Archive
May 15, 2003
Lecturers to discuss global climate impacts
How global climate may change in the future and how that may alter how we live in the Pacific Northwest are the subjects of lectures the next two Tuesdays that are free and open to the public.
Catterall selected for Bristol-Myers Squibb Award in neuroscience research
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Book Picks: New books by faculty authors
Compiled by Debbie Kilgren, University Book Store Citadel to City-State: the Transformation of Greece, 1200–700
Medical ethics and casualties
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HUMANITIES FELLOW: Jordanna Bailkin, assistant professor of history, is one of 41 Fellows of the National Humanities Center for 2003-2004.
Harborview and UWMC join response to terrorism drill
Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center, and several other Puget Sound area hospitals were among the participants this week in a national counter-terrorism drill.
Colleagues circulate petition on weapons inspection
Three colleagues in the Atmospheric Sciences Department are circulating a petition to Congress calling for the resumption of UN weapons inspections in Iraq.
Notices
UW Equal Opportunity Statement
The University of Washington reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran or other eligible veteran.
May 13, 2003
Impulsive, hyperactive or fidgety youngsters sought for UW study
Four- and 5-year-old children who are extremely active, oppositional, fidgety, squirmy, temperamental or have difficulty maintaining their attention are being sought by University of Washington researchers to participate in a pilot study.
May 9, 2003
Solid management, natural resilience both key to sockeye success
The resilience of sockeye salmon runs in Alaska’s Bristol Bay -– after a century of fishing they’re as healthy as they’ve ever been – is about strength in numbers.
May 8, 2003
Trip to Yakima Valley highlights important partnerships
Last week, 75 UW faculty and staff from 30 departments took a day out of their normal schedules, piling onto buses and heading to the Yakima Valley to learn more about current UW partnerships in that region and to think about potential future partnerships.
Solid management, natural resilience both keys to sockeye success
The resilience of sockeye salmon runs in Alaska’s Bristol Bay — after a century of fishing they’re as healthy as they’ve ever been — is about strength in numbers.
UW Bothell tabs two new administrators
The UW Bothell has announced the appointment of two women to administrative positions.
UW’s Lazowska selected to lead President Bush’s IT Advisory Committee
President George W. Bush has selected a University of Washington computer scientist as co-chair of the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, the White House announced today.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Regent, five scholars named to prestigious academy
Four UW faculty members, a researcher at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) with an affiliate faculty appointment, and a member of the Board of Regents are among those elected Fellows of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced this week.
Study: Baby boys could be single moms’ ticket to marriage
As mothers anticipate the annual holiday celebrating their maternal bond, a study to be published next week reveals that major aspects of a single mom’s life are influenced by whether her child is a boy or a girl.
Leader of new Emergency Management Office named
Steven Charvat has been selected as the first director of the newly created Emergency Management Office.
Mini-course takes future librarians out to the ballgame
What may be the nation’s first university graduate course on Information In Sports is quietly introducing 30 future librarians this spring to, among other things, the infield fly rule.
Iraqi-American artist gets good news
Sabah Al-Dhaher, the subject of a feature story in the May 1 edition of University Week, recently received good news.
May 7, 2003
Lessons from lives of 37 Texas murderers show different paths to death row
Murder often begins at a terrifyingly young age.
May 5, 2003
What makes a difference in Mom’s life? Whether it’s a boy or a girl
As mothers anticipate the annual holiday celebrating their maternal bond, a study to be published next week reveals that major aspects of a single mom’s life are influenced by whether her child is a boy or a girl.
May 2, 2003
New course introduces future librarians to data-rich world of sports
What may be the nation’s first university graduate course on Information In Sports is quietly introducing 30 future librarians this spring to, among other things, the infield fly rule.
May 1, 2003
Notices
New Driver Guidelines
15-Passenger Van Driver Guidelines – Effective April 15, 2003
New policy and procedure guidelines have been published by the Office of Financial Management (OFM) Risk Management Division (70.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Health Sciences News Briefs
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Coming up: Major lectures and public events between now and May 15
Living with stroke –
Harborview Medical Center is sponsoring an event for stroke survivors, their families and friends on Saturday, May 3 from 8:45 a.
UW offers free public lecture by RWJ president on unequal treatment
It’s a fact of life that everyone gets older, but everyone may not get the same health care as they age, suggests research from the Institute of Medicine.
UW study finds X-ray can cut risk of surgical error
A UW study of patients across the nation who had gall bladder removals, a procedure known as cholecystectomy, shows that a major error during these operations can be cut by close to half by use of a simple test.
Atrial fibrillation without symptoms may be more common than realized, study finds
Irregular heartbeats that put people at higher risk of stroke are more common than patients and doctors might think, according to a report in a recent issue of Circulation, published by the American Heart Association.
UW, Fred Hutch researchers honored by National Academy of Sciences
An oceanographer striving to find the limits of life, a marine policy expert helping resource managers and citizens prepare for global climate change and a neurobiologist investigating the mechanism underlying the sense of smell became the University of Washington’s newest members of the National Academy of Sciences this week.
Brotman Diversity Award winners named
Pacific Islander Partnerships in Education (PIPE) and the Center for Multicultural Education are being honored with the 2003 Jeff and Susan Brotman Diversity Award.
UW joins telescope effort
The UW and three other organizations are joining forces to build a world-class telescope to search the heavens for supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, near-Earth asteroids and dark energy, the mysterious force behind the expansion of the universe.
Three profs win prestigious fellowships
Three UW scholars have won prestigious fellowships from two different foundations.
Faculty Senate
When we meet our colleagues in Seattle, one of the most common questions we get is, “So, what’s going on at UW, Bothell?” Rather than continuing to give the usual glib reply (“a lot”), we thought we would use this article as a forum to describe the inspiring people who surround us.
Business plan competition moves to final round
Students aspiring to secure seed money to nurture future ventures showcased their brightest ideas last week during the investment round of the UW Business School’s Center for Technology Entrepreneurship (CTE) Business Plan Competition.
Iraq-born sculptor exhibits at Odegaard
He was there during the 1991 uprising against Saddam Hussein’s iron-fisted government.
Conference brings cyberscholars together
The rapidly advancing Internet, where things happen in “real-time,” will have to endure a moment of reflection next month.
Gardener poet finds healing in words
On the morning of Dec.
Spots still available in summer kids’ programs
There are still openings in the summer programs for kids sponsored by UW Educational Outreach.
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