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The latest news from the UW
June 19, 2003
Social programs may provide hidden ‘spillover’ benefits, study finds
Social-welfare programs may help many more people than previously thought, University of Washington research indicates.
June 16, 2003
Hypertonic resuscitation may help victims of blunt trauma
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. This therapy is now being tested in a research study by University of Washington (UW) physicians based at Harborview Medical Center.
Washington state financial institutions yield substantial returns for investors
In the wake of the dot-com bust, banks and savings and loan associations headquartered in Washington state proved to be smart investments in 2002, according to a University of Washington expert in banking and financial markets.
June 13, 2003
Major gift by Milgard family names business school at UW Tacoma
The University of Washington, Tacoma has announced a gift of $15 million from the Milgard family of Tacoma, founders of Milgard Manufacturing, to fund expansion of its Business Administration program, which now offers both baccalaureate and master’s degrees.
June 11, 2003
Architecture students joining Montana tribe for ‘barn raising’
Forty architecture students soon will head to Montana to help the Northern Cheyenne tribe build a house out of straw.
June 9, 2003
Researchers find association between dietary intake of iron and manganese and Parkinson’s disease
University of Washington 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.
UW researchers develop local test for West Nile virus
Researchers and doctors in the Northwest who wonder if a blood or tissue sample has West Nile virus will no longer have to send samples to the East Coast for testing. The Virology Division of the University of Washington’s Department of Laboratory Medicine has developed an assay to detect the virus.
June 5, 2003
Drumheller Fountain returns
Drumheller Fountain returned this week after several months’ absence.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Environmental, economic expert tabbed to lead Evans School
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UW plans commencement ceremonies for Seattle, Tacoma, Bothell
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Charrette seeking renewed identity for Seattle’s Nihonmachi
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SARS guidelines seek to prevent campus outbreak
The UW has announced guidelines to prevent an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the University community.
$8.6 million grant will help with earlier autism diagnosis
Autism research at the UW has received a major boost with an $8.
Space management at UW gets boost from GIS tool
Shortly after he came to work in the Capital and Space Planning Office (CASPO) eight years ago, Dan Trythall was asked to produce a study of how space was being used in Gerberding Hall.
Students put the Northwest back in local garden
A thicket of Himalayan blackberries, English holly, European buttercup and laurel cherry has been cleared by hand.
June 4, 2003
Child-passenger safety training focuses on Latino families
The importance of buckling up, how car seats and booster seats protect children, and the state’s seat belt and car seat laws will all be part of training sessions for Latino community outreach workers this week.
June 3, 2003
UW study shows MRIs have no advantage over traditional radiography in diagnosis and treatment of low back pain
A University of Washington study featured in this week’s 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.
June 2, 2003
Sandra Archibald named dean of Evans School
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May 29, 2003
Packing the Dog
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David Thomas to give Public Health faculty lecture on contraceptives and cancer
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Project of the Year award for malaria research
An effort to test protein farnesyltransferase (PFT) inhibitors against malaria parasites has received the “Project of the Year Award” from the Medicines for Malaria Venture.
Medical students head out of town and into underserved areas for summer experiences
The School of Medicine’s Rural/Underserved Opportunities Program (R/UOP) will have a record number of participants as it enters its 14th year.
Mary Gates landscape project under way
A very visible part of campus will get a new look when a landscaping project now under way is completed.
Mystery Photo
Last week’s Mystery Photo was taken at the left entrance to the Snoqualmie Reading Room at the UW Tacoma library.
Wheels keep on turning for cycling-happy couple
This summer, UW staffers Maggie Williams and Eric Vigoren are taking a 3,500 mile trip.
Grad school staffer prepares for seventh year as commencement volunteer
Maybe it’s because she works in the graduate school that Barbara Buchmann has a thing about graduation. The Faculty Council on Retirement, Insurance & Benefits (FCRIB) is responsible for “all matters of policy relating to faculty retirement, insurance and benefits” (UW Handbook, Vol II, and Sec 42-44). Cosmetic surgery Dr. The newscasts are rife with stories of looting and destruction of cultural artifacts at the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad. Results of the largest study of bilateral lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) to treat severe emphysema indicate that, on average, patients who undergo LVRS with medical therapy are more likely to function better after two years and do not face an increased risk of death compared to those who receive medical therapy only. Back in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, most people thought they knew what the face of AIDS looked like.
A campus memorial will be held Tuesday, June 3, for Joan Fitzpatrick, the internationally known human rights expert and professor of law who died May 16. Board of Regents <IMG src="http://admin. When a new tool called Portfolio was released last fall, Catalyst employees had some ideas about how it could be used, but they knew it might be put to all kinds of uses they hadn’t thought of in advance. SPJ HONORS: The UW’s Columns magazine and KUOW radio station did very well at the recent awards competition of Western Washington’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. School districts transfer millions of dollars each year from schools in poor neighborhoods to those with wealthier students and higher-paid teachers, a new study shows.
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UW Medical Center’s Cosmetic Surgery Center is presenting an informal seminar, “Recent Advances in Facial Cosmetic Surgery,” from 4 to 6 p.
Vice Provost Severson to speak
Panel discussion focuses on looting in wartime
Results mixed in lung surgery study
More people than ever living with HIV infection
Memorial planned for law professor
Notices
The University of Washington Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 1 p.
Staffer’s illustrations grace children’s book
Digital Portfolio uses shared at forum
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School funding gets failing mark
