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July 10, 2003
Student, faculty view on technology often differs, study shows
The first-ever study at the UW to investigate perceptions, uses and expectations of educational technology shows the challenges ahead in meeting the desires of students and engaging more faculty.
Notices
Board of Regents
The University of Washington Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 1 p.
Biomedical Research Integrity series begins July 22
The 2003 Biomedical Research Integrity Series, an annual summer offering that includes lectures and discussion groups, will begin on Tuesday, July 22.
UW Medicine system adjusts to changes in national duty-hours standards for medical residents
Residency training programs across the nation have undergone significant changes in residents’ duty hours to comply with new accreditation standards.
Virology Division develops new assay for West Nile virus
Researchers and doctors in the Northwest who wonder if a blood or tissue sample has West Nile virus will no longer have to send samples to the East Coast for testing.
Mystery Photo
Last issue’s answer.
Computer Science & Engineering begins move to new building
The UW’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering has started to move across campus into the department’s new building — a transition that will take one of the nation’s top 10 computer science programs to a state-of-the-art facility where it can expand on its tradition of leadership.
Circles have enriched teaching, research on Bothell campus
To strengthen our capacities for interdisciplinary work at the UW Bothell campus, 33 faculty and academic staff joined teaching and research circles during the 2002-03 academic year.
Search for sculpture ends with charming find in ‘back yard’
The UW has commissioned a major sculptural work for the area north of Parrington Hall.
UW Tacoma to destroy building, preserve heritage
The UW, Tacoma has announced plans to pull down what remains of the historic Japanese Language School building and hopes the news of this decision will generate ideas for how best to preserve the heritage of the school, which with Tacoma’s Japan Town became a casualty of World War II.
Students work to restore damaged landscapes
This year, as players kicked the first balls around Grass Lawn Park’s $1.
Totem pole carver at the Burke
On selected Saturdays this summer, Tlingit carver Stephen Jackson will demonstrate the art of totem pole carving within the temporary exhibition, Out of the Silence: The Enduring Power of Totem Poles.
‘Practicing’ dentistry
This summer, the School of Dentistry is again teaming up with the Washington Dental Service Foundation (WDSF) to conduct dental camps for junior high school students from across the state.
Online test shows strong racial bias
Given only a fraction of a second to respond to images of men popping out from behind a garbage dumpster, people were more likely to shoot blacks than whites, even when the men were holding a harmless object such as a flashlight rather than a gun.
Annual celebration of the arts covers wide ‘Sphere’
The Summer Arts Festival returns to campus July 16–19, with its many events built around the theme of “Spheres.
July 8, 2003
Youth get opportunity to ‘practice dentistry’ at UW Dental Camp
This summer, the University of Washington School of Dentistry will again team up with the Washington Dental Service Foundation (WDSF) to conduct dental camps for junior high school students from across the state.
Blacks more likely to be shot than whites even when holding harmless objects
Given only a fraction of a second to respond to images of men popping out from behind a garbage Dumpster, people were more likely to shoot blacks than whites, even when the men were holding a harmless object such as a flashlight rather than a gun.
July 3, 2003
UW Computer Science & Engineering begins move to new home
The University of Washington’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering has started to move across campus into the department’s new building.
UW licenses two technologies for development by Teranode Corp.
A private technology start-up company, Teranode Corp. of Seattle, has licensed two technologies developed at the University of Washington: Labscape, which promises to revolutionize how data is collected and analyzed in laboratories, and JSim, which offers cutting-edge simulations of biological systems.
July 2, 2003
Booster Seat Coupons Help young passengers during summer drives
To make the summer a safer time for families with young children, the Washington State Booster Seat Coalition is now offering discount coupons for Cosco booster seats being sold at Target Stores throughout the state.
July 1, 2003
Historic Japanese Language School building could be leveled in late fall
The University of Washington, Tacoma has announced plans to pull down what remains of the historic Japanese Language School building and hopes the news of this decision will generate ideas for how best to preserve the heritage of the school, which with Tacoma’s Japan Town became a casualty of World War II.
June 26, 2003
Learning sciences scholar to join College of Ed.
John Bransford, regarded as perhaps the nation’s pre-eminent scholar in learning sciences, will be hired as a professor in the UW’s College of Education, Acting Provost David Thorud has announced.
Administrative staff wax poetic in lesson on communication
What does poetry have to do with a University center dedicated to developing a new generation of biomaterials for medical implants? And what does it have to do with eight staff members of that center whose jobs vary from dealing with the budget to providing computer support?
That’s a question the administrative staff of UW Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB), an engineering research center, was exploring in a light-hearted way recently.
Black named principal lecturer
Albert W.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES Staff Forum members wanted
The President’s Staff Forum is looking for seven new members to replace members whose terms are ending.
Set change gets applause as student’s design debuts
So familiar is the amateur theatrical production, that it’s practically an American rite of passage for young schoolchildren.
UW linguist to lead efforts to save language
It’s getting harder and harder for the few remaining residents of the Aleutian and Pribilof islands who speak Aleut to hold a conversation in the native Alaskan language.
Belding Scribner Memorial service Monday, June 30
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr.
Book Picks
African American Women Confront the West: 1600–2000
Editor, Quintard Taylor, professor of history with Shirley Ann Wilson Moore
University of Oklahoma Press
African American women in the West have long been stereotyped as socially and historically marginal, existing in isolation from other women in the West and from their counterparts in the East and South.
Oils from fatty fish supported as intervention to reduce risk of sudden cardiac death
An editorial in the June 3 issue of Circulation calls attention to the clinical implications of research related to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), myocardial vulnerability, and sudden cardiac death.
UW studies link iron and manganese intake to Parkinson’s
UW researchers have found that the risk of someone getting Parkinson’s disease after high consumption of both iron and manganese together is greater than expected.
Mystery Photo
<IMG height=150 alt="" src="http://admin. MRI use for low-back pain questionedA UW study featured in the June 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that while the latest technology may be faster than traditional radiograph or X-ray in providing images of the spine, rapid magnetic resonance imaging, or rapid MRI, does not result in cost savings or significant reductions in lower back pain. Artist in Residence: UW grad at Henry this summerStarting next week, members of the campus community will have the opportunity to drop in on an artist at work. BabyCues card sets available soonA new tool developed by researchers in the UW School of Nursing promises to help parents, grandparents and other caregivers become more tuned in to the infants and young children in their lives. New therapy for blunt trauma victims being tested at HarborviewHypertonic resuscitation – a concentrated intravenous (IV) dose of saline and dextran, a sugar solution – has the potential to help survivors of blunt trauma by improving blood flow and delivery of oxygen to the injured brain while decreasing high pressure in the brain, a common problem for patients with brain injury. Public Health holds celebration to mark rise in U.S. News & World Report rankingsThe UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine held an all-school celebration event this spring to mark its rise, from fifth to fourth, in the rankings of the 33 accredited schools of public health by U. Budget cuts to be 3 to 4 percentThe state Legislature has finally concluded its work, with two special sessions, and the UW fared pretty well, considering. Health Sciences News BriefsBrentnall “almost famous” Discretionary leave gives supervisors another way to reward good serviceWith another year of state budget cuts, UW supervisors may be looking around for ways they can reward good employees. Previous page Next page Latest news releases
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