July 17, 2002
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
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
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.
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
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
The winds of the Great Plains won’t stop two Montana tribes from making their newest buildings out of straw.
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.
Some people may find it surprising, but biology laboratories and the experiments conducted there have long been resistant to computerization.
Top national genetics leader expected to arrive in
January from St. Louis
RAISING THE DEAD: The dead rhino, that is.
Make no mistake about it, UW sociologist Pepper Schwartz’s new book is the print version of a “chick flick.
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
WORLD ROBOCUP: While the U.
Top-gun educators work on their skills during a summer retreat.
The UW Tacoma recently named Carol Van Natta as director of development and alumni relations.
Office works to ensure Husky products aren’t made in sweatshops.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
MAGAZINE GOLD: A conservation biology journal for which UW zoology professor Dee Boersma is executive editor has won a major national award.
The Department of Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology will offer a CME-accredited series of weekly conferences, beginning Friday, July 5.
Join science educators at free series
organized for summer institute
Former Olympic sailing gold medallist Lowell North of Point Loma, Calif.
Multidisciplinary Pain Center brings nerve-pain expert to UW
New School of Medicine position will increase visibility for efforts to support both
junior and senior faculty
Program geared to patients and families covers localized and advanced disease
Ann Buzaitis, a registered nurse in Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, sits on the steps in the Medicinal Herb Garden.
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.
A fund-raiser at the Chateau Ste. Michelle is one more exapmle of the growing corporate interest in promoting diversity in higher education.
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.
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
U-PASS stickers expire
Current (’01–’02) U-PASS stickers and parking permits expire June 30.
A continued emphasis on energy savings means air-conditioned offices will be cooled to just 78 degrees this summer.