UW News
The latest news from the UW
July 17, 2002
Collaborators receive $10.5 million to explore progression and treatment of prostate cancer
The National Cancer Institute will provide $10.5 million in funding to the University of Washington (UW), the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) over five years for study of the progression and treatment of prostate cancer.
July 16, 2002
New book is road map to help parents ‘find’ their child who has Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism
It can be a numbing and confusing experience for parents who receive a diagnosis that their child has autism and then must sort through the wide variety of treatment approaches available. Helping parents deal with this experience is why two leading researchers, Sally Ozonoff and Geraldine Dawson, have written “A Parent’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism,” which has just been published.
July 15, 2002
Heroin and cocaine deaths dropping in Seattle-King County as use of methamphetamines and oxycodone increases
A study published by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI) at the University of Washington shows a significant drop in the number of deaths involving heroin and cocaine since 2000.
North Pacific climate cycle likely to lessen El Niño affects in Northwest
El Niño is coming! El Niño is coming!
But this time, the climate anomaly that usually brings warmer and drier winters to the Pacific Northwest might not have such a noticeable impact, say two University of Washington climatologists
July 12, 2002
UW Medical Center ranked 11th among nation’s Best Hospitals
University of Washington Medical Center moved up one place in its ranking among the top hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2002 annual guide to “America’s Best Hospitals,” which was updated in its July 22 issue, available July 15.
July 11, 2002
Architecture prof and students using straw bales to build on Indian reservations
The winds of the Great Plains won’t stop two Montana tribes from making their newest buildings out of straw.
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.
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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.
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