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May 27, 2004
The latest news from the UW
Proposed budget ‘holds it together’; includes pay hikes for some
The UW is poised to adopt an annual budget that, for the first time in several years, manages to avoid general budget cuts.
Academic student employees ratify first agreement between union and UW
Members of the Graduate Student Employee Action Coalition/United Auto Workers union, representing 4,600 academic student employees, have voted overwhelmingly to ratify the first-ever agreement reached between the union and the University of Washington.
May 26, 2004
Denman series tackles menace of invasives
Alien invaders skulking about in the Pacific Northwest face exposure Wednesday, June 2, during “Invasive species: Impacts of invasive plants, animals, insects and diseases in the Pacific Northwest,” at the University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources.
Cost and confusion deprive 17,000 immigrant children and parents of insurance in Washington
Since the elimination of a public medical assistance program in 2002, more than 17,000 immigrant children and parents in Washington state have lost public health coverage as of April 2004.
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome to implement $1.5 million prevention project
A new research program may provide parents and other caretakers the tools they need to prevent shaken baby syndrome (SBS), a form of child abuse that can cause immediate damage to the victim’s brain or be fatal.
Don’t laugh — research shows comedy can give candidates a serious boost
Presidential candidates can gain a measurable image boost from going on late-night TV, University of Washington researchers have found.
May 25, 2004
60 local families needed for childhood depression, conduct disorder study
University of Washington psychologists seeking to understand the causes of childhood and adolescent depression and conduct disorder are looking for 60 Seattle-area 8-to 12-year-olds and one of their parents to participate in a study.
May 24, 2004
Researchers identify gene linked to sperm-producing stem cells in mammals
Researchers have identified the first gene linked to the productivity of the stem cells that produce sperm in mammals.
May 20, 2004
School of Nursing organizes community-wide event
As part of National Nurses Week, the UW School of Nursing recognized outstanding nurses and nursing leaders at its 2004 Nurses Recognition Banquet May 12, also National Nurses Day.
Gene therapy for the retina
David Cummings receives Presidential Early Career Award
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to Dr.
Mystery Photo
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Campus news & notes
SPJ STARS: Columns magazine and KUOW radio have done well in the annual Excellence in Journalism competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter.
Benefits in spotlight: Tuition waiver, peer comparison, long-term care on agenda of council
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of columns by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
Donated Native American-inspired art to be featured in Burke auction
The UW’s Burke Museum will auction off more than 200 Native American-inspired works of art donated by about 70 artists in its Contemporary Northwest Coast Art Auction, 4 to 8 p.
Woods Hole researcher to speak on ocean currents
Large changes in Atlantic Ocean circulation that have amplified abrupt changes in climate in the past — and parallel trends being observed today — are the subjects of a free, public lecture Monday, May 24, just weeks after UW and NASA scientists reported in the journal Science that the North Atlantic circulation system weakened considerably during the decade of the 1990s.
Sign of caring: Ladner learns parents’ language, contributes to their community
In a way, Richard Ladner inherited his volunteer interests.
Artists’ coming out party
A university education, especially at the graduate level, often ends with a paper.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Presentation at HMC on who owns what in lab
“Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” the popular series sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations, has scheduled a presentation at Harborview Medical Center next week.
Ways for recent college graduates to stay covered or find health insurance
- Stay on Your Parents’ Insurance.
College graduates may soon join the uninsured
Graduating from college can mark the end of going to classes and the beginning of going without health insurance.
Teach-In Friday on health disparities
The Center for the Advancement of Health Disparities Research, based in the School of Nursing’s Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, is holding a Spring Institute and Teach-In this Thursday and Friday, May 20 and 21.
Research Integrity series begins in June
The Biomedical Research Integrity (BRI) Series, administered by the Department of Medical History & Ethics Continuing Education Program, was developed several years ago by the UW School of Medicine in response to a directive by the National Institutes of Health.
Notices
GENERAL NEWS
English Language Courses
The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.
Dance concert set
The UW Dance Program presents the 2004 Dance Majors Concert in the Meany Studio Theatre, May 25–28 at 7:30p.
Massive, quiet quake under way — but you won’t feel a thing
Right on schedule, a slow earthquake apparently has started deep beneath western Washington.
Underground lab plan unveiled
A preliminary plan for a national science and engineering laboratory deep underground near Leavenworth is being unveiled this week as a starting point for a formal proposal.
A rare sight: Eruption on the sea floor surprises researchers at Northern Mariana Islands
As one watches the clip of footage from the sea floor one hears the voices of scientists and technicians at the monitors in the control room on board the UW’s research vessel Thomas G.
Decrease in crime, absence of complaints leave police happy
Any campus or city report on crime statistics tends to carry both good and bad news.
Imprisonment a more common ‘life event’ than college or military service, study shows
Being jailed in federal or state prisons has become so common today that more young black men in the United States have done time than have served in the military or earned a college degree, according to new study.
Male susceptibility to disease may play role in evolution of insect societies
A pair of scientists has proposed a new model for behavioral development among social insects, suggesting that a higher male susceptibility to diease has helped shape the evolution of the insects’ behavior.
Spokane physician Dr. Paul Crosby selected as WWAMI Distinguished Teacher
Students graduating this June from the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine have selected Dr. Paul Crosby for the 2004 WWAMI Distinguished Teacher Award.
More young black men have done prison time than military service or earned college degree, study shows
Being jailed in federal or state prisons has become so common today that more young black men in the United States have done time than have served in the military or earned a college degree, according to a new study.
May 19, 2004
Author of “The Drake Equation” to deliver lecture at UW
Frank Drake, author of “The Drake Equation,” will speak in June about the current status of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
May 18, 2004
Water-chemistry monitoring company wins business plan competition
Graduate students in chemistry and business pool resources to create viable venture.
Playwright August Wilson is University of Washington commencement speaker
Playwright August Wilson, who has received two Pulitzer prizes and numerous other awards for his plays, will be the featured speaker at the University of Washington’s 129th annual Commencement ceremonies June 12 at Husky Stadium.
May 17, 2004
UW scientists issue preliminary plan for underground lab near Leavenworth
A preliminary plan for a national science and engineering laboratory deep underground in the Cascade Mountains near Leavenworth is being unveiled this week as a starting point for a formal proposal.
May 13, 2004
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