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March 7, 2002
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
Dr.
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.
PERS 2 or PERS 3: Which will it be?
Unlike “paper or plastic,” the choice of PERS 2 or PERS 3 could have long-term, profound implications.
UW responds to budget crisis
| Steve Hill |
| University Week |
The UW is chipping in to keep a bad state budget situation from getting worse.
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MEET A DINOSAUR: The Burke Museum will host its annual Dinosaur Day from 10 a.
mystery photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Quakin’ art exhibit
A van crushed by falling bricks in Pioneer Square is part of the new Burke exhibit, “The Big One,” which opens today.
In Brief
McDermott to speak
Dr.
Glaucoma: A potentially serious eye disease has no obvious early symptoms
You feel perfectly fine – no headaches, no eye-strain, no clumsiness.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ADAI research grants available
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
New biology of Earth’s rocks
In years past, scientific speculation about how life began on Earth envisioned primordial soups and slimy goo as the incubators in which the first tiny microorganisms developed, billions of years ago.
Students host open house on campus communication
An open house next week in Mary Gates Commons will give business communications students a chance to hone their skills while introducing ideas to improve campus communications.
More precise solar neutrino production figure determined by UW scientists
Scientists working at huge underground laboratories in Japan and Canada have made major strides in understanding neutrinos during the last three years. Now a team working with a particle accelerator at the University of Washington has added another significant finding, determining with the greatest precision yet just how many energetic neutrinos are generated in the sun’s nuclear furnace.
Reputation outweighs regulation in preventing future Enron-style scandals
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 University of Washington researcher says.
Researchers Find Region of Gene for Inherited Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine, in collaboration with investigators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, have mapped the location of a gene associated with inherited pancreatic cancer.
February 26, 2002
MEDIA ADVISORY: With Peace Corps popularity soaring, volunteers to gather at UW
Peace Corps Day offers interview/photo opportunities with 200-300 returned Peace Corps volunteers and people interested in joining the Peace Corps.
February 25, 2002
Alaskan waters growing hospitable to sharks while seals and sea lions decline
University of Washington professor of fisheries and aquatic sciences Vince Gallucci has studied shark population dynamics for more than a decade. During the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Boston earlier this month, Gallucci presented findings during the session “Not Enough Sea Lions, Too Many Sharks: Global Warming Signal?”
The 10th Annual Salute Harborview!! Gala
Join us in celebrating 10 years of Saluting Harborview Medical Center to support the efforts of the region’s only Level I adult and pediatric trauma and burn center. Proceeds will benefit the endowment of a Chair in Harborview’s Trauma Surgery Department.
February 22, 2002
Asteroid or comet triggered death of most species 250 million years ago
Earth’s most severe mass extinction – an event 250 million years ago that wiped out 90 percent of all marine species and 70 percent of land vertebrates – was triggered by a collision with a comet or asteroid, according to new findings by a team led by a University of Washington scientist.
February 21, 2002
Correction
In the caption for the photo of Magnuson Scholars in the Feb.
Motion Sickness: An ancient ailment; some newer cures
Pam Sowers
HS News & Community Relations
We all know what the Vikings, those robust conquerors of early Europe, looked like as they sailed away from their ancient ports.
Training as chaplain
Kekanadure Dhammasiri (Siri), a Buddhist monk, has been selected as Harborview Medical Center’s second spiritual care chaplain resident.
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