UW News
The latest news from the UW
January 23, 2003
Automatic defibrillator machines now available for home use
You slept well, but you’re feeling weighed down by crushing fatigue, then by intense chest pain.
Genetic mutation found for inherited nerve damage
UW researchers have found a genetic mutation underlying one of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders.
Shortell to speak on managing chronic illness
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Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be at noon on Wednesday, Feb.
Parker to speak on teaching democracy
Walter Parker, a UW professor of education, will give a book talk and sign copies of his latest work, Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life, on Friday from 11 a.
Sea Grant agent stays involved with coastal action
Vacationers on Washington’s Pacific Ocean coast may get the impression that all is blissfully quiet at the water’s edge.
Speaker series tackles issue of academic achievement gap
The achievement gap is a very real thing to Steve Fink.
News Makers
NEED TO FEED: A recent story in the San Francisco Chronicle examined the problem of obesity in America. URBAN JOB CHAMP: The UW received the Corporate Job Challenge Award from Seattle’s Chamber of Commerce Urban Enterprise Center recently for its efforts in recruitment and retention of candidates from urban communities. Applications and nominations are now being sought for the 2003 Jeff and Susan Brotman Diversity Award. January 21, 2003 The new Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington is starting the new year as a fully enclosed structure. Archaeological evidence from prehistoric hunters in Washington and Alaska adds new fuel to the ongoing debate over the belief that humans have a propensity to over-exploit their natural resources, and also indicates that early Indians’ harvest of northern fur seals was sustainable. Children are more likely to suffer unintentional injuries in the 180 days following a sibling’s injury, according to a study by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the January 2003 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. January 16, 2003 Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. Earth’s most ancient fossils are hard to find. When The Outsiders opens next week at Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), its cast should look familiar to a lot of people on campus. As a graduate student teaching Introduction to Music, Larry Starr hit upon a teaching method that he found worked really well. Leslie Flores dodges hummingbirds as she picks snapdragons in a fragrant mountain field. In its 4. The key to managing fisheries so populations are stable and healthy may lie in the theories of an 18th century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician. What’s the difference between a patent and a copyright? And what laws govern them? Ask even productive researchers and you may be regarded with a blank stare. Three of electrical engineering assistant research professor Linda Bushnell’s students will travel to Tennessee next week to test their robot design and building prowess on the new cable television show Robot Rivals. Every day, we drive about 70 million miles and burn 3 million gallons of gasoline in the Puget Sound region. January 14, 2003 Heroin and cocaine-related deaths in the Seattle-King County area increased in 2002, following a dip in numbers in the period between July 2001 and December 2001, according to the semi-annual report titled Recent Drug Abuse Trends in the Seattle-King County Area. UW Medicine is offering the general public the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2003. Salute Harborview!! is Harborview’s biggest annual fund raiser. Proceeds from this year’s gala will go to the UW Burn Center at Harborview and one of its key components The Virtual Reality Pain Control Research Program. January 13, 2003 In its 4.5 billion years, Earth has evolved from its hot, violent birth to the celebrated watery blue planet that stands out in pictures from space. But in a new book, two noted University of Washington astrobiologists say the planet already has begun the long process of devolving into a burned-out cinder, eventually to be swallowed by the sun. “Science and Technology for Sustainability,” a free, public lecture by Harvard University’s William Clark, will focus on linking research to policy by, for instance, moving from arguments over statistics and reports generated by hundreds of different businesses, non-profits and government agencies to debates based on mutually agreed-on environmental data. University of Washington (UW) researchers have found a genetic mutation underlying one of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders. January 10, 2003 Journalists are invited to click on the link above to find UW faculty experts who can help with stories on U.S. conflicts with Iraq and North Korea, the domestic ramifications, the aftermath of 9/11 and war on terrorism, and other current events. January 9, 2003 Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. Dr. Each year 1. In preschool he was building them out of blocks. Rocks deposited by glaciers on mountain ranges in West Antarctica have given scientists the most direct evidence yet that parts of the ice sheet are on a long-term, natural trajectory of melting. Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. The Faculty Council on Research (FCR) is one of 12 standing councils of the Faculty Senate. True to expectations in this time of extreme budgetary constraints, the recently released budget from Gov. The Office of Educational Assessment (OEA) has opened a satellite office in 56 Mary Gates Hall. Baritone Dale Deusing will visit the School of Music next week, presenting master classes at 3:30 p.
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Brotman award nominees, applications sought
UW’s new computer science building nearing completion
Research shows NW Indians hunted fur seals on sustainable basis
Children’s injury risk is greater after injury to a sibling
Mystery Photo
Roger Buick: From oldest fossils to newest science
Drama students take over as local theater’s ‘Outsiders’
Book traces history of American popular music
Grants fund travel, learning in developing countries
Earth faces its end — in 7.5 billion years
Mathematician’s theories hold promise for fisheries management
Complexities of copyright important for researchers to understand
EE prof’s students take part in TV robot building competition
Tips offered for clearing the air
Heroin and cocaine deaths rebound in Seattle-King County in 2002, while methamphetamine use appears to plateau
UW Medicine offers Mini-Medical School to the public
The 11th Annual Salute Harborview!! Gala
‘The end of the world’ has already begun, UW scientists say
Expert seeks ways to foster development without depleting resources
UW researchers discover gene mutation associated with a form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited nerve disorder
Faculty experts list on world events
Mystery Photo
Klausner to present Benditt Lecture
Traumatic brain injuries: Finding ways to reduce the damage
All aboard: UW staffer is train fanatic
Evidence found that parts of Antarctic ice sheets are melting
Mystery Photo
Faculty Senate
Locke offers difficult budget plan
Educational Assessment changes in works
Baritone is visiting professor
