January 10, 2002
Nominations sought for diversity award
Applications and nominations for the 2002 Jeff and Susan Brotman Diversity Award are now being accepted, President Richard L.
Odegaard librarian entrepreneur enjoying best of both worlds
By Steve Hill
University Week
It sounds a lot like the beginning of a joke: have you heard the one about the computer programmer, the manager, and the librarian?
The threesome – three brothers, actually – walked into a bar two and a half years ago.
Budget fix is high legislative priority
By Steve Hill
University Week
The 2002 legislative session opens Monday in Olympia with a $1.
Health Science News Briefs
Benditt Lecture today
“Genetics in Everyday Life” is the topic for the 6th annual Earl P.
Surgery Pavilion construction hits bottom, heading upward
Even with the heavy rains this winter, progress on the new Surgery Pavilion for UW Medical Center has been steady.
David Cummings is fifth Philip Fialkow Scholar
Dr.
Pancreatic cancer: New surveillance program will improve chance of survival
By Pam Sowers
HS News & Community Relations
Pancreatic cancer seems swift and unforgiving to its victims.
Service award recipients announced
The UW Academic Medical Center has established a program to recognize faculty and staff members who exemplify service excellence.
Presentations explore possible careers for Ph.D.’s
The School of Medicine’s Office of Research and Graduate Education has joined several science departments and the Graduate School to sponsor the series of presentations known as “What Can You Do with a Ph.
Martin Luther King Jr. Tributes
Two programs, both open to the public, will honor the legacy of Dr.
Mini-Medical School series open to public
The UW Academic Medical Center is offering the UW community and the general public the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2002.
December 13, 2001
A Nobel moment
Leland Hartwell, center, smiles as he enjoys the banquet for winners of the Nobel Prize in Stockholm, Sweden.
Hanging the garland
Jeffer Knowles wore his UW colors to hang the garland around the UW Medical Center entrance for the holiday season.
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.
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.
Etc.
ARTIST UNKNOWN: A University Week reader who admired the totem pole on the cover of the Dec.
Notices
Payroll notices
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.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Some events scheduled early in January:
Harborview day on Discovery Channel – On Sunday, Jan.
Home Front: International news agencies see conflict differently
Since Sept.
While economy lags, UW sticks to mission
You are all aware that the state of Washington is facing severe financial challenges.
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.
Urban horticulture library reopens
The Center for Urban Horticulture’s Miller Library reopened Dec.
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.
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.
Walter Hollow receives national Community Service Award
National Medical Fellowships (NMF) has presented a 2001 Community Service Award to Dr.
Open House dates
The dates for the 2002 Health Sciences Open House have been set for Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27.
December 6, 2001
Totem of generosity
George Snyder, a 1931 graduate of what was then the UW’s aeronautical engineering program, was on hand Tuesday to donate this totem pole to the University.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Etc.
WINNING WTO: The UW’s WTO History Project, <A href="http://depts.
New ATM options coming soon
By Steve Hill
University Week
Consider it money in the bank.
Registration nears for MLK service day
By Steve Hill
University Week
Officials at the UW are hoping faculty, staff and students will put their Jan.
How to try bin Laden is far from certain
Since Sept.
Collaborative dance concert kicks off tonight
MFA candidates in dance designed the moves, postgraduate composers wrote the music and undergraduate dance students bring it all to life in the Composer/Choreographer Collaborative Concert, opening tonight in Meany Studio Theater.
Health, safety committee members named
The votes have been counted in the Health & Safety Committee election.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Scanning for brain functions
By Walter Neary
HS News & Community Relations
Dr.
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