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March 14, 2002
Four-Fold Way author to lead workshop for University
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Options abound for flextime scheduling
When most of us think of a job, we immediately think of 8 to 5, Monday through Friday.
Budget debate goes down to wire
The 60-day Legislative session in Olympia ends today after a flurry of activity that will impact the University.
March 13, 2002
UW hosts Pacific Northwest Regionals of national robotics competition
Teams from across the western United States and Brazil will gather at the University of Washington March 29 and 30 to test their mechanical mettle in a regional robotics contest.
March 12, 2002
E-business expert: Executives need to treat symptoms of
The dot-com bust is over and executives need to overcome “dot vertigo,” an inability to adapt to e-commerce, says author Richard Nolan, the featured speaker at the University of Washington Business School’s e-business conference.
Mathers Foundation grant will help study cell growth, differentiation
A grant from the G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation will help scientists at the University of Washington’s Cell Systems Initiative build a prototype to study how cells grow, proliferate and differentiate.
March 7, 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.
Art School holds open house
Senior Jon Peebles gets some work done during the School of Art’s Open House last Friday.
McDermott talks
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Controlling the body’s response to severe injury
| Pamela Wyngate |
| HS News & Community Relations |
One of the results of training highly skilled paramedics and first responders is a significant increase in the number of severely injured patients making it to the emergency room.
Staffer wrote the book on Kalakala
| Steve Hill |
| University Week |
Steve Russell must have taken the message from his first book project to heart.
UW project measures ‘internal tide’ in Hawaii
Along the 1,600-mile-long Hawaiian Ridge, the moon’s inexorable pull is creating waves that break in the hidden depths of the ocean just as the surf does on the world-famous beaches of Hawaii, Oahu and Kauai.
Mystery Photo
Only three people were able to identify the Mystery Photo from last week, which was of Clark Hall.
News Briefs
An artist’s interpretation of the hands of two UW heart surgeons and the operating field in which they are working appear as part of a public art project unveiled Feb.
Macular degeneration: An age-related cause of lost sight
Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is a change in the central part of the retina, the thin film coating the back of the eye.
Faculty development workshops scheduled for spring
Three faculty development workshops are planned this spring, sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Department of Medical Education.
WHO leader to speak Tuesday
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Foods with complex sugars and high fiber create gas
The little bubbles in a baby’s tummy might cause a problem with colic, or just a really big burp on Daddy’s shoulder.
Notices
Academic Opportunities
ADAI research grants available
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
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COP SHOP OPEN: The UW Police Department’s annual open house is 2 to 4 p.
Undergrad dean candidates to speak
Finalists for the position of Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost at the UW will speak in special forums beginning today.
Earthquake expert to speak
Hiroo Kanamori, one of the world’s most respected seismologists and a scientist who helped define the seismic threat to the Puget Sound region, will speak at the UW next week.
Visitor bus tickets: New way to limit traffic
Driving alone and parking on campus is not the only way for departmental visitors and guests to get to the UW.
MyGradProgram eliminates paper, improves lives
An ambitious project in the Graduate School, making extensive use of the Web and e-mail, is eliminating more than 38,000 pieces of paper each year.
Summer chum return to Big Beef Creek in numbers not seen since ’70s
For the first time in decades hundreds of summer chum returned to Big Beef Creek Fish Research Station last fall. This follows five years of work to re-establish the run, an effort involving the UW, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the citizens of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group.
Hanford cleanup information available on the Internet
People with Internet access and an interest in the Hanford cleanup are invited to help University of Washington researchers evaluate a new Web tool. The Decision Mapping System is designed to help people participate in decisions related to Hanford — a former plutonium production facility.
March 6, 2002
New center to build on and develop genetic and protein technology to fight deadly microbial pathogens
The University of Washington School of Medicine has established the Keck Center for Functional, Structural, and Chemical Genomics of Microbial Pathogens. The Keck Center will use state-of-the-art technology to mount an assault on some of the most dangerous and deadly infections on earth.
March 4, 2002
Symptoms of burnout common among medical residents; UW taking steps to help
In the largest study so far of burnout in medical residents, the syndrome of emotional detachment and exhaustion and a sense of low personal accomplishment struck about 76 percent of the internal medicine residents who responded to a February, 2001, University of Washington survey.
February 28, 2002
Countess speaks at UW
Countess Sonja Bernadotte of the Swedish royal family, above, was at the UW Monday to describe a program that brings Nobel laureates and college-age students from around the world to Lindau Island in Germany for informal meetings each year.
Hille Neurosciences Lecture: Researcher at Brandeis uses ‘dynamic clamp’ to study neural network development
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Art in Context
Photography students in a course called “Installation, Context and collaboration,” taught by Associate Professor Ellen Garvens, have created an exhibit especially for the hospital environment.
Barnard named Spence nursing professor
| Kathy Dannenhold |
| School of Nursing |
In recognition of her outstanding leadership, scholarship and passion for the well being of infants and young children, Dr.
Genetic information and patient care
| Walter Neary |
| HS News & Community Relations From Boston |
Genetic sciences provide key insights into many health-care conditions — but the more scientists learn, the more they need to know, says Dr.
Shidler law center dedicated; Neukom gives $1 million
More than 150 scholars, students and attorneys helped celebrate the dedication this week of the School of Law’s Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology.
Temperature creates pollution cake with clean-air filling
Just about anyone who has flown knows the sensation of climbing through smog and bursting into bright, clear air.
Hard work: No longer enough?
The promise of upward mobility — a centerpiece of the American dream, which fosters the notion that anyone can get ahead with hard work — may have disappeared with the 20th century.
Engineering group honors UW’s Ratner
Buddy Ratner, director of the UW Engineered Biomaterials research center (UWEB), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Unearthing classroom success
| Steve Hill |
| University Week |
By teaching middle school teachers about the earth sciences, Liz Nesbitt hopes she’s sowing the seeds of the discipline’s next generation.
Autographs with a purpose: UW staffer meets President, helps charities
For a number of years now, Michael Reagan, the UW’s director of trademarks and licensing, has been hanging out with celebrities.
An India state of mind: Memories of Chandigarh motivated prof’s new book
Vikram Prakash knew what he was doing when he finally sat down to write the story of Chandigarh.
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