcomes comments, nominations
What sort of person should the UW hire as its next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs? A search committee of faculty, staff and students is posing that question of the University community, and looking for nominations, too.
UW center helps found Autism Treatment Network
Parents of children with autism often lack good treatment options for this still mysterious developmental disability that can be accompanied by myriad medical problems.
UW joins new Autism Treatment Network to provide better medical service
Parents who have children with autism often have no place to turn to when it comes to finding quality treatment for this often still mysterious developmental disability which is accompanied by a wide variety of medical problems.
February 2, 2005
UW Medicine joins national campaign to ensure patient safety in hospitals
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.
February 1, 2005
Business before pleasure: Emotions play key role in guiding consumer spending
In a study that sheds new light on how consumers choose between pleasurable or practical products, a University of Washington 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.
January 27, 2005
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
A masterpiece is reborn: CDC revives 1931 work by Martha Graham
The UW Chamber Dance Company (CDC) will bring to life a 1931 masterpiece by dance great Martha Graham next week, thanks to coaching from one of Graham’s students.
Mountain man: UW’s Stephenson wants to ease the way for climbers seeking highest peaks
Scott Stephenson would like to take you higher.
Allen Library to display Cascades lab drawings
UW officials have developed conceptual architectural drawings of the entry, or “portal,” for the proposed Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory-Cascades, and drawings for associated surface facilities, including a visitor center and a science campus.
Witness to Aceh’s tsunami horror starts UW fund to help
No country was hit harder by the Dec.
Project yields tiny sensor with a veritable sea of possible uses
It began as a modest proposal by three UW professors — geneticist Clement Furlong, electrical engineer Sinclair Yee and chemist Lloyd Burgess.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Still time for Mini-Med
UW Medicine’s 2005 Mini-Medical School, a six-part series of exciting lectures and demonstrations designed to teach about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research, is open to the UW community and the public.
Phillip Chance named to endowed Treuer Chair
at Children’s
Allan Treuer, retired owner of the North Star Ice Equipment Co.
Chicken genome still diverse
Today’s domestic chickens have just as much genetic diversity as their wild ancestor, according to genome scientists analyzing the variations on the newly sequenced chicken genome.
UW Medicine sponsoring ‘Go Red for Women’ Luncheon
UW Medicine is sponsoring the “Go Red for Women” luncheon on Monday, Feb.
School of Nursing
The School of Nursing will receive funding from UW Medical Center for a new endowed professorship, Dr.
New chair named for School of Dentistry’s
Periodontics Department
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Global HIV/AIDS treatment
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Global health conference on campus next month
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Notices
DEGREE EXAMS
Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations.
UW Summer Youth Programs to start registering Feb. 7
Attention parents: It may be midwinter, but it’s not too soon to think about summertime options for your school-age children.
Multimedia program looks at war’s effect on children
The effect of war on the lives of children will be the topic of an art exhibit and symposium at the UW in March.
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A&S HONORS: Internationally recognized local author, David Guterson (Snow Falling on Cedars), is among the recipients of this year’s Distinguished Alumnus Awards from the College of Arts & Sciences.
Sound Transit plans meeting
Sound Transit will host a meeting Feb.
State’s economic forecast looking rosier these days
The worst-kept secret in Olympia is that the next revenue forecast by the state’s chief economist is likely to be decidedly better than recent flat projections.
Commercialization of UW technologies is goal of fund
A joint project between the UW and the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) will drive the commercialization of five promising UW technologies.
Warming, not impact, may have been cause of mass extinctions
For the last three years evidence has been building that the impact of a comet or asteroid triggered the biggest mass extinction in Earth history, but new research from a team headed by a UW scientist disputes that notion.
Rain may bring drought: January snowpack at lowest level in 28 years
Warm winter rains that have curtailed the winter ski season in the Washington Cascades could also mean water shortages this summer.
January 26, 2005
Dwindling snowpack is bad news for Washington’s summer water needs
Warm winter rains that have curtailed the winter ski season in the Washington Cascades could also mean water shortages this summer.
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