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The latest news from the UW
July 10, 2003
Seismology getting to know hydrology
Through many decades, stories about earthquakes raising or lowering water levels in wells, lakes and streams have become the stuff of folklore.
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RESEARCH STAR: UW’s Research-Channel will be featured in an Internet2 Virtual Briefing from 10 to 11:30 a. The Summer Arts Festival returns to campus July 16–19, with its many events built around the theme of “Spheres. Given only a fraction of a second to respond to images of men popping out from behind a garbage dumpster, people were more likely to shoot blacks than whites, even when the men were holding a harmless object such as a flashlight rather than a gun. On selected Saturdays this summer, Tlingit carver Stephen Jackson will demonstrate the art of totem pole carving within the temporary exhibition, Out of the Silence: The Enduring Power of Totem Poles. The UW, Tacoma has announced plans to pull down what remains of the historic Japanese Language School building and hopes the news of this decision will generate ideas for how best to preserve the heritage of the school, which with Tacoma’s Japan Town became a casualty of World War II. July 8, 2003 Given only a fraction of a second to respond to images of men popping out from behind a garbage Dumpster, people were more likely to shoot blacks than whites, even when the men were holding a harmless object such as a flashlight rather than a gun. This summer, the University of Washington School of Dentistry will again team up with the Washington Dental Service Foundation (WDSF) to conduct dental camps for junior high school students from across the state. July 3, 2003 The University of Washington’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering has started to move across campus into the department’s new building. A private technology start-up company, Teranode Corp. of Seattle, has licensed two technologies developed at the University of Washington: Labscape, which promises to revolutionize how data is collected and analyzed in laboratories, and JSim, which offers cutting-edge simulations of biological systems. July 2, 2003 To make the summer a safer time for families with young children, the Washington State Booster Seat Coalition is now offering discount coupons for Cosco booster seats being sold at Target Stores throughout the state. July 1, 2003 The University of Washington, Tacoma has announced plans to pull down what remains of the historic Japanese Language School building and hopes the news of this decision will generate ideas for how best to preserve the heritage of the school, which with Tacoma’s Japan Town became a casualty of World War II. June 26, 2003 Starting next week, members of the campus community will have the opportunity to drop in on an artist at work. <IMG height=150 alt="" src="http://admin. An editorial in the June 3 issue of Circulation calls attention to the clinical implications of research related to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), myocardial vulnerability, and sudden cardiac death. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr. So familiar is the amateur theatrical production, that it’s practically an American rite of passage for young schoolchildren. Albert W. Brentnall “almost famous” The UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine held an all-school celebration event this spring to mark its rise, from fifth to fourth, in the rankings of the 33 accredited schools of public health by U. Hypertonic resuscitation – a concentrated intravenous (IV) dose of saline and dextran, a sugar solution – has the potential to help survivors of blunt trauma by improving blood flow and delivery of oxygen to the injured brain while decreasing high pressure in the brain, a common problem for patients with brain injury. A new tool developed by researchers in the UW School of Nursing promises to help parents, grandparents and other caregivers become more tuned in to the infants and young children in their lives. A UW study featured in the June 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that while the latest technology may be faster than traditional radiograph or X-ray in providing images of the spine, rapid magnetic resonance imaging, or rapid MRI, does not result in cost savings or significant reductions in lower back pain. UW researchers have found that the risk of someone getting Parkinson’s disease after high consumption of both iron and manganese together is greater than expected. African American Women Confront the West: 1600–2000 African American women in the West have long been stereotyped as socially and historically marginal, existing in isolation from other women in the West and from their counterparts in the East and South. It’s getting harder and harder for the few remaining residents of the Aleutian and Pribilof islands who speak Aleut to hold a conversation in the native Alaskan language. ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES Staff Forum members wanted The President’s Staff Forum is looking for seven new members to replace members whose terms are ending. What does poetry have to do with a University center dedicated to developing a new generation of biomaterials for medical implants? And what does it have to do with eight staff members of that center whose jobs vary from dealing with the budget to providing computer support? That’s a question the administrative staff of UW Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB), an engineering research center, was exploring in a light-hearted way recently. John Bransford, regarded as perhaps the nation’s pre-eminent scholar in learning sciences, will be hired as a professor in the UW’s College of Education, Acting Provost David Thorud has announced. Social-welfare programs may help many more people than previously thought, UW research indicates. For the last four years she’s been listening, and now it’s Catharine Beyer’s turn to speak. GOING THE DISTANCE: A UW professor and a doctoral student, both from the College of Engineering, have been named recipients of the third annual R1edu Awards recognizing pioneering work in the field of distance learning. With another year of state budget cuts, UW supervisors may be looking around for ways they can reward good employees.
