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July 25, 2002

Washington elm gets a trim

Arborists spent part of last week trying to repair a structural problem in the campus’ Washington elm.

$10.5 million to prostate cancer consortium

The National Cancer Institute will provide $10.

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MBA MASTER: Master’s in business administration students voted Ali Tarhouni, senior lecturer in business economics, as their favorite teacher — really.

Traveling exhibit on access to medications coming to town next week

The international medical organization Doctors Without Borders, often known by its French name Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), will have a traveling exhibit in Seattle Aug.

July 23, 2002

UW developing AI caretakers for Alzheimer’s sufferers, other impaired patients

The Assisted Cognition Project is a collaborative effort by the UW, Intel Computers and Elite Care, a private company developing a state-of-the-art retirement community in the Portland area that utilizes so-called ubiquitous computing to keep tabs on residents’ needs.

July 22, 2002

Dust in ‘Earth’s attic’ could hold evidence of planet’s earliest life

The dust has been piling up in Earth’s attic for billions of years, and now some scientists want to sift through the accumulation to see if they can find evidence of the planet’s earliest life.

July 19, 2002

Dental camp will give youth a rare close-up view of profession

The University of Washington School of Dentistry is teaming up with Washington Dental Service Foundation and GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) to conduct a “Dental Camp” for junior high students from across the state on July 25, Aug. 8 and Aug. 29.

July 17, 2002

Collaborators receive $10.5 million to explore progression and treatment of prostate cancer

The National Cancer Institute will provide $10.5 million in funding to the University of Washington (UW), the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) over five years for study of the progression and treatment of prostate cancer.

July 16, 2002

New book is road map to help parents ‘find’ their child who has Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism

It can be a numbing and confusing experience for parents who receive a diagnosis that their child has autism and then must sort through the wide variety of treatment approaches available. Helping parents deal with this experience is why two leading researchers, Sally Ozonoff and Geraldine Dawson, have written “A Parent’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism,” which has just been published.

July 15, 2002

Heroin and cocaine deaths dropping in Seattle-King County as use of methamphetamines and oxycodone increases

A study published by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI) at the University of Washington shows a significant drop in the number of deaths involving heroin and cocaine since 2000.

North Pacific climate cycle likely to lessen El Niño affects in Northwest

El Niño is coming! El Niño is coming!

But this time, the climate anomaly that usually brings warmer and drier winters to the Pacific Northwest might not have such a noticeable impact, say two University of Washington climatologists

July 12, 2002

UW Medical Center ranked 11th among nation’s Best Hospitals

University of Washington Medical Center moved up one place in its ranking among the top hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2002 annual guide to “America’s Best Hospitals,” which was updated in its July 22 issue, available July 15.

July 11, 2002

Peer Portfolio

RAISING THE DEAD: The dead rhino, that is.

Waterston named to chair Genome Sciences

Top national genetics leader expected to arrive in
January from St. Louis

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Labscape: Demonstration planned for next Advanced Application Forum July 18

Some people may find it surprising, but biology laboratories and the experiments conducted there have long been resistant to computerization.

Rat gene for diabetes identified; humans have it, too

A newly discovered gene plays a dramatic role in diabetes among rats, and is also present in nearly identical form in humans, according to UW researchers and their colleagues.

Summer Arts Fesitval: feeling the beat

With more than 40 events packed into five days, the UW’s Summer Arts Festival continues to be perhaps the most ambitious display of the arts on campus.

Trademarks and Licensing: Don’t mess with the marks

Office works to ensure Husky products aren’t made in sweatshops.

Tacoma names development director

The UW Tacoma recently named Carol Van Natta as director of development and alumni relations.

Old hands get inspiration at institute

Top-gun educators work on their skills during a summer retreat.

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WORLD ROBOCUP: While the U.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.

Architecture prof and students using straw bales to build on Indian reservations

The winds of the Great Plains won’t stop two Montana tribes from making their newest buildings out of straw.

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Blood drives

Friday, July 12 from 10 a.

Quiz book eyes women, relationships

Make no mistake about it, UW sociologist Pepper Schwartz’s new book is the print version of a “chick flick.

July 9, 2002

$2.2 million grant from Hughes institute will support UW biology education

The University of Washington has won a four-year, $2.2 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for programs to support undergraduate biology education, to help prepare future faculty and to develop K-12 outreach programs.

Pioneering genome scientist to head UW’s Department of Genome Sciences

Dr. Robert H. Waterston, one of the world’s leading genome scientists, has been named chair of the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, announced Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, UW vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.

July 2, 2002

More than half of the ‘Best Doctors’ in Western Washington are from Children’s, Fred Hutchinson, Harborview, UW Medical Center, VA Medical Center

A little more than half of Western Washington physicians listed in the latest edition of The Best Doctors in America are faculty physicians who practice at institutions managed by, or affiliated with, the University of Washington School of Medicine, including Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System.

Your relationship could be in ‘jeopardy’ unless you try this quiz book

Make no mistake about it, University of Washington sociologist Pepper Schwartz’s new book is the print version of a “chick flick.” The book, “The Lifetime Love and Sex Quiz Book,” is targeted at women, and for a good reason.

July 1, 2002

Donor tiles paving way for better service to gardeners at UW

The University of Washington’s Center For Urban Horticulture has spent the past year re-creating and reconnecting — work that’s far from done even many months after the May 21, 2001, arson attack damaged the center’s main building, rendering most if it beyond repair.