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July 14, 2003
Social interaction plays key role in how infants learn language, studies show
Social interaction apparently plays a far more important role in how infants learn language than previously believed, according to three related studies conducted by researchers at the University of Washington’s Center for Mind, Brain & Learning (CMBL).
July 10, 2003
‘Practicing’ dentistry
This summer, the School of Dentistry is again teaming up with the Washington Dental Service Foundation (WDSF) to conduct dental camps for junior high school students from across the state.
Students work to restore damaged landscapes
This year, as players kicked the first balls around Grass Lawn Park’s $1.
Search for sculpture ends with charming find in ‘back yard’
The UW has commissioned a major sculptural work for the area north of Parrington Hall.
Circles have enriched teaching, research on Bothell campus
To strengthen our capacities for interdisciplinary work at the UW Bothell campus, 33 faculty and academic staff joined teaching and research circles during the 2002-03 academic year.
Computer Science & Engineering begins move to new building
The UW’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering has started to move across campus into the department’s new building — a transition that will take one of the nation’s top 10 computer science programs to a state-of-the-art facility where it can expand on its tradition of leadership.
Mystery Photo
Last issue’s answer.
Virology Division develops new assay 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.
UW Medicine system adjusts to changes in national duty-hours standards for medical residents
Residency training programs across the nation have undergone significant changes in residents’ duty hours to comply with new accreditation standards.
Biomedical Research Integrity series begins July 22
The 2003 Biomedical Research Integrity Series, an annual summer offering that includes lectures and discussion groups, will begin on Tuesday, July 22.
Notices
Board of Regents
The University of Washington Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 1 p.
Student, faculty view on technology often differs, study shows
The first-ever study at the UW to investigate perceptions, uses and expectations of educational technology shows the challenges ahead in meeting the desires of students and engaging more faculty.
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.
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
at Harborview
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
