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April 17, 2001
The perils of online bidding — report on Internet auctions to open conference on Information Superhighway
Online auctions have soared to immense popularity, enticing more than 35 million armchair bidders, but four out of 10 of those buyers report having had problems with a transaction.
April 16, 2001
Albert Berger Named Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education
Dr. Albert J. Berger, professor of physiology and biophysics, has been named associate dean of research and graduate education at the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine.
Graviton executive to discuss groundbreaking wireless technology at UW lecture
Solomon Trujillo, a leader in launching wireless sensor networks, will speak tomorrow at the University of Washington Business School Dean’s Lecture.
William H. Gray, III to speak at Commencement
William H. Gray, III, president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), will speak at the University of Washington Commencement exercises June 9 at Husky Stadium.
April 12, 2001
UW Prematurity Prevention Program grads meeting in Husky Stadium at the end of WalkAmerica
Graduates of University of Washington Medical Center’s Prematurity Prevention Program participating in March of Dimes WalkAmerica on Saturday, April 28 will meet at the finish line in Husky Stadium to start a celebration at 10 a.m. They’ll join more program participants for a gathering in the UWMC Plaza Café starting at 11 a.m. The reunion brings together mothers who worked on preventing the early births of their babies and clinical staff members to celebrate the children’s health and compare notes.
April 11, 2001
Astronomy open house focuses on UW observatories in three centuries
Third annual University of Washington astronomy department open house
April 10, 2001
Software and IT executive joins UW’s Cell Systems Initiative
Joseph Duncan, who has held top management positions at Oracle Corp. and Borland International, has joined the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Cell Systems Initiative (CSI) as chief of operations and information technology.
April 3, 2001
UW professor wins fellowship to finish book on Chicano performers
Michelle Habell-Pallan, a University of Washington assistant professor of American ethnic studies, has been awarded a career enhancement fellowship by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
April 2, 2001
Children who love to read needed for UW study to help others with learning disabilities
Puget Sound area children in the fifth and sixth grades who love to read are being sought as volunteers by University of Washington researchers trying to help other children with learning disabilities improve their reading and language skills.
March 30, 2001
For eighth straight year, U.S. News & World Report ranks University of Washington as top primary-care medical school
For the eighth consecutive year, the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine has ranked as the nation’s top primary-care medical school in U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of graduate and professional schools.
UW tops national primary-care medical school and nursing rankings
The University of Washington is No. 1 among primary-care medical schools and nursing schools in the U.S. News & World Report annual rankings of graduate programs and professional schools.
March 29, 2001
Economic program reaches out to Hispanic- and American Indian-owned businesses in Yakima Valley, kick-off event March 30
With the Census Bureau reporting two-thirds growth in the number of Hispanic-owned business in Washington state, a University of Washington and Heritage College student project plans to provide such businesses in the Yakima Valley with desperately needed support.
Economic program reaches out to Hispanic- and American Indian-owned businesses in Yakima Valley, kick-off March 30
With the Census Bureau reporting two-thirds growth in the number of Hispanic-owned business in Washington state, a University of Washington and Heritage College student project plans to provide such businesses in the Yakima Valley with desperately needed support.
March 28, 2001
By making spectacles of themselves female entertainers helped reshape the world, says UW historian
Sarah Bernhardt strides across the pages of Susan Glenn’s book like a colossus.
Kathleen Sellick named executive director of UW Medical Center
Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Washington School of Medicine, announced today the appointment of Kathleen Sellick as executive director of University of Washington Medical Center.
March 26, 2001
Study seeks 500 Puget Sound children with reading, spelling problems
University of Washington researchers are on a scientific genealogical hunt and are looking for 500 first- through ninth-grade boys and girls in the Puget Sound area who are having problems reading or with spelling and handwriting.
UW team tries out new ways to help a neighborhood chart its future
Aided by a 56-foot-long photo montage, the energy of adolescents and the expertise of volunteer architects, the University of Washington this week will try to find a better way to help a neighborhood envision its future.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funds UW digital tribal outreach project
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing a $393,435 grant to the Tribal Connections project co-sponsored by the University of Washington and the National Library of Medicine. The collaboration will open access to electronic health information resources for Southwest Native American tribes.
UW highlights undergraduate research in symposium May 4
The Fourth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, to be held noon to 5 p.m. Friday, May 4 in Mary Gates Hall, features the work of 260 undergraduates, in fields ranging from art to zoology.
March 24, 2001
Humans have feared comets, other celestial phenomena through the ages
This is the third of a series of releases about Comet Hale-Bopp, which is now at its brightest.
March 23, 2001
Symposium on dentistry’s future set for May 24, 25
The University of Washington’s fourth Distinguished Professor in Dentistry Symposium, “Dentistry’s Future: Broadening the Impact on Patient Health and Dental Practice,” will be held Thursday and Friday, May 24 and 25, at the Four Seasons Olympic Hotel in Seattle.
National dental group honors UW Professor Roy Page
Dr. Roy C. Page of the University of Washington School of Dentistry has been named recipient of the AADR Distinguished Scientist Award, presented every three to six years by the American Association for Dental Research (AADR).
