December 31, 2001
Pulsating ‘space hairs’ could help small satellites dock with their mother ship
Beds of thousands of tiny pulsating artificial “hairs” can provide a precise method for steering small satellites to docking stations on larger vessels, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Washington.
December 21, 2001
Analysis illuminates risk connection of herpes virus, HIV
Most of the people at greater risk of acquiring HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS, don’t know it, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of Washington.
December 20, 2001
UW research boosts understanding of how hydrogen transfer works
During the last 40 years, chemists have developed an understanding of how an electron transfers from one group to another to create new compounds. Now a team of University of Washington chemists has found that the same ideas apply to transferring a hydrogen atom — an electron and a proton together. That understanding could prove important to scientists trying to devise new classes of chemical reactions.
Discovery Health documentaries premiere on Jan. 6
The Discovery Health documentaries produced at Harborview this summer are scheduled to air Sunday, Jan. 6. The shows focus on HMC’s orthopaedics and neurosciences programs. Two video crews were on-site at the medical center for eight weeks under the direction of Community Relations. Many thanks to the staff, patients and families who gave permission to document the outstanding programs and services at Harborview.
December 19, 2001
UW seeking children who learn to read easily but struggle with spelling
The Learning Disabilities Center at the University of Washington is looking for 250 Seattle and Puget Sound children in the fourth through ninth grades to participate in a family genetics study of spelling disabilities.
December 18, 2001
Surveillance of patients at risk for pancreatic cancer, research into early diagnosis point to cure in next decade
Pancreatic cancer seems swift and unforgiving to its victims. Typically, the disease is not detected until after it has spread to other organs, and it is highly resistant to chemotherapy and radiation. Of the 29,000 people who will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, approximately 28,900 will die within a few months of that diagnosis. Experts at the University of Washington say this situation is changing, and they predict huge breakthroughs in both early detection and therapy in the next 10 years.
December 17, 2001
Robots tee off in UW electrical engineering cyber-golf tournament
UW robotics students, K-12 observers, College of Engineering faculty and staff and 13 self-controlled robot golfers participate in a tournament featuring student-designed and built golfing robots
December 14, 2001
UW, Ethics Board reach settlement on bowl game allegations
The Washington State Executive Ethics Board today approved settlement of a case involving allegations that University of Washington President Richard L. McCormick and Athletic Director Barbara Hedges violated provisions of the state’s Executive Ethics Law when the UW participated in the 1999 Holiday Bowl and 2001 Rose Bowl. The allegations dealt with whether travel to the bowls by University Regents, staff and their families, and in some instances guests were in violation of state ethics laws.
December 13, 2001
Open House dates
The dates for the 2002 Health Sciences Open House have been set for Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27.
Walter Hollow receives national Community Service Award
National Medical Fellowships (NMF) has presented a 2001 Community Service Award to Dr.
Public Health professor joins international Fulbright program
A UW public health professor is one of 30 people from around the world who make up the first group of scholars for the Fulbright New Century Scholars Program, a U.
New book describes stages of change
By Pam Sowers
HS News & Community Relations
For years, people suffering through alcoholism or drug abuse with a family member have been told they have to confront the problem head-on, by holding an intervention and making him or her face up to the problem.
Transplanting small-bowel cells
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Adult stem cell research may lead to great advances in science and health research, but first researchers must literally find a method to the madness.
Urban horticulture library reopens
The Center for Urban Horticulture’s Miller Library reopened Dec.
Medieval chant concert returning
Last December, the new Mary Gates Hall was the scene of a musical experiment – a performance of medieval chant in the Commons.
Crafty crows flock to thievery
Crows and ravens are depicted as being clever and tricky animals in countless American Indian stories and legends.
While economy lags, UW sticks to mission
You are all aware that the state of Washington is facing severe financial challenges.
Students to provide window dressing for Ave. storefronts
When Aaron Hoard met with Ave.
Home Front: International news agencies see conflict differently
Since Sept.
Scientists follow plume of pollution on both sides of Pacific
Scientists watched closely last spring as a haze of pollution, which had been tracked by satellite as it crossed the Pacific Ocean, settled over a large swath of North America from Calgary, Alberta, into Arizona.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Some events scheduled early in January:
Harborview day on Discovery Channel – On Sunday, Jan.
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Employee Identification Numbers
In response to concerns about assuring the privacy of social security numbers, the Payroll/Personnel system (HEPPS) will convert from social security numbers (SSN) to employee identification numbers (EID) as the primary means of employee identification and record keeping.
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ARTIST UNKNOWN: A University Week reader who admired the totem pole on the cover of the Dec.
Mystery photo
Last week’s answer: last week’s photo was taken in the courtyard outside of Meany Theater, as almost everyone who entered knew.
On the Rhodes to Oxford
UW’s newest Rhodes Scholar, Elizabeth Angell, poses with International Studies Professor Resat Kasaba just before the class she TAs for him, “States and Capitalism.
Hanging the garland
Jeffer Knowles wore his UW colors to hang the garland around the UW Medical Center entrance for the holiday season.
A Nobel moment
Leland Hartwell, center, smiles as he enjoys the banquet for winners of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden.
December 12, 2001
UW dentistry students learn high-tech photography for patients
Students in the University of Washington School of Dentistry are finding a new and high-tech way to communicate with patients and plan comprehensive treatment. They are taking a course in digital photography.
December 11, 2001
Pollution in Asian air mass likely measured on both sides of Pacific
Scientists watched closely last spring as a haze of pollution, which had been tracked by satellite as it crossed the Pacific Ocean, settled over a large swath of North America from Calgary, Canada, into Arizona.
December 10, 2001
Dr. Eugene Natkin presented with first distinguished teacher award
Dr. Eugene Natkin, professor emeritus of endodontics in the University of Washington School of Dentistry, has received the first Bruce R. Rothwell Distinguished Teacher Award.
A little larceny comes naturally to northwestern crows
Crows and ravens are depicted as being clever and tricky animals in countless American Indian stories and legends. Those characterizations apparently are right on the mark, according to a pair of University of Washington researchers who have found a species of crow that is constantly looking for opportunities to steal food from other members of its flock.
December 7, 2001
Statement from Dr. Eric Larson, medical director at University of Washington Medical Center
“Widespread news coverage has been given this week to Donald Church, who, in the course of a lifesaving procedure at UW Medical Center in June 2000, experienced a serious medical error.
Information about medical errors
The following statement is from Dr. Eric Larson, medical director at University of Washington Medical Center:
December 6, 2001
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Scanning for brain functions
By Walter Neary
HS News & Community Relations
Dr.
Public health project to evaluate Northwest child mental health
The UW’s Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program, based in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, has received a grant from the Paul G.
Disis continues work to develop a vaccine for breast cancer recurrence
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, 30 percent will develop a recurrence within five years.
Celebrating a Nobel Prize
Nobel Laureate Lee Hartwell, second from right, posed with yeast geneticists and former colleagues from the UW Department of Genetics, now known as the Department of Genome Sciences, at a luncheon given to honor him by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) Board of Trustees on Nov.
Infant mental health center established
By Laurie McHale
Center on Human Development and Disability
To focus on the social and emotional health and well-being of the youngest members of society, a new Center on Infant Mental Health and Development is being established at the UW.
Preventing heart attacks: Dramatic improvement with statin-niacin combo
By Walter Neary
HS News & Community Relations
Treatment with a combination of statin and niacin can slash the risk of a fatal or non-fatal heart attack or hospitalization for chest pain by 70 percent among patients who are likely to suffer heart attacks and/or death from coronary heart disease, according to a study by UW researchers in the Nov.
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