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The latest news from the UW
August 21, 2003
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ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES ADAI Grants For clinical researchers A new lecture series, called THINK (The Investigator Needs to Know), will begin next month for clinical researchers and their research and administrative staff members. “The Bandwagon Effect” is the topic for the Department of Surgery’s annual Struass Lecture, set for 4 p. The UW community and the public can learn about research at the School of Dentistry on Wednesday, Sept. The School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s Department of Pathobiology is sponsoring a symposium on Tuesday, Sept. The first monthly seminar in the 2003-04 series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations, will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p. Editor’s Note: The following books are by UW faculty and are available at University Book Store. APL HONORS: Bill Plant, principal research scientist at the Applied Physics Laboratory, is the recipient of the John Wesley Powell Award, presented by the U. Memorial services have been set for James Hewitt, a 29-year-old computer systems engineer and architect in the UW Department of Computer Science & Engineering who died Aug. Editor’s Note: Steven Corbett is a graduate student in English who directed the department’s Writing Center this summer. Companies that offer interactive Web sites to consumers have a two to five times greater chance of selling their products than those that only provide static information, according to a UW professor. Esteban Maldonado is a college recruiter. Thirty-six participants from 13 Pacific Northwest Indian tribes will gather at the UW in early September for a workshop designed to open the linguistic riches of the UW campus and assist in tribal efforts to revitalize indigenous languages. John Gastil is certain of one thing: jury service, in some way, impacts voting behavior. Contrary to popular belief, using the Internet may not improve a person’s chances of finding a job. August 19, 2003 The University of Washington has signed an exclusive patent license with Acucela Inc. for technology used in the study of potential treatments for eye disease. August 15, 2003 Members of the public can learn about research at the University of Washington School of Dentistry on Wednesday, Sept. 24, during Research Day 2003. August 14, 2003 The world’s smallest photosynthetic organisms, microbes that can turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into living biomass like plants do, are in the limelight this week. Three international teams of scientists announced the genetic blueprints for four closely related forms of these organisms, which numerically dominate the phytoplankton of the oceans. In late August and early September, the red planet will appear closer and brighter than it has throughout all of recorded history, and astronomers with the University of Washington and the Seattle Astronomical Society will provide front-row seats for the public during a special “Mars Party” on Sept. 3. August 13, 2003 Contrary to popular belief, using the Internet may not improve a person’s chances of finding a job. August 7, 2003 Dr. The UW community is invited to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for the Genome Sciences and Bioengineering Building, to be constructed along 15th Avenue. Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. Dr. The UW community is invited to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for the Genome Sciences and Bioengineering Building, to be constructed along 15th Avenue. Spending time with 13 Nobel Prize winners would be an exhilarating experience for any young scientist, and Summer Lockerbie Randall is no exception. Bethann Pflugeisen describes her college major, community studies, as being about “social change with a practical component. If students enrolled in Georgia Roberts’ fall quarter class expect two hours of celebrity worship every Friday afternoon, they’ve got another thing coming. Correction: The caption for a photo of a research group in Africa, published in the July 24 issue, misidentified the UW participants in the group. A private technology start-up company, Teranode Corp. UW researchers are looking for people who have sustained whiplash injuries in a motor vehicle accident for a study of the factors that contribute to whiplash injuries and the treatment of whiplash injuries. TV comedy fans may have fond memories of the old “Sanford & Son” series. ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES ADAI Grants The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards. MINORITY MONEY: Providing seed money for minority-run businesses is a good investment, according to a recent study co-authored by a UW professor. BEST IN SHOW: Staffers Kathy Hall and Cathy Schwartz received the international Best of Show and Distinguished Technical Communication awards from the Society for Technical Communication (STC) for the Department of Environmental Health’s 1999–2001 biennial report. Season tickets are now on sale for the School of Drama’s 2003–2004 productions. Two symposia later this month on San Juan Island are among six to be held in the coming two years to mark the 100th anniversary of the Friday Harbor Laboratories. Black smoker hydrothermal vent systems may have the fire power, but the staying power of seafloor hydrothermal vent systems like the bizarre Lost City vent field — discovered just two and a half years ago — is one reason they may have been incubators of some of Earth’s earliest life, say UW scientists and their co-authors in a recent issue of Science. Susan Jeffords hasn’t forgotten the moment. After only three weeks of reading instruction, brain scans in children with dyslexia develop brain activation patterns that match those of normal readers, according to a new study by four UW researchers published recently in the journal Neurology.
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Health Sciences News Briefs
On and off the medical bandwagon
Dentistry’s Research Day set for Sept. 24
Symposium honors George Kenny
Things Your Mother Never Taught You: Changes in tech transfer program explained
Book Picks
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Memorial planned for CSE employee
Guest column: Work at campus writing centers is never ending
Interactive Web sites sell goods, study shows
Talent Search employee pushes colleges — all of them
UW to open linguistic treasures to tribes
Satisfying jury service can lead to voting, Gastil believes
Internet may not be best job search tool, study shows
UW signs licensing agreement for study of eye disease
Dental Research Day 2003 will be Sept. 24
Genomes of tiny microbes promise insight into oceans, climate change
Astronomers will give public view of Mars’ closest approach in 600 centuries
Using the Internet may hurt, not help, unemployed people in finding a job
Chair named for Dental Public Health Sciences
Groundbreaking planned Tuesday
Mystery Photo
Chair named for Dental Public Health Sciences
Groundbreaking planned Tuesday
Young UW scientist meets Nobel laureates
GEAR UP staffer making a difference
Class uses hip-hop to look at classics
Correction
Teranode Corp. licenses two UW-developed technologies
Help for whiplash injuries
Several options for treatment of acid reflux
Notices
News Makers
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Tickets available for UW drama season
Lab celebrating first 100 years with symposia
Seafloor vent systems may have spawned earliest life
Discovery Seminars show way to world beyond high school
Overcoming dyslexia: Brain scans show intervention makes a difference
