April 11, 2002
Tutu to participate in UW forum
Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be on campus May 7 for two special events: a forum on the health of the world’s children and a formal academic convocation, at which he will be awarded an honorary degree.
UW undergraduate trio wins big in international mathematics competition
Three University of Washington undergraduates have earned a place among the world’s college math elite in an international mathematics competition.
The beat begins early in life when it comes to children’s choice of instruments: boys favor drums and horns, girls flutes and violins
Ask children what musical instruments they would like to play and boys invariably will pick something like the trumpet, drums or saxophone while girls tend to favor the violin, clarinet or flute.
April 10, 2002
Tropical streams, rivers ‘exhaling’ millions of tons more CO2 than thought
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April 5, 2002
Researchers at the University of Washington and in China release genome sequence of rice
Two University of Washington researchers – Dr.
April 4, 2002
Robots compete
High school and college students from across the United States and Brazil cheered on their robots last weekend at a regional contest of the nationwide FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition.
Newsmakers
LIFE’S A BEACH: And often a contaminated one.
As usual, the UW did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
CASE BONANZA: As usual, the UW did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
As usual, the UW did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
CASE BONANZA: As usual, the UW did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
mystery photo
Kay Morris, administrative specialist in Graduate Medical Education, poses by the shed near the fish pond that she correctly identified when it appeared as a mystery photo.
Marshall Horwitz selected for Presidential Early Career Award
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is naming Dr.
Risk for offspring of cousins lower than commonly believed
Cousins contemplating marriage or concerned about a pregnancy arising from their union have often found it hard to get accurate information about risks to their offspring.
Distinguished staff nominees celebrate
INDIVIDUALS
Richard Andrews, director, Henry Art Gallery
Carolina Anunciation, academic counselor, Office of Student Services
Gary Ausman, director, international services
Michelle Bagshaw, academic adviser, School of Social Work
Gerald Barnett, director, Software Copyright Ventures
Susan Barnhart, associate director, Office of the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Ruth Beardsley, senior secretary, Law School
Christopher Budech, research tech supervisor, Center for Anxiety & Depression, Psychiatry
Rebecca Bullock, assistant director, Office of Risk Management
Ross Bunnell, legal assistant, Attorney General’s Office, UW division
Elaine Chang, assistant dean, Daniel Evans School of Public Affairs
Elise Chayet, director, Planning & Regulatory Affairs, Harborview
Linda Christianson, director, Department of Surgery
Michele Conrad, administrator, Sociology
Hung Dang, interim director, Office of Student Affairs
Thomas Dicken, media tech lead, Classroom Support Services
Steven Domonkos, research engineer, Atmospheric Sciences
Pamela Eisenheim, program manager, Electrical Engineering
Amy Feldman-Bawarshi, undergraduate adviser, Electrical Engineering
David Fenner, director, International Programs & Exchanges
Gene Frazier, window cleaner lead, Custodial Services
Deborah Fromm, fiscal specialist, Industrial Engineering
Barbara Fulton, office manager, Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics & Astrophysics
Gabriel Gallardo, director, EIP/McNair programs, Office of Minority Affairs
James Gladden, director, technical services, Chemistry
Marilyn Gray, assistant to the chair, Faculty Senate
Cindy Gregovich, manager, Equipment Inventory Office & Travel Office
Sue Haag, budget/fiscal unit supervisor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Kathryn Hahn, administrator, Zoology
Jason Hansen, program support supervisor, Student Activities & Union Facilities
Gloria Heaton, secretary senior, Electrical Engineering
Felicia Hecker, associate director, Middle East Center
James Herndon, science instructional tech II, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Lenny Hom, office assistant, student services, Law School
Elaine Hudson, program coordinator, student services, Law School
Phillip Hurvitz, GIS specialist/ lecturer, part time, Division of Management & Engineering, College of Forest Resources
David Jaffe, executive director, Harborview
Jennifer Johnston, manager of program operations, MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program
Frankye Jones, graduate adviser, Electrical Engineering
Jean Kallhoff, advanced registered nurse practitioner, Urology
Julie Katz, assistant dean, Nursing
Janet Kime, associate director, Undergraduate Advising
Stephanie Kirschner, program coordinator, Advanced Practice Placement Office, Academic Services
Sandra Kroupa, book arts librarian, Manuscripts, Special Collections & University Archives Division, University Libraries
Carol Langdon, administrator, Women Studies
Betty Low, administrator, Restorative Dentistry
Devota Madrano, academic counselor senior, Chemical Engineering
Denis Martynowych, director of facilities, College of Arts & Sciences
Laura Mason, assistant to the chair, Psychosocial & Community Health Nursing
Jennifer McKinney, parking enforcement officer, UW Police Department
Karen McMasters, manager of program operations, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
Joseph Meno, research scientist II, Neurological Surgery
Dina Meske, counseling services coordinator, Computing & Software Systems
Marc Michelsen, software engineer, Atmospheric Sciences
Paul Moore, musical director, Dance Program
Fred Nick, director, Center for Social Science Computation & Research
Mary Anne Ogle, program coordinator, Nursing, Bothell
Lisa Okubo-Garcila, manager, Information Services Department, Hall Health
Gary Olson, assistant dean for student services, School of Social Work
Douglas Parish, police officer, University Police
Sam Park, program coordinator/fiscal specialist II, Center for AIDS & STD, Department of Medicine
Naomi Pascal, associate director & editor in chief, UW Press
Melanie Pepin, health services manager/genetic counselor, Pathology
Nona Phillips, research scientist, Comparative Medicine
Dan Poston, executive director, MBA programs, Business School
Sally Ragsdale, flight nurse, Airlift Northwest
Betsy Raleigh, administrator, Business School
