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April 17, 2003
Putting bone-marrow stem cells to work in muscles
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CHID program brings cultural impacts, conflicts to life for students
Studying in another country is usually touted as a way to gain an understanding of a different culture.
Balance: Pairing music, work makes staffer a happy ‘soldier’
Music is a complex balancing act for Hainzle Malcolm.
Faculty Senate
Spring is a time of great activity for the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Faculty Senate.
Science comes to ‘Lost City’
The bizarre hydrothermal vent field discovered a little more than two years ago surprised scientists not only with vents that are the tallest ever seen — the one that’s 18 stories dwarfs most vents at other sites by at least 100 feet — but also because the fluids forming these vents are heated by seawater reacting with million-year-old mantle rocks, not by young volcanism.
Health Sciences News Briefs
“Accelerating the Pace of Autism Research” is the title of a free lecture at 7 p.
Teach-in on minority health issues set for April 30
A teach-in on minority health issues is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.
Klausner to present Nursing’s Soule Lecture
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April 23 program focuses on consequences of war
In conjunction with the UW’s Day of Reflection on Wednesday, April 23, the health sciences school are sponsoring a symposium on “Health Consequences of War” with three speakers knowledgable about the various impacts of wars and regional conflicts on human health.
Harborview to lead international medical response team
By Susan Gregg-Hanson
Harborview
Harborview Medical Center was recently selected as one of only three hospitals in the country to participate as a lead institution for an International Medical Surgical Response Team or (IMSURT).
Gallagher to speak on talking with patients about medical errors
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U.S. News & World Report rankings: School of Nursing ranked first in nation for graduate studies
The UW School of Nursing takes the top honors again as the best nursing school in the nation, according to U.
U.S. News & World Report rankings: School of Medicine at top of primary care list for 10th year
For the 10th consecutive year, the UW School of Medicine has ranked as the nation’s top primary-care medical school in U.
Malaria may have been traveling with humans
much longer than previously believed
An international team of scientists has gathered evidence that suggests the parasite that causes malaria may have emerged as a human disease agent much earlier in history than previously thought.
Reach Out
The UW Office of Regional Affairs has received the following requests for faculty or staff volunteers.
You’re not just a number, but your number’s important
Editor’s Note: You may or may not have noticed that the University has switched from using Social Security numbers on paychecks to Employee Identification numbers.
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LAWYER FOR THE LANDLESS: Law professor Roy Prosterman has received the Gleitsman Foundation International Activist Award honoring achievement in alleviating world poverty.
Notices
Language Exchange Opportunities
We would like your help if you are a fluent speaker of English who is interested in meeting and helping international students studying English.
Book Picks
April has definitely not been the cruelest month at University Book Store, where we are winding down our celebration of National Poetry Month with book displays and readings.
Hoofing it: Walk to campus is encouraged
The Transportation Office invites faculty, staff and students to participate in its “Walk In” campaign Monday, April 21 through Friday, April 25.
Drinking during pregnancy triples offspring’s chance of alcohol woes
A woman’s heavy episodic drinking during pregnancy triples the odds that her child will develop alcohol-related problems at age 21, according to a new study that has been tracking young adults since before their birth.
Funds sought for Anderson scholarship
The UW is seeking private funds to endow a scholarship in memory of Lt.
Korean students trump competition in Global Business Challenge
A quartet of undergraduate business students from South Korea proved they knew beans about Starbucks’ strategy for international expansion and took home top honors last weekend in the Business School’s fifth annual Global Business Challenge.
Campus pauses for ‘Time of Reflection’
Business as usual will temporarily stop for some at the UW on Wednesday, April 23.
Time of reflection on war in Iraq April 23
Business as usual will temporarily stop for some at the UW on Wednesday, April 23. Interim UW President Lee Huntsman has set aside the day, a “Time of Reflection: The War in Iraq,” so that the campus community can come together and explore the meaning and consequences of the war and its aftermath.
April 15, 2003
Scientists returning to field of eerie thermal spires
The remarkable Lost City hydrothermal vent field, so named partly because it sits on a seafloor mountain named the Atlantis Massif, was discovered in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean about 1,500 miles off the East Coast of the United States during an expedition that wasn’t even looking for hydrothermal vents. Now the two scientists who were the first to travel in a submersible to the field after its serendipitous discovery Dec. 4, 2000, are leading a National Science Foundation-funded expedition to map and farther investigate the field.
Poll shows Washington residents believe too little is spent on protecting health with disease prevention research
A poll released today (April 14) indicates that nearly three-quarters of Washington state residents believe too little is spent on prevention research and that current spending should be more than doubled.
April 14, 2003
Mothers’ heavy prenatal alcohol use triples offsprings’ chances of having drinking-related problems at age 21
A woman’s heavy episodic drinking during pregnancy triples the odds that her child will develop alcohol-related problems at age 21, according to a new study that has been tracking young adults since before their birth.
National vision for future genome research unveiled today; eleven University of Washington scientists among planners
Eleven University of Washington (UW) scientists participated in the planning of a new national vision for genome research unveiled today. The National Human Genome Research Institute of the federal National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced publication of the plans for future genomic research at a news conference this morning in Bethesda, Md.
South Korea claims victory in 5th annual UW Global Business Challenge
A quartet of undergraduate business students from Seoul National University proved they knew beans about Starbucks’ strategy for international expansion and took home top honors last weekend in the University of Washington Business School’s fifth annual Global Business Challenge.
Harborview selected as one of only three hospitals in the country for an International Medical Surgical Response Team
Harborview Medical Center was recently selected under the auspices of Homeland Security as one of only three hospitals in the country to participate as a lead institution for an International Medical Surgical Response Team or (IMSURT).
April 11, 2003
King County Council Unanimously Approves Funding to Move Forward on the Design Phase of Harborview’s Bond Project
The King County Council this week unanimously approved Harborview’s Bond Project Ordinance to move forward on the schematic design of the project. This marks a significant milestone and lays the foundation for the project to proceed through design and construction.
Malaria may be a much older disease than previously thought, according to data gathered by international team of scientists
An international team of scientists has gathered evidence that suggests the parasite that causes malaria may have emerged as a human disease agent much earlier in history than previously thought. The malaria parasite is Plasmodium falciparum.
April 10, 2003
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW students lead high schoolers as they take on world issues
If high school students ran the world, Israelis and Palestinians would declare a ceasefire, land mines would be heading toward extinction and the United Nations already would be gearing up to rebuild Iraq.
‘Basic Problem’ posed by scientific advances worries physicist
In Vladi Chaloupka’s worldview we are living, quite precariously, on one small spark.
Make no mistake: Protons come in variety of shapes, sizes
When Gerald A.
Architecture students helping give ‘The Ave’ a makeover
Now that utility and paving crews have given “The Ave” a new foundation, University of Washington architecture students are about to give the shops a face-lift.
Notices
Reference Update
The following UW policy information was newly adopted or revised during Winter Quarter 2003:
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Anxious, depressed mothers can impact child’s health behavior
Children whose mothers are the most depressed, anxious, and report high levels of psychosomatic symptoms are twice as likely to be taken to a doctor when they complain of a stomach ache or abdominal pain than are children whose mothers report the least amount of such mental stress.
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