The newscasts are rife with stories of looting and destruction of cultural artifacts at the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad.
May 29, 2003
The latest news from the UW
Results mixed in lung surgery study
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.
More people than ever living with HIV infection
Back in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, most people thought they knew what the face of AIDS looked like.
Memorial planned for law professor
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.
Notices
Board of Regents
The University of Washington Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 1 p.
Staffer’s illustrations grace children’s book
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Digital Portfolio uses shared at forum
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.
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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 funding gets failing mark
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.
$8.6 million grant nearly doubles autism research at UW
Autism research at the University of Washington has received a major boost from an $8.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant, which runs for five years, nearly doubles the research funding of the UW’s Autism Center, directed by psychology professor Geraldine Dawson.
May 27, 2003
System takes from poor schools and gives to the rich, study shows
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.
May 22, 2003
School of Music class to sing gospel May 30
A free concert on Friday, May 30 is the culmination of a new School of Music class in gospel music.
UWT has one student athlete, and that’s no bull
UW Tacoma’s first official athlete is a Husky who rides bulls.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere at the UW, but not in Seattle.
Students get hands-on research experience on cruise
Students grabbed sediment, sieved for shrimp and viewed plankton with a video microscope during Puget Sound research cruises led by UW alumnus Jim Norris.
Doing, defining ‘good work’ is focus of class
What constitutes “good work?”
This is the central question explored in an innovative class offered by Britt Yamamoto, doctoral candidate in geography.
Aerosols’ effects could change current understanding of global climate change
Atmospheric aerosols, airborne particles that reflect the sun’s heat away from Earth and into space, are part of everyday life.
Study traces roots of violence in lives of murderers
Murder often begins at a terrifyingly early age.
K-12 teachers flock to UW classes on teaching writing
Writing and the teaching of writing are drawing record numbers of school teachers to classes and seminars here.
UW librarian swaps jobs, homes with British counterpart
If you’ve ever had the desire to live someone else’s life for a while, Janice Thomas has a message for you: It can be done.
Committee calls for more student writing, more coordinated writing programs
If recommendations of the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Curriculum Writing Committee are accepted, students will be writing more and college writing programs will be more coordinated.
Physicist to lead UW oceanography, engineering laboratory
The manager of a multi-million dollar research program for the Office of Naval Research and an expert on using sound energy to “see” inside the world’s oceans has been named director of the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory, a center for research and teaching that last fiscal year brought in $43 million in grants and contracts.
UW researchers win award for research on groundbreaking class of anti-malarial drugs
The Medicines for Malaria Venture has awarded its Project of the Year Award to two researchers at the University of Washington, Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis, professor in the School of Medicine, and Dr. Michael Gelb, professor in the Department of Chemistry.
Past PNW climate not a good guide for future, researcher says
How global climate change may alter how we live in the Pacific Northwest will be discussed by University of Washington research scientist Nate Mantua Tuesday, May 27, 7 p.m., Kane Hall 120.
May 21, 2003
Budding biotechnology company takes UW business plan competition
Creators of a company that will broaden advances in genome science have won the $25,000 top prize at the University of Washington’s sixth annual business plan competition.
May 20, 2003
Low-dose diuretics are the most effective way to treat hypertension, according to analysis of 42 studies
An analysis of clinical trials involving more than 192,000 patients with hypertension shows that low-dose diuretics are more effective at preventing cardiovascular health problems than any other blood-pressure medication, according to University of Washington researchers and colleagues.
May 19, 2003
People only slightly more likely to die after episodes of stagnant air
People are only slightly more likely to die of respiratory and cardiovascular problems when the air is increasingly stagnant, according to research by University of Washington scientists that will be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society in Seattle.
May 15, 2003
Harborview and UWMC join response to terrorism drill
Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center, and several other Puget Sound area hospitals were among the participants this week in a national counter-terrorism drill.
Medical ethics and casualties
Catterall selected for Bristol-Myers Squibb Award in neuroscience research
Anderson studies brain stimulation for Parkinson’s
If two renegade violins started quietly playing “Ode to Joy” during Beethoven’s “Fifth Symphony,” some audience members might sense a problem.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Faculty Senate
Undergraduate tuition is approximately 70 percent as much as graduate tuition (in-state rates, Spring 2003).
Student leads all-female group in all-female program
Kelly Clingan, who is majoring in both Women Studies and Music Education, has found the perfect way to combine her interests: she is conducting an all-girl jazz band in a performance of music composed or arranged by women.
Lazowska named to IT advisory committee
President Bush has selected UW computer scientist Ed Lazowska as co-chair of the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, the White House announced recently.
Staffer’s film debuts at Seattle festival
Scott Macklin’s first full-length film was just around the corner, but he didn’t know it.
Health Sciences News Brief
Drusen behind the retina: Most older people have some, but what do they mean?
Annual Krebs Lecture brings Roger Davis to campus
“Signal Transduction by Stress-Activated Protein Kinases” is the title for the 16th annual Edwin G.
Acetaminophen is in many medications; be sure not to overdose
Before you take doses of more than one cold, allergy or flu medication, you should take a good close look at the labels, to make sure you won’t be taking too much acetaminophen, a medication found in a lot of sleep medications, pain killers, decongestants and other over-the-counter medications.