October 21, 2004
Translating the latest advances in research into better health care for the average patient is challenging: the explosive growth of biological knowledge and technology currently moves very slowly, if at all, into the health care practitioner’s office and into the community.
The Washington State Combined Fund Drive (CFD) is the means by which State employees may give to charities of their choice by selecting from among over 1,900 CFD charities through payroll deduction (monthly and/or one-time contribution) or by check.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Applications wanted
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the U.
PARALYMPIC PRESS: The UW was well represented in the Paralympics games last month in Athens.
The UW has embarked on an advertising campaign to make its events more visible in the broader community.
Juggling work and the rest of your life has never been easy, but the University’s Work/Life office, a division of Human Resources, has been trying to help ever since its creation in 1988.
Addressing opponents’ claims that charter schools would drain more than $100 million from Washington’s public schools, a new UW working paper predicts that the financial impact of allowing charter schools would be modest.
October 20, 2004
A panel discussion entitled “Humanity in the Midst of War” will be presented at 7 pm Thursday, Oct.
October 19, 2004
Big city school districts will have a hard time reforming and meeting new accountability demands without more help from businesses, nonprofits and philanthropists, according to a new book from the Brookings Institution.
October 18, 2004
Seattle Campus Information
The University of Washington’s Seattle campus enrollment for autumn quarter 2004 is 39,199, including 1,691 non-matriculated students (those who are not seeking degrees) enrolled in credit courses through University Educational Outreach.
October 15, 2004
Addressing opponents’ claims that charter schools would drain more than $100 million from Washington’s public schools, a new UW working paper predicts that the financial impact of allowing charter schools would be modest.
October 14, 2004
A new means of propelling spacecraft being developed at the University of Washington could dramatically cut the time needed for astronauts to travel to and from Mars and could make humans a permanent fixture in space.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW World Series starts tonight, with some lineup changes (and no, it’s not baseball)
Sometimes world politics gets in the way of worldly performers. An excellent New York ballet company has replaced a Spanish dance troupe as the opener of the UW World Series. It’s at Meany Hall, and it’s tonight.
In her debut recital Oct.
Environmental Health & Safety and Computing & Communications have collaborated to produce MyChem, a new web tool that replaces the Laboratory Safety System (LSS).
A group of promising cancer-fighting compounds derived from a substance used in ancient Chinese medicine will be developed for potential use in humans, the UW has announced.
Emotional coaching from mom helps, even in tough circumstances
Children are less likely to encounter behavioral problems in life if they have been coached by their parents on how to handle their emotions, UW researchers found. And that’s true even when the home has low levels of domestic violence.
Once again the UW is looking for the best and brightest fifth- through eighth-grade students throughout Washington.
This year’s Costco Scholarship Breakfast raised $2.
The physical space for the University’s new Q Center isn’t complete yet, but in spirit, the center’s work is already well under way.
Two UW computer scientists are part of a team that has discovered a pair of rare, naturally occurring RNA “switches” in a class of bacteria that work cooperatively to manage the amino acid glycine.
U-CALL: Students helping students, over the phone
Sometimes, students just need someone to talk to who won’t judge them or tell them what to do. U-CALL is a new service that does just that, at times when other counseling isn’t available. It’s not therapy, just someone to lend an ear, and make referrals if necessary.
Five finalists in the running to serve as UW Tacoma chancellor
Five finalists have now been selected from a field of nearly 90 applicants for the chancellorship of the University of Washington, Tacoma.
A group of promising cancer-fighting compounds derived from a substance used in ancient Chinese medicine will be developed for potential use in humans, the University of Washington announced today.
When women engage in a technique called emotion coaching, even in families where there is domestic violence, their children are less aggressive, depressed and withdrawn, researchers have found.
A new means of propelling spacecraft being developed at the University of Washington could dramatically cut the time needed for astronauts to travel to and from Mars and could make humans a permanent fixture in space.
October 12, 2004
Once again the University of Washington is looking for the best and brightest fifth- through eighth-grade students throughout Washington.
October 11, 2004
The most successful way to develop new products is to emphasize satisfying needs consumers aren’t even aware they have, according to new research conducted by the University of Washington and Colorado State University.
October 8, 2004
Two University of Washington computer scientists are part of a team that has discovered a pair of rare, naturally occurring RNA “switches” in a class of bacteria that work cooperatively to manage the amino acid glycine.
October 7, 2004
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The UW’s newest sculpture, The Department of Forensic Morphology Annex, will be dedicated at 5 p.
TWO-WHEEL TOURISM: For a couple of UW professors, the life of the mind during the academic year is nicely balanced by a little bodily exertion over the summer.
The first ever genomic map of a diatom, part of a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth’s most important inhabitants, has yielded surprising insights about the way they may be using nitrogen, fats and silica in order to thrive.
The UW School of Drama has a diverse season for the coming school year that truly offers something for everyone.
She’d run regularly for 15 years.
In the not-so-distant future, your wristwatch could stop you if you try to run out the door without the necessities you need for the day, like your keys, wallet or cell phone.