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April 11, 2002

Bridges brings rich history to post







Bob Roseth & Steve Hill
News & Information


George Bridges will tell you honestly that he struggled through his first two quarters as an undergraduate at the UW in the 1970s.


UW undergraduate trio wins big in international mathematics competition

Three University of Washington undergraduates have earned a place among the world’s college math elite in an international mathematics competition.


Indonesian teachers learn ‘in context’ skills at UW















Steve Hill


University Week


 


The influence of the UW’s C-STARS program is reverberating through Indonesia this week.


New badges identify Facilities Services workers

When you’re approached by a man telling you he’s here to look at, say, the heating system in your office, how do you know he really is a representative of the UW’s Facilities Services team? After all, in these troubling times, he could be someone bent on sabotage, or he could be someone simply wanting access to your office after hours.


Hangin’ in the Quad

The annual turning of the Quad cherry trees has peaked, drawing large numbers of visitors and students to admire the spectacular beauty.


Managed care study finds mental health services available when needed

Managed care controls do not appear to reduce access to specialized mental health care among depressive patients in primary care clinics, according to researchers at the UW.


Donor looks forward to advances in Genome Sciences

At a time of life when many people are reflecting on the past, Allan W.


Tropical forests ‘exhale’ more CO2 than expected

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News Makers

LIFE’S A BEACH: And often a contaminated one.


Hearing research: Device for inner ear disorder to be tested here

The Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center at the UW is looking for people diagnosed with a common inner ear disorder called Ménière’s disease as part of a multicenter clinical study of a new device: the Meniett pressure-pulse generator.


April 10, 2002

Tropical streams, rivers ‘exhaling’ millions of tons more CO2 than thought

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April 5, 2002

Researchers at the University of Washington and in China release genome sequence of rice

Two University of Washington researchers – Dr.


April 4, 2002

Tacoma research project considers teaching

Kasia Pierzga


UW Tacoma


Mention the words “teaching and research” and you’ll likely evoke thoughts of juggling time, energy and priorities, unless, of course, your field is education.


Distinguished staff nominees celebrate

INDIVIDUALS



Richard Andrews, director, Henry Art Gallery



Carolina Anunciation, academic counselor, Office of Student Services



Gary Ausman, director, international services



Michelle Bagshaw, academic adviser, School of Social Work



Gerald Barnett, director, Software Copyright Ventures



Susan Barnhart, associate director, Office of the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences



Ruth Beardsley, senior secretary, Law School



Christopher Budech, research tech supervisor, Center for Anxiety & Depression, Psychiatry



Rebecca Bullock, assistant director, Office of Risk Management



Ross Bunnell, legal assistant, Attorney General’s Office, UW division



Elaine Chang, assistant dean, Daniel Evans School of Public Affairs



Elise Chayet, director, Planning & Regulatory Affairs, Harborview



Linda Christianson, director, Department of Surgery



Michele Conrad, administrator, Sociology



Hung Dang, interim director, Office of Student Affairs



Thomas Dicken, media tech lead, Classroom Support Services



Steven Domonkos, research engineer, Atmospheric Sciences



Pamela Eisenheim, program manager, Electrical Engineering



Amy Feldman-Bawarshi, undergraduate adviser, Electrical Engineering



David Fenner, director, International Programs & Exchanges



Gene Frazier, window cleaner lead, Custodial Services



Deborah Fromm, fiscal specialist, Industrial Engineering



Barbara Fulton, office manager, Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics & Astrophysics



Gabriel Gallardo, director, EIP/McNair programs, Office of Minority Affairs



James Gladden, director, technical services, Chemistry



Marilyn Gray, assistant to the chair, Faculty Senate



Cindy Gregovich, manager, Equipment Inventory Office & Travel Office



Sue Haag, budget/fiscal unit supervisor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences



Kathryn Hahn, administrator, Zoology



Jason Hansen, program support supervisor, Student Activities & Union Facilities



Gloria Heaton, secretary senior, Electrical Engineering



Felicia Hecker, associate director, Middle East Center



James Herndon, science instructional tech II, Civil & Environmental Engineering



Lenny Hom, office assistant, student services, Law School



Elaine Hudson, program coordinator, student services, Law School



Phillip Hurvitz, GIS specialist/ lecturer, part time, Division of Management & Engineering, College of Forest Resources



