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August 11, 2006
New biomarkers could help doctors spot Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in their early stages can be difficult for physicians to spot, and many diagnoses are incorrect.
August 10, 2006
Parental cigarette use is ‘double whammy’ for children
A new study exploring smoking, heavy drinking and marijuana use across three generations indicates that the children of a parent who uses any of these substances are more likely to smoke, binge drink or use marijuana in adolescence and adulthood.
August 9, 2006
Medical students will be able to spend entire third-year of medical school in Montana
The Montana WWAMI medical education program today announced that Billings and Missoula will be home to an expanded effort to train new physicians for Montana.
August 7, 2006
Ancient bison teeth provide window on past Great Plains climate, vegetation
A University of Washington researcher has devised a way to use the fossil teeth of ancient bison as a tool to reconstruct historic climate and vegetation changes in America’s breadbasket, the Great Plains.
August 3, 2006
Business School gets $1.5 million gift
The UW Business School has announced the gift of $1.
Pigment could be key in emerging technologies
Imagine turning on your computer and not having to wait for it to load the operating system, virus protection, firewalls and other programs.
Faubion named student regent
Jennifer Faubion, a third-year law student from Kapowsin, Wash.
Old, new skills combine to help student launch research project
By Liorah Wichser
Biology
In the Botany Greenhouse’s largest research room, a strange machine built mostly out of wood and pulleys spins two vertical wheels at different speeds powered by a small motor.
More than 20,000 pounds of reusable items collected from dorms
A total of 20,430 pounds of reusable materials was diverted from the landfill-bound waste stream during Summer Scram 2006.
Gift creates lecture series at UW Tacoma
Beginning in 2008, UW Tacoma will host a lecture series featuring prominent speakers on the UW Tacoma campus, thanks to a $1 million pledge by Arthur R.
Healing at the Aloha Inn: Student-run clinic at transitional housing facility a boon to residents
When Brian Johnson graduated from medical school this year, he left a living legacy — a student-run free clinic at the Aloha Inn, a transitional housing facility in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood.
Etc: Campus news & notes
NURSING PATRIOTISM: The U.
Raising their voices for stem cell funding
Elizabeth Lowry
News & Community Relations
For most of her life, Sen.
ROOTS shelter, food program has ongoing need for volunteers
It’s late on a warm Friday afternoon at University Temple United Methodist Church, across 15th Ave.
Family Medicine launches Underserved Pathway
This fall, the Department of Family Medicine will launch a new program for WWAMI medical students interested in caring for underserved populations: the Underserved Pathway.
Arctic magic draws writer in: Thomas weaves tale of shamanism
Lesley Thomas went to live in the Arctic at the age of 11 fresh from a tour of Europe with her grandmother.
Point of Pride: Puget Sound Heart Walk coming Oct. 7
UW Medicine is gearing up once again for this year’s Puget Sound Heart Walk, which takes place Saturday, Oct.
Public service law veteran is Gates director
The UW School of Law has hired Michele Storms as executive director of the William H.
Free Summer Orchestra concert Aug. 8
The UW Summer Orchestra, conducted by Philip Tschopp, will present a free concert at 7:30 p.
Health Sciences News Briefs
MEDEX’s Ballweg honored
Ruth Ballweg, program director of MEDEX Northwest, the UW’s physician assistant program, has received the Washington Rural Health Association’s Outstanding Contribution to Rural Health Award.
Adventures in DNA: Middle school students do real research at the Burke
Nine lucky middle schoolers are spending this week studying DNA, thanks to a new program at the Burke that makes use of the museum’s Genetics Resources Collection.
UW, zoo to continue cooperative work
Woodland Park Zoo and the UW have renewed their agreement for scientific and educational cooperation to promote research, education and conservation.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Official Notices
English Language Courses
The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.
Autism genes different in boys, girls?
Like detectives trying to solve a murder case, researchers searching for the biological cause of autism have come up with some surprising suspects.
August 2, 2006
Pigment formulated 225 years ago could be key in emerging technologies
Imagine turning on your computer and not having to wait for it to load the operating system, virus protection, firewalls and other programs.
Association between famine and schizophrenia may yield clues about inherited diseases and conditions
The higher risk of schizophrenia among offspring of expectant mothers living through famine could help us understand the genetic basis for that debilitating mental disorder, a group of researchers argue in a commentary piece in the Aug.
August 1, 2006
Different genes may cause autism in boys and girls
Like detectives trying to solve a murder case, researchers searching for the biological cause of autism have come up with some surprising suspects.
July 27, 2006
Woodland Park Zoo, UW to expand collaboration, cooperation
Woodland Park Zoo and the University of Washington have renewed their agreement for scientific and educational cooperation to promote research, education and conservation.
July 25, 2006
National workshop puts blind students, professionals on path to success
WHO: Forty blind students, academics and professionals from around the country
WHAT: Technology Fair and tactile art experience, part of the first Vertical Mentoring Workshop for the Blind in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
WHEN: Friday, July 28.
July 24, 2006
Models show one nearby star system could host Earth-like planet
The steady discovery of giant planets orbiting stars other than our sun has heightened speculation that there could be Earth-type worlds in nearby planetary systems capable of sustaining life.
July 21, 2006
Universities present plan to expand medical education and dental education in Spokane
Spokane, WA–The presidents of the University of Washington, Washington State University and Eastern Washington University today announced their plan to expand Spokane’s medical and dental education programs to meet the need for physicians and dentists locally and in nearby rural towns.
July 20, 2006
Pre-proposals for innovation fund due Sept. 25
UW TechTransfer has announced that two-page pre-proposals requesting Technology Gap Innovation Fund (TGIF) money are due in the office of UW TechTransfer on Sept.
Etc: News & notes from around campus
PSYCHED UP: The Department of Psychology announced its annual honors.
Newsmakers
UNPAID INTERNS: A May 30 article in The New York Times took up the issue of internships, especially those without pay, and their effect on individual careers and the work culture in general.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Peer Portfolio
ACTING OUT: A certain section of a Statistics 101 class at the University of Missouri-Columbia was not quite what it seemed, according to an article in Mizzou Weekly, the university’s newspaper.
In touch with art: Harborview hosts work of Seattle Braille artist
By Peggy Weis
Harborview Art Program Manager
As part of the Harborview art program’s series of temporary public art exhibitions, photographs from Seattle artist Spike Mafford’s “Braille Portfolio” are currently on view in the medical center’s Ground West Lobby, cafeteria, and the foyer of the Research & Training Building.
Supercomputers shed light on force of nature
What if the tiniest components of matter were somehow different from the way they exist now, perhaps only slightly different or maybe a lot? What if they had been different from the moment the universe began in the big bang? Would matter as we know it be the same? Would humans even exist?
Scientists are starting to find answers to some profound questions such as these, thanks to a breakthrough in the calculations needed to understand the strong nuclear force that comes from the motion of nature’s basic building blocks, subatomic particles called quarks and gluons.
Couple creates fellowship with pledge
Dr.
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