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December 6, 2001
The latest news from the UW
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Totem of generosity
George Snyder, a 1931 graduate of what was then the UW’s aeronautical engineering program, was on hand Tuesday to donate this totem pole to the University.
December 4, 2001
UW establishes Center on Infant Mental Health and Development
To focus on the social and emotional health and well-being of the youngest members of society, a new Center on Infant Mental Health and Development is being established at the University of Washington. The center will place special emphasis on vulnerable children at developmental risk for various reasons, including mental health issues faced by their mothers or other caregivers, an absence of social supports, conditions of poverty and homelessness, and parental substance abuse.
Autistic preschoolers have larger-than-normal brains, can’t distinguish emotions from facial photographs
Preschool-age children with autism exhibit no difference in brain activity when they are shown photographs of faces displaying different emotions, and their brains are larger than normal, according to new research at the University of Washington’s Autism Center.
December 3, 2001
Improving quality of child protective services in Washington, Oregon, Alaska is goal of $2.2 million grant
Aside from the Internal Revenue Service, perhaps no government agencies are the object of more scorn than state child protective services organizations (CPS). To help these agencies in Washington, Oregon and Alaska improve their services, the Children’s Bureau of the federal Department of Health and Human Service has awarded the University of Washington a $2.2 million grant over five years to establish a CPS Quality Improvement Center, called Frontline Connections.
November 29, 2001
Something fishy?
One might say UW gardeners were up to something fishy.
Ready to go
From left, Laura Marshall, Jeremiah Trammell, Vivian Schmidt, Yann Novak and Megan Rasley are ready to greet customers at the HUB’s new food service, etc.
UW research group awarded almost $19 million as part of NIH Protein Structure Initiative
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
While the Human Genome Project and its controversy have gobbled up space in the science news, some local researchers have been awarded a cool $18.
Speaker to discuss work in behavioral neurogenetics
By Laurie McHale
Center on Human Development and Disability
Behavioral neurogenetics research is a new method of scientific inquiry that focuses on the investigation of neurodevelopmental disorders associated with specific genetic conditions, contributing to an improved understanding of brain disorders in children.
Hand washing: The fine points
Rescheduled Strauss Lecture will be Dec. 7
The Department of Surgery’s annual Strauss Lecture, rescheduled from its original date of Sept.
Could heart tissue be regenerated?
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
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Health Sciences Brief News
Authentic life is workshop topic
Gregg Levoy, author of Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life, will be offering a one-day workshop at the UW on Jan.
Faculty Senate to consider two Class B measures
The Faculty Senate will meet at 2:30 p.
Cold oceans lecture to kick off lecture series
Science’s race to observe the state of the Arctic in the face of looming climate change is the subject of a free, public lecture, Exploring the Cold Oceans of the North, by UW oceanographer Peter Rhines.
Katz lecturer shows relevance of early Japanese culture
UW Professor Susan Hanley of the Jackson School of International Studies will speak on Japan’s Traditional Lifestyles: Reflections in 2001 as the fall Solomon Katz Lecturer in the Humanities.
Unraveling the secret of Pacific Northwest storms
The Pacific Northwest’s fabled rainy season typically starts in November.
Book examines religious roots of American media
By Steve Hill
University Week
Despite widely held public perception to the contrary, criticism from conservatives, and journalists’ own claims to objectivity and skepticism, the American press corps operates from a religious foundation, according to a UW researcher.
Nominees sought for annual awards
Letters will go out next week to solicit nominees for several of the University’s annual awards.
Bridgman film showing Dec. 7
Jon Bridgman’s Pearl Harbor: Parallels and Perspectives, a documentary that explores the people and events leading up to World War II, will premiere at 7:30 p.
Are ‘fortresses’ necessary in wake of Sept. 11?
Web site measures prejudice toward Arab Muslims
American attitudes about Arab Muslims may have changed or been colored as a result of the Sept.
Sorting it out
Clyde Washington, left, and Herold Eby sort through some of the tons of recyclable materials the UW generates on a regular basis.
A Mexican master: Retracing the footsteps of a talented grandfather
For most people, researching family history involves looking at old photographs in attics.
Ancient Chinese remedy proves effective against cancer cells
Two bioengineering researchers at the UW have discovered a promising potential treatment for cancer among the ancient arts of Chinese folk medicine.
Newsmakers
LANGUAGE LEARNING: The co-director of the UW’s Center for Mind, Brain and Learning says that babies learn to distinguish sounds made in their native language from sounds in other languages long before they learn to speak.
Notices
Legal Notice
Notice of Possible Rule Making – Preproposal Statement of Inquiry – (per RCW 34.
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PHILANTHROPIC FAMILY: Ellen Ferguson, community relations director for the Burke Museum, and her family were recently honored at National Philanthropy Day ceremonies in Seattle as the state’s outstanding philanthropic family.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
November 28, 2001
Treatment reduces risk of heart attack by 60 to 90 percent, reverses arterial plaque buildup; antioxidant vitamins diminish beneficial effect
Treatment with a combination of statin and niacin can slash the risk of a fatal or non-fatal heart attack or hospitalization for chest pain by 70 percent among patients who are likely to suffer heart attacks and/or death from coronary heart disease, according to a study by University of Washington researchers in the Nov. 29 New England Journal of Medicine. Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer in most industrialized countries.
November 27, 2001
Take the Web test to measure your prejudice against Arab Muslims
American attitudes about Arab Muslims may have changed or been colored as a result of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. How much they changed is difficult to assess, but individuals have the opportunity to measure their own level of unconscious prejudice toward Arab Muslims by taking a test on the Internet developed by University of Washington and Yale University psychologists.
Brains of deaf people rewire to ‘hear’ music
Deaf people sense vibration in the part of the brain that other people use for hearing — which helps explain how deaf musicians can sense music, and how deaf people can enjoy concerts and other musical events.
November 26, 2001
Personal decisions exercise the emotional part of the brain
People use the emotional parts of their brain to make so-called rational personal decisions, according to a University of Washington researcher.
Ancient Chinese folk remedy may hold key to non-toxic cancer treatment
Two bioengineering researchers at the University of Washington have discovered a promising potential treatment for cancer among the ancient arts of Chinese folk medicine.
November 20, 2001
UW speech traces history of African-American nurses in Seattle
University of Washington School of Nursing Professor Lois Price-Spratlen will discuss the experiences of early African-American nurses in Seattle who overcame racial discrimination and adversity to achieve their dreams. Her free public presentation at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Hogness Auditorium at the UW Health Sciences Center is titled “Seattle African-American Nurses: How They Have Overcome.” It is the third in a series of public lectures sponsored as a community service by the UW School of Nursing.
November 17, 2001
UW researchers hope to improve rain, flood forecasts in the Northwest
The Pacific Northwest’s fabled rainy season typically starts in November. This year Cliff Mass is counting on the storms to give up some of their secrets and help researchers develop more precise forecasts for precipitation and flooding.
November 15, 2001
Public Health organizes forum focusing on bioterrorism and other threats
By Walter Neary
HS News & Community Relations
The campus community and public can learn more about bioterrorism at a community forum featuring public health experts planned from 7 to 8:30 p.
Cut your chance of developing Type 2 diabetes by 50 percent!
That headline sounds like an ad from the back of a magazine, doesn’t it? Amazingly, a recently released study says it’s true.