David Jaffe, executive director, Harborview



Jennifer Johnston, manager of program operations, MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program



Frankye Jones, graduate adviser, Electrical Engineering



Jean Kallhoff, advanced registered nurse practitioner, Urology



Julie Katz, assistant dean, Nursing



Janet Kime, associate director, Undergraduate Advising



Stephanie Kirschner, program coordinator, Advanced Practice Placement Office, Academic Services



Sandra Kroupa, book arts librarian, Manuscripts, Special Collections & University Archives Division, University Libraries



Carol Langdon, administrator, Women Studies



Betty Low, administrator, Restorative Dentistry



Devota Madrano, academic counselor senior, Chemical Engineering



Denis Martynowych, director of facilities, College of Arts & Sciences



Laura Mason, assistant to the chair, Psychosocial & Community Health Nursing



Jennifer McKinney, parking enforcement officer, UW Police Department



Karen McMasters, manager of program operations, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine



Joseph Meno, research scientist II, Neurological Surgery



Dina Meske, counseling services coordinator, Computing & Software Systems



Marc Michelsen, software engineer, Atmospheric Sciences



Paul Moore, musical director, Dance Program



Fred Nick, director, Center for Social Science Computation & Research



Mary Anne Ogle, program coordinator, Nursing, Bothell



Lisa Okubo-Garcila, manager, Information Services Department, Hall Health



Gary Olson, assistant dean for student services, School of Social Work



Douglas Parish, police officer, University Police



Sam Park, program coordinator/fiscal specialist II, Center for AIDS & STD, Department of Medicine



Naomi Pascal, associate director & editor in chief, UW Press



Melanie Pepin, health services manager/genetic counselor, Pathology



Nona Phillips, research scientist, Comparative Medicine



Dan Poston, executive director, MBA programs, Business School



Sally Ragsdale, flight nurse, Airlift Northwest



Betsy Raleigh, administrator, Business School



Teri Reed, administrator, Electrical Engineering



Sara Reinitz, associate director, Bothell Information Systems



Gwen Rikansrud, dental clinic supervisor II, School of Dentistry Clinic Services



Rebecca Rooney, fiscal specialist supervisor, Environmental Health



Rhey Rosales, stock room attendant, Operating Room



Richard Roth, director of academic services, Geography



Elizabeth Rutherford, assistant to the chair, Psychology



Marilla Satterwhite, associate director of gift planning, Development



Lisa Scharnhorst, library supervisor, Manuscripts, Special Collections & University Archives, UW Libraries



Diane Schulstad, administrative specialist, Pharmacology



Margo Segimoto, academic counselor, Mechanical Engineering



Eric Shankland, research scientist, Radiology



John Stoltenberg, advanced labs manager, Physics



Davy Tep, program assistant, School of Social Work



Carol Wagener, graduate program assistant, School of Communications



Marie Walters, assistant to the director, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences



Keith Ward, copy center lead, Tacoma Copy/Mail Center



Michael Weinreich, research scientist, Immunology



Robert Weller, senior computer specialist, English



Mary Wood, assistant to the chair, Speech & Hearing Sciences



Suzanne Yoshitome, assistant to the executive director, Health Sciences Administration





TEAMS



James Boeckstiegel & Brian Davis, irrigation team, Facilities Services



Deanna Dockter & Susan Treharne, Oncology Pain Center team



Julia Carlson, John Drew & Gerald Sparling, computing & information resources team, Graduate School



Brad Costen & Marc Morrison, computer support group team, College of Forest Resources



Courtney Acitelli, Martha Angel, Vicki Anderson-Ellis, Paul Brown, John Buller, Stanley Chernicoff, Jennifer Dow, Pamela Espinosa-Hill, Dan Farrell, Jason Johnson, Lincoln Johnson, Aileen Kelly, Debra O’Donnell, Mary Pullen, Trevor Whiton & Patricia Wrobel, 2001 Dawg Daze Steering Committee team



Diane Atkinson, Mary Bernson, Mary Cingcade, Nadine Fabbishushan, Felicia Hecker, Chris Kirchoff, Dean LaRue, Tamara Leonard, Marta Mikkelson, Phil Shekelton, Keith Snodgrass & Sara Van Fleet, Jackson School of International Studies Outreach team



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Risk for offspring of cousins lower than commonly believed

Cousins contemplating marriage or concerned about a pregnancy arising from their union have often found it hard to get accurate information about risks to their offspring.


