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February 14, 2001
Who takes out the garbage? 200 gay, lesbian, straight couples sought for study of household chores
Division of household chores long has been a source of friction for married couples, but less is known about how large a problem it is for gay, lesbian and unmarried heterosexual couples.
February 12, 2001
Takuji Yamashita: State’s leaders honor a man once rejected because of his race
A University of Washington Law School graduate will soon be admitted to the practice of law — 99 years after passing his bar exam.
February 9, 2001
UW Business School dean kicks of lecture series
University of Washington Business School Dean Yash Gupta this month begins a “Dean’s Business Breakfast Lecture Series” featuring the Puget Sound’s leading business executives and the school’s faculty.
February 8, 2001
UW Hall Health Primary Care Center accredited by national body
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has accredited the University of Washington’s Hall Health Primary Care Center for three years. In the letter of notification, AAAHC President William H. Beeson said, “The dedication and effort necessary to achieve accreditation is substantial. UW Hall Health Primary Care Center is to be commended for this accomplishment.”
February 6, 2001
Million dollar grant by the Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research to University of Washington medical scientist program
The Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research has given a $1 million grant to support the University of Washington’s Medical Scientist Training Program.
February 5, 2001
UW study offers a method to keep physicians up-to-date
Technology may hold the key to helping physicians and other medical professionals stay on top of the rapidly growing literature in the health-care field — and thus provide better care for their patients.
February 2, 2001
UW’s HIT Lab gets international award for medical/virtual reality work
Imagine a world in which the borders between medical practice and virtual reality begin to blur: physicians hone their surgical skills by suturing a virtual wound, feeling the resistance when needle meets skin and the give when it punches through. They practice removing a gall bladder using laparoscopic instruments — and repeat the procedure until they get it just right.It’s already happening in The University of Washington’s Human Interface Technology Laboratory, which has received an international award for its work using virtual reality for medical applications.
February 1, 2001
UW researchers show that the human genome is helpless in the face of chocolate
Knowing that extreme sensitivity to some bitter tastes is genetically-driven, researchers in the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine tried to find out if genetic taste markers might prevent some women from enjoying bitter chocolate or bitter espresso coffee. Dr. Adam Drewnowski, director of the school’s Nutritional Sciences Program, says the study by graduate student Agnes Ly and himself showed that any aversion to bitter taste, genetic or not, was easily overcome by the addition of a little sugar or a lot of fat. The study was published in the January issue of Chemical Senses, an Oxford University Press journal.
January 25, 2001
Benefactor splits $10 million between Business School and athletics
The University of Washington plans today to announce a gift from a California businessman and his wife of $10 million to support the school’s endeavors in both academics and athletics.
January 24, 2001
Welfare recipients are finding jobs but lack benefits, study shows
Sixty percent of Washington’s welfare recipients found jobs and left the rolls in a little more than a year, according to new findings from one of the most comprehensive studies ever undertaken of welfare reform. January 23, 2001
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