Writing and the teaching of writing are drawing record numbers of school teachers to classes and seminars here.
May 22, 2003
The latest news from the UW
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.
Notices
UW Equal Opportunity Statement
The University of Washington reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran or other eligible veteran.
Colleagues circulate petition on weapons inspection
Three colleagues in the Atmospheric Sciences Department are circulating a petition to Congress calling for the resumption of UN weapons inspections in Iraq.
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HUMANITIES FELLOW: Jordanna Bailkin, assistant professor of history, is one of 41 Fellows of the National Humanities Center for 2003-2004.
Book Picks: New books by faculty authors
Compiled by Debbie Kilgren, University Book Store Citadel to City-State: the Transformation of Greece, 1200–700
Lecturers to discuss global climate impacts
How global climate may change in the future and how that may alter how we live in the Pacific Northwest are the subjects of lectures the next two Tuesdays that are free and open to the public.
New APL director named
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 UW’s Applied Physics Laboratory, a center for research and teaching that last fiscal year brought in $43 million in grants and contracts.
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 in air pollution, in plumes of smoke from forest fires and in ash clouds from erupting volcanoes. A new study says the cooling effect of man-made aerosols could throw a monkey wrench into the current understanding of climate change.
Just back from expedition: Scientists taking pulse of Arctic Ocean
Retrieving the second year-round mooring ever used at the North Pole was among the challenges faced April 21 to May 9 during North Pole Environmental Observatory work led by James Morison, an oceanographer with the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory.
May 13, 2003
Impulsive, hyperactive or fidgety youngsters sought for UW study
Four- and 5-year-old children who are extremely active, oppositional, fidgety, squirmy, temperamental or have difficulty maintaining their attention are being sought by University of Washington researchers to participate in a pilot study.
May 9, 2003
Solid management, natural resilience both key to sockeye success
The resilience of sockeye salmon runs in Alaska’s Bristol Bay -– after a century of fishing they’re as healthy as they’ve ever been – is about strength in numbers.
May 8, 2003
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW Bothell tabs two new administrators
The UW Bothell has announced the appointment of two women to administrative positions.
Solid management, natural resilience both keys to sockeye success
The resilience of sockeye salmon runs in Alaska’s Bristol Bay — after a century of fishing they’re as healthy as they’ve ever been — is about strength in numbers.
Trip to Yakima Valley highlights important partnerships
Last week, 75 UW faculty and staff from 30 departments took a day out of their normal schedules, piling onto buses and heading to the Yakima Valley to learn more about current UW partnerships in that region and to think about potential future partnerships.
Iraqi-American artist gets good news
Sabah Al-Dhaher, the subject of a feature story in the May 1 edition of University Week, recently received good news.
Mini-course takes future librarians out to the ballgame
What may be the nation’s first university graduate course on Information In Sports is quietly introducing 30 future librarians this spring to, among other things, the infield fly rule.
Leader of new Emergency Management Office named
Steven Charvat has been selected as the first director of the newly created Emergency Management Office.
Study: Baby boys could be single moms’ ticket to marriage
As mothers anticipate the annual holiday celebrating their maternal bond, a study to be published next week reveals that major aspects of a single mom’s life are influenced by whether her child is a boy or a girl.