Nominees sought for lifelong learning awards

The UW is seeking nominations for the second annual Faculty Award for Distinguished Contribution to Lifelong Learning.


Grant will bring chemical scientists together

An unusual grant for the professional development of graduate students in the chemical sciences will both unify and broaden their experience.


Genetic variants affect warfarin metabolism

Genetic variants in the human enzyme that metabolizes the drug warfarin, the frequently prescribed anticoagulant Coumadin, make some patients more susceptible to serious or life-threatening bleeding.


Marshall Horwitz selected for Presidential Early Career Award

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is naming Dr.


mystery photo

Kay Morris, administrative specialist in Graduate Medical Education, poses by the shed near the fish pond that she correctly identified when it appeared as a mystery photo.


Clinical Research:April 26 conference will bring many national experts to campus

The School of Medicine, along with Children’s and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is sponsoring a day-long program on April 26 for clinical investigators.


As usual, the UW did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

CASE BONANZA: As usual, the UW did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).


For ninth straight year U.S.News & World Report ranks University of Washington as top primary-care medical school

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As usual, the UW did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

CASE BONANZA: As usual, the UW did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).


UW tops national primary-care medical school rankings

The University of Washington is No.


Study shows fliers are more stressed since 9/11

The number of commercial air travelers who now find flying to be at least somewhat stressful has risen dramatically to 81 percent of passengers, according to the first survey measuring the attitudes of people before and after the events of Sept.


Newsmakers

LIFE’S A BEACH: And often a contaminated one.


Notices

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES


FUNDING OPPORTUNITY









The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects related to ethnic studies.


New Keck Center established to focus on microbes that cause disease

The UW School of Medicine has established the Keck Center for Functional, Structural, and Chemical Genomics of Microbial Pathogens.


Robots compete

High school and college students from across the United States and Brazil cheered on their robots last weekend at a regional contest of the nationwide FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition.


Legislative representative nominees wanted

The Senate Executive Committee is accepting nominations for faculty members to serve as Faculty Legislative Representative and Deputy Legislative Representative during the 2002–03 academic year.


UW is stage as student delegates debate issues

With terrorism and a Middle East crisis setting the stage, UN “Secretary-General” Jasmine Marwaha will convene 450 delegates at the UW April 5 and 6 to debate pressing world problems.


Public health talks here next week

Two speakers featured at the BioDefense Mobilization Conference being held at the Westin Hotel next week will also be making presentations for the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine.


Budget discussion begins

Gov.


Students design Sept. 11 memorials for campus

Many UW students are probably trying to forget the images of Sept.


Oceanography teaching expert to offer innovative tips during quarterly forum

“So, How Do We Change the Way We Teach? An Answer” is the topic of the spring Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning, scheduled for 3:30–5 p.


Statins may also reduce calcium on aortic valve

People who take statins may have at least 60 percent less aortic valve calcium than people who do not take statins, according to a UW study in the March 30 edition of The Lancet.


Staff Profile: Khandro practices the art of transition

Linda Khandro is a scientist at work and an artist in her leisure time, but her science and her art have something in common: They are both celestial.


April 3, 2002

First cousins face lower risk of having children with genetic conditions than is widely perceived

Cousins contemplating marriage or concerned about a pregnancy arising from their union have often found it difficult to get accurate information about risks to their offspring.


April 2, 2002

UW study links gene to success of a treatment for high blood pressure

Someday, people taking medications for high blood pressure may undergo genetic screening tests that help identify which drug therapies are best for them.



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