Teri Reed, administrator, Electrical Engineering
Sara Reinitz, associate director, Bothell Information Systems
Gwen Rikansrud, dental clinic supervisor II, School of Dentistry Clinic Services
Rebecca Rooney, fiscal specialist supervisor, Environmental Health
Rhey Rosales, stock room attendant, Operating Room
Richard Roth, director of academic services, Geography
Elizabeth Rutherford, assistant to the chair, Psychology
Marilla Satterwhite, associate director of gift planning, Development
Lisa Scharnhorst, library supervisor, Manuscripts, Special Collections & University Archives, UW Libraries
Diane Schulstad, administrative specialist, Pharmacology
Margo Segimoto, academic counselor, Mechanical Engineering
Eric Shankland, research scientist, Radiology
John Stoltenberg, advanced labs manager, Physics
Davy Tep, program assistant, School of Social Work
Carol Wagener, graduate program assistant, School of Communications
Marie Walters, assistant to the director, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Keith Ward, copy center lead, Tacoma Copy/Mail Center
Michael Weinreich, research scientist, Immunology
Robert Weller, senior computer specialist, English
Mary Wood, assistant to the chair, Speech & Hearing Sciences
Suzanne Yoshitome, assistant to the executive director, Health Sciences Administration
TEAMS
James Boeckstiegel & Brian Davis, irrigation team, Facilities Services
Deanna Dockter & Susan Treharne, Oncology Pain Center team
Julia Carlson, John Drew & Gerald Sparling, computing & information resources team, Graduate School
Brad Costen & Marc Morrison, computer support group team, College of Forest Resources
Courtney Acitelli, Martha Angel, Vicki Anderson-Ellis, Paul Brown, John Buller, Stanley Chernicoff, Jennifer Dow, Pamela Espinosa-Hill, Dan Farrell, Jason Johnson, Lincoln Johnson, Aileen Kelly, Debra O’Donnell, Mary Pullen, Trevor Whiton & Patricia Wrobel, 2001 Dawg Daze Steering Committee team
Diane Atkinson, Mary Bernson, Mary Cingcade, Nadine Fabbishushan, Felicia Hecker, Chris Kirchoff, Dean LaRue, Tamara Leonard, Marta Mikkelson, Phil Shekelton, Keith Snodgrass & Sara Van Fleet, Jackson School of International Studies Outreach team
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Tacoma research project considers teaching
Kasia Pierzga
UW Tacoma
Mention the words “teaching and research” and you’ll likely evoke thoughts of juggling time, energy and priorities, unless, of course, your field is education.
Staff Profile: Khandro practices the art of transition
Linda Khandro is a scientist at work and an artist in her leisure time, but her science and her art have something in common: They are both celestial.
Students design Sept. 11 memorials for campus
Many UW students are probably trying to forget the images of Sept.
Genetic variants affect warfarin metabolism
Genetic variants in the human enzyme that metabolizes the drug warfarin, the frequently prescribed anticoagulant Coumadin, make some patients more susceptible to serious or life-threatening bleeding.
Public health talks here next week
Two speakers featured at the BioDefense Mobilization Conference being held at the Westin Hotel next week will also be making presentations for the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine.
Clinical Research:April 26 conference will bring many national experts to campus
The School of Medicine, along with Children’s and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is sponsoring a day-long program on April 26 for clinical investigators.
Statins may also reduce calcium on aortic valve
People who take statins may have at least 60 percent less aortic valve calcium than people who do not take statins, according to a UW study in the March 30 edition of The Lancet.
New Keck Center established to focus on microbes that cause disease
The UW School of Medicine has established the Keck Center for Functional, Structural, and Chemical Genomics of Microbial Pathogens.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects related to ethnic studies.
Oceanography teaching expert to offer innovative tips during quarterly forum
“So, How Do We Change the Way We Teach? An Answer” is the topic of the spring Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning, scheduled for 3:30–5 p.
Study shows fliers are more stressed since 9/11
The number of commercial air travelers who now find flying to be at least somewhat stressful has risen dramatically to 81 percent of passengers, according to the first survey measuring the attitudes of people before and after the events of Sept.
UW is stage as student delegates debate issues
With terrorism and a Middle East crisis setting the stage, UN “Secretary-General” Jasmine Marwaha will convene 450 delegates at the UW April 5 and 6 to debate pressing world problems.
Grant will bring chemical scientists together
An unusual grant for the professional development of graduate students in the chemical sciences will both unify and broaden their experience.
Nominees sought for lifelong learning awards
The UW is seeking nominations for the second annual Faculty Award for Distinguished Contribution to Lifelong Learning.
Legislative representative nominees wanted
The Senate Executive Committee is accepting nominations for faculty members to serve as Faculty Legislative Representative and Deputy Legislative Representative during the 2002–03 academic year.
Budget discussion begins
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UW tops national primary-care medical school rankings
The University of Washington is No.
For ninth straight year U.S.News & World Report ranks University of Washington as top primary-care medical school
For the ninth consecutive year, the <A href="http://www.
April 3, 2002
First cousins face lower risk of having children with genetic conditions than is widely perceived
Cousins contemplating marriage or concerned about a pregnancy arising from their union have often found it difficult to get accurate information about risks to their offspring.
April 2, 2002
Study shows genetic variants put some patients at risk for dangerous drug reactions
Genetic variants in the human enzyme that metabolizes the drug warfarin, the frequently prescribed anticoagulant Coumadin, make some patients more susceptible to serious or life-threatening bleeding.
UW study links gene to success of a treatment for high blood pressure
Someday, people taking medications for high blood pressure may undergo genetic screening tests that help identify which drug therapies are best for them.
April 1, 2002
Researcher named winner of presidential award
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is naming <A href="http://www.
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