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January 29, 2003
UW researcher links rising tide of obesity to food prices
Obesity in the United States is in part an economic issue, according to a review paper on the relationship between poverty and obesity published in the January 2004 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
January 27, 2003
World gets bleaker for our children, contends psychologist
Children need rich interactions with nature for their physical and psychological well-being. However, nature is suffering, and so are our children, who are growing up in increasingly bleak environments far from the natural world in which humans evolved.
January 24, 2003
Vision researchers find that photon receptors pair up in neat rows
Using atomic-force microscopy, vision researchers have taken pictures of some of the eye’s photon receptors in their natural state, and have analyzed their packing arrangement.
January 23, 2003
Brotman award nominees, applications sought
Applications and nominations are now being sought for the 2003 Jeff and Susan Brotman Diversity Award. URBAN JOB CHAMP: The UW received the Corporate Job Challenge Award from Seattle’s Chamber of Commerce Urban Enterprise Center recently for its efforts in recruitment and retention of candidates from urban communities. Anthropology professor Donald Grayson has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. NEED TO FEED: A recent story in the San Francisco Chronicle examined the problem of obesity in America. In the early seventies, the UW Faculty Senate began to formally examine the issues that particularly affect faculty women. The achievement gap is a very real thing to Steve Fink. Find someone’s fingerprints at the scene of a crime and you know they were there. Vacationers on Washington’s Pacific Ocean coast may get the impression that all is blissfully quiet at the water’s edge. Archaeological evidence from prehistoric hunters in Washington and Alaska adds new fuel to the ongoing debate over the belief that humans have a propensity to over-exploit their natural resources, and also indicates that early Indians’ harvest of northern fur seals was sustainable. Walter Parker, a UW professor of education, will give a book talk and sign copies of his latest work, Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life, on Friday from 11 a. Everyone, it seems, knows one of them — the people who can’t say no to a chocolate treat. LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be at noon on Wednesday, Feb. Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. Dr. UW Medicine is offering the general public and the UW community the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2003. UW researchers have found a genetic mutation underlying one of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders. Transplantation of solid-tissue organs has become fairly common, if not routine, and bone marrow transplants are being improved and tried for many different autoimmune diseases, as well as cancer. You slept well, but you’re feeling weighed down by crushing fatigue, then by intense chest pain. New badges for staff, faculty and students are coming to the Health Sciences Center, and wearing them when the building is closed to the public will soon be the rule. Two new online teaching tools, the Portfolio Tool and Virtual Case, will be described in a presentation by Mark Farrelly of the UW’s Catalyst Initiative from 4 to 5 p. The world of dance may be overwhelmingly female, but the world of choreography is overwhelmingly male. January 21, 2003 Children are more likely to suffer unintentional injuries in the 180 days following a sibling’s injury, according to a study by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the January 2003 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. The new Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington is starting the new year as a fully enclosed structure. Archaeological evidence from prehistoric hunters in Washington and Alaska adds new fuel to the ongoing debate over the belief that humans have a propensity to over-exploit their natural resources, and also indicates that early Indians’ harvest of northern fur seals was sustainable. January 16, 2003 Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. In its 4. Every day, we drive about 70 million miles and burn 3 million gallons of gasoline in the Puget Sound region. Leslie Flores dodges hummingbirds as she picks snapdragons in a fragrant mountain field. Three of electrical engineering assistant research professor Linda Bushnell’s students will travel to Tennessee next week to test their robot design and building prowess on the new cable television show Robot Rivals. As a graduate student teaching Introduction to Music, Larry Starr hit upon a teaching method that he found worked really well. What’s the difference between a patent and a copyright? And what laws govern them? Ask even productive researchers and you may be regarded with a blank stare. When The Outsiders opens next week at Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), its cast should look familiar to a lot of people on campus. The key to managing fisheries so populations are stable and healthy may lie in the theories of an 18th century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician. Earth’s most ancient fossils are hard to find. January 14, 2003 Salute Harborview!! is Harborview’s biggest annual fund raiser. Proceeds from this year’s gala will go to the UW Burn Center at Harborview and one of its key components The Virtual Reality Pain Control Research Program. UW Medicine is offering the general public the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2003. Heroin and cocaine-related deaths in the Seattle-King County area increased in 2002, following a dip in numbers in the period between July 2001 and December 2001, according to the semi-annual report titled Recent Drug Abuse Trends in the Seattle-King County Area.
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Grayson named AAAS Fellow
News Makers
Faculty Senate: Working For Equity
Speaker series tackles issue of academic achievement gap
‘Fingerprints’ shed light on Shakespeare works
Sea Grant agent stays involved with coastal action
Research on seals has implications for sustainability
Parker to speak on teaching democracy
Chocolate Man has passion for high-quality goodies
Notices
Mystery Photo
Shortell to speak on managing chronic illness
Mini-Med classes begin Feb. 12
Genetic mutation found for inherited nerve damage
Schilling Surgery Lecture: Mayo Clinic expert to talk about gut transplantation
Automatic defibrillator machines now available for home use
New badges coming for health sciences faculty, staff and students
HS News Briefs
Dance concert features work by women
Children’s injury risk is greater after injury to a sibling
UW’s new computer science building nearing completion
Research shows NW Indians hunted fur seals on sustainable basis
Mystery Photo
Earth faces its end — in 7.5 billion years
Tips offered for clearing the air
Grants fund travel, learning in developing countries
EE prof’s students take part in TV robot building competition
Book traces history of American popular music
Complexities of copyright important for researchers to understand
Drama students take over as local theater’s ‘Outsiders’
Mathematician’s theories hold promise for fisheries management
Roger Buick: From oldest fossils to newest science
The 11th Annual Salute Harborview!! Gala
UW Medicine offers Mini-Medical School to the public
Heroin and cocaine deaths rebound in Seattle-King County in 2002, while methamphetamine use appears to plateau
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