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August 8, 2008
UW ranked 16th among 500 universities the world over
In time for the start of the Olympics, a kind of academic Olympics has been conducted by one of China’s largest universities and the results show University of Washington ranked 16th among 500 universities around the world.
August 7, 2008
Fellowships for Canadian study come to UW
The Killam Fellowships Program, which is based in Ottawa, has expanded to the western United States, and the UW is one of the first partner institutions.
UW at the Olympics: Social work practicum coordinator to referee tae kwon do
Leon Preston has been an athlete all his life, but he’s going to the Olympics this year as an official, not a competitor.
Brown tree snake could mean Guam will lose more than its birds
Brown tree snakes have come to embody the bad things that can happen when invasive species show up where they have few predators. But new research suggests that indirect impacts might be even farther reaching, possibly changing tree distributions and altering already damaged ecosystems.
August 6, 2008
When it comes to abstinence teens, adults aren’t speaking the same language
Abstinence can mean different things to adolescents than to adults.
August 3, 2008
Bulging prison system called massive intervention in American family life
BOSTON — The mammoth increase in the United States’ prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males.
August 1, 2008
UW Medicine physicians obtain national recognition for diabetes care
Twenty-eight University of Washington physicians working at UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics have achieved recognition in diabetes care from the National Commission on Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Simian foamy virus found in several people living and working with monkeys in Asia
A research team led by University of Washington scientists has found that several people in South and Southeast Asian countries working and living around monkeys have been infected with simian foamy virus (SFV), a primate virus that, to date, has not been shown to cause human disease.
July 31, 2008
Ivory poaching at critical levels: Elephants on path to extinction by 2020?
African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a pace unseen since an international ban on the ivory trade took effect in 1989, but a University of Washington conservation biologist believes there is little outcry because the public seems to be unaware of the giant mammals’ plight.
July 30, 2008
Eileen Whalen Appointed New Executive Director for Harborview Medical Center
After a national search, Eileen Whalen has been appointed executive director for Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, effective Oct.
July 29, 2008
New research challenges notion that dinosaur soft tissues still survive
Paleontologists in 2005 hailed research apparently showing that soft tissues had been recovered from dissolved dinosaur bones, but new research suggests the supposed recovered tissue is really just biofilm – or slime.
July 28, 2008
Newly discovered proteins in seminal fluid transferred during mating may affect odds of producing offspring
Seminal fluid contains protein factors that, when transferred from a male to a female at mating, affect reproductive success.
A bee’s future as queen or worker may rest with parasitic tropical fly
Strange things are happening in the lowland tropical forests of Panama and Costa Rica.
July 24, 2008
Scientists break record by finding northernmost hydrothermal vent field
Inside the Arctic Circle, scientists have found black smoker vents farther north than anyone has ever seen before. Dissolved sulfide minerals that solidify when vent water hits the icy cold of the deep sea have, over the years, accumulated around the vents in what is one of the most massive hydrothermal sulfide deposits ever found on the seafloor.
Husband, wife raise funds for UW Medical Center’s NICU
Carlene Anders and Gene Dowers celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in early August.
July 23, 2008
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners
A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals.
July 22, 2008
Serious school failure turns out to be a real bummer for girls, but not boys
Adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade — being expelled, suspended or dropping out — were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at the age of 21 than girls who did not have these problems.
July 17, 2008
UW concludes most successful fundraising campaign in its history
Today (July 17) the University of Washington Foundation announced that more than $2.
UW proposes plan to provide greater access for freshmen, produce more degrees in areas of critical state need
University of Washington President Mark A.
July 15, 2008
For your eyes only: Custom interfaces make computer clicking faster, easier
Insert your key in the ignition of a luxury car and the seat and steering wheel will automatically adjust to preprogrammed body proportions.
Researchers link Huntington’s disease to overactive immune response in the brain
The damage to brain tissue seen in Huntington’s disease may be caused by an overactive immune response in the bloodstream and the brain, according to new findings from two teams of researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle and University College London.
July 14, 2008
Rx for time-crunched physicians: communication skills that increase physician efficiency and patient satisfaction
With their waiting rooms crowded and exam rooms full, many physicians say they are too busy to be good communicators. Those who study physician time-management think otherwise.
Too much information? UW study shows overreliance on ‘unfiltered’ financial reports reduces inexperienced investors’ returns
Inexperienced investors can negatively affect their investment results by using “unfiltered” information from Securities and Exchange Commission filings, according to research conducted at the University of Washington.
Asians who immigrated to U.S. before age 25 have poorer mental health than older immigrants
Asian-American immigrants who came to the United States before they were 25 years old have poorer mental health than their compatriots who came to this country when they were 25 or older, according to data from the first national mental health survey of Asian-Americans.
July 9, 2008
Reseachers foil seasonal programmed brain cell death in living birds
Neurons in brains of one songbird species equipped with a built-in suicide program that kicks in at the end of the breeding season have been kept alive for seven days in live birds by researchers trying to understand the role that steroid hormones play in the growth and maintenance of the neural song system.
July 2, 2008
UW Medical Center takes part in WHO surgical checklist initiative
UW Medical Center (UWMC) took part in an international broadcast and global launch of the World Health Organization’s “Safe Surgery Saves Lives” campaign Wednesday, June 25.
June 30, 2008
Penguins setting off sirens over health of world’s oceans
Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, penguins are sounding the alarm for potentially catastrophic changes in the world’s oceans, and the culprit isn’t only climate change, says a University of Washington conservation biologist.
June 25, 2008
Online service lets blind surf the Internet from any computer, anywhere
Visions of future technology don’t involve being chained to a desktop machine.
June 23, 2008
Gene silencer and quantum dots reduce protein production to a whisper
More than 15 years ago scientists discovered a way to stop a particular gene in its tracks.
Scientifically valid prevention programs cut rates of juvenile delinquency
Seventh-grade students in U.
June 19, 2008
Seattle high-tech leader selected to head UW TechTransfer
A veteran executive of Seattle’s high-tech community has been named to lead UW TechTransfer, the unit that commercializes the results of University of Washington research.
June 18, 2008
Gregoire and Sims to address Green Jobs conference at UW
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June 16, 2008
Latino voters favor Obama over McCain, according to UW pollsters
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has an almost 3-to-1 lead over Republican candidate John McCain, according to an early June survey.
June 12, 2008
Like a rock: New mineral named for UW astronomer
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‘Faulty’ brain connections may be responsible for social impairments in autism
New evidence shows that the brains of adults with autism are “wired” differently from people without the disorder, and this abnormal pattern of connectivity may be responsible for the social impairments that are characteristic of autism.
UW regents approve proposed College of the Environment
The University of Washington Board of Regents today approved the creation of a College of the Environment, a unit with the potential to be one of the nation’s largest programs focused on environmental science, policy and management.
UW undergraduate resident tuition to increase about $400
The University of Washington Board of Regents today (June 12) approved an increase for undergraduate resident tuition of $408 for the 2008-9 academic year.
June 11, 2008
iRobot secures licensing agreement for UW’s Seagliders
University of Washington record-holding, ocean-observing robots that operate at sea for months at a time — traveling thousands of miles at the behest of operators on land directing activities via a satellite phone network — will be commercially produced by iRobot under a licensing agreement announced this week.
Harborview celebrates opening of new inpatient expansion building named in honor of Norm Maleng
Harborview Medical Center celebrates the opening of its new inpatient expansion building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
June 10, 2008
Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress
Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet.
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