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June 23, 2005
Health Sciences News Briefs
Skin cancer on TV
UW Medical Center and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance will be prominently featured in the KING TV “Cancer-Free Washington” special on skin cancer this month.
UW Police: Campus crime dropped again in 2004
Crimes against people and property on campus dropped significantly from 2003 to 2004, according to the annual crime report released by the UW Police Department.
New provost named: Wise wasn’t looking but UW found her anyway
Phyllis Wise’s voice over the phone sounded genuinely enthused as she talked about her new job at the UW.
Etc. Campus news & notes
KIDS COUNT: Nancy Amidei, senior lecturer in social work, was honored recently by the Children’s Alliance with a 2005 Voices for Children Award.
‘Grandness and simplicity’: Burke exhibit shows the pristine beauty of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Doubled in size through a recent renovation, the Burke Museum’s Special Exhibits Gallery will reopen this weekend with a nationally praised exhibit of photography from one of the most beautiful, pristine and remote regions of the world.
Joanne Suffis named interim VP in Human Resources
Joanne Suffis, executive director of HR operations for Upper Campus, Bothell and Tacoma, has been named Interim Vice President for HR as of July 1.
A thank you to faculty, staff
University of Washington faculty and staff have a long tradition of supporting UW students in countless ways.
UW scores best in BEST awards
The UW took home several honors from the fourth annual Businesses for an Environmental and Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) awards, including the Mayor’s Environmental Leadership Award.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
UWise brings human subjects work online
The UW’s Human Subjects Division is leaving the “Age of Paper.
Two UW researchers honored by UN for Excellence in Weather Modification
A UW atmospheric sciences professor and a research meteorologist have been named the winners of a Prize for Excellence in Weather Modification Research, awarded annually by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization and the United Arab Emirates.
Leadership survey deadline June 30
The deadline to respond to the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative survey is June 30.
Working together for art
Want to help a diverse group of people learn to get along? Have them design and build something together, says UW Art Professor John Young.
Chickadees’ alarm-calls carry information about size, threat of predator
There’s more than meets the human ear when the black-capped chickadee lets its flock mates know a predator is lurking about by giving out its familiar “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” call.
Matchett to read
William Matchett, professor emeritus of English and former longtime editor of the journal Modern Language Quarterly, will read from and sign copies of Elementary, a new book of poems, at 7 p.
Eye surgeon returns to China to implant artificial cornea
Only the size of a button, the tiny plastic disc doesn’t look like much at first glance.
Admissions chair announced
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Perfect partners: UW, Heritage collaborate in Yakima
For people from the Seattle area, a trip to the Yakima Valley means encountering an environment very different from the one they’re used to.
Soil itself creates some pollutants, observable even from space
Nitrogen oxides produced by huge fires and fossil fuel combustion are a major component of air pollution.
Notices
LEGAL NOTICES
New parking and transportation fees effective July 1
Last year, the Board of Regents approved a three-year transportation fee schedule that provides for increases on July 1.
UW Medical Center begins remodel project
Construction barriers are going up this week in preparation for the year-long project to remodel the main UW Medical Center lobby and clinic areas on the third floor.
New-generation scanner ‘sees’ 64 slices
UW Medical Center this spring completed the first installation in the western United States of a next-generation volume computed tomography (VCT) scanner.
June 22, 2005
Architecture students to design and build experimental ‘green’ home for Yakima Valley family
Like a collegiate version of “Extreme Makeover – Home Edition,” University of Washington architecture students are preparing to build a four-bedroom home for a Yakima Valley family in just nine weekends.
June 13, 2005
Tough child support laws may deter single men from becoming fathers, study finds
Researchers studying the factors behind out-of-wedlock births have found a significant variable that often is overlooked: child support.
White House gives presidential early career award to four UW profs
Four University of Washington faculty members are among 58 of the nation’s most promising young scientists and engineers being recognized at the White House today as winners of this year’s Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering.
June 11, 2005
Global experts stage talks on nuclear showdown — inside North Korea
EDITORS:
June 7, 2005
130th Commencement at UW’s Seattle campus–2 p.m., June 11, Husky Stadium
Mark A.
June 6, 2005
Study uncovers dirty little secret: Soil emissions are much-bigger-than-expected component of air pollution
Nitrogen oxides produced by huge fires and fossil fuel combustion are a major component of air pollution.
Phyllis Wise selected as University of Washington provost
University of Washington President Mark A.
June 2, 2005
How does activity in the brain control neuron
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New cardiology clinic opens at Alderwood
The UW Medicine Regional Heart Center opened its Alderwood cardiology clinic to patients Monday, May 16.
Health Sciences News Briefs
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Amity Neumeister: Working for access to care here and education
Health care was the primary issue on the minds of Washington state voters, according to a poll last January by the Working for Health Coalition.
UW researchers identify major genetic factor responsible for patient variability in warfarin response
University of Washington researchers have discovered that genetic variations may influence how individuals respond to a common coumarin-based anticoagulant called warfarin, according to an article published in the June 2 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Leadership initiative: Survey, discussion groups draw strong response
Although the information-gathering phase of the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative is far from complete, members of the team are encouraged by the response thus far, both to the online survey and in-person discussion groups.
Technology Gap Innovation Fund award recipients named
UW TechTransfer has announced the recipients of the second round of Technology Gap Innovation Fund (TGIF) awards.
E-mail settings to be changed to fight spam
The UW will soon begin implementing more vigorous procedures for preventing computers on the UW network from being used to originate spam.
Etc. Campus News & Notes
NATIONAL HONORS: News & Information staffers picked up national writing awards recently from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.
Graduation ceremonies June 10-12
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The Tall Ships are coming
The Tall Ships Festival will be held in Tacoma’s Commencement Bay from June 30 to July 4, and Thad Koza, author, photographer and expert on tall ships, will give a lecture titled Tall Ships: The Fleet for 2005 twice at UW locations during that time.
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