The state Legislature has finally concluded its work, with two special sessions, and the UW fared pretty well, considering. The relationship between seismic activity and hydrology is not well understood and is ripe for serious examination by scientists from the two disciplines, said David Montgomery, a University of Washington professor of Earth and space sciences. June 24, 2003 In a novel use of mooring data, a University of Washington researcher has calculated just how much punch waves appear to carry as they travel thousands of miles from where they originate. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr. Belding H. Scribner will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 30, in Hogness Auditorium at the University of Washington Health Sciences Center in Seattle. The number of Alaskans who speak Aleut has fallen to around 100 from 620 just two decades ago. That’s a far cry from the estimated 20,000 people who once spoke Aleut in the Aleutians and Pribilofs, which jut out hundreds of miles into the North Pacific Ocean off the Alaska Peninsula. June 23, 2003 Women who have been victims of intimate partner violence experience a decreased likelihood of depression after the violence ceases, according to a study by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the latest issue of the Violence and Victims. June 20, 2003 Dr. Belding H. Scribner, professor emeritus of medicine in the University of Washington School of Medicine and an inventor whose device has saved millions of lives, died in Seattle on June 19, 2003.
Annual celebration of the arts covers wide ‘Sphere’
Online test shows strong racial bias
Totem pole carver at the Burke
UW Tacoma to destroy building, preserve heritage
Blacks more likely to be shot than whites even when holding harmless objects
Youth get opportunity to ‘practice dentistry’ at UW Dental Camp
UW Computer Science & Engineering begins move to new home
UW licenses two technologies for development by Teranode Corp.
Booster Seat Coupons Help young passengers during summer drives
Historic Japanese Language School building could be leveled in late fall
Artist in Residence: UW grad at Henry this summer
Mystery Photo
Oils from fatty fish supported as intervention to reduce risk of sudden cardiac death
Belding Scribner Memorial service Monday, June 30
Set change gets applause as student’s design debuts
Black named principal lecturer
Health Sciences News Briefs
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Public Health holds celebration to mark rise in U.S. News & World Report rankings
New therapy for blunt trauma victims being tested
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BabyCues card sets available soon
MRI use for low-back pain questioned
UW studies link iron and manganese intake to Parkinson’s
Book Picks
Editor, Quintard Taylor, professor of history with Shirley Ann Wilson Moore
University of Oklahoma Press
UW linguist to lead efforts to save language
Notices
Administrative staff wax poetic in lesson on communication
Learning sciences scholar to join College of Ed.
Social program benefits ‘spill over,’ study shows
Study of undergraduate learning probes thoughts, feelings of students
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Discretionary leave gives supervisors another way to reward good service
Budget cuts to be 3 to 4 percent
Charting seismic effects on water levels can refine earthquake understanding
Internal waves appear to have the muscle to pump up mid-lats
Memorial service will be held June 30 for Dr. Belding H. Scribner
Saving Aleut: Linguist begins new effort to preserve native Alaskan language
Is the cessation of abuse enough to resolve depression for victims of intimate partner violence?
UW mourns loss of Dr. Belding H. Scribner