March 22, 2001
Celebrate 50 years of ocean discoveries at UW open house March 31
Tour one of the nation’s most sophisticated oceanographic vessels, learn more about deep-sea vents where superheated water billows out of the seafloor feeding whole communities of unusual microorganisms and learn about the latest University of Washington efforts to explore the world’s oceans at an open house the last weekend of March.
March 20, 2001
Seismic network uses schools, public facilities to chart ground shaking
While the Puget Sound region was being shaken by the magnitude 6.8 Nisqually earthquake, George Thomas and his University of Washington team were preparing for the next temblor – and the one after that.
UW astrobiology research gets huge boost from $4.9 million NASA award
The University of Washington’s research into understanding and finding life in the universe received a major boost today with a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and membership in NASA’s Astrobiology Institute.
Workshop will talk about aging and exercise
Older adults are invited to a half-day seminar, “Exercise, Health and Aging,” that will offer plenty of practical tips about exercise. The seminar will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 3, at the Shoreline Center. Speakers will include Mary Ann Wilson, whose exercise program “Sit and Be Fit” is a fixture on public television.
March 19, 2001
Animal model for Alzheimer’s illuminates mysterious neurotransmitter
The creation of a new transgenic mouse that makes a mysterious brain chemical may lead to better understanding of why people with Alzheimer’s disease lose their memory.
Phyllis Campbell of U.S. Bank to speak about changing economy
The crashing stock market. The Northwest’s impending recession. An increase in mortgage-loan and credit-card delinquencies. All vital issues facing businesses in the slowing economy. Phyllis Campbell, president of U.S. Bank, Washington, will speak about a business leader’s role in the midst of such a fast-changing economy at the University of Washington Business School Dean’s Breakfast Lecture Series talk at 8 a.m., Wednesday, March 21 in the Husky Union Building’s West Ballroom on the UW campus. A continental breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m.
March 16, 2001
Nisqually quake moved Puget Sound region to the southwest
The ground in the Puget Sound region didn’t just shake during the magnitude 6.8 Nisqually earthquake, it moved — literally.
New revenue forecast may be too optimistic, UW analysis shows
This morning’s state revenue forecast – which normally guides lawmakers through key spending decisions – may not fully account for an impending economic slowdown, according to a University of Washington analysis.
March 15, 2001
Nancy ‘Rusty’ Barcel?lected as vice president for minority affairs
University of Washington President Richard L. McCormick has selected Nancy “Rusty” Barceló to be the next vice president for minority affairs, effective July 1. She also will have an affiliate faculty appointment in the Department of American Ethnic Studies.
March 14, 2001
UW study indicates follow-up care by phone helps reduce risk of relapse into serious depression
Several brief office visits along with continuing telephone calls or even e-mailed notes can help prevent relapse into depression among patients known to be at risk. A University of Washington study showed that interventions spaced throughout a 12-month follow-up period after an acute episode helped patients at risk of a relapse into major depression, also known as dysthymia, show a significant improvement in their adherence to an anti-depressant medication program.
March 13, 2001
Washington’s Schools selected as partner in Next Generation Internet
Washington is one of five states selected to be a pioneer in developing and bringing the next generation of Internet materials, applications, and tools to K-12 schools and colleges.
March 12, 2001
Students from 15 countries to compete at Global Business Challenge, April 1 – 7
At a time when new technology is continually increasing the need to understand international commerce, students from 15 countries will join together to learn about each other and to compete during the University of Washington Business School’s third annual Global Business Challenge case competition, April 1 – 7.
March 9, 2001
UW student named Computing Research Association undergrad of year
Kevin Zatloukal, a senior in the University of Washington’s Department of Computer Science & Engineering, is one of two winners of the Computing Research Association’s 2001 “Outstanding Undergraduate” award. Zatloukal, whose work as an undergraduate has resulted in three publications and one patent, will be honored this Sunday at an awards banquet in San Jose, Calif.
March 6, 2001
Finding fragments of the Northwest’s past
Long before dot-com millionaires and wealthy Californians rediscovered the San Juan Islands as an ideal place to build fancy summer homes, the Coast Salish people inhabited the area for more than 11,000 years. But little visible evidence remains of their long occupation of the land.
So-called earthquake ‘predictions’ only scare people, UW scientists say
The Puget Sound region is being plagued by rumors that another major earthquake is imminent, but University of Washington scientists say the rumors are being fueled by people who have no scientific basis for their far-fetched claims.
March 5, 2001
University Libraries earthquake update
The rolling 6.8 earthquake that hit the Puget Sound region the morning of February 28, 2001 knocked tens of thousands of books off the shelves, damaged stack ranges, and impacted service in a number of University of Washington Libraries units. A student in the Odegaard Undergraduate Library was hit by a piece of falling ceiling tile but was not seriously hurt. We are extremely fortunate that more people were not injured and that the Libraries did not suffer greater physical damage to its facilities and collections.
Physicists hope to strike scientific gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota
A committee of leading physicists today advocated the renovation of the 125-year-old Homestake Gold Mine in the Black Hills of South Dakota as a unique underground science laboratory.
Having a regular doctor protects children from a variety of ills
Children who see the same doctor repeatedly are likely to stay healthier than children who see different doctors, according to a University of Washington study. Children with a regular doctor are considerably less likely than their peers to find themselves in an emergency room or admitted to a hospital.
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