December 4, 2001
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
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
One might say UW gardeners were up to something fishy.
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.
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.
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.
The Department of Surgery’s annual Strauss Lecture, rescheduled from its original date of Sept.
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Every week on “E.
Gregg Levoy, author of Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life, will be offering a one-day workshop at the UW on Jan.
The Faculty Senate will meet at 2:30 p.
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.
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.
The Pacific Northwest’s fabled rainy season typically starts in November.
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.
Letters will go out next week to solicit nominees for several of the University’s annual awards.
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.
American attitudes about Arab Muslims may have changed or been colored as a result of the Sept.
Clyde Washington, left, and Herold Eby sort through some of the tons of recyclable materials the UW generates on a regular basis.
For most people, researching family history involves looking at old photographs in attics.
Two bioengineering researchers at the UW have discovered a promising potential treatment for cancer among the ancient arts of Chinese folk medicine.
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.
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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.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
November 28, 2001
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
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.
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
People use the emotional parts of their brain to make so-called rational personal decisions, according to a University of Washington researcher.
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
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
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
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.
That headline sounds like an ad from the back of a magazine, doesn’t it? Amazingly, a recently released study says it’s true.
By Craig Degginger
HS News & Community Relations
A unique team of UW Medical Center staff and faculty, transplant recipients and donor family members will run and walk as part of the Seattle Marathon on Nov.
Kid’s headaches
Pediatric neurologist Sarah Cheyette has written a parents’ guide to understanding children’s headaches.
The Student Technology Fee Committee will be accepting proposals from the Seattle campus for student technology related projects for the 2001-02 proposal cycle beginning Nov.
The Combined Fund Drive runs through Nov.