<IMG height=150 alt="" src="http://admin. Oils from fatty fish supported as intervention to reduce risk of sudden cardiac deathAn 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. Belding Scribner Memorial service Monday, June 30A memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr. Set change gets applause as student’s design debutsSo familiar is the amateur theatrical production, that it’s practically an American rite of passage for young schoolchildren. Black named principal lecturerHealth Sciences News BriefsBrentnall “almost famous” Public Health holds celebration to mark rise in U.S. News & World Report rankingsThe 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. New therapy for blunt trauma victims being tested at HarborviewHypertonic 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. BabyCues card sets available soonA 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. MRI use for low-back pain questionedA 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 studies link iron and manganese intake to Parkinson’sUW 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. Book PicksAfrican 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. UW linguist to lead efforts to save languageIt’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. NoticesACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES Staff Forum members wanted The President’s Staff Forum is looking for seven new members to replace members whose terms are ending. Administrative staff wax poetic in lesson on communicationWhat 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. Learning sciences scholar to join College of Ed.John Bransford, regarded as perhaps the nation’s pre-eminent scholar in learning sciences, will be hired as a professor in the UW’s College of Education, Acting Provost David Thorud has announced. Social program benefits ‘spill over,’ study showsSocial-welfare programs may help many more people than previously thought, UW research indicates. Study of undergraduate learning probes thoughts, feelings of studentsFor the last four years she’s been listening, and now it’s Catharine Beyer’s turn to speak. Etc.GOING THE DISTANCE: A UW professor and a doctoral student, both from the College of Engineering, have been named recipients of the third annual R1edu Awards recognizing pioneering work in the field of distance learning. Discretionary leave gives supervisors another way to reward good serviceWith another year of state budget cuts, UW supervisors may be looking around for ways they can reward good employees. Budget cuts to be 3 to 4 percentThe state Legislature has finally concluded its work, with two special sessions, and the UW fared pretty well, considering. Charting seismic effects on water levels can refine earthquake understandingThe relationship between seismic activity and hydrology is not well understood and is ripe for serious examination by scientists from the two disciplines, said David Montgomery, a University of Washington professor of Earth and space sciences. June 24, 2003 Internal waves appear to have the muscle to pump up mid-latsIn a novel use of mooring data, a University of Washington researcher has calculated just how much punch waves appear to carry as they travel thousands of miles from where they originate. Memorial service will be held June 30 for Dr. Belding H. ScribnerA memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr. Belding H. Scribner will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 30, in Hogness Auditorium at the University of Washington Health Sciences Center in Seattle. Saving Aleut: Linguist begins new effort to preserve native Alaskan languageThe number of Alaskans who speak Aleut has fallen to around 100 from 620 just two decades ago. That’s a far cry from the estimated 20,000 people who once spoke Aleut in the Aleutians and Pribilofs, which jut out hundreds of miles into the North Pacific Ocean off the Alaska Peninsula. June 23, 2003 Is the cessation of abuse enough to resolve depression for victims of intimate partner violence?Women who have been victims of intimate partner violence experience a decreased likelihood of depression after the violence ceases, according to a study by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the latest issue of the Violence and Victims. June 20, 2003 UW mourns loss of Dr. Belding H. ScribnerDr. Belding H. Scribner, professor emeritus of medicine in the University of Washington School of Medicine and an inventor whose device has saved millions of lives, died in Seattle on June 19, 2003. June 19, 2003 Social programs may provide hidden ‘spillover’ benefits, study findsSocial-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 traumaHypertonic 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 investorsIn 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 TacomaThe 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 diseaseUniversity 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 virusResearchers 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 returnsDrumheller Fountain returned this week after several months’ absence. Mystery PhotoWhere are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. Environmental, economic expert tabbed to lead Evans SchoolUW plans commencement ceremonies for Seattle, Tacoma, BothellUW graduation 2003 statisticsCharrette seeking renewed identity for Seattle’s NihonmachiA UW charrette from 9 a. |
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