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July 23, 2001
Press Conference Regarding Firefighter Jason Emhoff
Today, Monday, July 23, Jason Emhoff underwent his second surgery to skin graft the majority of his burns and evaluate his hands to see if further skin grafts are needed.
July 20, 2001
UW program shows students with disabilities they can DO-IT
A summer camp of a different stripe will begin later this month at the University of Washington. More than 40 college-bound high school students with disabilities from Washington and other states will gather at the UW campus in Seattle for the summer study sessions of the Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology (DO-IT) Program.
450 children with reading, spelling or handwriting problems needed for study seeking genetic markers for learning disabilities
One of the joys of summer is finding a great new book to read. But it’s a pleasure that eludes millions of children and adults who have difficulty reading because of dyslexia. Because so many children have trouble reading, as well as with spelling or handwriting, researchers at the University of Washington’s Learning Disabilities Center have launched a major effort designed to find a genetic marker that will allow for the early identification of youngsters with dyslexia and specific writing disability.
July 19, 2001
Keck Foundation funds major new initiative into deep-sea quakes, life
New kinds of instruments and experiments — made possible with a just announced $5 million award from the W.M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles — could give scientists the best way yet to study the rich microbial life that flourishes wherever the seafloor twists and buckles, and which is part of a biosphere beneath the Earth’s surface that may dwarf all life on land or in the sea.
July 16, 2001
Dr. Robert Rushmer, diagnostic ultrasound pioneer, dies at age 86
Dr. Robert F. Rushmer, a pioneer in applying engineering advances to the creation of new instruments for medical research and patient care, died in Redmond, Wash., Friday, July 13, after a long illness. He was 86.
July 13, 2001
UW Medical Center ranked 12th among nation’s Best Hospitals
University of Washington Medical Center moved up a notch in its ranking among the top hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2001 annual guide to “America’s Best Hospitals,” which was updated in its July 23 issue, available July 16.
July 11, 2001
Scientists seeking secrets of ‘Lost City’
The remarkable hydrothermal vent structures serendipitously discovered last December in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, including a massive 18-story vent taller than any seen before, are formed in a very different way than ocean-floor vents studied since the 1970s, according to findings published July 12 in the journal Nature.
Controversial SEC regulation may be faring well for small investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s controversial “Reg FD,” or fair-disclosure regulation, may be closing the gap in fair trading between large and small investors, a University of Washington Business School researcher reports.
July 9, 2001
UW details effects of TA strike in June
The number of teaching assistants who struck at the University of Washington June 1 through 15 was about 235. There were approximately 1,322 TAs Spring Quarter.
July 5, 2001
Arctic Oscillation has moderated northern winters of 1980s and ’90s
The Arctic Oscillation has been linked to wide-ranging climate effects in the Northern Hemisphere, but new evidence shows that in recent decades it has been the key in preventing freezing temperatures from extending as far south as they had previously.
Women with prior Caesarean at risk of uterine rupture during labor
Women who’ve had a Caesarean and who later attempt to deliver by labor are more likely to suffer a uterine rupture than women who go on to have a repeat Caesarean delivery, according to a University of Washington study published in the July 5 New England Journal of Medicine.
July 3, 2001
Dr. Paul Strandjord, UW Laboratory Medicine founder, dies at age 70
Dr. Paul E. Strandjord, who founded the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine, died Friday, June 29, 2001, at age 70. The cause of death was a stroke.
July 1, 2001
Image shows “corpse flower” as it nears blooming
A giant “corpse flower,” native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, is inching closer to blooming in the University of Washington botany greenhouse. The event is expected to occur within the next several days.
June 29, 2001
The Rufer Verdict
The following statement is for attribution to Dr. David Eschenbach, professor and acting chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington School of Medicine:
June 26, 2001
Greater condom use could help prevent spread of genital herpes
Condom use helps to prevent the spread of genital herpes, particularly from a man with HSV-2 to a susceptible woman, according to a study in the upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Condom use might help slow the epidemic of genital herpes, which now infects about one in five Americans.
June 19, 2001
Bush names two from Washington to draft new ocean policy
President George Bush has named University of Washington Professor Marc Hershman — an expert on protecting and using coastal areas, developing seaports and the laws and policies governing U.S. ocean resources — and William Ruckelshaus as initial members of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. The announcement from the White House Friday said the two Washington state residents were selected for the 16-member commission from nearly 30 finalists.
June 18, 2001
UW study of oxygen-deprived tuberculosis bacteria shows a chink in the genetic armor of a deadly disease
The removal of a regulator gene that allows the tuberculosis bacterium to remain dormant in laboratory studies could point the way to new treatments for many tuberculosis patients. Research at the University of Washington by Dr. David Sherman, assistant professor of pathobiology in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, and his colleagues shows that by interrupting the function of this gene, the tuberculosis bacterium is unable to mount the appropriate genetic response. It thus may be unable to become dormant.
June 15, 2001
MEDIA ADVISORY: UW physicists to discuss first results from Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
University of Washington researchers on Monday will discuss the first scientific results from Canada’s Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) — findings that will bolster the understanding of neutrinos from the sun, of the sun itself and of the effect of neutrinos on the evolution of the universe.
June 14, 2001
Polluted clouds might bring patchy cooling in a warming world
As the Earth’s average temperature has risen in the last half-century with the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, many scientists have come to see clouds as the biggest puzzle in interpreting the planet’s changing climate picture because they reflect so much of the sun’s heat into space.
June 13, 2001
Lost in virtual space: Gender differences are magnified
Well-documented gender differences in people’s ability to navigate and orient themselves in the real world are vastly exaggerated in computer-simulated virtual environments, according to studies conducted by University of Washington researchers.
