Archive
October 24, 2002
Beware software bearing gifts
Some computer software is like a piece of fruit: It looks good on the outside, and parts of it may taste good, but you always should be on the lookout for the worm.
October 23, 2002
Nearly 90 percent of MBA grads find jobs despite weak job market
A more personalized job placement program has led to nearly nine out of 10 University of Washington Business School master’s in business administration graduates obtaining jobs within three months — surpassing the average at the nation’s so-called Top 30 business schools.
October 22, 2002
ACE linked to calcium growth on aortic valve
Future studies may find that ACE inhibitors, a class of drugs now taken by people with high blood pressure, could slow down or prevent the development of aortic valve calcium, say University of Washington researchers.
October 21, 2002
2002 Autumn Quarter enrollments
The University of Washington’s Seattle campus enrollment for Autumn Quarter 2002 is 39,216, including 1,418 non-matriculated students (those who are not seeking degrees) enrolled in credit courses through University Extension.
Communities need technology, training for complexities of today’s forestry
A University of Washington and Washington State University program helping rural communities gain access to the latest technology and training for managing woodlands has received the highest national award for private-forestry education given by the National Woodland Owners Association and the National Association of Professional Forestry Schools and Colleges.
October 17, 2002
Big Brother hacker is watching you
The scanners are watching.
Autism education is focus of $5 million grant
A $5 million Department of Education grant announced recently will set up a network of resources aimed at improving the nation’s approach to educating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Lidstrom’s interdisciplinary effort gets boost from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
By training, Mary Lidstrom is a biologist.
Grant to fund two Eastern Washington community technology centers
The UW’s Office of Educational Partnerships and Learning Technologies and its partners in Eastern Washington — Northwest Communities Education Center and Horizons Inc.
Conference focuses on problem of human trafficking
An international conference on the global epidemic in human trafficking will be held on the UW campus Oct.
Multicultural center celebrates anniversary with symposium
Luis C.
Learning sciences conference set for Oct. 23–26
The UW will play host to the fifth International Conference of the Learning Sciences Oct.
Kronos returning for another UW arts festival
Summer is a long way off, but not for Hannah Wiley, who directs the UW’s Summer Arts Festival.
Diversity series planned by bookstore, GO-MAP
The University Book Store and the UW Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP) are sponsoring a Diversity Book Talk Series, which brings authors of color, as well as white authors who write on race, diversity, and multicultural issues, to the UW to read and discuss their work.
Law interns to work with Cantwell
The UW School of Law and the Shidler Center for Law, Commerce and Technology have established an internship program sponsored by Sen.
October 16, 2002
Families with two or more children with autism sought for $10.2 million study of genetic, neurobiological causes of autism
Researchers have launched a hunt in Washington and 15 other states for 250 families with two or more autistic children to participate in a $10.2 million University of Washington study to uncover the genetic and neurobiological causes of autism.
October 15, 2002
UW professor Dr. Bertil Hille named to Institute of Medicine
Dr. Bertil Hille, professor of physiology and biophysics in the University of Washington School of Medicine, is one of 65 new members elected to the Institute of Medicine, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences.
Expert on reuniting families to speak at University of Washington
An expert on children who were taken from their homes in the United Kingdom and shipped off to labor in other countries will speak at the University of Washington on Nov. 15 about issues related to reuniting children and personal identity.
UW’s Barnard receives national honor for work with infants
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences Monday (Oct. 14) presented this year’s Gustav O. Lienhard Award for the advancement of personal health services to two leaders in understanding infant development: Dr. Kathryn E. Barnard, founder and director of the Center for Infant Mental Health and Development at the University of Washington, and Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, president and chair of the Brazelton Foundation Inc.
October 11, 2002
Grant will enable School of Dentistry to expand student opportunities for clinical practice and increased service to underserved populations
The University of Washington School of Dentistry is one of two schools on the West Coast to receive a grant of almost $1.5 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase the underserved population’s access to oral health care.
Leader in search for extraterrestrial life to speak at UW
A free, public lecture on the search for extraterrestrial life
October 10, 2002
Staff salaries remain below market
Despite experiencing a two-year period in which general merit raises were granted just once, the UW professional staff’s salaries remained at the same level compared to the market as in 2000.
Large classes are focus of forum series
The fall Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning will feature sessions on three different days, led by UW instructors speaking on their experiences teaching large classes at the UW.
‘Things Your Mother Never Taught You’ Patents and inventions
The second seminar in the series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations and the UW Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, will cover patents.
Notices
From the Office of the President, Members of the University Community:
The University is committed to maintaining an educational and employment environment that is enjoyable and respectful.
Walker named medical director of UW Medical Center
Dr. Edward A. Walker, professor and vice chair of the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been named medical director of University of Washington Medical Center, announced Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. Dr. Walker will also serve as an associate dean of the School of Medicine.
Mystery Photo
Last issue’s answer was of the trees outside of the Oceanography Teaching Building.
October 8, 2002
University of Washington awarded $1 million grant from The Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research
The University of Washington Department of Urology announced today that it has received a $1 million grant from The Paul G. Allen Foundation for Medical Research to support continuing research by Dr. Richard Berger on chronic pelvic pain in men.
October 7, 2002
50 elementary school archaeologists dig into Rainier Valley’s past
Fifty students from Muir elementary under the direction of Peter Lape, the Burke’s curator of archaeology, and UW archaeology students are participating in an urban dig that runs through Saturday in the Rainier Valley.
October 4, 2002
Scientists, students, technophiles gather to see latest in wearable computers
An international gathering of computer scientists, students and technology mavens
October 3, 2002
Donald Baker
When your doctor sends you for an ultrasound, you have this year’s Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus to thank that he can use that technology to help him diagnose and treat illnesses.
Geoff & Judy Vernon
Geoff and Judy Vernon died last fall in the crash of a sightseeing plane in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Roy Chan
Roy Chan is this year’s President’s Medalist.
Chia-Hui Huang, Linguistics
Excellence in Teaching Awards are given to graduate teaching assistants who demonstrate outstanding skills in the classroom.
Steve Wolfman, Computer Science & Engineering
Excellence in Teaching Awards are given to graduate teaching assistants who demonstrate outstanding skills in the classroom.
Researchers: Magazines silenced opposition voices after Sept. 11
Study finds that newsmagazines’ coverage paralleled government, military communication strategies.
Area teacher joins expedition to Arctic
Educational mission will be documented on the Internet
Undergraduate research institute has a human(ities) touch
Eight-week session offers students a rigorous introduction to scholarly research
New University Week to debut this fall
University Week is responding to the difficult budget situation on campus by shifting the publication schedule.
Difficulty with daily living related to dissatisfaction with medical care
Recent research at the University of Washington shows that Medicare patients who have difficulties performing the typical activities of daily living are more likely to also report dissatisfaction with their health care than those without these problems.
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