Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two weeks, you probably know that the UW has found a new president.
April 1, 2004
The latest news from the UW
Cartoonist Horsey to deliver UWT commencement address
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey will deliver the commencement address at the University of Washington, Tacoma’s 14th annual graduation ceremony on Friday, June 11.
Playwright August Wilson is 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 UW’s 129th annual Commencement ceremonies June 12 at Husky Stadium.
Photo display honors award recipients
Recipients of University-wide awards are being honored with a new “Hall of Fame” type display in the first floor foyer of Gerberding Hall.
Applications due for arts/humanities institute
Applications are due April 5 for the third annual Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities, “Trauma, Time and Memory.
UW has champion math team — again
A three-member team of UW students — all local residents and all products of public education — have taken top honors in an international mathematics competition, beating teams from such math powerhouses as MIT, Yale and the University of California, Berkeley.
Education is disappearing as barrier to marriage, study finds
Higher education is not the hindrance to marriage and motherhood it once was, new research shows.
Legislative session was ‘successful’ for UW
The recently concluded legislative session saw some progress on issues of importance to the UW, and a lot of discussion about the future of higher education in the state.
TA union, University to begin contract negotiations
Negotiations are set to begin in early April for the first-ever collectively-bargained contract for University TAs, RAs, readers, tutors and graders.
March 30, 2004
UW team takes top honors in worldwide math contest for third year in a row
A three-member team of University of Washington students — all local residents and all products of public education — have taken top honors in an international mathematics competition, beating teams from such math powerhouses as MIT, Yale and the University of California, Berkeley.
March 29, 2004
Air pollution hurts people with cystic fibrosis
University of Washington (UW) researchers have shown for the first time that air pollution has adverse effects on people with cystic fibrosis (CF). The research results are published in the April 1 edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Educated women less likely to skip marriage and motherhood, study shows
Higher education is not the hindrance to marriage and motherhood it once was, new research shows.
March 26, 2004
Students from the University of Washington School of Dentistry rank No. 1 in the nation
Students from the University of Washington School of Dentistry rank No. 1 in the nation among the 50 dental schools that participated in the December 2003 National Board Dental Examinations Part II.
March 23, 2004
Bone marrow stem cells do not help regenerate heart muscle tissue, UW study finds, contradicting earlier study
Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine have found that bone marrow stem cells do not convert into heart muscle cells in mice. These results contradict a study conducted elsewhere that had prompted human clinical trials for such stem cell therapy in the treatment of heart attack.
March 22, 2004
University of Washington Regents offer UW presidency to LSU’s Mark Emmert
The University of Washington Board of Regents today authorized Board president Jerry Grinstein to offer the presidency of the University of Washington to Mark Emmert, chancellor of Louisiana State University, subject to successful negotiation of an agreement.
March 18, 2004
Fledgling ‘scientists’ sought for study on how brain changes with learning
University of Washington researchers are looking for 20 budding elementary school “scientists” who enjoy science to participate in a study exploring how computers can help children with scientific problem solving and report writing.
March 15, 2004
Wasps’ brains enlarge as they perform more demanding jobs
Scientists have known for some time that some social insects undergo dramatic behavioral changes as they mature, and now a research team has found that the brains of a wasp species correspondingly enlarge as the creatures engage in more complex tasks.
March 12, 2004
UW developing AI caretakers that could assist the elderly and disabled
A hand-held device that can precisely pinpoint a person’s location could mean freedom for many seniors whose navigational abilities are failing. University of Washington graduate student Don Patterson will be on Capitol Hill in Washinton, D.C., Tuesday to demonstrate such a device, dubbed “Opportunity Knocks.”
March 11, 2004
Fragile X Center to host UC Davis experts
To inaugurate the new Fragile X Research Center at the Center on Human Development and Disability (CHDD), two internationally known experts on fragile X syndrome will visit the UW next week to give lectures and hold a series of meetings with fragile X researchers and clinicians.
Ellenbogen named to chair School of Medicine’s Department of Neurological Surgery
Bioengineering’s Rushmer Lecture brings SRI International president to campus
Fragile X Center to host UC Davis experts
To inaugurate the new Fragile X Research Center at the Center on Human Development and Disability (CHDD), two internationally known experts on fragile X syndrome will visit the UW next week to give lectures and hold a series of meetings with fragile X researchers and clinicians.
Ellenbogen named to chair School of Medicine’s Department of Neurological Surgery
Bioengineering’s Rushmer Lecture brings SRI International president to campus
Bioengineering’s Rushmer Lecture brings SRI International president to campus
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Faculty Senate communication goes electronic
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of columns by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
Survey: Washington citizens are largely favorable toward UW
Washington citizens have somewhat less favorable feelings toward the UW than in previous years, but the overall numbers remain quite high, according to a recent survey by Hebert Research.
Survey: Washington citizens are largely favorable toward UW
Washington citizens have somewhat less favorable feelings toward the UW than in previous years, but the overall numbers remain quite high, according to a recent survey by Hebert Research.
Survey: Washington citizens are largely favorable toward UW
Washington citizens have somewhat less favorable feelings toward the UW than in previous years, but the overall numbers remain quite high, according to a recent survey by Hebert Research.
Police lose 60 years of experience all at once
University Police says goodbye this month to their two funniest officers.
UW dancers to perform ‘equipment piece’ at Henry
It’s not often that a choreographer’s name is the one in the title for an art exhibit, but that will be the case when the Henry Gallery opens Trisha Brown: Dance and Art in Dialogue, 1961–2001 next week.
Orchestrating how to make a difference: Russell honored for catalyst role
The mention of her name lights up the faces of those who know her.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Award for Ojemann
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Kimball named special advisor to dean
Teen depression: Parents should pay attention to behavior
If life were a musical comedy, each and every teen would be depressed just long enough to sing a heartfelt tune about how miserable he or she was feeling.
Gene therapy research targets mutations for brittle bone disease
Researchers at the UW and elsewhere have developed a targeted gene therapy that eliminates in adult stem cells the genetic mutations associated with brittle bone disease.
Team led by UW’s LaSpada publishes work on growth factor drop and motor neurons
Spinal cord levels of a certain growth factor fall in mice just before the onset of symptoms similar to X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, a form of motor neuron disease.
NIH regional workshop coming to Seattle in June
A regional National Institutes of Health (NIH) seminar on program funding and grants, the first of these seminars to be presented in Seattle, will be hosted by the UW School of Medicine’s Research Funding Service in June.
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CASE WINNERS: Once again the UW scored big in the competition sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Region VIII, covering Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Western Canada.