May 30, 2002
Homeless youths who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender have a perilous existence on the street. Compared to heterosexual homeless youth, they experience more physical and sexual violence, use more drugs and abuse them more frequently, have more sexual partners and have higher rates of mental illness, according to a new University of Washington study.
May 29, 2002
An Amorphophallus titanum, also known as a corpse flower in its native Sumatra and elsewhere because of its foul odor, began blooming late Wednesday afternoon in the greenhouse operated by the University of Washington’s botany department.
May 24, 2002
A team of University of Washington graduate students have won $30,000 to finance a company that would provide a less-invasive radiation therapy to cancer patients.
May 23, 2002
TUTU ON TV: If you didn’t get to see Archbishop Desmond Tutu when he was on campus this month, there will be many opportunities to see videos of his two appearances.
Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
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HS News & Community Relations
A Nursing Recognition Endowed Fund to honor and support the work of nurses at both UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center was established about a year and a half ago with a gift from an anonymous donor.
The Burke Museum has received a major photographic collection, donated by photographer Adelaide De Menil, which documents the culture of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
The UW Board of Regents unanimously approved a budget last Friday that will include no salary increases and higher tuition.
Steve Hill
University Week
Cathy Taylor experienced an epiphany on a Seattle soccer field.
A public memorial will be held June 4 in Kane Hall to honor Marc Lindenberg, dean of the Daniel J.
Sleep disturbances could have physical causes and may need evaluation
UW-VA research carefully follows people with diabetes
All-day program on May 29 open to everyone
Morning program on June 13 for medicine and engineering faculty
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ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Seed Grant applications invited
The Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (CSSS) Seed Grants Program announces a new round of seed grants for the year 2002-03.
Well-known speaker will help as the institution launches a strong program geared toward the study of Earth’s climate change.
If you’d like to get more information about construction on campus this summer and how it will affect you, you can attend a brown bag presentation at noon Friday in 309 HUB.
President McCormick and other administrators met in a lively open forum with staff employees. Their discussion ranged from anthrax to the UW’s reputation and much more.
A five-year agreement will connect the UW and Nanyang Tech in Singapore.
FOOTBALL U: The National Football League has drafted Michigan State University to help prepare training manuals for youth and high school football coaches.
The speed and efficiency of computer network and database servers could increase as much as 400 percent because of an idea developed by two UW computer scientists that is reaching mainstream computing.
May 21, 2002
Work on core curriculum is done, the first class of graduate students has been accepted and one of the world’s top experts on global climate change, Harvard University professor James McCarthy, will present a free, public lecture here May 30 as the University of Washington launches its Program on Climate Change.
The second annual PRIME Showcase, highlights hands-on projects the partnerships have developed during the year to learn math, science and engineering principles.
May 20, 2002
A ceremony in honor of Memorial Day will be held at the University of Washington at 4 p.m. Friday, May 24 in Red Square.
May 18, 2002
Marc Lindenberg, dean of the UW’s Daniel J.
May 16, 2002
Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
Age-related macular degeneration is a serious, progressive eye disease perhaps best known as the leading cause of legal blindness in people over 55.
The first Russell Ross Endowed Lecture, presented by the Department of Pathology, will be given next Friday.
Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
The good news is, people live longer.
A ROYAL HONOR: Professor Emeritus George Hiroaki Kakiuchi will receive the prestigious Emperor’s Award, the Order of the Rising Sun, in ceremonies at the official residence of the Consul General of Japan, on May 24.
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TIME TO ACT: A UW animal behaviorist recently told Newsday that it’s time to intervene on behalf of the young killer whale that’s been swimming alone in central Puget Sound.
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
As celebrations go, it wasn’t exactly posh.
If you’ve ever had the urge to write a play, you can get your feet wet beginning Wednesday, May 22, when Once Upon a Weekend kicks off.
Through the years, some of Barbara Kirkevold’s and Joan Lockard’s students have had some pretty unusual “classmates” — a baby elephant, a pair of rambunctious juvenile grizzly bears, two troops of western lowland gorillas, orangutans, a northern fur seal, a family of laughing thrushes, and many more.
Steve Hill
University Week
He’s logged more than 60,000 miles while commuting to and from the UW campus during the last 30 years.
As you sit in the audience waiting for a dance concert to begin, the last thing you might think the dancers would be worried about is their computer.
Pets can help children learn about life, love and death.