August 22, 2002
Undergraduate research institute has a human(ities) touch
Steve Hill
University Week
Janice DeCosmo tried to keep a lid on it during a June meeting of the Council on Undergraduate Research.
New University Week to debut this fall
University Week is responding to the difficult budget situation on campus by shifting the publication schedule.
Series on technology transfer begins Sept. 12
“Things Your Mother Never Taught You: How to Commercialize Technology in the University Setting” is the title for a new monthly series of presentations organized by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations and the UW Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer.
Hardwiring brain circuits
Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Connecting a monitor to the keyboard input on a computer’s CPU will result in neither the monitor nor keyboard functioning properly.
Surgery’s Strauss Lecture features MGH chief surgeon
The Department of Surgery’s 53rd annual Strauss Lecture will be given this year by 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.
Streissguth honored
Dr.
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.
Knees in need of surgery?
Pam Sowers
HS News & Community Relations
You’ve tried over-the-counter painkillers, maybe glucosamine or chondroitin, modified exercise and even injections to calm the pain in your arthritic knees.
August 19, 2002
Newsmagazines downplayed opposition voices after Sept. 11, researchers find
Journalists covering the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and their aftermath were unwittingly complicit to government and military communication strategies to rally public support, according to findings by University of Washington researchers.
August 8, 2002
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WAY TO GO, PROFS: Psychology professors Ronald Smith and Frank Smoll will be honored in October at the annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology in Tucson, Ariz.
July 25, 2002
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MBA MASTER: Master’s in business administration students voted Ali Tarhouni, senior lecturer in business economics, as their favorite teacher — really.
June 27, 2002
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MAGAZINE GOLD: A conservation biology journal for which UW zoology professor Dee Boersma is executive editor has won a major national award.
June 6, 2002
School of Music duo highlights summer arts festival
Steve Hill
University Week
The third annual Summer Arts Festival at the UW is being billed as an exploration of beat.
Partnership with area tribes is thriving
Steve Hill
University Week
The UW’s Sciences and Tribes Educational Partnership (STEP) is entering its third summer on some kind of a roll.
Grad students win with ‘Cogelix’
A team of University of Washington graduate students has won $30,000 to finance a company that would provide a less-invasive radiation therapy to cancer patients.
Ave revitalization project begins soon
The City of Seattle will begin a University Way revitalization project later this month.
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NOT GILLIGAN’S ISLAND: Want to be on a reality show that doesn’t make you look like an idiot? Well, it sounds like you’ll have a chance.
Faculty Senate
This year I have served as the first chair of the faculty’s newest council, the Faculty Council on Tricampus Policy, which includes balanced representation from Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma.
Genomics and Public Health
Walter Neary
HS News and Community Relations
It seems like hardly a day passes by without a scientist announcing a new discovery related to genes and genetics.
Krebs Lecture features Goodman of Vollum Institute
Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
Jagadeesh wins McKnight Scholar Award
Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Dr.
May 30, 2002
Writing teacher honored for writing about teaching
Roberto Sanchez
Educational Outreach
Whenever Priscilla Long collects assignments from her writing students, there’s a name on the pile that pops up every time — her own.
Pathway from stress to heart disease
The well-known link between stress and heart disease starts with stress and other factors that can lead to poor health habits, according to a new UW study led by Dr.
Industry Relations director
Claire Dietz
HS News and Community Relations
Dr.
Industry Relations director
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Industry Relations director
Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
Dr.
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FOUL FRAGRANCE: Sunshine and May rains are bringing forth the earthy fragrance of field and flower, but meanwhile, UW botanists are expecting a corpse flower to bloom this week, filling the air with a very different “fragrance” — one that drives flies, carrion beetles, sweat bees and their brethren wild.
May 23, 2002
Education professor wins prestigious teacher preparation award
Steve Hill
University Week
Cathy Taylor experienced an epiphany on a Seattle soccer field.
Tuition up, no pay increase in final budget
The UW Board of Regents unanimously approved a budget last Friday that will include no salary increases and higher tuition.
Photo collection documents Northwest coast culture
The Burke Museum has received a major photographic collection, donated by photographer Adelaide De Menil, which documents the culture of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Endowment recognizes nurses
Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
A Nursing Recognition Endowed Fund to honor and support the work of nurses at both UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center was established about a year and a half ago with a gift from an anonymous donor.
David Eschenbach named to lead Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
Dr.
Preventive Services Task Force recommends depression screening
The U.
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TUTU ON TV: If you didn’t get to see Archbishop Desmond Tutu when he was on campus this month, there will be many opportunities to see videos of his two appearances.
May 16, 2002
Cycle for the fun of it, prof says
Steve Hill
University Week
He’s logged more than 60,000 miles while commuting to and from the UW campus during the last 30 years.
A Big Idea: Undergrads strut stuff at festival
If you’ve ever had the urge to write a play, you can get your feet wet beginning Wednesday, May 22, when Once Upon a Weekend kicks off.
Mystery photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Newsmakers
TIME TO ACT: A UW animal behaviorist recently told Newsday that it’s time to intervene on behalf of the young killer whale that’s been swimming alone in central Puget Sound.
Official notices
Public Hearing Notice
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 1 p.
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