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November 6, 2003
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November 5, 2003
UW architecture program gives youth a voice on Seattle waterfront
Seattle’s post-Viaduct waterfront should provide an outdoor educational environment for studying history, culture and ecology — as well as a skateboard park. So say high school students at Queen Anne’s Center School who were asked to inject the voice of youth into the future of the downtown waterfront.
November 3, 2003
Role in Type 1 diabetes provides clue for researchers who discovered ‘obesity gene.’
The discovery of a gene believed to be connected to morbid obesity has international origins and began as an exploration into the causes of Type I diabetes.
Nisqually quake damaged 90 percent of Puget Sound businesses surveyed
Ninety percent of the businesses in the central Puget Sound region that responded to an online and telephone survey suffered damage or other adverse impacts from the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, according to a report prepared by University of Washington researchers for the departments of emergency management in Pierce and King counties.
October 31, 2003
Japanese shipwreck adds to evidence of great Cascadia earthquake in 1700
Evidence has mounted for nearly 20 years that a great earthquake ripped the seafloor off the Washington coast in 1700, long before there were any written records in the region. Now, a newly authenticated record of a fatal shipwreck in Japan has added an intriguing clue.
Ultra-low oxygen could have triggered mass extinctions, spurred bird breathing system
A University of Washington paleontologist theorizes that low oxygen and repeated short but substantial temperature increases because of greenhouse warming sparked two major mass-extinction events, one of which eradicated 90 percent of all species on Earth.
October 30, 2003
CFD: Retired UW employee teaches English for area literacy council
Editor’s Note: Throughout the Combined Fund Drive campaign, which runs through Nov.
Scientists meeting in Seattle to consider all aspects of Arctic change
It was something polar veteran Jamie Morison hadn’t seen in that part of the Arctic Ocean before.
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School of Music guest brings distinguished credentials from 40-year careerInternet2 growth creates digital lab notebook, other learning opportunitiesIt took 2½ decades for the benefits of the original Internet to diffuse broadly into the education community. Students learn in real world while benefiting elderly SeattleiteEric Ragde advanced his UW education a couple of weekends ago, without getting anywhere near campus, turning on the computer or cracking a book. UW center for digital artists makes history“You are a dangerous young man. Districts’ response to testing may fail already-struggling studentsHigh-stakes tests are having the wrong effect on many of the K-12 students who need the most help, according to two scholars in Washington state. Researchers: Segregation charge against school reforms may be ‘overhyped’Vouchers, charter schools and other school-choice programs might not make America’s schools any more segregated and unequal than they are today, according to a new study. Touch doubles the power of VR therapy for spider phobia, study findsJust in time for Halloween, a new study of the use of virtual reality to treat spider phobia indicates that touching the fuzzy creepy-crawlers can make the therapy twice as effective. October 29, 2003 2003 Autumn Quarter enrollmentsThe University of Washington’s Seattle campus enrollment for autumn quarter 2003 is 39,136, including 1,652 non-matriculated students (those who are not seeking degrees) enrolled in credit courses through University Educational Outreach. October 28, 2003 Scientists trying to make sense of Arctic changes400 researchers traveled to Seattle this week for the first and largest meeting of international scientists studying all aspects of change in the Arctic UW named a nationwide center to help study surgical treatments for obesityThe University of Washington has been designated as one of five centers nationwide to participate in the National Institutes of Health Bariatric Surgery Clinical Research Consortium. October 24, 2003 Faculty consulting, conflict-of-interest rules explained at Nov. 5 presentationThe “Things Your Mother Never Taught You” series, sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations, will present a program on “Faculty Consulting and Conflict of Interest” from 12:30 to 1:30 p. Kathryn Barnard to receive leading nursing awardUW to have one of three new centers for muscular dystrophy researchThe UW has been named one of three new cooperative centers in the nation for research on muscular dystrophies, and will receive $6. Health Sciences News BriefsAdvice on starting a company Debate on mammogramsA series of articles published Oct. Stamatoyannopoulos leads UW group seeking functional DNA elementsAIDS in Africa“AIDS Treatment in Africa: Making It Work” is the title for the next Distinguished Faculty Lecture sponsored by the School of Public Health and Community Medicine. New center will study fragile X syndromeThe UW has received an award of $5. October 23, 2003 Mystery PhotoWhere are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. CFD: Making a difference in lives of those living with AIDSEditor’s Note: Throughout the Combined Fund Drive campaign, which runs through Nov. Service to UW earns couple recognitionFamily and friends paid tribute to the outstanding contributions of two devoted alumni at the UW’s second annual Recognition Gala recently. Senate chair sees clear agendaAccording to its new chair, this year’s Faculty Senate has a clear agenda that it shares with the administration. World Dance Series offers something old, something newThe UW World Dance Series at Meany Hall, which opens with the Martha Graham Dance Company tonight, brings a touch of the old as well as the new, the familiar along with the eclectic. Artist puts whimsical twist on spooky holidayKipling West has dabbled in brain juice, converted a Margaret Thatcher puppet to a nun with boxing gloves and created a tarot deck just for cats. Carson named VP for Human ResourcesPatricia Carson, a senior vice president at United Airlines, will become the vice president for human resources, beginning Monday, Oct. NoticesACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES Applications wanted News MakersTICK, TICK, TICK: That’s the sound of the biological clock of American women who put education and career ahead of starting a family. Etc.POLICING PARTNERS: UW Police Chief Vicky Peltzer will be leading a delegation of law enforcement executives to South Africa soon, sponsored by the Ambassador People to People Program. Men called upon for women’s center eventAttention all men. Open enrollment period brings good news and bad for employeesThe open enrollment period for the state medical and dental plans, which runs from Oct. Changes coming to civil serviceThe state of Washington is in the process of making a major change in its civil service system. |