June 11, 2001
‘I tawt I taw’ a bunny wabbit at Disneyland; New evidence shows false memories can be created
About one-third of the people who were exposed to a fake print advertisement that described a visit to Disneyland and how they met and shook hands with Bugs Bunny later said they remembered or knew the event happened to them.
June 5, 2001
Students assist inner-city businesses during toughening economic times
At a time when many small businesses are beginning to feel the sting of the slowing economy, more than 60 University of Washington business students have helped several Seattle inner-city and Yakima Valley small businesses expand, develop and increase profits.
Connie Kravas selected as vice president for development and alumni relations
Dr. Constance H. Kravas, currently vice chancellor for university advancement at University of California, Riverside, has been selected as vice president for development and alumni relations at the University of Washington, President Richard L. McCormick announced. The appointment will be effective Aug. 16, 2001, subject to approval by the Board of Regents.
June 1, 2001
Single Hubble picture captures key phases in the stellar life cycle
Like a collage of photographs showing a human being from infancy to old age, a striking new picture unveiled today by a University of Washington astronomer shows various stages in the life cycle of stars, all occurring at one time.
UW scientists say Arctic oscillation might carry evidence of global warming
For years, scientists have known that Eurasian weather turns on the whim of a climate phenomenon called the North Atlantic oscillation. But two University of Washington researchers contend that the condition is just a part of a hemisphere-wide cycle they call the Arctic oscillation, which also has far-reaching impact in North America.
Work of 50 faculty, staff and students harmed including research on plant genetics and ecosystem health
Poplar research conducted at Center for Urban Horticulture since late ’80s
Biting may drive division of labor among social wasp workers
Popular wisdom reminds people not to bite the hand that feeds them. But now a University of Washington researcher has found a species of social wasp that bites its fellow workers, prompting them to leave the nest and forage for the colony.
UW submits emergency funding request, seeks public’s help to restore work after fire guts Center for Urban Horticulture
Today University of Washington administrators and friends in the Legislature pledged to rebuild the Center for Urban Horticulture, torched May 21 in an arson attack that burned the center’s main hall and destroyed or damaged years of research on ecosystem health and plant science.
ADVISORY: China to get first look at marching, American-style
The University of Washington’s Husky Marching Band will perform in China this month in what is believed to be that ancient civilization’s first exposure to an American collegiate tradition.
May 31, 2001
Women should have regular Pap smears regardless of sex partner’s gender
Some women who have sex with other women may be risking their health because they may not have Pap smears as often as other women, according to a University of Washington study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
May 30, 2001
Researchers’ description of the regulation of a new family of ion channels may open doors for therapies for a variety of conditions
Researchers have made an important scientific advance by describing the regulatory mechanisms for two members of a new family of ion channels found in non-excitable cells.
Migrating impurities in ancient ice can skew climate research findings
Chemicals trapped in ancient glacial or polar ice can move substantial distances within the ice, according to new evidence from University of Washington researchers. That means past analyses of historic climate changes, gleaned from ice core samples, might not be entirely accurate.
May 29, 2001
UW receives $5.3 million grant to study male reproductive systems
The UW Population Center for Research in Reproduction has received a $5.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development(NICHD) to continue its program of basic research and clinical studies in male reproductive processes.
Babies have a different way of hearing the world by listening to all frequencies simultaneously
The world apparently sounds very different to infants than it does to adults. Sometimes it’s filled with a cacophony of sounds that makes it difficult for babies to distinguish a single sound from all the surrounding noise, says a University of Washington scientist.
May 25, 2001
Forbes publisher compares investing freeze, economic downturn to PC fallout of mid 1980s
Today’s economic slowdown and capital crunch isn’t all that bad. In fact the climate resembles the economic downturn that followed the PC hype in the late 1970s and early 1980s, says Richard Karlgaard, Forbes magazine publisher and keynote speaker at an upcoming University of Washington Business School conference on e-business.
Local high school students will dramatize genetic choices
A high school student struggles to decide whether to undergo genetic testing for a gene that causes blindness. This dilemma, presented in a play called The Cutting Edge, will be viewed by local high school students and teachers at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, at the Shoreline Center.
May 23, 2001
UW condemns arson as misguided act that destroyed ecosystem research
The University of Washington condemns this senseless act of arson that has destroyed decades of scientific inquiry aimed at improving the overall health of urban ecosystems. This misguided act has set back research concerning endangered plants in Washington, rehabilitation of degraded wetlands and even assistance for home gardeners. It is a vicious blow to some very gifted and dedicated faculty and students at the University of Washington. We abhor the violence and destructiveness of this act, and the potential risk to human safety. We hope the perpetrators are found and brought to justice.
May 21, 2001
University of Washington Health Sciences Library awarded $6.65 million contract by the National Library of Medicine
The University of Washington Health Sciences Library has been awarded a new five-year contract by the National Library of Medicine to serve as the Regional Medical Library for the Pacific Northwest Region, as part of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
May 18, 2001
New concept in supercomputing wins top prize at business plan competition
Creators of a company that will link computer networks to solve complex problems took the $35,000 top prize at the University of Washington’s fourth annual business plan competition.
May 16, 2001
Bicycle design, water testing and colonies on Mars: Middle school students push math, science boundaries during first PRIME Showcase
University of Washington students, middle school teachers and their students at five area schools are involved in the Partnership for Research in Inquiry-based Math, Science and Engineering Education, or PRIME, a program to develop hands-on projects to learn math and science.
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