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January 24, 2011
Higher costs of more nutritious diets contribute to socio-economic disparities in health: UW research
Higher costs of more nutritious diets contribute to socio-economic disparities in health: UW research
January 21, 2011
President Obama honors UW epidemiologist Dr. Michelle Williams as one of the nation’s outstanding mentors
Williams will receive a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math and Engineering mentoring.
January 20, 2011
Gulf grows between research practice and participant preferences in genetic research
Realigning with participants’ interest is important for the future of genomic research.
January 18, 2011
UW Medicine, Valley Medical Center to explore strategic alliance
Today, Jan. 18, the chief executive officers of UW Medicine and Valley Medical Center announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Inten
January 3, 2011
Anti-bullying program reduces malicious gossip on school playgrounds
Elementary school students who participated in a three-month anti-bullying program in Seattle schools showed a 72 percent decrease in malicious gossip.
December 30, 2010
Team-based approach to patient care shows success in fight against depression with diabetes, heart disease
Team-based approach to patient care shows success
December 22, 2010
UW Medicine scientists among international consortium of researchers to conduct first-ever analysis of roundworm genome
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December 20, 2010
Without intervention, Mariana crow to become extinct in 75 years
Researchers from the University of Washington say the Mariana crow, a forest crow living on Rota Island in the western Pacific Ocean, will go extinct in 75 years.
New book on Martin Luther King Jr. and economic rights: “All Labor Has Dignity”
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December 14, 2010
UW, WSU collaborate in landmark national study of children’s health
The Pacific Northwest Center today announced the launch of a campaign to recruit area families into the National Children’s Study, the largest long-term study of children’s health and development ever undertaken in the United States.
Harborview Medical Center named to Target: Stroke Honor Roll
The UW Medicine Stroke Center at Harborview has been recognized for excellence in emergency stroke care on the Target: Stroke Honor Roll by the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association.
Too much retinoic acid disrupts development in zebra fish embryos
Retinoic acid causes lethal truncation of the embryo which grows all of its body, except its head, by releasing cells from its posterior end
December 13, 2010
‘Array of arrays’ coaxing secrets from unfelt seismic tremor events
Every 15 months or so, an unfelt earthquake occurs in western Washington and travels northward to Canada’s Vancouver Island.
Decline of West Coast fog brought higher coastal temperatures last 60 years
Summertime fog, a common feature along the West Coast, has decline since 1950 while coastal temperatures have increased slightly.
December 8, 2010
UW Medicine to expand use of Microsoft Amalga to support clinical, translational research
Based on the successful results of a two-year technology pilot program, UW Medicine will expand its use of Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS), a data aggregation platform, to support multiple clinical and research initiatives across the health organization.
December 7, 2010
International law permits abusive fathers custody of children
International law permits abusive fathers custody of children
December 5, 2010
New research shows rivers cut deep notches in the Alps’ broad glacial valleys
Research shows that notches carved by rivers at the bottom of glacial valleys in the Swiss Alps survive from one glacial episode to the next
November 30, 2010
UW Medicine health system tackles, reduces infection rates
UW Medicine health system tackles, reduces infection rates
November 29, 2010
Neuroscience of instinct: How animals overcome fear to obtain food
Neuroscience of instinct: How animals overcome fear to obtain food
November 24, 2010
“Finger trap” tension stabilizes cells’ chromosome-separating machinery
Accurate gene distribution during cell division depends on stable set up.
As Nov. 28 election approaches, Egyptian opposition builds larger presence online than government
In the run-up to Egyptian elections Sunday, opposition parties have larger online presence than government
November 22, 2010
Get paid to change the world: New book shows how to find jobs in public service
Heather Krasna, director of career services at the UW Evans School of Public Affairs, has written
November 19, 2010
Free college preparation for high-school students with disabilities
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November 18, 2010
Peace Corps director visits UW
Aaron Williams, the director of the Peace Corps, is visiting the University of Washington Thursday and Friday, Nov.
MRSA exposure for fire fighters, medics greater than for general public: UW study
MRSA exposure for fire fighters, medics greater than for general public: UW study
November 17, 2010
Scientists question widely adopted indicator of fisheries health and evidence for ‘fishing down marine food webs’
Scientists question widely adopted indicator of fisheries health
IQ scores fail to predict academic performance in children with autism
New data show that many children with autism spectrum disorders have greater academic abilities than previously thought.
November 15, 2010
UW is fourth in country in students studying abroad
UW is 4th in country in students who study abroad.
November 14, 2010
Several DNA sequence variations linked to electrical signal conduction in the heart
Findings pave way for better understanding of abnormal heart rhythms and heart defects
November 10, 2010
Volunteers needed for studies on substance abuse, domestic violence interventions
Volunteers needed for studies on substance abuse, domestic violence interventions
UW to lead in five-year, $40 million Head Start grant promoting early childhood learning
Knowing that strong early learning can boost later classroom success, the University of Washington’s College of Education will take the lead in a new, five-year, $40 million national Head Start grant to improve young children’s readiness for school.
November 9, 2010
Undergraduates’ low-cost ultrasound system wins Gates Foundation grant
A team of University of Washington undergraduate students were among 65 research groups that today learned they had won one of the <A href="http://www.
November 8, 2010
Study shows universities may be failing to sufficiently teach basic research skills
Students need assignments that help with basic tasks such as formulating an inquiry and comparing sources.
November 4, 2010
Eat a fish, save a rainforest: Professor says to weigh alternatives before we curtail fishing
Alarming news reports and journal articles in recent years about fisheries facing ruin the world over has led to calls to curtail, or more drastically, to completely cease harvesting fish from coastal and ocean waters.
November 3, 2010
New book investigates the cost – and payoff – of great teaching
Univ. of Washington economics Professor Dick Startz says raise salaries 40 pecent, an increase that can pay for itself nine times over.
UW Medicine health system lauded for transplant, organ donation excellence
UW Medicine health system lauded for transplant, organ donation excellence
November 1, 2010
Tiny marine creatures could help diagnose the health of Puget Sound
Researchers are using tiny creatures called foraminifera to diagnose the health of Puget Sound.
October 31, 2010
UW losing 60-year tradition of salmon returning to campus
New directions in fisheries research, along with budget cuts, led the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences faculty to decide to discontinue the research salmon run created some 60 years ago at the campus.
October 29, 2010
Murray leads Rossi, voters against income tax, new KCTS 9/KPLU/Washington Poll shows
A survey of registered voters in Washington state shows incumbent Patty Murray four percentage points ahead of former state Sen. Dino Rossi
October 28, 2010
Molecular imaging and therapy center to develop, commercialize technologies
Ultrasound, best known by many people for snapping pictures of babies before they are born, could soon be a way to spot cancerous cells before a tumor develops, precisely monitor how a person responds to treatment, or deliver genetic therapies to their targets.
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