July 24, 1998
Project Astro enters second year of stargazing for K-12 students
University of Washington astronomers, with an assist from local amateur astronomical societies, are preparing to head into Puget Sound-area schools for the second year to bring hands-on science experience to K-12 students.
July 23, 1998
Surgical Dynamics endows spine-research chair at UW School of Medicine
Surgical Dynamics today announced that it will establish the Surgical Dynamics Endowed Chair for Spine Research at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
July 18, 1998
First time ever retrieval of “black smokers” from ocean floor reveals one of Earth’s strangest and most enigmatic ecosystems
Unusual sulfide structures shed light on origins of life on earth and possibility of life on other planetary bodies
Brief scientific background on sulfide chimneys (black smokers)
Sulfide chimneys are pinnacle-shaped structures that form when super-heated seawater, richly charged with metals and volcanic gases, rises into the bitterly cold deep ocean from hot regions below the seafloor.
UW ocean engineers design unique tools, adapt equipment for seafloor quest
Both specially designed apparatus and off-the-shelf equipment – including three women’s regulation softballs – were part of a suite of devices used successfully to cage and lift four sulfide chimneys from the seafloor off the coast of Washington and British Columbia.
July 17, 1998
UW proposes budget to prepare students for the future
The University of Washington Board of Regents today approved a budget request for 1999 to 2001 that would allow the University to transform education, building on the strengths and quality of its human resources.
Two young UW clinical researchers receive grants of $300,000
Two University of Washington faculty members in the Department of Medicine have received Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Awards, the first ever awarded.
UW Medical Center once again ranked among nation’s Best Hospitals
University of Washington Medical Center is again ranked among the top hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 1998 annual guide to “America’s Best Hospitals,” available on newsstands July 20.
School of Nursing names director of de Tornyay Center on Healthy Aging
The University of Washington School of Nursing has named Dr. Linda Teri director of its de Tornyay Center on Healthy Aging. She will also be a tenured professor in the school’s Department of Psychosocial and Community Health.
July 16, 1998
Trans-Atlantic crossing attempt by Aerosonde aims to prove viability of robotic planes for weather reconnaissance, make aviation history
Following Charles Lindbergh and the Concorde on the well-traveled, trans-Atlantic path to aviation history, researchers next month will attempt the first Atlantic Ocean crossing by an autonomous, civilian aircraft.
First ever retrieval of complete “black smokers” from ocean floor reveals one of Earth’s strangest and most enigmatic ecosystems
Press briefing to announce results of “black smoker” expedition
July 15, 1998
Human Interface Technology Lab’s virtual retinal display wins 1998 Discover magazine Technological Innovation Award
The Human Interface Technology (HIT) Laboratory at the University of Washington has received the 1998 Discover Magazine Award for Technological Innovation in the sight category.
July 14, 1998
Team of University of Washington health sciences students will visit Othello, Wash., area to participate in public service projects
Eight University of Washington (UW) health sciences students, representing a variety of health-care fields, will visit Othello, Wash., Thursday, July 23, and Friday, July 24, to participate in several local health information and public service projects.
July 9, 1998
Double lung transplant recipient plans to ride the STP in one day
Almost five years to the day after receiving a double-lung transplant at University of Washington Medical Center, cystic fibrosis patient Ken Price plans to ride in the annual Seattle-to-Portland bicycle trek this weekend.
July 7, 1998
Young boys who are good readers needed for brain imaging study
Boys, who just completed grades 3 through 6, are eligible to volunteer as subjects for a study investigating dyslexia. Those selected can describe what happened as their brains were imaged while they played sound and meaning games and listened to sound tones.
Leonardo still lives and he packs an economic punch
The “Leonardo Lives” exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum last fall and winter generated $15.5 million in business activity in King County, supported 314 jobs and created $5 million in labor income, according to an economic impact study conducted by a University of Washington researcher.
July 1, 1998
Researchers looking for families with multiple dyslexics
University of Washington researchers on a scientific genealogical hunt are looking for 100 families in the Puget Sound area that have a history of dyslexia.
June 29, 1998
February launch planned for UW mission to collect samples of comet dust
It might sound like something from a popular science fiction movie, but a University of Washington astronomy professor’s nearly two-decade dream of launching an unmanned spacecraft to collect interstellar dust from a comet is close to coming true.
June 26, 1998
Project Stardust Facts, Figures, and Timeline
STARDUST MISSION TIMELINE
1929: Hoagy Carmichael publishes the song “Stardust.
June 25, 1998
Can testosterone improve memory in men? Study provides initial findings
Treating older men with testosterone may help improve spatial and verbal memory, according to a small study conducted at the University of Washington in Seattle.
