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The latest news from the UW
April 24, 2002
UW seeks volunteers for phytoestrogen and soy study
Tofu hasn’t replaced apple pie, but from breakfast cereals to hamburger substitutes, soy products are becoming increasingly familiar items on the American menu.
Link found between low birth weight and DNA from mothers
Using a unique set of data collected over 30 years and six generations of captive-bred monkeys, researchers have found the first evidence that low birth weight is linked to a type of DNA only passed along by females.
Madeleine Albright to speak at University of Washington commencement
Madeleine K.
April 23, 2002
Thousands to explore UW research in health, engineering at weekend open houses
The weekend of April 26 and 27 will offer visitors to the University of Washington campus an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about research into engineering, medicine and health sciences through interactive exhibits and hands-on activities.
April 22, 2002
National Research Council committee backs national underground lab
The effort to create a National Underground Science Laboratory received a major endorsement during the weekend from the National Research Council’s Committee on the Physics of the Universe.
April 18, 2002
Terra cotta gets repaired
A Turner Construction worker labors high above Red Square on the face of Suzzallo Library repairing finials and other terra cotta that was damaged in last year’s earthquake.
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KITTEN FEVER: Spring is kitten season, and if you’re in the market for a pet of the feline persuasion, Gaile Gamble wants you to know there’s an organization on campus that can give you a hand, or maybe a paw.
mystery photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Patient’s husband arranges laptop donation for pre-birth unit
| Craig Degginger |
| HS News & Community Relations |
Patients in UW Medical Center’s antepartum unit on 6-South will soon have laptop computers to use during their stay at the medical center, thanks to a donation from Microsoft.
First San-pin Wang endowed lecture planned May 2
The School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s Department of Pathobiology will host the first San-pin Wang Endowed Lecture in early May.
Social inequality and health: School of Nursing’s annual Soule Lecture brings Dr. Nancy Krieger to campus
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Staff Forum seeks new members
Would you like to share your thoughts with President McCormick, work with a dynamic group of classified and professional staff from all three UW campuses to provide input on problems at the University and have a positive impact on the UW in general and its staff in particular? If so, the President’s Staff Forum is the place for you.
Wildflower seed mixes full of weeds
The seed packets have labels with romantic-sounding names such as meadow mixture and wedding wildflowers, while others tout backyard biodiversity and make reference to Earth Day.
UW students to send mice to space
Students from the University of Washington have won a place on a team that plans to launch mice into space, seeking answers to the little-explored question of how Martian gravity affects mammals.
Ex-student becomes producer of prof’s show
One of the wonderful things about teaching is, your students graduate and become professionals themselves.
Profile: David Silver strikes cybergold
| Steve Hill |
| University Week |
David Silver definitely isn’t working in your father’s university.
Reminder: Tutu at UW on May 7
Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be on campus May 7 for two special events — a forum on the health of the world’s children and a formal academic convocation, at which he will be awarded an honorary degree.
InnerWorkings: Industrial Engineering
Department chair’s name: Tony C.
HS Briefs
Author to speak
Madeline Drexler, author of the recently published book Secret Agents: The Menace of Emerging Infections, will speak to the Student Public Health Association from noon to 1 p.
Rice genome published:UW and Chinese genome centers collaborate on large-scale project
Two UW researchers — Dr.
Genome Center holds evening open house in conjunction with art exhibit
In conjunction with the art exhibit on the human genome now at the Henry Art Gallery, the UW Genome Center will have an evening open house with laboratory tours on Wednesday, April 24.
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Academic Opportunities
Funding Opportunity
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Announces the Innovation Awards Grant program that supports faculty and department outreach in humanities doctoral work.
Peer Portfolio
RESCUE AT SEA: Members of the sailing teams at Texas A&M University at Galveston, Texas A&M University, and the University of Texas rescued six occupants of a van after the vehicle plunged into a bay near where a racing regatta was about to start.
Diversity Awards winners named
The Washington Student Outreach Ambassador Program and the Business Education Opportunity Program were named recently as recipients of the 2002 Brotman Diversity Award.
Five profs win Sloan Fellowships
Five UW professors are among 104 outstanding young scientists and economists from 53 colleges and universities to be selected for Sloan Research Fellowships.
UW working on damage control budget
The University will be trying to forge a budget plan during the next several weeks that inflicts the least amount of damage.
Wildflower seed mixes include some wicked bloomers
The seed packets have labels with romantic-sounding names such as meadow mixture and wedding wildflowers, while others tout backyard biodiversity and make reference to Earth Day.
April 17, 2002
UW students picked to help send mice into space
Students from the University of Washington have won a place on a team that plans to launch mice into space, seeking answers to the little-explored question of how Martian gravity affects mammals.
April 16, 2002
Spirit of globalization renewed at international competition
As the tragic events of Sept.
April 12, 2002
Managed care doesn’t skimp on referrals to mental health specialists
Managed care controls do not appear to reduce access to specialized mental health care among depressive patients in primary care clinics, according to researchers at the University of Washington.
April 11, 2002
Hangin’ in the Quad
The annual turning of the Quad cherry trees has peaked, drawing large numbers of visitors and students to admire the spectacular beauty.
Saturday lectures added to events for Open House
Throughout the Health Sciences Center, faculty, staff and students are making preparations for the Health Sciences Open House, set for Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27.
Medical school retains top ranking in survey
| Leila Gray |
| HS News & Community Relations |
For the ninth consecutive year, the UW School of Medicine has ranked as the nation’s top primary-care medical school in U.
Nursing researcher studies use of ‘smart caps’ for medication bottles
| Kathy Dannenhold |
| School of Nursing |
Not taking prescribed medications is a major problem for patients with schizophrenia, who may not be aware of the symptoms the drugs are designed to treat.
Tropical forests ‘exhale’ more CO2 than expected
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New badges identify Facilities Services workers
When you’re approached by a man telling you he’s here to look at, say, the heating system in your office, how do you know he really is a representative of the UW’s Facilities Services team? After all, in these troubling times, he could be someone bent on sabotage, or he could be someone simply wanting access to your office after hours.
Indonesian teachers learn ‘in context’ skills at UW
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The influence of the UW’s C-STARS program is reverberating through Indonesia this week.
Bridges brings rich history to post
| Bob Roseth & Steve Hill |
| News & Information |
George Bridges will tell you honestly that he struggled through his first two quarters as an undergraduate at the UW in the 1970s.
Staff profile: World traveler turns wanderlust into vocation
Betsy Bridwell grew up with a father who loved traveling.
Etc: Campus news and notes
LENO STARS: Look for UW students on Friday’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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