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 26, 2001
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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.
Team Transplant
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.
Health sciences brief news
Kid’s headaches
Pediatric neurologist Sarah Cheyette has written a parents’ guide to understanding children’s headaches.
Fee committee accepting tech project proposals
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.
Staffer relishes CFD roles
The Combined Fund Drive runs through Nov.
D.C. office gives University a presence in nation’s capital
When an earthquake struck the Northwest last winter, UW researchers swung into action.
Book offers information about Northwest oysters
Washington’s oyster industry owes its origins to the fertile shellfish beds of Willapa Bay.
Does fallout from Sept. 11 threaten rights we take for granted?
Grant to help K-12 educators expand math teaching strategies
By Steve Hill
University Week
It seems that old saying, “as easy as 1-2-3” might not be so easy after all.
Dr. Elders at Children’s
Answering medication questions
UW Pharmacy student Tiffany Tennant, left, and UWMC pharmacist Yvonne Mark answer Sharlene Aldrich’s questions at a booth set up at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt to provide information on medications and general health tips.
Unfurling the flag
The UW’s Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps sponsored a flag pole dedication to all United States armed forces veterans last week at the east side of Husky Stadium.
You guessed it…
Most entrants this week were not fooled by our shot of the roof of Fluke Hall.
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Academic Opportunities
Visiting Professorships at the University of Bergen, 2002-2003
The UW-University of Bergen Faculty Exchange Program announces its annual competition for Visiting Professor appointments at the University of Bergen, Norway, for a minimum term of one quarter.
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RESEARCH/TEACHING HONOR: Gretchen Kalonji, Kyocera Chair in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, was among seven university educators nationwide to be honored with a new National Science Foundation award during a ceremony in Washington, D.
Nov. 27 community forum will discuss public health and bioterrorism
People can learn more about bioterrorism at a community forum featuring public health experts from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Room 110 of Kane Hall at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Organ transplant surgeons and staff, organ recipients and donor family members to run in Seattle Marathon
A team of University of Washington Medical Center staff and faculty, transplant recipients and donor family members will run and walk as part of the Seattle Marathon on Nov. 25.
November 9, 2001
Growing importance of minority-owned businesses to be recognized at awards ceremony
When young brothers David and Rick Cantu launched Redapt Systems and Peripherals in the mid-90s, they ran the computer resale business out of their home. That would make things a little crowded now. With $59 million in annual revenues, the Redmond company is not only the fastest-growing Hispanic-owned business in the state, it is the state’s fastest-growing small business — period.
November 8, 2001
Expert on inflammatory bowel disease coming to UW
Symposium features Northwest community research projects
Several UW and Northwest-based researchers will be participating in a symposium on Friday, Nov.
British expert on health status of countries to give Walker-Ames lecture
Richard Wilkinson, an expert on the differences in health status from country to country, will speak about “Unhealthy Societies: The Politics of Human Social Needs” at 6 p.
New consortium gets $7 million
By Kristin Woodward
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the UW will be participating in a federally funded, $37 million research consortium to study how individual genetic makeup affects one’s response to various environmental agents, from asbestos to tobacco smoke.
Medications and pregnancy
The UW’s National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health is conducting new research into how drugs are handled in the body by pregnant women, a field which according to the U.
Health Sciences News
Curriculum open house
The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine’s curriculum programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy and prosthetics/orthotics will be featured in an open house from 3:30 to 5 p.
New Web site helps job seekers learn about UW
People seeking employment at the University will be able to get more information than the job listings, thanks to a new Web site that debuted last week.
Mastering the business of caring: MBA students run campus food drive
By Steve Hill
University Week
Schlepping 70 waist-high barrels across campus and getting them in their proper locations for the UW’s annual food drive is a part of the job Lorrie Johnson would prefer to delegate.
Employee prefers helpful over helpless
The Combined Fund Drive runs through Nov.
Inner Workings: Scandinavian Studies
Department Chair’s Name: Terje Leiren
Department Location: Raitt Hall
Number of Faculty: 12, including two lecturers who are partially funded by the governments of Finland and Denmark
Number of Students: 16 graduate students and 81 undergraduate majors; department teaches about 2,000 students a year.
New Urban Horticulture building to be considered
Designers with the architectural firm Miller Hull Partnership of Seattle are now considering ways to rebuild Merrill Hall, which was firebombed at the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture last May.
In Adams novel there’s no place like ‘Home’
Back in the 1960s, after Professor Emeritus Hazard Adams had completed more than 10 years of teaching, he decided it was time to put his money where his mouth was.
Opening a window on the past
The UW is partnering with the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), as well as with many of the smaller museums in King County, to create a digital archive of county history containing 12,000 images.
The Home Front: Campus landscape altered by Sept. 11.
Public turning to books to understand war on terrorism
By Steve Hill
University Week
The terror of Sept.
Student-designed satellite set for space
After three years of work, University of Washington students have nearly completed the world’s smallest self-propelled satellite and are preparing to deliver it to the Air Force and NASA for launch.
Surgery simulation
Elected officials and leaders in higher education and health from Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho were at the UW Health Sciences Center in late October for a WWAMI Legislative Conference focusing on the School of Medicine’s regional medical education and training programs.
Construction site
The Eye Center at UW Medical Center won the award for “most constructive” pumpkin as part of the annual Halloween decorating contest, judged last week.