Archive
March 11, 2004
Ellenbogen named to chair School of Medicine’s Department of Neurological Surgery
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Health Sciences News Briefs
Award for Ojemann
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Fragile X Center to host UC Davis experts
To inaugurate the new Fragile X Research Center at the Center on Human Development and Disability (CHDD), two internationally known experts on fragile X syndrome will visit the UW next week to give lectures and hold a series of meetings with fragile X researchers and clinicians.
Orchestrating how to make a difference: Russell honored for catalyst role
The mention of her name lights up the faces of those who know her.
UW dancers to perform ‘equipment piece’ at Henry
It’s not often that a choreographer’s name is the one in the title for an art exhibit, but that will be the case when the Henry Gallery opens Trisha Brown: Dance and Art in Dialogue, 1961–2001 next week.
March 8, 2004
Kids learn more from nationally certified teachers, study shows
Teachers who qualify for national certification do a measurably better job in the classroom, according to a major study to be released this week.
UW’s MBA program makes key changes to maintain real-world relevance
Recent revisions to the master’s of business administration curriculum at the University of Washington will put students closer to the fundamentals that drive the real world of business today and the innovations that will shape tomorrow, said Business School Dean Yash Gupta.
March 5, 2004
Rueben Mayes named assistant dean of UW Business School
Rueben Mayes, former running back for the New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks, will be the new assistant dean of external relations, Business School Dean Yash Gupta announced today.
March 4, 2004
UW program reaches out to Bering Sea island
In a program that lives up to the spirit of distance learning, the UW has been hired to teach an Internet technology program to students at an Aleut community in the middle of the Bering Sea.
Family discipline, religious attendance, attachment to school cut levels of later violence among aggressive children
Aggressive 15 year olds who attended religious services, felt attached to their schools or were exposed to good family management were much less likely to have engaged in violent behavior by the time they turned 18, according to a new multi-ethnic study of urban youth by University of Washington researchers.
Web site features pioneer EarthDials from around the globe
Join a dozen “EarthDialers” at <A href="http://planetary.
New homepage created by students
For the first time in its short history, the UW home page (<A href="http://www.
Gardeners do battle with tiny foe
UW gardeners are fighting a war against an enemy that is tiny in size but devastating in impact.
UW professor goes from collecting to creating Chinese style art
The first American exhibit of Chinese style paintings by a UW professor is now on display at Seattle Pacific University.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Faculty Dance Concert opens tonight
The eyes will see dancers moving among walls that move, swirling water waves, and a lonely bed at this year’s UW Faculty Dance Concert March 4–7 in Meany Studio Theater.
Lawmakers have big budget disagreement to solve as end of session nears
Competing versions of the supplemental operating budgets are taking center stage in Olympia.
March 3, 2004
Before symptom onset in inherited paralytic disease, levels of growth factor VEGF fall in the spinal cord
Scientists have discovered that spinal cord levels of a certain growth factor fall in mice just before the onset of symptoms similar to X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (also known as SBMA or Kennedy’s disease), a form of motor neuron disease.
March 2, 2004
Providence Journal wins 2004 Dart Award
The Providence Journal has won this year’s $10,000 Dart Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence for a study of the effects of a rape of a teenager on a small Rhode Island community.
Web site launched today features pioneer EarthDials from around the globe
Join a dozen “EarthDialers” starting today at http://planetary.org/mars/earthdial as the modern marvel of the webcam merges with the ancient technology for marking time, the sundial.
February 26, 2004
Olswang named UWT interim chief
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Two new programs join Peace Corps offerings
It may not conform to the stereotype of graduate school, but for growing numbers of UW students, getting their master’s degree involves a two-year stint overseas in the Peace Corps.
Simplified intellectual property policy includes major changes
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of columns written by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
CIDR open house March 2 in new campus space
The Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR) will hold an open house from 2 to 4:30 p.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Three UW profs to speak on elections
UW faculty members Neil Bruce, Bryan Jones and David Domke will talk about American elections at Town Hall.
Hartwell to present Annual Faculty Lecture
Picture a single yeast cell.
Mexican government honors VP Barcelo
Nancy “Rusty” Barcelo, vice president for minority affairs, has been presented with the Ohtli award by the government of Mexico.
Magnuson Scholars and their projects
Six graduate students, one from each health sciences school, are working on projects as Magnuson Scholars for the 2003-2004 academic year.
Education scholarship in memory of Sirotnik
The UW College of Education has established a scholarship supporting equity, leadership and social justice in education as a memorial to Ken Sirotnik, a professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies who died in January.
Feeding behavior: Studying how the cycles and signals work
A table set with china, linen, silverware, and flowers is a civilized garnish for a basic survival mechanism: feeding.
New HR chief says changes are afoot in the University’s labor relations
Editor’s note: Patricia Carson joined the UW as vice president for human resources in the fall.
Comments on Sound Transit route due March 11
Sound Transit is about to consider another option for a light rail tunnel on or near campus, and the University is poised to provide its opinion.
News Makers
CONSPIRACY THEORY: Sociology Professor Pepper Schwartz says that everything in our culture conspires to make women feel physically and sexually inadequate.
BizTech Showcase: The place to see technological solutions to everyday problems
University staff might want to mark their calendars for March 26, when the very first “BizTech Showcase” is planned at the HUB.
Publicly reported earnings may not tell whole story, UW study shows
A commonly used corporate accounting technique often pumps up reported earnings just before the sale of stock, University of Washington Business School researchers have found in a study that could give investors pause.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Applicants wanted
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 on ethnic issues in the United States.
UW Police find that video in squad cars helps make their jobs easier
About 16 months after installing video cameras in all its marked cars, University Police officers say the money spent on this new technology has proven to be a good investment.
Who owns what in your lab?
“Who Owns What in the Lab?” is the topic for the next presentation in the “Things Your Mother Never Taught You” series sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations.
Pilot project begins to enable easier access to contraceptives
The UW School of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology are conducting a study to determine the feasibility of screening and prescribing birth control medication to women in pharmacies, rather than in visits to a doctor or clinic.
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