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IESUS invites applications

The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from UW faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States.

Moe named acting head of Human Subjects

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Chemistry prof wins Pioneer Award

Younan Xia does research at some of the smallest scales imaginable, but the importance of his work has earned a giant reward for the UW chemistry professor.

King Holmes named first global health chair

By Tina Mankowski & Justin Reedy
News & Community Relations

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Dialog with a dean: A conversation with Edwina Uehara, dean of the School of Social Work

Of the six UW schools of health science — medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, dentistry, and social work — social work is most often thought of in relation to the social sciences, rather than the health sciences.

Need grammar advice? Now you can ‘Ask Betty’

Beginning this quarter, when UW students have a grammar question, they can ask Betty.

Safety is goal in Look Up! campaign

The UW Transportation Office has a question for bike riders and pedestrians alike: If you don’t heed stop signs and traffic laws, what makes you think the other person will?

With the new school year, the Transportation Office has updated its rules of the road.

Partnering for emergency support

The UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine is partnering with Public Health-Seattle & King County to recruit and train medical and non-medical volunteers for the new Public Health Reserve Corps for emergency response.

September 25, 2006

Justice Alan Page to speak at the Costco Scholarship Fund breakfast Thursday at Seattle University

Justice Alan  Page will be the guest speaker at the seventh-annual Costco Scholarship Fund Breakfast, which will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.

September 22, 2006

Stock analysts likely punished for unfavorable recommendations

Concerns that managers of publicly traded companies punish analysts with unfavorable stock recommendations are likely warranted, a new study reveals.

UW Botanic Gardens site of first regional conference on invasive plants in PNW

“Invasive plants are degrading ecosystems, lowering land values and affecting everyone,” says Sarah Reichard, associate professor with the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and lead organizer of the conference.

September 19, 2006

CEOs gather to develop collective vision for 21st century

More than 65 top executives of local companies, as well as a number of federal, state, and local political leaders will meet at the University of Washington Sept.

September 18, 2006

University of Washington awarded $6.8 million to improve workplace health and safety in agriculture

The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center has received a new five-year, $6.

September 15, 2006

Pioneering work assessing sustainable fisheries earns international award

A University of Washington professor who says that solving today’s fisheries problems will best be accomplished by applying lessons learned in the many successful fisheries in the world is one of three winners of this year’s Volvo Environment Prize, announced in Sweden this week.

September 12, 2006

Violence in the home leads to higher rates of childhood bullying

Children who were exposed to violence in the home engaged in higher levels of physical bullying than youngsters who were not witnesses to such behavior, according to a study by researchers from the University of Washington and Indiana University.

September 11, 2006

Postpartum suicide risk linked to fetal or infant death

Postpartum suicide attempts are strongly associated with fetal or infant death and most commonly occur in the first and 12th months postpartum.

September 8, 2006

World-renowned infectious disease expert King Holmes to lead UW Department of Global Health

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September 7, 2006

Washington state parched by one of driest summers ever

Western Washington’s reputation as a soggy bastion for the web-footed is taking a beating this year, thanks to an unrelenting dry spell.

September 5, 2006

New evidence shows Antarctica has warmed in last 150 years

Despite recent indications that Antarctica cooled considerably during the 1990s, new research suggests that the world’s iciest continent has been getting gradually warmer for the last 150 years, a trend not identifiable in the short meteorological records and masked at the end of the 20th century by large temperature variations.

September 1, 2006

UW Medical Center to help patients better understand charges for services

University of Washington Medical Center (UW Medical Center) has settled a class action lawsuit initiated by Heidi Rothmeyer, who was treated at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt.

August 31, 2006

Evolution of Old World fruit flies on three continents mirrors climate change

Fast-warming climate appears to be triggering genetic changes in a species of fruit fly that is native to Europe and was introduced into North and South America about 25 years ago.

School of Social Work to train future Cambodian social work facullty

A University of Washington faculty member is spearheading an effort to bring the field and practice of social work to Cambodia where there currently is no program at the college level to train students to become social workers.

August 30, 2006

UW Business School receives $4.5 million from former Starbucks CEO

Orin Smith, retired Starbucks president and chief executive officer, has donated $4.

August 29, 2006

Tiny shock absorbers help bacteria stick around inside the body

Bacteria have hair-like protrusions with a sticky protein on the tip that lets them cling to surfaces.

Coastal ocean observatory extends miles up Columbia River

The Columbia River is the source of three quarters of the water pouring into the Pacific Ocean from the West Coast.

August 28, 2006

UW to purchase Safeco property in University District

The University of Washington announced today that it has successfully negotiated the purchase of the Safeco property in the University District.