June 22, 1998
Remembering and forgetting childhood sexual abuse: it’s how events are encoded in memory and how people view themselves, not repression
Researchers probing people’s memories of sexual abuse report two ordinary mechanisms may be responsible for temporarily forgetting and later remembering genuine instances of childhood sexual abuse. Their findings suggest that it is possible to explain such forgetting without repression.
June 17, 1998
Two Missoula adult medicine physicians honored for dedication to teaching University of Washington medical students
Dr. Judith Olson and Dr. Wesley Wilson, who practice adult medicine in Missoula, Mont., have been honored by the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine for their outstanding contributions to teaching medical students at the WWAMI community clinical training unit in internal medicine in Missoula.
Dr. George Novan of Spokane honored for excellence in teaching adult medicine to University of Washington medical students
Dr. George Novan will be honored by the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine for his outstanding contributions to teaching medical students at the WWAMI community clinical training unit in internal medicine in Spokane.
UW undergrads set for geology camp in Montana
A six-week camp in the rugged Montana backcountry promises to transform 20 University of Washington undergraduates into full-fledged geologists.
June 16, 1998
Dr. James E. Branahl of Boise honored for excellence in teaching adult medicine to University of Washington medical students
Dr. James E. Branahl has been honored by the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine for his outstanding contributions to teaching medical students at the WWAMI community clinical training unit in internal medicine in Boise.
Dr. Ronald Smith of Billings honored for excellence in teaching adult medicine to University of Washington medical students
Dr. Ronald H. Smith has been honored by the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine for his outstanding contributions to teaching medical students at the WWAMI community clinical training unit in internal medicine in Billings.
June 15, 1998
New use of an old drug may help patients with serious head injuries
University of Washington (UW) physicians based at Harborview Medical
Center are evaluating the use of magnesium sulfate in preventing the
negative effects generally associated with severe head injuries.
Undergraduates will head for Alaska to dig into North America’s past
Neither isolation, a chance encounter with a giant Kodiak brown bear or dismal weather marked by long periods of non-stop rain or drizzle is expected to dampen the enthusiasm of 15 budding archaeologists who will spend their summer digging into North America’s past.
June 11, 1998
School of Nursing contracts to provide online continuing education courses for health care professionals
The University of Washington School of Nursing has entered into an agreement with SafeWare Inc., a Bellevue-based software company, to join a distance-learning cooperative to provide continuing education courses and related online services to health care professionals across the nation.
U-Link Internet medical records pilot described in June 13 edition of The Lancet
U-Link is a University of Washington (UW) pilot project to make medical records available immediately over the Internet to a patient’s UW and referring physicians in a confidential, secured fashion.
June 10, 1998
Brightest object in universe discovered by UW astronomer
The brightest object yet observed in the universe has been discovered by a University of Washington astronomer and his colleagues.
June 9, 1998
123rd Commencement, President’s Medalist: Elisabeth Marie Zeller
Elisabeth Marie Zeller, 26, will be recognized as the outstanding senior at the university’s 123rd Commencement June 13 in Seattle. She is receiving bachelor’s degrees in history and economics.
123rd COMMENCEMENT
The University of Washington’s Class of 1998 totals 9,952, a preliminary count of undergraduate, graduate and professional students receiving degrees at three Commencement ceremonies.
June 8, 1998
University of Washington plays key role in space map project
The University of Washington is a key player in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, an ambitious new effort to create the first-ever digital map of the heavens.
Wanted: More women and minority engineers to meet industry demand
The numbers paint a grim picture. While women and minorities are projected to make up 68 percent of new entrants to the U.S. labor force by the year 2000, only a small fraction of them are likely be trained as scientists and engineers.
June 5, 1998
Physicists find evidence that neutrinos have mass
A physics collaboration that includes a team from the University of Washington has unveiled evidence indicating that subatomic particles known as neutrinos have mass.
June 4, 1998
Too much exercise may put some young women at risk for bulimia
New research indicates that young women who are compelled to exercise at excessive levels are at risk for developing eating disorders and general psychological unhappiness.
June 3, 1998
Physics experiment produces highest-energy electrons and positrons ever created in man-made accelerator
Physicists at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN) in Geneva have created the highest-energy electrons and positrons, the anti-matter counterparts of electrons, ever produced in a man-made particle accelerator.
Unique UW animation arts class producing a series of hit graduates
The UW’s animation arts class has been transformed into a full-blown production studio in which art, music and computer science students blend their diverse talents to produce a movie — from storyboards to soundtracks.
May 28, 1998
Effective obesity treatment likely to require targeting of multiple weight control systems
Investigators reviewing three decades of research into body weight regulation conclude that it may not be possible to find a single effective treatment for obesity. Instead, drug therapy may have to target the multiple systems that control weight.
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