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February 28, 2002
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.
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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.
Robertson named WDS distinguished professor in dentistry
Walter Neary
HS News & Community Relations
Dr.
Patrick to speak on quality-of-life measures
“Quality of Life and Health of the Public” is the topic for the School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s winter quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture, set for 3:15 p.
Artist to discuss writing, painting
Local artist Barbara Earl Thomas will discuss the creative link between her writing and painting during a lecture at the Faculty Club, Wednesday at 7 p.
Tax clinic serves low-income clients
Many UW students and staff who have disputes with the Internal Revenue Service may be eligible for free counseling and representation from the Law School.
UW scientists looking for answers as shark population rises
Salmon shark fins cut the surface of the water.
Bruce Bare named dean of College of Forest Resources
Longtime UW Professor Bruce Bare, an expert on the economics, management and sustainable use of forestlands, has been named dean of the College of Forest Resources by President Richard L.
Informal caregivers: Most kids’ keepers are untrained, want more support
When they’re not with their parents, children spend more time in the care of neighbors, friends and other relatives than at formal child-care centers or licensed home providers, according to a major new UW study.
Allen gives $14 million for Computer Science & Engineering Building
Investor and philanthropist Paul G.
Working in confined spaces
As part of a class on working in confined spaces, Dan Shackelford prepares to enter the space near the Health Sciences complex where sewer pumps are housed.
mystery
Last week’s Mystery Photo was more of a mystery than usual, since it was accidentally printed upside down.
Notices
LEGAL NOTICES
Public Hearting Notices
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at noon on Friday, March 1 in Room LB1 205 of the Library/Media Center at the University of Washington, Bothell campus.
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ARBOR-READ-‘EM: Need some books and want to help a worthy cause at the same time? The Arboretum is having a used book sale from 10 a.
Study finds relatives, friends and neighbors provide majority of child care, and want support to do a better job
When they’re not with their parents, children spend more time in the care of neighbors, friends and other relatives than at formal child care centers or licensed home providers, according to a major new University of Washington study.
February 20, 2002
Hawaiian Ridge HOME to efforts to understand deep-ocean mixing
The first-ever direct measurements of the energy flux of the “internal” tide along the Hawaiian Ridge were reported last week by University of Washington researchers at the American Geophysical Union and American Society of Limnology’s Ocean Sciences meeting
Oceans to Stars Lecture Series: Molecular explorations reveal secrets of ocean life
The quest to predict toxic-algae outbreaks, estimate how much of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is being absorbed by the oceans and gain other insights into the lives of phytoplankton — microscopic plants that generate about half the oxygen we breathe — are subjects of a free, public lecture, “Molecular Explorations of the Oceans: New Ways to Study Marine Ecosystems,” by University of Washington oceanographer Virginia Armbrust.
Temperature inversion brings ultra-clean air between layers of pollution
Just about anyone who has flown knows the sensation of climbing through smog and bursting into bright, clear air. And once you’re there, the air generally stays clear no matter how high you go. But a University of Washington researcher has found it doesn’t always work that way.
February 19, 2002
UW’s new computer science building named for Paul G. Allen
Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen has given $14 million to the University of Washington to ensure the completion of a new facility for the university’s nationally ranked Department of Computer Science & Engineering, officials announced this evening
Ninety percent of young male workers now doing worse than they would have 20 years ago
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. Prospects for upward mobility were on the decline long before the current economic downturn and the aftereffects of the Sept.11 terrorist attacks, contends Martina Morris, a University of Washington professor of sociology and statistics.
200 Puget Sound families needed for free study exploring relationships, communication in children’s transition to adolescence
University of Washington researchers interested in building and maintaining healthier family relationships are looking for 200 Puget Sound families with a child 8 years of age to participate in a five-year study.
February 15, 2002
Dean Bruce Bare and College of Forest Resources turning to concepts of environmental and resource sustainability
University of Washington President Richard L. McCormick has named long-time UW Professor Bruce Bare, an expert on the economics, management and sustainable use of forestlands, dean of the College of Forest Resources.
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