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May 16, 2002
Industry adopts UW researchers’ innovation that promises huge boost in speed and efficiency for high-traffic computer chips
The speed and efficiency of computer network and database servers could increase as much as 400 percent because of an idea developed by two University of Washington computer scientists that is reaching mainstream computing.
Observing zoo residents is regular part of some students’ schedule
Psychology 419, or behavior studies of zoo and aquarium animals, primarily draws psychology and zoology majors.The course was started in 1975 by Lockard, a psychology professor, as an alternative to an animal behavior laboratory class that used rats, and it was designed for students who wished to do research on exotic species.
May 15, 2002
Global experts to confer on social impact of a wired (& wireless) world
When residents of one Amazon jungle village get ready to harvest yucca root, they stop by a grass hut to log onto the Internet and check out market prices 250 miles away in Lima.
May 14, 2002
Teachers from across Washington state join UW sea-going expedition
Log on starting Wednesday to join researchers and five public-school teachers on an oceanographic expedition aboard the University of Washington’s research vessel the Thomas G. Thompson as it works off our coast.
Special seminar: Rural landowners laboring to understand, comply with Forest-Fish rules
the University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources is bringing together representatives of four organizations that have been trying to help rural landowners understand and meet requirements of the new Forest and Fish Law.
Seat Belts Offer More Protection Than Air Bags
Driver air bags offer relatively little benefit in road vehicle crashes compared with seat belts, according to a study published in the May 11 issue of the British Medical Journal. The study was conducted by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC).
May 13, 2002
Researchers studying whether a robot dog is kid’s best friend
Pets can help children learn about life, love and death.
Pregnancy, birth rates fall among young women exposed to intervention program in elementary school
An elementary school intervention program that promotes social competency, academic success and bonding to school also has the long-term effect of cutting pregnancy and birth rates among young women before age 21, according to a new University of Washington study.
May 9, 2002
Mystery photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
New faces in School of Medicine office: Research and Industry Relations Support will handle outside employment, research contracts, policies on conflict of interest
Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
The School of Medicine’s Office of Research and Graduate Education has recently completed reorganization of a unit focusing on outside professional employment for faculty members, research contracts and conflict-of-interest policies.
New grant supports evaluation of care at end of life
Marjorie Wenrich
Medical Affairs
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Forum to demonstrate new conferencing technology
Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
The UWired Health Sciences initiative will present the second in a series of Advanced Applications Forums on Thursday, May 16.
Faculty senate
Last month, Dan Jacoby, Chair of the General Faculty Organization at UW Bothell shared his views in a University Week column titled, “Growing up is a challenging balancing act for Bothell.
Etc. Campus news and notes
SUPREMELY LEGAL: When the recent well-publicized case of disability rights vs.
Nursing goes cross-cultural, across Atlantic
Cynthia Scanlon
UW Bothell
At the UW Bothell, nursing students studying ethics get a true cross-cultural perspective.
Center honors vision of Marc Lindenberg
A new center named in honor of Evans School of Public Affairs Dean Marc Lindenberg was announced last week to increase the UW’s teaching, research and service connections with struggling regions around the world.
Graduate student updates 1728 hit Beggar’s Opera
When the UW Opera production of The Beggar’s Opera opens Friday, it will be with a new “musical realization” of the score written by a student.
In Brief
Stroke survivor event
Harborview Medical Center is hosting a free community event this Saturday, May 11, for stroke survivors, their families and others concerned about strokes.
AIDS Clinical Trials Unit is sponsor of event at Seattle Central Community College
Because of the rise in HIV and STD infections in King County, the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit of the UW and the Student Leadership Division of Multicultural Events and Activities at Seattle Central Community College have joined forces and organized a conference and health fair called “Sex Gets Even Louder.
Folate and folic acid are critical for childbearing women
We’ve all heard it’s a good idea to consume a diet rich in vegetables, legumes, and whole grains because of the many health-promoting nutrients they contain.
