Archive
November 1, 2001
Lecture will explore issues of nursing, systems and safety
News that 75 percent of all hospital vacancies today are nursing jobs could leave potential patients worrying about their safety.
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KID SAFETY: Seventeen low-income families whose children attend school in the UW’s Experimental Education Unit received free child and infant car seats, thanks to the University Police Department.
No flu shot clinics this year, Hall Health says
Finding a convenient flu shot clinic on campus may not be possible this year.
Telling the difference: PVCs and heart attack symptoms
You finally get to sit down at the end of the day.
Notices
Grant Proposal Deadline
Nov.
New benefit available to UWRA parents
A change in the admission policy to two retirement communities that are partnered with the UW Retirement Association will benefit the parents of UWRA members.
Neuroscientist Bajjalieh studies the fundamental molecular steps in nerve cell function
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
A certain doctor shakes my office when he tromps down the hall every day in full bicycle gear.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Staffer walks her way to compassion
The Combined Fund Drive runs through Nov.
CD planned for old recordings
Representatives of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Siuslaw and Lower Umpqua from Coos Bay, Ore.
Campus making dent in energy budget deficit
As temperatures fall and there are more hours of dark, the campus community is likely to be increasingly aware of our energy conservation program.
The Home Front: Documents play supportive role in tragedy
Since Sept.
UW violist to introduce previously unknown music by women composers
On Saturday, Nov.
UW joins effort to increase teacher certification
By Steve Hill
University Week
The UW has joined in a statewide effort to increase the number of national board-certified teachers in Washington’s K-12 classrooms.
New director dances the dance of life
Elizabeth (Betsy) Cooper is one of those people the rest of us envy – the ones who somehow knew, while still in childhood, what their future career would be, and have never really wavered from that path.
Lawmakers, UWRA consider revenue boost
If it were up to members of the UW Retirement Association, the state of Washington might well adopt an income tax.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Marrakech conference prompts expert briefing on NW climate change
Expert briefing for reporters on the impacts of climate change on the Pacific Northwest
UW profs named AAAS Fellows
Three UW professors are among 288 scientists to be awarded the distinction of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS announced last week.
Rainy reflection
‘Tis the season when the bricks of Red Square are wet more days than not, but the sun occasionally breaks through the clouds and leaves us with a dazzling surface on which to walk.
Benefits advice
Marita Berg, King County coordinator for the Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) talks with John Salveson of Plant Operations at the Health Sciences session of the Benefits Fair, held Wednesday, Oct.
Falling leaves
Leaves have piled up behind Gerberding Hall as fall progresses in the Northwest.
Health Sciences Brief News
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Education’s role in shaping citizens examined in forum
Higher Education and Democratic Citizenship is the title of a forum to be held from 7 to 9 p.
Former surgeon general will speak at Pediatric Grand Rounds on Thursday
By Claire Dietz
HS News & Community Relations
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October 31, 2001
UW consolidates departments to form Department of Genome Sciences
The UW Board of Regents, at its Oct. 19 meeting, approved the consolidation of the Department of Genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Molecular Biotechnology in the School of Medicine. The merger creates the new Department of Genome Sciences in the School of Medicine.
October 30, 2001
University of Washington to study use of medications by pregnant women
The University of Washington National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health is conducting new research into how drugs are handled in the body by pregnant women, a field which according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deserves more attention. The FDA is providing $150,000 for the research to identify the doses that will provide the greatest benefit and the least risk for the mother and her baby. Dr. Mary Hebert, associate professor in the UW Department of Pharmacy, Dr. Tom Easterling, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Dr. Gail Anderson, associate professor in pharmacy and pharmaceuticals, will be conducting the study evaluating a high blood pressure medication commonly prescribed for pregnant women.
October 29, 2001
When sperm whales talk, UW researcher listens
When sperm whales talk, Michael Dougherty listens. Not only that, the University of Washington researcher and electrical engineering doctoral student can recognize the voice and tell you exactly which whale is speaking.
October 25, 2001
Ethnic Cultural Center shows off a new look
The Ethnic Cultural Center and Theater are reopening, ready to meet the rigors of the 21st century but still deeply rooted in their history.
She helps new moms, kids
The Combined Fund Drive runs through Nov.
Office of Management Accounting and Analysis
Name and title of unit head: Jane Wiseman, director
Unit’s location: Gilman Building, 4725 30th Ave.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Earl Davie Building
ZymoGenetics, a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of protein therapeutics, in September celebrated the naming of its second building in honor of Dr.
Sounds of the season
Music majors Kris Knien and John Meier warm up at the Littlefield organ for the annual Halloween concert, to be presented tomorrow in the Walker-Ames Room, Kane.
New techniques can keep arteries open longer
For years, it seemed like a rite of passage, like a first car or a first grandchild.
Tennis Challenge nets $1.4 million
The Schick Xtreme III Tennis Challenge drew a capacity crowd to Key Arena on Oct.
While poisonings of young children decline, teen self-inflicted cases increase
A significant number of teenagers continue to be admitted to hospitals for poisoning from inappropriate use of medications, or, for children younger than 12, for the ingestion of non-medications, according to an article bu UW researchers in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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WOMEN IN SCIENCE: Suzanne Brainard, executive director of the Center for Workforce Development, has been honored with the Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award.
Cell signaling pathways: ‘Wnt’ family of genes governs important cell functions from zebrafish to humans
By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations
A visitor to Dr.
Mystery photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Hormone therapy and cancer: Public Health’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture features Noel Weiss speaking on a quarter-century of studies
Questions about cancer have been linked, almost from the beginning, to the use of hormone replacement therapy for women after menopause.
UW researchers examine data on uterine rupture
Women who’ve had a Caesarean and who later attempt to deliver by labor are more likely to suffer a uterine rupture than women who go on to have a repeat Caesarean delivery, according to a UW study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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