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August 20, 2009
$2.6 million grant will create alliance to double number of degrees awarded to minorities in technical fields
A regional alliance will work to increase minorities in science and engineering programs
August 17, 2009
Organic electronics a two-way street, thanks to new plastic semiconductor
A new organic material lets both positive and negative charges flow efficiently. It permits a simpler design for organic electronics.
U.S.-born Asian-American women more likely to think about, attempt suicide
Although Asian-Americans as a group have lower rates of thinking about and attempting suicide than the national average, U.
August 12, 2009
UW experts on health care policy
As the national debate on health care policies continues, University of Washington experts are available to discuss the issues.
August 10, 2009
Life and death in the living brain: Recruitment of new neurons slows when old brain cells kept from dying
Like clockwork, brain regions in many songbird species expand and shrink seasonally in response to hormones.
‘Puter Profs: Experts who can address a variety of computer-related issues
Ed Lazowska
Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
Phone: 206-543-4755
E-mail: <A href="mailto:Lazowska@cs.
August 6, 2009
Scientists compile most comprehensive look ever at fish stocks
Twenty-one fisheries management researchers and marine ecologists — many of whom have been at odds with each other in the past over the state of the world’s fisheries — have collaborated on a groundbreaking paper that puts forth a common way to look at fish abundance and exploitation as well as identifying management tools that have worked for rebuilding depleted fish stocks.
Post-stroke depression recovery improved by adding brief psychosocial/behavioral intervention to standard treatment
Depression is common after a stroke, and can interfere with a stroke patient’s rehabilitation.
August 4, 2009
Nickels leading tight field of contenders; voters oppose bag tax, poll says
Nickels leading tight field of contenders; voters oppose bag tax, poll says
Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact
Researchers have found a way to measure exactly how much electricity is carried by tiny structures that form inside nanoscale solar cells.
August 3, 2009
Nanoparticles cross blood-brain barrier to enable ‘brain tumor painting’
Researchers have developed a nanoparticle for imaging that is able to cross the blood-brain barrier and target tumors.
Health Alliance International receives $10 million grant to improve primary health care management in Mozambique
Health Alliance International received a $10 million grant to work with the Mozambican government in strengthening primary health care.
Computers unlock more secrets of the mysterious Indus Valley script
Four-thousand years ago, an urban civilization lived and traded on what is now the border between Pakistan and India.
July 31, 2009
Scientists compile most comprehensive look at fish stocks
Twenty-one fisheries management researchers and marine ecologists — many of whom have been at odds with each other in the past over the state of the world’s fisheries — have collaborated on a groundbreaking paper that puts forth a common way to look at fish abundance and exploitation as well as identifying management tools that have worked for rebuilding depleted fish stocks.
July 30, 2009
Crashing comets not likely the cause of Earth’s mass extinctions
New research shows that comet collisions most likely are not responsible for any of the mass extinctions in Earth’s history.
July 27, 2009
All-in-one nanoparticle: A Swiss Army knife for nanomedicine
For the first time, researchers combine nanoparticles used for medical imaging and therapy in one tiny package.
Seattle area could see record-setting high temperatures this week
Western Washington is braced for unusually hot weather this week, but University of Washington scientists say this could be one for the record books, with Seattle experiencing historic triple-digit readings.
July 22, 2009
UW researchers find heroin, cocaine top drug treatment admissions in King County; prescription-type opiates cause most deaths
A community workgroup led by University of Washington research scientist Caleb Banta-Green of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute unveiled today the King County 2008 annual drug trends report.
July 21, 2009
This article will self-destruct: A tool to make online personal data vanish
Computers have made it virtually impossible to leave the past behind.
Screening for childhood depressive symptoms could start in second grade
New research indicates that screening children for symptoms of depression, the most common mental health disorder in the United States, can begin a lot earlier than previously thought, as early as the second grade.
July 20, 2009
Sea lampreys jettison one-fifth of their genome
Researchers have discovered that the sea lamprey, which emerged from jawless fish first appearing 500 million years ago, dramatically remodels its genome.
