UW News
The latest news from the UW
January 10, 2002
El Ni?ould be brewing a warmer, drier Northwest winter in 2002-03
Another El Niño could be brewing in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. If it is, Pacific Northwest residents can expect generally warmer, drier weather next fall and winter, University of Washington scientists say.
January 9, 2002
Panel considers land trusts, conservation easements for private forests
Emerging strategies of using “land trusts,” where private forests and wildlands are purchased or donated, or of managing such lands under “conservation easements,” where the use of the property is restricted but the landowner retains the title, will be explored by regional and national experts at a lecture that is free and open to the public Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources.
Harborview Medical Center event honors Martin Luther King Jr. in speech, song and celebration
Harborview Medical Center will celebrate the legacy of Rev.
January 8, 2002
Series examines sustainability of marine resources
Most solutions to fisheries problems have been shortsighted and don’t provide the right incentives for fishermen, resource managers or scientists, according to Ray Hilborn, University of Washington professor of aquatic and fisheries sciences and lead speaker for this year’s Bevan Series on Sustainable Fisheries.
January 7, 2002
If it’s winter, the Skokomish River must be flooding
Recent research at the University of Washington has found that a series of land-use decisions dating from the 1930s, from road building and streamside logging to dam construction, led to sedimentation that has made the Skokomish perhaps the most flood-prone river in the state.
January 4, 2002
University of Washington Academic Medical Center offers mini-medical school to the public
The University of Washington Academic Medical Center is offering the general public the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2002.
January 3, 2002
Individual neurons reveal complexity of memory within the brain
An investigation of the activity of individual human nerve cells during the act of memory indicates that the brain’s nerve cells are even more specialized than many people think.
January 2, 2002
Study finds there’s a critical time for learning all languages including sign language
Neuroscientists examining the brain activity of people who learned to speak American Sign Language (ASL) at different times in their lives have found the first evidence that there is a critical period for acquiring a non-verbal language, just as there is for spoken languages.
December 31, 2001
Pulsating ‘space hairs’ could help small satellites dock with their mother ship
Beds of thousands of tiny pulsating artificial “hairs” can provide a precise method for steering small satellites to docking stations on larger vessels, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Washington.
December 21, 2001
Analysis illuminates risk connection of herpes virus, HIV
Most of the people at greater risk of acquiring HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS, don’t know it, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of Washington.
December 20, 2001
UW research boosts understanding of how hydrogen transfer works
During the last 40 years, chemists have developed an understanding of how an electron transfers from one group to another to create new compounds. Now a team of University of Washington chemists has found that the same ideas apply to transferring a hydrogen atom — an electron and a proton together. That understanding could prove important to scientists trying to devise new classes of chemical reactions.
Discovery Health documentaries premiere on Jan. 6
The Discovery Health documentaries produced at Harborview this summer are scheduled to air Sunday, Jan. 6. The shows focus on HMC’s orthopaedics and neurosciences programs. Two video crews were on-site at the medical center for eight weeks under the direction of Community Relations. Many thanks to the staff, patients and families who gave permission to document the outstanding programs and services at Harborview.
December 19, 2001
UW seeking children who learn to read easily but struggle with spelling
The Learning Disabilities Center at the University of Washington is looking for 250 Seattle and Puget Sound children in the fourth through ninth grades to participate in a family genetics study of spelling disabilities.
December 18, 2001
Surveillance of patients at risk for pancreatic cancer, research into early diagnosis point to cure in next decade
Pancreatic cancer seems swift and unforgiving to its victims. Typically, the disease is not detected until after it has spread to other organs, and it is highly resistant to chemotherapy and radiation. Of the 29,000 people who will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, approximately 28,900 will die within a few months of that diagnosis. Experts at the University of Washington say this situation is changing, and they predict huge breakthroughs in both early detection and therapy in the next 10 years.
December 17, 2001
Robots tee off in UW electrical engineering cyber-golf tournament
UW robotics students, K-12 observers, College of Engineering faculty and staff and 13 self-controlled robot golfers participate in a tournament featuring student-designed and built golfing robots
December 14, 2001
UW, Ethics Board reach settlement on bowl game allegations
The Washington State Executive Ethics Board today approved settlement of a case involving allegations that University of Washington President Richard L. McCormick and Athletic Director Barbara Hedges violated provisions of the state’s Executive Ethics Law when the UW participated in the 1999 Holiday Bowl and 2001 Rose Bowl. The allegations dealt with whether travel to the bowls by University Regents, staff and their families, and in some instances guests were in violation of state ethics laws.
