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Certain wasps may be far from the simplistic automatons — blindly doing the same tasks day after day throughout their lives — that most people picture when they think of insects.

Evidence is surfacing that searing temperatures and crushing pressures are creating a storehouse of nutrients needed by microorganisms living at the seafloor and, possibly, deep within the earth’s crust.

Geoff Loftus, a University of Washington psychology professor, is the person behind a revised rating system that ranks Orange County as the best place to live, according to the 1996 edition of the “Places Rated Almanac: Your Guide to Finding the Best Places to Live in North America,” which is being released tomorrow (Wednesday).

It had been a frustrating computer search for Vicki Schroeder, a geophysics graduate student at the University of Washington.

Lightning research was once the stepchild of atmospheric science because of the belief that it had no connection with climate study. Now, thanks to new research at the University of Washington in Seattle, and to recent data from NASA’s space-based lightning detector, scientists believe that lightning frequency might be a reliable surrogate for tracking precipitation in those regions where direct, ground measurements are not possible.

Mice with a mutation that makes them grossly overweight can be induced to be only pleasingly plump, if they are genetically engineered to lack a certain neurotransmitter.

A group of University of Washington students and staff is coming to the aid of a former UW student living under the constant threat of death in the war-torn African nation of Rwanda.

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A powerful new technology that allows ultrasound medical imaging systems for the first time to be programmed for multiple diagnostic applications was unveiled today by collaborating engineers from Siemens Ultrasound and the University of Washington.

U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Philippine Foreign Minister Domingo Siazon today announced both the creation of the APEC Education Network, an Internet based network linking all 18 APEC economies, and the launch of its first collaborative scientific project on integrated coastal management.

While punk, disco and acid rock have given way to new country, rap and grunge over the last two decades, neuroscientists have been making beautiful science studying the melodies produced by some of nature’s sweetest voices — songbirds.

A small number of teenagers, the 15 percent who join gangs, account for 58 percent of juvenile crime, according to a University of Washington research team that will report its findings on the first study of Seattle youth gangs at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Chicago on Thursday, Nov.

A new approach to marital therapy that focuses on acceptance and tolerance appears to be significantly more effective than today’s standard treatment where partners often strive to change each other.

Students at the University of Washington School of Dentistry will no longer practice root canals on dental molds clamped to work benches or held in the palms of their hands. Instead, students will perfect dental techniques on their own “patients”– dental simulators designed to provide a state-of-the-art learning environment that most closely resembles a real-life clinical setting.

Twenty-six officials Washington state public officials and an equal number of recent immigrants and refugees will begin a month- long journey this week to learn more about each other’s world and to promote greater understanding of the issues facing low-income newcomers to the United States.

Do people need hours of training to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation? Or can they learn enough CPR from brief TV messages to save the life of someone in cardiac arrest? Doctors at the University of Washington hope to find out.

Vacationing UW medical school dean, wife and guides perish in Nepal

Obituary information for Philip J. Fialkow

Statement responding to questions on the current whereabouts of Philip J. Fialkow, M.D., vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UW School of Medicine

A team consisting of six experienced Sherpa mountain guides planned to mount a fresh round of search and rescue operations.

Researchers are now developing new technology and software that allows computer users to simply speak or hand-write commands. These and other innovative computer-user interfaces will be demonstrated 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 6 at the University of Washington as part of an international symposium on user interface technology and software.

The following statement responds to questions on the current whereabouts of Philip J. Fialkow, M.D., vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UW School of Medicine, and his wife, Helen.

Nearly 150 years since dentists started using mercury in fillings, researchers at the University of Washington School of Dentistry are beginning one of the first studies specifically aimed at determining whether such fillings are safe for children.

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Immigration is one of the hot button issues of the 1990s and that’s nothing new, according to a University of Washington professor and author of a new book that is one of the first to focus on the experiences of women immigrants.

Heart attack patients admitted to community hospitals show nearly identical survival rates, whether treated with powerful anti-clotting drugs or with balloon angioplasty.

A pilot project headed by the University of Washington is attempting to increase the population of Native American students in higher education by exposing them to a possible career alternative, the legal profession.

University of Washington, Tacoma Dean Vicky L. Carwein today announced the appointment of John Idstrom as Director of Development.

New UW center to focus on health and safety of foresters, fishers and farmers throughout the region

Intel Corp. announces $1.5 million gift of equipment for new engineering building at UW

On Friday, Oct. 11, the University of Washington will host an in-service day, “Education for the 21st Century,” which will give Seattle Public School educators an opportunity to explore ways to use instructional technology and service learning in the curriculum to prepare students to be effective citizens and meet the challenges of our changing world.

A new, provocative documentary that deals with race relations on contemporary college campuses will be shown at the University of Washington on Thursday, Oct. 10.

The University of Washington (UW) Academic Medical Center has received a three-year, $2.028 million grant from the National Library of Medicine to develop and evaluate new applications of the National Information Infrastructure in the care of patients.

“Ethics, Values and Politics in Long Term Care: When Care and Everyday Life Collide” is the subject of the 18th annual Elizabeth Sterling Soule Lecture, sponsored by the University of Washington School of Nursing,

Wenatchee Mayor Earl Tilly and University of Washington President Richard L. McCormick join the Wenatchee community in celebrating the premiere of a new educational television channel available on TCI-Wenatchee cable channel 18.

The UW has once again carried off honors in the annual Higher Education Awards Program sponsored by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO).

University of Washington bioengineering researchers are using the latest microfabrication techniques to develop and test miniature devices that may revolutionize the way blood is analyzed in critical care situations.

Next year Harborview Medical Center will establish its first family medicine service for the care of patients and a residency program to train new family physicians.