July 16, 2009
Photo Gallery –The Science of Learning
The images below may be used to illustrate the news release about the new science of learning that researchers from the University of Washington and the University of California, San Diego reported on in the July 17, 2009 edition of Science.
University of Washington Medical Center ranks 12th in U.S. News Media Group’s 2009 edition of America’s Best Hospitals
University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) is ranked among the nation’s top hospitals in U.
Learning is social, computational, supported by neural systems linking people
Education is on the cusp of a transformation because of recent scientific findings in neuroscience, psychology, and machine learning that are converging to create foundations for a new science of learning.
July 15, 2009
Vanderbilt researcher, clinician named director of UW Autism Center
Wendy Stone, a researcher and clinician who has focused on the early identification and early intervention for children with autism, has been named the new director of the University of Washington’s Autism Center.
New study uses wastewater to map large-scale patterns of illicit drug use in Oregon
A team of researchers from the University of Washington, McGill University and Oregon State University has mapped patterns of illicit drug use across the state of Oregon using a method of sampling municipal wastewater before it is treated.
July 9, 2009
Diets bad for teeth are also bad for the body
Dental disease may be a wake-up call that your diet is harming your body.
Western Washington appears poised for another extremely dry summer
If you feel as if Western Washington has had an unusually dry start to the summer this year, you’re not mistaken.
Longevity pill on the horizon?
While applauding findings that an Easter Island compound extends the lives of middle-aged mice, University of Washington longevity researchers caution that healthy people shouldn’t start taking the drug in the hopes of extending their own life spans — at least not yet.
July 8, 2009
Mothers of children with autism have higher parental stress, psychological distress
Ask any mother and she’ll tell you that raising a preschooler is no easy task.
July 7, 2009
Media advisory: University of Washington clinic hosts ‘Kruzin’ Kent’ kids
WHO: Kent elementary school students, UW Medicine physicians and UW Medical Center dietitian Diane Javelli
WHAT: UW Medicine Kent/Des Moines clinic is taking part in a <A href="www.
July 6, 2009
Finding fear: Neuroscientists locate where it is processed in mammalian brain
Fear is a powerful emotion and neuroscientists have for the first time located the neurons responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain.
July 2, 2009
Survival rates for elderly patients receiving in-hospital resuscitation did not improve from 1992 to 2005
A study of elderly patients receiving CPR in the hospital shows that rates of survival did not improve from 1992 to 2005.
June 30, 2009
Stirred, not shaken: Bio-inspired cilia mix medical reagents at small scales
The equipment used for biomedical research is shrinking, but the physical properties of the fluids under investigation are not changing.
Earth’s most prominent rainfall feature creeping northward
The rain band near the equator that determines the supply of freshwater to nearly a billion people throughout the tropics and subtropics has been creeping north for more than 300 years, probably because of a warmer world, according to research published in the July issue of Nature Geoscience.
June 29, 2009
Straighten up and fly right: Moths benefit more from flexible wings than rigid
New research shows that, at least for some insects, wings that flex and deform, something like what happens to a heavy beach towel when you snap it to get rid of the sand, are the best for staying aloft.
June 26, 2009
Media advisory: Aquatic robots, autonomous planes at UW robotics conference
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June 23, 2009
Changes in brain architecture may be driven by different cognitive challenges
Scientists trying to understand how the brains of animals evolve have found that evolutionary changes in brain structure reflect the types of social interactions and environmental stimuli different species face.
June 22, 2009
Media advisory: UW team takes off tomorrow for rocket competition
WHAT: A home-built rocket that will compete later this week in the 4th annual Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition.
Obsidian ‘trail’ provides clues to how humans settled, interacted in Kuril Islands
Archaeologists have used stone tools to answer many questions about human ancestors in both the distant and near past and now they are analyzing the origin of obsidian flakes to better understand how people settled and interacted in the inhospitable Kuril Islands.
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