December 13, 2001
Open House dates
The dates for the 2002 Health Sciences Open House have been set for Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27.
Walter Hollow receives national Community Service Award
National Medical Fellowships (NMF) has presented a 2001 Community Service Award to Dr.
Public Health professor joins international Fulbright program
A UW public health professor is one of 30 people from around the world who make up the first group of scholars for the Fulbright New Century Scholars Program, a U.
New book describes stages of change
By Pam Sowers
HS News & Community Relations
For years, people suffering through alcoholism or drug abuse with a family member have been told they have to confront the problem head-on, by holding an intervention and making him or her face up to the problem.
Transplanting small-bowel cells
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Adult stem cell research may lead to great advances in science and health research, but first researchers must literally find a method to the madness.
Urban horticulture library reopens
The Center for Urban Horticulture’s Miller Library reopened Dec.
Medieval chant concert returning
Last December, the new Mary Gates Hall was the scene of a musical experiment – a performance of medieval chant in the Commons.
Crafty crows flock to thievery
Crows and ravens are depicted as being clever and tricky animals in countless American Indian stories and legends.
While economy lags, UW sticks to mission
You are all aware that the state of Washington is facing severe financial challenges.
Students to provide window dressing for Ave. storefronts
When Aaron Hoard met with Ave.
Home Front: International news agencies see conflict differently
Since Sept.
Scientists follow plume of pollution on both sides of Pacific
Scientists watched closely last spring as a haze of pollution, which had been tracked by satellite as it crossed the Pacific Ocean, settled over a large swath of North America from Calgary, Alberta, into Arizona.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Some events scheduled early in January:
Harborview day on Discovery Channel – On Sunday, Jan.
Notices
Payroll notices
Employee Identification Numbers
In response to concerns about assuring the privacy of social security numbers, the Payroll/Personnel system (HEPPS) will convert from social security numbers (SSN) to employee identification numbers (EID) as the primary means of employee identification and record keeping.
Etc.
ARTIST UNKNOWN: A University Week reader who admired the totem pole on the cover of the Dec.
Mystery photo
Last week’s answer: last week’s photo was taken in the courtyard outside of Meany Theater, as almost everyone who entered knew.
On the Rhodes to Oxford
UW’s newest Rhodes Scholar, Elizabeth Angell, poses with International Studies Professor Resat Kasaba just before the class she TAs for him, “States and Capitalism.
Hanging the garland
Jeffer Knowles wore his UW colors to hang the garland around the UW Medical Center entrance for the holiday season.
A Nobel moment
Leland Hartwell, center, smiles as he enjoys the banquet for winners of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden.
December 12, 2001
UW dentistry students learn high-tech photography for patients
Students in the University of Washington School of Dentistry are finding a new and high-tech way to communicate with patients and plan comprehensive treatment. They are taking a course in digital photography.
December 11, 2001
Pollution in Asian air mass likely measured on both sides of Pacific
Scientists watched closely last spring as a haze of pollution, which had been tracked by satellite as it crossed the Pacific Ocean, settled over a large swath of North America from Calgary, Canada, into Arizona.
December 10, 2001
Dr. Eugene Natkin presented with first distinguished teacher award
Dr. Eugene Natkin, professor emeritus of endodontics in the University of Washington School of Dentistry, has received the first Bruce R. Rothwell Distinguished Teacher Award.
A little larceny comes naturally to northwestern crows
Crows and ravens are depicted as being clever and tricky animals in countless American Indian stories and legends. Those characterizations apparently are right on the mark, according to a pair of University of Washington researchers who have found a species of crow that is constantly looking for opportunities to steal food from other members of its flock.
December 7, 2001
Statement from Dr. Eric Larson, medical director at University of Washington Medical Center
“Widespread news coverage has been given this week to Donald Church, who, in the course of a lifesaving procedure at UW Medical Center in June 2000, experienced a serious medical error.
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