October 16, 2002
Families with two or more children with autism sought for $10.2 million study of genetic, neurobiological causes of autism
Researchers have launched a hunt in Washington and 15 other states for 250 families with two or more autistic children to participate in a $10.2 million University of Washington study to uncover the genetic and neurobiological causes of autism.
October 15, 2002
UW professor Dr. Bertil Hille named to Institute of Medicine
Dr. Bertil Hille, professor of physiology and biophysics in the University of Washington School of Medicine, is one of 65 new members elected to the Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences.
UW’s Barnard receives national honor for work with infants
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences Monday (Oct. 14) presented this year’s Gustav O. Lienhard Award for the advancement of personal health services to two leaders in understanding infant development: Dr. Kathryn E. Barnard, founder and director of the Center for Infant Mental Health and Development at the University of Washington, and Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, president and chair of the Brazelton Foundation Inc.
Expert on reuniting families to speak at University of Washington
An expert on children who were taken from their homes in the United Kingdom and shipped off to labor in other countries will speak at the University of Washington on Nov. 15 about issues related to reuniting children and personal identity.
October 11, 2002
Leader in search for extraterrestrial life to speak at UW
A free, public lecture on the search for extraterrestrial life
Grant will enable School of Dentistry to expand student opportunities for clinical practice and increased service to underserved populations
The University of Washington School of Dentistry is one of two schools on the West Coast to receive a grant of almost $1.5 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase the underserved population’s access to oral health care.
October 10, 2002
Notices
From the Office of the President, Members of the University Community:
The University is committed to maintaining an educational and employment environment that is enjoyable and respectful.
‘Things Your Mother Never Taught You’ Patents and inventions
The second seminar in the series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations and the UW Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, will cover patents.
Large classes are focus of forum series
The fall Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning will feature sessions on three different days, led by UW instructors speaking on their experiences teaching large classes at the UW.
Staff salaries remain below market
Despite experiencing a two-year period in which general merit raises were granted just once, the UW professional staff’s salaries remained at the same level compared to the market as in 2000.
Mystery Photo
Last issue’s answer was of the trees outside of the Oceanography Teaching Building.
Walker named medical director of UW Medical Center
Dr. Edward A. Walker, professor and vice chair of the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been named medical director of University of Washington Medical Center, announced Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. Dr. Walker will also serve as an associate dean of the School of Medicine.
October 8, 2002
University of Washington awarded $1 million grant from The Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research
The University of Washington Department of Urology announced today that it has received a $1 million grant from The Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research to support continuing research by Dr. Richard Berger on chronic pelvic pain in men.
October 7, 2002
50 elementary school archaeologists dig into Rainier Valley’s past
Fifty students from Muir elementary under the direction of Peter Lape, the Burke’s curator of archaeology, and UW archaeology students are participating in an urban dig that runs through Saturday in the Rainier Valley.
October 4, 2002
Scientists, students, technophiles gather to see latest in wearable computers
An international gathering of computer scientists, students and technology mavens
October 3, 2002
Knees in need of surgery?
You’ve tried over-the-counter painkillers, maybe glucosamine or chondroitin, modified exercise and even injections to calm the pain in your arthritic knees.
Investors will focus on medical devices
A half-day educational program on the medical device market and investing in medical device start-up companies is set for Thursday morning, Oct.
Streissguth honored
Dr.
Diabetes recognition awards program at Kane Hall Sept. 14
People who have been living with diabetes 25, 50, 60 or more years will be honored at the first UW Purple and Gold Diabetes Recognition Awards ceremony at 9 a.
Surgery’s Strauss Lecture features MGH chief surgeon
The Department of Surgery’s 53rd annual Strauss Lecture will be given this year by Dr.
Hardwiring brain circuits
First Science in Medicine Lecture Sept. 26 with Robert Hevner
New University Week to debut this fall
University Week is responding to the difficult budget situation on campus by shifting the publication schedule.
Undergraduate research institute has a human(ities) touch
Eight-week session offers students a rigorous introduction to scholarly research
Area teacher joins expedition to Arctic
Educational mission will be documented on the Internet
Researchers: Magazines silenced opposition voices after Sept. 11
Study finds that newsmagazines’ coverage paralleled government, military communication strategies.
Steve Wolfman, Computer Science & Engineering
Excellence in Teaching Awards are given to graduate teaching assistants who demonstrate outstanding skills in the classroom.
Chia-Hui Huang, Linguistics
Excellence in Teaching Awards are given to graduate teaching assistants who demonstrate outstanding skills in the classroom.
Roy Chan
Roy Chan is this year’s President’s Medalist.
Geoff & Judy Vernon
Geoff and Judy Vernon died last fall in the crash of a sightseeing plane in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Donald Baker
When your doctor sends you for an ultrasound, you have this year’s Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus to thank that he can use that technology to help him diagnose and treat illnesses.
Anita Ramasastry, Law
The Outstanding Public Service Award is presented to a faculty or staff member to honor the recipients extensive local and/or national public service.
Sergio Palleroni, Architecture
The S. Sterling Munro Public Service Faculty Fellowship is awarded to a UW faculty member demonstrating exemplary leadership in community-based instruction, including service learning, public service internships and community-partnership projects. It is named after an aide to U.S. Sen. Henry M. Jackson who was also an administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration.
Difficulty with daily living related to dissatisfaction with medical care
Recent research at the University of Washington shows that Medicare patients who have difficulties performing the typical activities of daily living are more likely to also report dissatisfaction with their health care than those without these problems.
October 2, 2002
Researchers find evidence that Antarctic ice stream has reversed its flow
It is virtually impossible for a river or stream to first stop its flow and then reverse course. But an ice stream in Antarctica has done precisely that during the last 2½ centuries, and scientists are trying to figure out exactly why.
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