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.
July 2, 2002
The latest news from the UW
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
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.
Preventing lawn mower injuries to children
Lawn mowers can be dangerous. That’s the message from physicians at the Harborview Medical Center after serious injuries to children this spring and summer.
June 26, 2002
Electrical engineering alumnus awarded university’s highest honor, inventions scheduled for permanent display at Smithsonian
When your doctor sends you for an ultrasound, you can thank University of Washington alum Donald Baker for making the non-invasive procedure an option.
June 25, 2002
Harborview expert notes firework safety is the key to a fun Fourth of July
Last year dozens of firework-related injuries were treated at Harborview Medical Center. Injuries resulted in finger, hand and thumb amputations and fractures, loss of eyes and severe burns to faces, hands and backs. Illegal and legal fireworks caused the majority of these injuries.
June 21, 2002
Washington state called a leader in getting broadband to ‘last mile’
Creative new initiatives by governments can help expand “last mile” broadband connections to homes and businesses, according to some speakers at a panel discussion yesterday in Washington, D.
June 20, 2002
Students heading to Montana to help tribes combat housing crisis with tough ‘new’ material — straw
The winds of the Great Plains won’t stop two Montana tribes from making their newest buildings out of straw.
June 18, 2002
Executive education program bucks national trend in dropping revenues
The University of Washington Business School’s executive education program appears to be dodging the revenue decline that has hurt similar programs at many of the country’s business schools.
June 17, 2002
Dr. Christina Surawicz named assistant dean for faculty development of UW School of Medicine
Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Washington School of Medicine, has named Dr. Christina M. Surawicz to the newly created position of assistant dean for faculty development.
June 12, 2002
The public is invited to the second annual Pacific Northwest Prostate Cancer Conference
The University of Washington School of Medicine is inviting the public to attend the Second Annual Pacific Northwest Prostate Cancer Conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 12, on the UW main campus.
June 10, 2002
Genetic engineering could salvage once-promising anti-cancer agents
A group of anti-cancer agents that once produced dismal results in clinical trials could once again be a promising tool in fighting the deadly disease, thanks to research by a team of chemists at the University of Washington and in Germany.
Summer teen volunteer opportunities available at Harborview Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center is looking for motivated and responsible teen volunteers, ages 14-18 years for its Summer Teen Volunteer Program.
June 6, 2002
Jagadeesh wins McKnight Scholar Award
Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Dr.
Krebs Lecture features Goodman of Vollum Institute
Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
Genomics and Public Health
Walter Neary
HS News and Community Relations
It seems like hardly a day passes by without a scientist announcing a new discovery related to genes and genetics.
Faculty Senate
This year I have served as the first chair of the faculty’s newest council, the Faculty Council on Tricampus Policy, which includes balanced representation from Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma.
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