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August 21, 2003
Acosta named assistant dean
Tacoma family physician Dr.
Learning how lungs for transplant get damaged
Sometimes transplanted organs do not thrive in their new homes.
Surgery Pavilion on schedule to open in October
Members of the UW community and the neighborhoods around the University will be able to tour UW Medical Center’s new Surgery Pavilion at open houses on Friday and Saturday, Sept.
Writers’ program expands into romance
There’ll be a little romance in UW Extension’s Writers’ Program this fall, but it won’t be among the students.
‘Ice man’ sets up, supplies camps in coldest places
“Showdown in the Arctic: Polar bear attacks nuclear submarine!” blared the headline in the supermarket tabloid Weekly World News last month.
Mysterious organisms dominate Earth’s oceans, researchers find
They are the Earth’s tiniest organisms capable of photosynthesis and, because there are so many of them, they alone are responsible for two-thirds of the carbon absorbed by the world’s oceans each year from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Computer science professor sells photos to benefit charity
An exhibit and sale, opening Sept.
Writers’ program expands into romance
There’ll be a little romance in UW Extension’s Writers’ Program this fall, but it won’t be among the students.
‘Ice man’ sets up, supplies camps in coldest places
“Showdown in the Arctic: Polar bear attacks nuclear submarine!” blared the headline in the supermarket tabloid Weekly World News last month.
Mysterious organisms dominate Earth’s oceans, researchers find
They are the Earth’s tiniest organisms capable of photosynthesis and, because there are so many of them, they alone are responsible for two-thirds of the carbon absorbed by the world’s oceans each year from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Computer science professor sells photos to benefit charity
An exhibit and sale, opening Sept.
Astronomers celebrate proximity of Mars
Late this month, the night sky will brighten with the closest approach of Mars since human ancestors were still living in caves 60,000 years ago.
Notices
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.
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