Notices
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Textbook Requirements
Each spring the University Book Store asks faculty teaching fall quarter courses to forward their textbook requirements to the store before the end of May.
Johnnella Butler to speak May 10
This is a story about Johnnella Butler.
UWRA invites employees to join
This is a great story about the UWRA. It’s really great!
Teen sex: Less frequent, more responsible
Isn’t “responsible” something of an editorial distinction?
Internet conference includes Amazon villager
Smart Alecky. Amazon.com closed at a low of around 4 bucks a stub this year. In a spectacular miscalculation, Amazon offered more than $2B in covertible bonds at the height of the stock bubble in 1999. Rather than taking advantage of their frothy stock price to raise capital, AMZN took on a mountain of debt with the expectation that the convertible bonds would quickly hit a strike price of ~$80, convert to stock, and further dilute the outstanding pool of common shares. Instead, AMZN shares fell like a rock as the tech bubble collapsed, and the company’s survival is imperiled as this debt comes due.
Annual cycling event planned
I ride my bike to work almost every day.
Symposium to draw almost 400 undergraduates
I’m testing “quotes” and other characters that can cause problems if JavaScript attempts to interpret them. I wrote a function called overlibTranslate that converts characters like ‘ and ” to entity equivalents. &*^%$#@!
Law school tuition goal controversial, supported by market
UW Daily News Editor Lale Giray went on to a distinguished career in the UW School of Law.
May 7, 2002
Scientists recover North Pole mooring from 2½ miles deep in ocean
Scientists returned last week from the North Pole after recovering 3,500 pounds of instruments and equipment from a mooring anchored to the seafloor for a full year, eight times longer than the only previous mooring at the pole.
‘Sex Gets Even Louder,’ a May 13 and 14 conference and health fair, to educate public about HIV and STDs
Because of the rise in HIV and STD infections in King County, the AIDS Clinical Trials Unit of the University of Washington and the Student Leadership Division of Multicultural Events and Activities at Seattle Central Community College have joined forces and organized a conference and health fair called “Sex Gets Even Louder.”
May 3, 2002
Harborview Presents
Seattle, WA Harborview Medical Center will host an educational event for stroke survivors, their families and friends from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, at the Harborview Research and Training Building, 300 9th Ave., Seattle.
Quality of life enterprises outweigh technology ideas among would-be entrepreneurs
Businesses that provide goods and services designed to foster a better and healthier lifestyle dominate this year’s University of Washington Business Plan Competition, continuing through May 21.
May 2, 2002
Baldasty to head merged communication units
Steve Hill
University Week
Another piece of the UW’s newest academic unit was put in place recently when Gerald Baldasty was named the first chair of the Department of Communication, scheduled to open its doors on July 1.
A Campus Forum on Ethnic Profiling and Law Enforcement, Post-Sept. 11
“A Campus Forum on Ethnic Profiling and Law Enforcement, Post-Sept.
In Brief: Benefits for Breast Cancer
Two events this weekend will benefit breast cancer research, including work at the UW.
Calcium scoring: A new technique useful for some with heart risk factors
You’ve heard a lot about controlling cholesterol to prevent heart attack, and you’ve sometimes wondered if having high blood cholesterol definitely means that you’ll have what cardiologists sometimes call an event.
Cardiothoracic Surgery scholar visits next week
“Reperfusion Injury after Lung Transplantation” is the topic for the Cardiothoracic Surgery Division’s 11th annual visiting scholar lecture, set for 3:30 p.
Notices
UWATS Service Upgrade
On May 9, at approximately 7 p.
Peer Portfolio
HISTORIC QUILT: Faculty and staff volunteers from the University of Pittsburgh’s Greensburg campus have commemorated some of the institution’s history in a 10-panel quilt.
Overhaul needed to jump-start literacy
A new study demonstrates the challenge facing the nation in carrying out the goal President Bush announced last month to give every young child a jump on literacy.
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