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December 11, 2003
Rain brings the mountains up, study shows
Heavy rainfall causes both higher surface erosion rate and upheaval of underlying bedrock in the Washington Cascades mountain range, according to a study being published in the Dec.
UW Business School announces $20 million in gifts to fund new facility
The UW Business School announced this week the combined contributions of $20 million by members of its advisory board to help fund the construction of a new building to accommodate the near and long-term growth by the UW’s nationally ranked Business School.
Registration begins for annual MLK Day of Service
The 2004 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Cyclists invited to ‘Ride in the Rain’
Campus bike riders are invited to participate in the Ride in the Rain Challenge, sponsored by the UW’s Transportation Office and set to run Jan.
Potential for pathogens to evolve missing from emerging-disease models
With outbreaks of new and frightening infectious diseases such as SARS and monkey pox jumping from the animal kingdom to humans, tracking their spread is vital to public health efforts to contain them.
Potential for pathogens to evolve missing from emerging-disease models
With outbreaks of new and frightening infectious diseases such as SARS and monkey pox jumping from the animal kingdom to humans, tracking their spread is vital to public health efforts to contain them. A novel mathematical model now gives public health leaders another tool to assess the risk of new infectious disease emergence that emphasizes the potentially perilous role of pathogen evolution.
Erosion on arid-north, monsoon-drenched flanks of Himalayas surprisingly similar
Scientists have found that, despite a vast difference in precipitation between the north and south sides of the Himalaya Mountains, rates of erosion are indistinguishable across these mountains.
Rainfall may govern geological structure of Cascade mountain range
Heavy rainfall causes both higher surface erosion rate and upheaval of underlying bedrock in the Washington Cascades mountain range, according to a study published in the Dec. 11 issue of the journal Nature.
December 10, 2003
Planet-formation model indicates Earthlike planets might be common
Astrobiologists disagree about whether advanced life is common or rare in our universe. But new research suggests that one thing is pretty certain — if an Earthlike world with significant water is needed for advanced life to evolve, there could be many candidates.
December 9, 2003
UW Business School announces $20 million in gifts to fund new facility
The University of Washington Business School announced today the combined contributions of $20 million by members of its advisory board to help fund the construction of a new building to accommodate the near and long-term growth by the UW’s nationally ranked Business School.
December 4, 2003
Health Sciences News Briefs
Coffee, tea, or surgery?
A special celebration on Monday, Dec.
True confessions of a volunteer lab rat
I wish I could say that I got into being a lab rat for some noble purpose, like the furtherance of great scientific quests, or a desire to help find a cure for some dread disease that has endangered humanity for countless millennia, or even a wish to find the answer to the great universal Why? To be honest, I wanted the exercise ball.
Mediation made Hanford safer and could work elsewhere, too, report says
Whistleblowers at the Hanford Nuclear Site got their health and safety complaints resolved fast and at a fraction of the usual cost through a unique mediation group that has gone out of business, according to a new report.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UW to evaluate national youth program
The UW’s Social Development Research Group (SDRG) has been awarded $19.
e-Learning: A risk that’s paid off
At least one group at the UW has found a way to successfully expand services even during these tight budgetary times.
More high-end computers available for students
Student researchers who need access to more than one high-end computer can now use the Computing Resource Center.
Suzzallo to host medieval choir performance
The Suzzallo Library Reading Room may not have been designed for music, but the room and medieval music are a match made in heaven.
Hogness Symposium on Dec. 9 tackles topic of Global Health and Justice
“Global Health and Justice: The Ethics of Access to Care and Protection from Secret Experiments” is the title for the next John R.
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SWEDISH SAVVY: The UW’s Swedish Studies Program is one of the two top programs in the world, according to the Swedish Institute, the federal agency in Stockholm responsible for evaluating university programs throughout the world (the other winner is in Europe).
Wood carver’s works make perfect holiday gifts
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True confessions of a volunteer lab ratI wish I could say that I got into being a lab rat for some noble purpose, like the furtherance of great scientific quests, or a desire to help find a cure for some dread disease that has endangered humanity for countless millennia, or even a wish to find the answer to the great universal Why? To be honest, I wanted the exercise ball. Peer PortfolioOPEN ADMISSIONS: Members of the University of California, Berkeley’s admissions office recently opened up a part of their complex process to the media in an effort to educate the public. From Wobegon to the Emerald City: Three staffers follow yellow brick roadWhat are the chances that three people who grew up together in a small town in northern Minnesota would all end up working at the same university 40 years later? Whatever the odds, Jay Johnson, Dorothy Van Soest and Keith Ritala have beaten them. Mystery PhotoWhere are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. NoticesPayroll Notices Paycheck Addresses Marine Affairs names Leschine directorDealing with pressing issues of the nation’s 3. Researcher to report on process to preserve blood platelets longerDr. Wilson to head OCLCBetsy Wilson, director of University Libraries, has been elected chair of the OCLC Board of Trustees. Children who see mother abused are more likely to have behavior problemsChildren exposed to abuse of their mother by an intimate partner are more likely to exhibit aggressive or delinquent behavior as well as other behavioral problems, compared with a representative sample of similarly aged children. Faculty representative outlines key issues for higher educationWe are just a few short weeks from the opening of the “short” session of the Legislature in Olympia. December 1, 2003 Children whose mothers are victimized at greater risk for behavioral problemsChildren exposed to their mothers’ abuse by an intimate partner are more likely to exhibit aggressive or delinquent behavior as well as other behavioral problems, compared with a representative sample of similarly aged children. This research, by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center and the University of Washington, is published in the November 2003 issue of Child Abuse & Neglect. UW invites the public to presentations on world health ethicsThe John R. Hogness Symposium on Health Care, along with Puget Sound Partners for Global Health invite the public to hear presentations by Dr. Jonathon D. Moreno and Dr. Paul E. Farmer. “Global Health and Justice: the Ethics of Access to Care and Protections from Secret Experiments” will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Hogness Auditorium in the Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center on the University of Washington campus. UW students heading to Oxford as Rhodes Scholar, London as Marshall Scholar
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