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July 11, 2002
Rat gene for diabetes identified; humans have it, too
A newly discovered gene plays a dramatic role in diabetes among rats, and is also present in nearly identical form in humans, according to UW researchers and their colleagues.
Labscape: Demonstration planned for next Advanced Application Forum July 18
Some people may find it surprising, but biology laboratories and the experiments conducted there have long been resistant to computerization.
Comments by King and Olson
Dr.
Waterston named to chair Genome Sciences
Top national genetics leader expected to arrive in
January from St. Louis
Peer Portfolio
RAISING THE DEAD: The dead rhino, that is.
Quiz book eyes women, relationships
Make no mistake about it, UW sociologist Pepper Schwartz’s new book is the print version of a “chick flick.
Notices
Blood drives
Friday, July 12 from 10 a.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Etc.
WORLD ROBOCUP: While the U.
Old hands get inspiration at institute
Top-gun educators work on their skills during a summer retreat.
Tacoma names development director
The UW Tacoma recently named Carol Van Natta as director of development and alumni relations.
Trademarks and Licensing: Don’t mess with the marks
Office works to ensure Husky products aren’t made in sweatshops.
Summer Arts Fesitval: feeling the beat
With more than 40 events packed into five days, the UW’s Summer Arts Festival continues to be perhaps the most ambitious display of the arts on campus.
July 9, 2002
Pioneering genome scientist to head UW’s Department of Genome Sciences
Dr. Robert H. Waterston, one of the world’s leading genome scientists, has been named chair of the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, announced Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, UW vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.
$2.2 million grant from Hughes institute will support UW biology education
The University of Washington has won a four-year, $2.2 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for programs to support undergraduate biology education, to help prepare future faculty and to develop K-12 outreach programs.
July 2, 2002
Your relationship could be in ‘jeopardy’ unless you try this quiz book
Make no mistake about it, University of Washington sociologist Pepper Schwartz’s new book is the print version of a “chick flick.” The book, “The Lifetime Love and Sex Quiz Book,” is targeted at women, and for a good reason.
More than half of the ‘Best Doctors’ in Western Washington are from Children’s, Fred Hutchinson, Harborview, UW Medical Center, VA Medical Center
A little more than half of Western Washington physicians listed in the latest edition of The Best Doctors in America are faculty physicians who practice at institutions managed by, or affiliated with, the University of Washington School of Medicine, including Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System.
July 1, 2002
Donor tiles paving way for better service to gardeners at UW
The University of Washington’s Center For Urban Horticulture has spent the past year re-creating and reconnecting — work that’s far from done even many months after the May 21, 2001, arson attack damaged the center’s main building, rendering most if it beyond repair.
Gene also found in humans contributes to type 1 diabetes in animal model
A newly discovered gene plays a dramatic role in diabetes among rats, and is also present in nearly identical form in humans, according to researchers at the University of Washington and their colleagues.
June 27, 2002
Etc: Campus News and Notes
MAGAZINE GOLD: A conservation biology journal for which UW zoology professor Dee Boersma is executive editor has won a major national award.
Heath Sciences News Briefs
Dr.
Gastroenterology begins weekly conference series
The Department of Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology will offer a CME-accredited series of weekly conferences, beginning Friday, July 5.
Lectures on the brain and learning
Join science educators at free series
organized for summer institute
Lowell North sails away with new shoulder
Former Olympic sailing gold medallist Lowell North of Point Loma, Calif.
Pain of neuropathy
Multidisciplinary Pain Center brings nerve-pain expert to UW
Surawicz named assistant dean for faculty development
New School of Medicine position will increase visibility for efforts to support both
junior and senior faculty
Prostate Cancer Conference July 12
Program geared to patients and families covers localized and advanced disease
Mystery Photo Winner
Ann Buzaitis, a registered nurse in Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, sits on the steps in the Medicinal Herb Garden.
International Viola Congress comes to UW
One of the musicians at the 30th International Viola Congress, held on campus last week, tries out an instrument at one of the luthier displays in the Music Building.
Corporations putting money into diversity
A fund-raiser at the Chateau Ste. Michelle is one more exapmle of the growing corporate interest in promoting diversity in higher education.
Continuity: It’s what successful basketball teams and successful businesses have in common
A UW researcher says corporations in search of success should take a lesson from the hardwood. Winners are made over time, not with free agents.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Notices
U-PASS stickers expire
Current (’01–’02) U-PASS stickers and parking permits expire June 30.
Expect warmer offices this summer
A continued emphasis on energy savings means air-conditioned offices will be cooled to just 78 degrees this summer.
Mailing Services cutting back on deliveries
Beginning Monday, July 1, Mailing Services will decrease its daily service from twice a day to once a day to most UW box numbers.
Lifelong learning awards presented
The second annual faculty awards for Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning were presented yesterday by UW Educational Outreach.
Farewell, Operations Manual
The University’s official policies are moving to a new, smaller volume.
Journalists gather to talk science
Climate change seminar will cover the issues and put reporters in touch with campus experts.
Students flock to summer quarter
Enrollments for summer quarter continue to rise at all three campuses.
Fluid forces within the body help invasive bacteria
Researchers at the University of Washington have learned that something most people take for granted is not true: that the force of fluids within the human body helps to break the adhesive bonds of invasive bacteria and counterbalance infection.
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