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April 4, 2002
Legislative representative nominees wanted
The Senate Executive Committee is accepting nominations for faculty members to serve as Faculty Legislative Representative and Deputy Legislative Representative during the 2002–03 academic year.
Budget discussion begins
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UW tops national primary-care medical school rankings
The University of Washington is No.
For ninth straight year U.S.News & World Report ranks University of Washington as top primary-care medical school
For the ninth consecutive year, the <A href="http://www.
April 3, 2002
First cousins face lower risk of having children with genetic conditions than is widely perceived
Cousins contemplating marriage or concerned about a pregnancy arising from their union have often found it difficult to get accurate information about risks to their offspring.
April 2, 2002
Study shows genetic variants put some patients at risk for dangerous drug reactions
Genetic variants in the human enzyme that metabolizes the drug warfarin, the frequently prescribed anticoagulant Coumadin, make some patients more susceptible to serious or life-threatening bleeding.
UW study links gene to success of a treatment for high blood pressure
Someday, people taking medications for high blood pressure may undergo genetic screening tests that help identify which drug therapies are best for them.
April 1, 2002
Researcher named winner of presidential award
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is naming <A href="http://www.
March 29, 2002
Younger generation takes on world’s problems at April 5-6 Model UN
With terrorism and a Middle East crisis setting the stage, UN “Secretary-General” Jasmine Marwaha will convene 450 delegates at the University of Washington next Friday and Saturday to debate pressing world problems.
Statins may inhibit calcium growth on aortic valve in the elderly
People who take statins may have at least 60 percent less aortic valve calcium than people who do not take statins, according to a University of Washington study in the March 30 edition of The Lancet.
Management Agreement Approved for Harborview Bond Project
The University of Washington Board of Regents unanimously approved a project management agreement authorizing UW Capital Projects Office to serve as project manager of the $193 million voter approved bond project to finance earthquake stabilization and bed expansion at Harborview Medical Center.
March 21, 2002
Science close to viewing the beginning of time, UW cosmologist says
When it comes to inflation, cosmologists are pondering a future that probably would leave even Alan Greenspan scratching his head.
Number of passengers experiencing air travel stress jumps to 81 percent
The number of commercial air travelers who now find flying to be at least somewhat stressful has risen dramatically to 81 percent of passengers, according to the first survey measuring the attitudes of people before and after the events of Sept. 11.
March 19, 2002
Nasdaq grant to help fund student trading room
Building on a trend to bring Wall Street into the classroom, the Nasdaq Stock Market Educational Foundation has given its first-ever grant to help create a virtual trading room at the University of Washington Business School.
UW joins Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project cultural caravan
An extensive Internet art exhibit and dozens of educational events presented by the University of Washington will enhance cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project when the international extravaganza hits Seattle starting this month.
Mavis Leno, women’s rights activist and wife of Tonight Show host, talks March 26 about women’s rights in post-Taliban Afghanistan
For the last five years Mavis Leno has used her status as an author and celebrity wife to bring attention to the plight of women under the Taliban rule. Leno will speak about the restoration of women’s rights in post-Taliban Afghanistan in a lecture at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 26 at Town Hall, 6th and Seneca.
March 18, 2002
Mulally to speak on the future of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will speak about the plans and prospects for the company’s commercial airplane business during an address at the University of Washington Business School.
ADVISORY: UW astronomy open house will show off major planetary conjunction
The astronomy open house this year occurs on International Astronomy Day and comes during a major planetary conjunction. Five planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury — will line up in the western sky, with a crescent moon supplying illumination.
March 15, 2002
Sailing icon ready for more adventures with new shoulder
Former Olympic sailing gold medallist Lowell North of Point Loma, Calif., is back at the helm of a sailing yacht, after his painful left shoulder was repaired during a surgical procedure at University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle last month.
March 14, 2002
Let’s samba!
Visiting artist Lee Higgins teaches students at Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School to perform Brazilian music during “Samba in the Schools” week last week.
Location of pancreatic cancer genetic defect found
Researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, in collaboration with investigators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, have mapped the location of a gene associated with inherited pancreatic cancer.
Pharmacists learn responses to threat of civil emergencies
“Bioterrorism: What Clinicians Need to Know” is the topic for this year’s annual Don B.
Diplomacy, security part of embassy designs
If the Sept.
Chum salmon returning to Big Beef Creek
The juvenile salmon released last week from the UW’s Big Beef Creek Fish Research Station are offspring of summer chum that returned 900-strong last year to the stream.
New molecular tools make study of tiny phytoplankton more possible
It’s the most prolific plant in the world’s oceans, explains assistant professor Ginger Armbrust.
Labor of Love: Professor wrote book on ‘extraordinary painter’
Lauro Flores just wanted to see that a deserving artist got more recognition.
mystery photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Hartwell will give annual Rushmer Lecture for Department of Bioengineering
The Department of Bioengineering’s 14th annual Rushmer Lecture will be given the first week of April by Dr.
In Brief
“The Medicine of Lewis and Clark” will be the topic for the next Healthy U program at 7 p.
Judah Folkman, famed cancer surgeon, to speak here April 4
In research, there’s a very fine line between persistence and obstinacy.
Poll Lecture brings Swedish diabetes expert to UW
next week
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Alcoholism treatment: National study with Seattle site opens enrollment for second group of participants
The UW’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System’s Addictions Treatment Center jointly manage the Seattle site for the COMBINE study (Combining Medications and Behavioral Interventions).
What could you do with Internet 2?
UWired Health Sciences will present the first session of the Health Sciences Advanced Applications Forum on Monday, March 25, from 1 to 3:30 p.
Regulations not best prevention against fraud
The financial value of a law-abiding reputation — not tighter government regulations — is the best way to prevent future scandals like those enveloping energy giant Enron and its auditor Arthur Andersen, a UW researcher says.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Funding Opportunity
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects related to ethnic studies.
Speakers consider civil liberties in post-Sept. 11 world
In the wake of the post-Sept.
MyUWClass ready to serve faculty
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Initiative expands UWired services
UWired is set, officially, to extend its reach.
Briefly
An 11-week Citizens Academy is being offered by the UW Police Department.
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CAREER AWARD: In recognition of 30 years of service, Terry Nosho of the Washington Sea Grant Program has received the William Q.
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