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May 2, 2002
Calcium scoring: A new technique useful for some with heart risk factors
You’ve heard a lot about controlling cholesterol to prevent heart attack, and you’ve sometimes wondered if having high blood cholesterol definitely means that you’ll have what cardiologists sometimes call an event.
In Brief: Benefits for Breast Cancer
Two events this weekend will benefit breast cancer research, including work at the UW.
Lindenberg Center to extend UW’s global humanitarian reach
A new center to be named in honor of Evans School of Public Affairs Dean Marc Lindenberg will be announced tomorrow by the University of Washington with the mission of increasing the university’s teaching, research and service connections with struggling regions around the world.
A Campus Forum on Ethnic Profiling and Law Enforcement, Post-Sept. 11
“A Campus Forum on Ethnic Profiling and Law Enforcement, Post-Sept.
Craig Hogan named UW vice provost for research
Craig Hogan, the divisional dean of sciences in the University of Washington’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the university’s vice provost for research.
Shah of Iran’s son to speak May 6
Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Shah of Iran, will speak at 7 p.
May 1, 2002
Study finds a huge child care workforce waiting to be trained
A new study demonstrates the challenge facing the nation in carrying out the goal President Bush announced in April to give every young child a jump start on literacy. The workforce the nation must rely on to improve early learning is detailed in the new study: the 2.3 million people who are paid to take care of America’s preschoolers and make sure they are prepared to learn in school.
April 30, 2002
NSF award would cement UW position as information technology research leader
The National Science Foundation said today it has tentatively chosen the University of Washington as the host of one of six new science and technology centers, a designation that would place the university firmly at the leading edge of research to develop groundbreaking information technology.
Brain imaging reveals new information about medications commonly used to treat children with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders
For the first time, researchers at the University of Washington <A href="http://www.
April 29, 2002
Thousands of youngsters to visit UW’s Arbor Day Fair starting May 1
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More than 2,200 students in the first-, second- and third-grades and their teachers have reserved spots at this year’s Arbor Day Fair sponsored by the University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources and its alumni association.
Somerman named dean of UW School of Dentistry
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April 25, 2002
UW police seeking Burke fossil thieves
The fossil — an underwater plant called a crinoid — is estimated to be at least 320 million years old and is about 1 square foot.
UW scientists hoping for underground lab in Dakota
The effort to create a National Underground Science Laboratory received a major endorsement last weekend from the National Research Council’s Committee on the Physics of the Universe.
Albright will be commencement speaker
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Grounds chief reflects on important time of change for wome
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There was virtually nothing controversial about Bonnie Taylor’s first two jobs at the UW.
Three profs win Guggenheims
Three UW professors are among 184 artists, scholars and scientists selected from more than 2,800 applicants for Guggenheim Fellowship awards.
Tutu Reminder
A limited number of free tickets for faculty and staff are still available for Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s UW appearance May 7.
Squid gets education instead of dinner
More than 12 feet 6 inches long, it was caught in the Gulf of Alaska, frozen and sent by plane to Seattle where Ted Pietsch, professor of aquatic and fisheries sciences, picked it up Friday.
Shah of Iran’s son to speak May 6
Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Shah of Iran, will speak at 7 p.
UW faculty receive prestigious Gairdner Awards
Two of the eight winners of Gairdner International Awards for 2002, announced in Toronto Tuesday, are faculty members in the University of Washington <A href="http://www.
In Brief
The 2002 Taking Control of Your Diabetes conference is Saturday, May 4, at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in downtown Seattle.
New work aims to kill parasite, not cell
Parasite-caused diseases such as malaria kill millions of people each year, and eradication efforts have been largely futile.
Alaska researcher sheds light on obesity
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund Lecture
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Best-selling author of ‘Strong Women’ books to speak here
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News Makers
ON THE MIDDLE ROAD: Educators in the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District in suburban San Diego are reinventing the way middle schools operate.
Technology and therapy: May 3 afternoon program will focus on using new technology for self-management of chronic disease
A half-day program on using new technology for patient-centered care and self-management of chronic disease is set for 1 to 4 p.
Engineering event has something for all
Robotics demonstrations, liquid nitrogen ice cream, the largest subsonic wind tunnel in the Northwest, telephones that communicate on beams of light, computer animation and levitating trains are all on the agenda for this year’s Engineering Open House at the UW.
Green and Olson to receive Gairdner Awards
Two of the eight winners of Gairdner International Awards for 2002, announced in Tornoto Tuesday, are faculty members in the UW School of Medicine.
UW community invited; special lectures Saturday
The Health Sciences Open House, an outstanding opportunity for the UW community and the general public to learn about advances in health and medicine, takes place this weekend, Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27.
mystery photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Let’s get excited about recycling!
Michelle McGowan, a warehouse supervisor in the UW recycle center, and Betty the Bottle share a light moment at the Earth Day fair last Friday in Red Square.
Campus news and notes: etc.
VICTORIOUS VIDEOS: Several videos produced by UWTV have been honored recently.
Music may be universal, but choices aren’t
Ask children what musical instruments they would like to play and boys invariably will pick something like the trumpet, drums or saxophone while girls tend to favor the violin, clarinet or flute.
April 24, 2002
Madeleine Albright to speak at University of Washington commencement
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Link found between low birth weight and DNA from mothers
Using a unique set of data collected over 30 years and six generations of captive-bred monkeys, researchers have found the first evidence that low birth weight is linked to a type of DNA only passed along by females.
UW seeks volunteers for phytoestrogen and soy study
Tofu hasn’t replaced apple pie, but from breakfast cereals to hamburger substitutes, soy products are becoming increasingly familiar items on the American menu.
April 23, 2002
Thousands to explore UW research in health, engineering at weekend open houses
The weekend of April 26 and 27 will offer visitors to the University of Washington campus an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about research into engineering, medicine and health sciences through interactive exhibits and hands-on activities.
April 22, 2002
National Research Council committee backs national underground lab
The effort to create a National Underground Science Laboratory received a major endorsement during the weekend from the National Research Council’s Committee on the Physics of the Universe.
April 18, 2002
Notices
Academic Opportunities
Funding Opportunity
Woodrow Wilson Foundation Announces the Innovation Awards Grant program that supports faculty and department outreach in humanities doctoral work.
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