February 19, 2004
As the world’s population surges, pollution generated in one country more and more frequently invades the air of another country, most often a nation in the same part of the globe but occasionally one that lies thousands of miles away.
The economy’s recent slump prompted growing numbers of top U.
Increasing evidence clearly documents that air pollution from Asia can get caught up in an express transport system and cross the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast of North America in a matter of days.
Steven G. Olswang, UW vice provost and vice provost for international education, professor of education and adjunct professor of law, has been appointed interim chancellor of the University of Washington, Tacoma.
February 18, 2004
Prolonged exposure to low-level magnetic fields, similar to those emitted by such common household devices as blow dryers, electric blankets and razors, can damage brain cell DNA, according to researchers in the University of Washington’s Department of Bioengineering.
February 17, 2004
A new imaging technique used by a group of researchers at the University of Washington and elsewhere has revealed a previously unknown cellular structure in the retinas of mice.
For years, organic electro-optic polymers have held the promise of vastly improving technologies such as communications, data processing and image displays. Now it appears scientists are on the verge of breakthroughs that will bring dramatic progress.
Neutrinos are about the tiniest things in existence, but developing a greater understanding of what they are and how they function is likely to have a huge impact in the next few years.
February 16, 2004
The economy’s recent slump prompted growing numbers of top U.S. college graduates to hunker down in graduate school, new data show.
Tiny microheaters that can prompt chemical changes in surrounding material may provide the means to more easily grow replacement tissue for injured patients and form the basis for medical sensors that could quickly detect pathogens.
February 13, 2004
In the not too distant future, if you miss a meeting, you’ll likely be able to check a database prepared by a computerized secretary.
Increasing evidence clearly documents that air pollution from Asia can get caught up in an express transport system and cross the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast of North America in a matter of days.
Pollution generated in one country frequently invades the air of another. An international relations specialist at the University of Washington, Bothell, suggests that effective answers might require efforts on the regional and local levels
February 12, 2004
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of articles by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
A need for inexpensive housing led Carolyn Apel to the experience that started it all.
Maybe it was inevitable that when John Goodlad decided to write a memoir, it wouldn’t turn out to be a memoir of his life.
Imagine the scene: All the factories in a city have been closed by sit-down strikes.
Prolonged exposure to low-level magnetic fields, similar to those emitted by such common household devices as blow dryers, electric blankets and razors, can damage brain cell DNA, according to researchers in the UW’s Department of Bioengineering.
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of articles by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
A need for inexpensive housing led Carolyn Apel to the experience that started it all.
Maybe it was inevitable that when John Goodlad decided to write a memoir, it wouldn’t turn out to be a memoir of his life.
Imagine the scene: All the factories in a city have been closed by sit-down strikes.
Prolonged exposure to low-level magnetic fields, similar to those emitted by such common household devices as blow dryers, electric blankets and razors, can damage brain cell DNA, according to researchers in the UW’s Department of Bioengineering.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Ethnic studies grants
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from UW faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States.
DRAMA KINGS AND QUEENS: When The Time of Your Life begins preview performances at Seattle Repertory Theatre tonight, the UW School of Drama will be well represented.
Now is a great time to be a home buyer or to refinance your current home.
The first of three public lectures on the topic of Religion, Conflict, and Violence: Exploring Patterns Past and Present, East and West will be presented next week.
The University of Washington Libraries has received the 2004 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, which recognizes the top university research library in the country.
A controversial and powerful play by a Nobel laureate will have a special one-night performance at the Faculty Club Feb.
Scientists trying to understand and treat autism have discovered that the brains of people with autism function differently than those of normal people when they view pictures of unfamiliar people.
Even though there is evidence that dyslexia has a genetic basis, UW researchers are reporting new findings today that show children afflicted with the learning disability are not doomed to a life of reading difficulties.
There are no general laws of human relationships as there are for physics, but a leading marital researcher and a group of applied mathematicians have teamed up to create a mathematical model that predicts which couples will divorce with astonishing accuracy.
Kavandi was awarded a doctorate in chemistry in 1990 for her work with pressure-sensitive coatings to aid in studying air pressure on surfaces such as airplane wings. She subsequently joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, logging 33 days in space and 13.1 million miles traveled in 535 Earth orbits.
Scientists trying to understand and treat autism have discovered that the brains of people with autism function differently than those of normal people when they view pictures of unfamiliar people.
Even though there is evidence that dyslexia has a genetic basis, researchers will report new findings today (Feb. 12) that show children afflicted with the learning disability are not doomed to a life of reading difficulties.
There are no general laws of human relationships as there are for physics, but a leading marital researcher and group of applied mathematicians have teamed up to create a mathematical model that predicts which couples will divorce with astonishing accuracy.
February 11, 2004
Elected fellows
UW faculty members Dr.
Hormone therapy used in the treatment of prostate cancer can lead to severe bone loss in men, according to the report of an October 2002 research summit.