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February 14, 2002
Notices
Academic Opportunities
Secretary of the Faculty Applicants Sought
Faculty Senate Leadership, in collaboration with the President, seeks applications for the position of Secretary of the Faculty.
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FABULOUS FURNITURE: Would you like to see Suzzallo’s Reading Room returned to its former glory when it reopens late this summer? Well, you may be able to help.
February 13, 2002
Scientists delve into North Pacific mystery of changing oxygen
Oxygen in the upper waters of the North Pacific, an area that accounts for about 40 percent of the world’s oceans, decreased as much as 15 percent in a little under two decades between the early 1980s and late 1990s.
Tag(s): oceanography • School of Oceanography • Steven Emerson
Paul B. Robertson named WDS Foundation Distinguished Professor
Dr. Paul B. Robertson, dean of the University of Washington School of Dentistry for nine years until June 30, 2001, has been appointed the Washington Dental Service Foundation Distinguished Professor in Dentistry.
February 12, 2002
DO-IT program takes award-winning techniques nationwide via the Internet
The award-winning University of Washington-based DO-IT program is using cyberspace to reach a national audience with strategies for creating a level academic playing field for students with disabilities.
February 11, 2002
Harborview Urges King County to Increase Booster Seat Usage in Preparation for Upcoming New Law
Physicians at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center urge King County residents today to prepare for a new child passenger safety law by putting their 4-8 year-old children in booster seats when travelling in motor vehicles.
February 7, 2002
New center targets oral health disparities
| Walter Neary |
| HS News & Community Relations |
A research center based at the UW School of Dentistry will try to understand the causes, and some of the answers, for needless suffering among diverse groups in the Northwest and Alaska.
New studies seek better treatment, prevention for genital herpes
| Walter Neary |
| HS News & Community Relations |
Researchers at the UW are testing to see if a mainstay of human health — the body’s immune system — can better battle one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases than conventional therapies.
Decade-long type 2 diabetes trial begins
Many research studies are looking for people willing to have some blood drawn once or twice and perhaps fill out a questionnaire.
Dean Woods receives honors for ‘Book of the Year’ from nursing journal
| Kathy Dannenhold |
| School of Nursing |
“Nursing’s legacy of keen observation, combined with a focus on the multiple environmental factors that influence human health and illness, has been the foundation for contemporary nursing research in general and women’s health research in particular.
Simple measures can cure ‘body blues’
| Pam Sowers |
| HS News & Community Relations |
Amy is sure there is something wrong with her.
U-DOC summer program offers support for high school students
U-DOC is a six-week high school summer enrichment program offered by the UW School of Medicine’s Office of Multicultural Affairs.
In Brief
Eight current and former UW-affiliated physicians and a School of Medicine graduate are featured in the new book, This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine (edited by Dr.
Russian cosmonaut, scientist to speak
On Feb.
New UW commuter study available
The UW Transportation Office has announced a new study of commuting choices among people who live within two miles of campus.
Mexican-born teens drop out at higher rate
School dropout rates among immigrant teen-agers are most severe among students of Mexican descent, particularly those who migrated to the United States after starting school in Mexico.
UW research plane grounded
For sale: Convair 580, flown by University of Washington researchers for global atmospheric analysis, used to study smoke from burning oil wells in Kuwait, double-check satellite measurements of clouds over the tropical Pacific and measure properties of rain in the Pacific Northwest.
Profile: The professor and his brass band
| Steve Hill |
| University Week |
Leroy Searle has identified at least two general types of former musicians.
UW efforts to conserve pay off
The UW has done a good job conserving both energy and water in the past year, but the best may be yet to come, according to Facilities Services officials.
Survey finds public support for UW
University Week Staff Report
Residents in Washington view their public colleges and universities as high-quality institutions that make significant contributions to their state’s economy, according to survey data released this week by the American Council on Education (ACE).
Takin’ out the pack
Gilbert Bombon, Utility Worker II from the Outside Maintenance Zone, removes dry-pack from below the paver bricks at the Kane Hall columns.
UW landscape team takes prize at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show
Left to right, Landscape Architecture Professor Daniel Winterbottom and students David Knight, Michael Dalquist and George Wittren put the finishing touches on the UW’s prize-winning exhibit at the Northwest Flower & Garden show.
Peer portfolio
DOUSING THE FLAME: Citing continued concerns for safety, plus rising costs and issues of liability, Texas A&M University President Ray M.
Mystery photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Difficult budget, difficult choices for faculty
This academic year, Brad Holt, the Chair of the Faculty Senate, Vice-Chair Sandra Silberstein, and the Senate Executive Committee made plans to increase communication between the Senate and faculty.
Notices
Academic Opportunities
HUB Hall of Fame
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2002 HUB Hall of Fame Activities Award.
Etc.
PHOTO OP: If you like color photos of the natural world, the Campus Public Art Office has a deal for you.
End of an era: UW’s state-of-the-art airborne research facility grounded after 30 years
For sale: Convair 580, flown by University of Washington researchers for global atmospheric analysis, used to study smoke from burning oil wells in Kuwait, double-check satellite measurements of clouds over the tropical Pacific and measure properties of rain in the Pacific Northwest.
February 6, 2002
University of Washington women physicians featured in anthology
Eight current and former University of Washington physicians and a School of Medicine alumna are featured in the new book, This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine.
February 5, 2002
Seismologist who described likely Cascadia subduction earthquake to speak here
Seismologist who described likely Cascadia subduction earthquake to speak
February 4, 2002
Researchers try an old trick to battle common STD
Researchers at the University of Washington are testing to see if a mainstay of human health — the body’s immune system — can better battle one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases than conventional therapies.
While most immigrant teenagers stay in school, dropout rate for Mexicans is 28 percent
School dropout rates among immigrant teenagers are most severe among Mexicans, particularly those who migrated to the United States after starting school in Mexico.
January 31, 2002
Free art exhibit in the HUB
Mark Ondrake, a fiscal specialist in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s Department of Environmental Health, will be sharing his collection of materials with examples of art from earlier times used for advertising, magazine covers and book covers.
Buehler Lecture on abdominal wall surgery
Dr.
Take a couple more hours of sleep and see how you feel in the morning
You’re worn out all the time, you get tired very easily, that new weight-loss plan just isn’t working and you suspect you fell asleep as you were driving home after work last week.
Open House 2002: Planning well under way for event in late April
Exhibitors are signing up to reserve space for the 2002 Health Sciences Open House, the honorary chair has been named and a theme has been chosen.
Cosmetic Surgery Center opens: Refractive surgery also moves to UWMC-Roosevelt building with easy access
| Craig Degginger |
| HS News & Community Relations |
UW Medical Center-Roosevelt has opened three significant new areas on the second floor this month — the Cosmetic Surgery Center, Refractive Surgery Center and Ambulatory Surgery Center.
Understanding burn scars: Surgeon Nicole Gibran tries to learn how hypertrophic scars might be reduced or prevented
| Pamela Wyngate |
| HS News & Community Relations |
After a suffering a severe burn, some patients develop hypertrophic scars—a distinct and excessive growth of tissue with increased numbers of blood vessels and multiple nerves.
Land-use decisions led to flood-prone Skokomish
With a constancy that would impress the swallows at San Juan Capistrano, the Skokomish River seems to flood each year at the first sign of Western Washington’s rainy season.
SimpleSite takes HTML out of Web
| Roberto Sanchez |
| Educational Outreach |
The UW is making it easier for students, instructors and staff to produce their own Web pages — without having to know specialized computer languages or to use complicated software.
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