August 20, 2002
A birch bark manuscript from a Buddhist monastery, believed to have been written in the first or second century A.D., was recently acquired by the University of Washington Libraries and will become a key component of the Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project.
Log on starting Aug. 21 for Lake Stevens High School teacher Gail Grimes’ reports as University of Washington’s Rebecca Woodgate leads an expedition on the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star to a region of the Arctic where Atlantic and Pacific ocean waters interact in ways that could help explain the warming of the Arctic Ocean and thinning of the ice pack.
August 19, 2002
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Journalists covering the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and their aftermath were unwittingly complicit to government and military communication strategies to rally public support, according to findings by University of Washington researchers.
With world attention focused on corporate lawbreaking and economic turmoil, Japan is trying to solve its problems by adding tens of thousands of new lawyers.
The vast legal reform now under way in Japan will be debated by some of its top designers and critics Aug. 23 and 24 at the University of Washington School of Law, sponsor of an international conference on “Law in Japan: A Turning Point.”
August 16, 2002
The field of microfluidics, a discipline that deals with movement and control of fluids at the microscopic level, is poised for a boom similar to the microelectronics revolution that transformed computing, according to two University of Washington researchers.
Air bags were initially designed to protect an unbelted adult male in a 30 mph crash. But do air bags protect a child passenger? And are air bags really effective in protecting unrestrained adults?
August 14, 2002
The third annual Northwest Microarray Conference will be held Aug. 14 to 16 at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. The conference showcases research in gene identification and protocols, protein studies, bioinformatics, and array applications specific to cancer research.
August 8, 2002
WAY TO GO, PROFS: Psychology professors Ronald Smith and Frank Smoll will be honored in October at the annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology in Tucson, Ariz.
Endowment honors
first head of hematology
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an all-too frequent occurrence in the United States, with an estimated 1.
Trying his hand
The National Institutes of Health has awarded UW researchers $4 million over five years to study chronic pain in people with disabilities.
UW Medical Center has been recertified as a “Magnet Hospital” by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for its excellence in nursing care.
Staffer uses Japanese martial art to move toward harmony
Season tickets are available now for a School of Drama season that includes West Coast and Northwest premieres, Russian classics, camp comedies and the return of the 10-minute play festival.
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
ACADEMIC OPPURTUNITIES
ADAI Grants
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
PARENTING AT THE PROM: It’s an important consideration, according to Laura Kastner, a UW psychiatry professor who says intensely ritualized events like the prom put kids at risk.
A study by a UW psychologist suggests self-esteem can contribute to negative, positive moods.
Last spring a lecture by Daniel Pipes was scheduled in Kane Hall.
The Board of Regents of the UW has approved a budget request for 2003–2005 calling for no new programs, and new enrollments only if the state improves its core funding of the University.
August 6, 2002
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an all-too frequent occurrence in the U.S., with an estimated 1.5 million women experiencing 5 million physical or sexual assaults at the hands of their intimate partners annually. Civil protection orders are considered a means of protecting women from future acts of violence, but how effective are they?
August 5, 2002
People with low self-esteem are less motivated than people with high self-esteem to improve a negative mood, even when they are offered an activity that will change their frame of mind, a team of American and Canadian psychologists has found.
July 29, 2002
Research into gene therapy shows that a substance used to treat blood clots may also be involved in the process by which arteries become narrowed and reduce the flow of blood to vital organs.
In what is only the second meeting of its kind, the first conducted in the United States, more than 200 researchers and students are expected in Seattle for presentations Tuesday through Aug. 1 as part of an international symposium on therapeutic ultrasound. Presentations will be conducted at the Washington Athletic Club.
The Board of Regents of the University of Washington has approved a budget request for 2003-5 calling for no new programs, and new enrollments only if the state improves its core funding of the university.
When a next-generation Internet backbone is unveiled at a gala ceremony in Bremerton tomorrow, the University of Washington already will be exploring the next step — how to get that powerful link to individuals’ homes and businesses.
July 25, 2002
MBA MASTER: Master’s in business administration students voted Ali Tarhouni, senior lecturer in business economics, as their favorite teacher — really.
The nursing shortage in Washington state will be the subject of a legislative meeting at the Health Sciences Center next week.
The UW Medical Center Surgery Pavilion has reached the halfway point, with one year of construction completed and another still to go before the facility opens in 2003.
UW Medical Center moved up one place in its ranking among the top hospitals in the country, according to U.
A year ago, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded the UW and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center $5 million over five years to establish a Comparative Mouse Genomics Center, one of five to be developed in the nation.
The international medical organization Doctors Without Borders, often known by its French name Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), will have a traveling exhibit in Seattle Aug.
The National Cancer Institute will provide $10.
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