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February 7, 2002
Survey finds public support for UW
University Week Staff Report
Residents in Washington view their public colleges and universities as high-quality institutions that make significant contributions to their state’s economy, according to survey data released this week by the American Council on Education (ACE).
UW efforts to conserve pay off
The UW has done a good job conserving both energy and water in the past year, but the best may be yet to come, according to Facilities Services officials.
February 6, 2002
University of Washington women physicians featured in anthology
Eight current and former University of Washington physicians and a School of Medicine alumna are featured in the new book, This Side of Doctoring: Reflections from Women in Medicine.
February 5, 2002
Seismologist who described likely Cascadia subduction earthquake to speak here
Seismologist who described likely Cascadia subduction earthquake to speak
February 4, 2002
While most immigrant teenagers stay in school, dropout rate for Mexicans is 28 percent
School dropout rates among immigrant teenagers are most severe among Mexicans, particularly those who migrated to the United States after starting school in Mexico.
Researchers try an old trick to battle common STD
Researchers at the University of Washington are testing to see if a mainstay of human health — the body’s immune system — can better battle one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases than conventional therapies.
January 31, 2002
HEC Board calls for tuition authority
University Week Staff Report
The Washington Higher Education Coordinating (HEC) Board last week voted unanimously in support of a resolution that recommends giving tuition-setting authority to public colleges and universities and encourages a restructuring or expansion of the state’s tax system.
Buehler Lecture on abdominal wall surgery
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Lecture considers modernity, religion
UW Professor Frank Conlon will give the annual “Religion and Contemporary Life” lecture at 7:30 p.
Free art exhibit in the HUB
Mark Ondrake, a fiscal specialist in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s Department of Environmental Health, will be sharing his collection of materials with examples of art from earlier times used for advertising, magazine covers and book covers.
Correction
A caption with a photo in the Jan.
InnerWorkings: Germanics
Department chair: Sabine Wilke
Department location: Denny Hall
Number of faculty: Ten regular faculty members (three with joint appointments), as well as one emeritus who teaches and a Distinguished Visiting Professor from Germany every spring.
Celebrating Henry: Revered art gallery reaches milestone anniversary
| Steve Hill |
| University Week |
While preparing for the festivities surrounding the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Henry Art Gallery, Richard Andrews can’t help but be moved by the generosity of the facility’s namesake.
Reaching out: UW delegates talk with Castro during Cuban visit
As the United States began sending its Al Qaeda captives to Cuba last month, the UW sent a delegation of 41 women.
UW scientists learn how many neutrinos sun generates
Neutrinos are among the tiniest particles in the universe.
School of Drama planning 10-minute play festival
Next week the School of Drama is inviting people to see eight plays for the price of one.
‘Beloved community’ was MLK’s dream
Thirty-four years after his death, the legacy of Dr.
Comment sought on U-District transportation plan
The City of Seattle has released a draft final report of the University Area Transportation Study and is asking for comments by Feb.
SimpleSite takes HTML out of Web
| Roberto Sanchez |
| Educational Outreach |
The UW is making it easier for students, instructors and staff to produce their own Web pages — without having to know specialized computer languages or to use complicated software.
Land-use decisions led to flood-prone Skokomish
With a constancy that would impress the swallows at San Juan Capistrano, the Skokomish River seems to flood each year at the first sign of Western Washington’s rainy season.
Understanding burn scars: Surgeon Nicole Gibran tries to learn how hypertrophic scars might be reduced or prevented
| Pamela Wyngate |
| HS News & Community Relations |
After a suffering a severe burn, some patients develop hypertrophic scars—a distinct and excessive growth of tissue with increased numbers of blood vessels and multiple nerves.
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TIMELY TOPIC: Within hours of the announcement that Evergreen Forest Trust would purchase 100,000 acres of Weyerhaeuser forestlands in the Cascade foothills, one of the key participants was at the UW’s College of Forest Resources as a panelist discussing the very topic of land trusts.
Cosmetic Surgery Center opens: Refractive surgery also moves to UWMC-Roosevelt building with easy access
| Craig Degginger |
| HS News & Community Relations |
UW Medical Center-Roosevelt has opened three significant new areas on the second floor this month — the Cosmetic Surgery Center, Refractive Surgery Center and Ambulatory Surgery Center.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ADAI research grants available
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Open House 2002: Planning well under way for event in late April
Exhibitors are signing up to reserve space for the 2002 Health Sciences Open House, the honorary chair has been named and a theme has been chosen.
Mystery photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Take a couple more hours of sleep and see how you feel in the morning
You’re worn out all the time, you get tired very easily, that new weight-loss plan just isn’t working and you suspect you fell asleep as you were driving home after work last week.
January 24, 2002
Lecture to focus on nouveau book bindings
The Art Nouveau Bindings of the Works of Louis Couperus is the title of a talk to be given by H.
Faculty Senate meeting slated
The Faculty Senate will meet at 2:30 p.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ADAI research grants available
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Wootton Professorship: Mary Austin-Seymour named to new radiation oncology post
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Mystery photo
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Surgery’s Schilling Lecture:University of Toronto expert on shock and fluids to speak Feb. 1
The Department of Surgery’s eighth annual Helen and John Schilling Lecture next week will feature Dr.
Digging it up for the IMA
It may look like an archaeological dig, but it’s actually the construction site for the addition to the IMA.
‘Women Docs’ on TV Sunday: UW-affiliated physicians featured in program that moves from Seattle to Alaska
The next episode of Lifetime television’s “Women Docs” is scheduled to air at 11 p.
Health Sciences/UW Medical Center hold tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Preeclampsia: Frequent blood-pressure checks are important to find early signs of potentially dangerous condition
| Pam Sowers |
| HS News & Community Relations |
Soon-to-be mothers hope for an uneventful pregnancy.
Senior fellow in Dentistry named Magnuson Scholar, clinical scholar
A senior fellow in the Department of Oral Biology at the University of Washington School of Dentistry has received two different and prestigious honors. Dr. Ozlem Yilmaz has been named a Magnuson Scholar by the university, and awarded a clinical scientist (KO8) grant by the National Institutes of Health.
Tuition examined: Local authority could help manage University
Just because the governor proposed local tuition-setting authority doesn’t mean it will be a reality when the Legislature closes shop after what is scheduled to be a 60-day session.
Genome Project subject of Faculty Lecture
| Walter Neary |
| Health Sciences News & Community Relations |
Only a year ago, you couldn’t get away from the word “genetics.
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