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
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.
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.
Correction: The caption for a photo of a research group in Africa, published in the July 24 issue, misidentified the UW participants in the group.
A private technology start-up company, Teranode Corp.
UW researchers are looking for people who have sustained whiplash injuries in a motor vehicle accident for a study of the factors that contribute to whiplash injuries and the treatment of whiplash injuries.
TV comedy fans may have fond memories of the old “Sanford & Son” series.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ADAI Grants
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
MINORITY MONEY: Providing seed money for minority-run businesses is a good investment, according to a recent study co-authored by a UW professor.
BEST IN SHOW: Staffers Kathy Hall and Cathy Schwartz received the international Best of Show and Distinguished Technical Communication awards from the Society for Technical Communication (STC) for the Department of Environmental Health’s 1999–2001 biennial report.
Season tickets are now on sale for the School of Drama’s 2003–2004 productions.
Two symposia later this month on San Juan Island are among six to be held in the coming two years to mark the 100th anniversary of the Friday Harbor Laboratories.
Black smoker hydrothermal vent systems may have the fire power, but the staying power of seafloor hydrothermal vent systems like the bizarre Lost City vent field — discovered just two and a half years ago — is one reason they may have been incubators of some of Earth’s earliest life, say UW scientists and their co-authors in a recent issue of Science.
Susan Jeffords hasn’t forgotten the moment.
After only three weeks of reading instruction, brain scans in children with dyslexia develop brain activation patterns that match those of normal readers, according to a new study by four UW researchers published recently in the journal Neurology.
Nine out of 10 urban school superintendents say they need more authority to fix bad schools and boost student achievement, according to a survey of the superintendents of the nation’s 100 largest districts.
Just in time for the American Association of State Climatologists meeting this week in Portland, the state of Washington has someone fulfilling those duties for the first time since the late 1990s.
August 4, 2003
For the estimated 140,000 U.S. men diagnosed annually with localized prostate cancer, radioactive seed implantation is fast becoming a preferred alternative to standard treatments involving removal of the prostate gland or external-beam radiation therapy.
July 30, 2003
Just in time for the American Association of State Climatologists meeting next week in Portland, the state of Washington has someone fulfilling those duties for the first time since the late 1990s.
July 28, 2003
The University of Washington has signed an exclusive license with ActivBiotics, Inc., of Lexington, Mass., to allow the company to use knowledge and technology developed by Dr. Allan Shor of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and researchers at the UW for the diagnosis and treatment of arterial chlamydial granuloma, a condition linked to one of the world’s leading causes of death.
Nine out of 10 urban school superintendents say they need more authority to fix bad schools and boost student achievement, according to a survey of the superintendents of the nation’s 100 largest districts.
July 25, 2003
U.S. News & World Report Magazine rated Harborview Medical Center’s Orthopaedics Department as one of the top 10 centers for orthopaedic care in the country.
July 24, 2003
New directors have been named for the School of Medicine’s regional WWAMI (Wyoming, Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) program at Montana State University and for the combined programs at the University of Idaho and Washington State University.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
When the National Urban League released its report on the “State of Black America” July 23, it included the voice of Carolyn West, associate professor of psychology at UW Tacoma, a scholar who is rapidly gaining prominence for her pioneering work studying African American families.
Each year, students in the Master of Fine Arts program in the School of Art show their work at the Henry Art Gallery just about the time they’re picking up their degrees.
Daniel Chiu does research at the tiniest scales, but he hopes he can help unlock some of medical science’s biggest puzzles.
Now that the UW Board of Regents and the city of Seattle have removed the “lease lid” that limited UW leases outside of campus boundaries, there is not likely to be an immediate move for the University to lease off-campus properties.
Medal of Merit
Nobel Laureate Lee Hartwell, president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and UW professor of genome sciences, was one of four Washingtonians to receive the state’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Merit, this month.
UW Medical Center has achieved a top 10 ranking among the premier hospitals in the country, according to U.
You’ve been drinking a lot of sodas and eating more candy than usual, thanks to job stress, family stress and traffic stress.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today (July 24) announced a $30 million grant to the UW School of Medicine for an unprecedented study at 10 sites in Africa, India, and Latin America to determine whether suppressing genital herpes can significantly reduce HIV transmission.