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May 5, 2005
Official notices
General Notices
Board of Regents Meeting
The UW Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.
Roger Perlmutter returns to give Krebs Lecture on drug discovery
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Antibiotic did not stop heart disease
Taking antibiotics weekly for a year does not reduce the risk of a heart attack or other cardiac event for patients with stable coronary artery disease, according to a UW study.
Beavo to speak on work with phosphodiesterases
Walk to a sink, in a kitchen or a bathroom, and turn on the faucet.
Upcoming major lectures
Cardiothoracic Surgery Visiting Scholar
“Investigating the Mechanism of Neurologic Injury in Cardiac Surgery” is the topic for Dr.
Symposium programs open to all
Bioethics and Public Health
“Beyond Bioethics: Thinking about Ethics in Public Health” is the topic for a Symposium on Teaching and Learning, sponsored by the School of Public Health and Community Medicine.
Secretary Leavitt holds open forum
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Earth’s reflectivity a great unknown in gauging climate change impacts
Earth’s climate is being changed substantially by a buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gases, but a group of leading climate scientists contends the overall impact is not understood as well as it should be because data are too scarce on how much energy the planet reflects into space.
King and Henikoff elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday the election of Seattle researchers Dr.
Early failure to pay attention to faces, speech may influence later development in autism
BOSTON — A leading scientist trying to understand and treat autism suspects that a failure to engage in such normal social activities as looking at a parent’s face or listening to speech sounds early in life may help explain the profound impairments in social and language development shown by most children with the disorder.
Clinical Research Conference
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Presentation on funds available for work with small businesses
The next presentation in the series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You” will be on “Funding to Aid in Academic Collaboration with Small Business.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Injury prevention and injury outcomes will be the main topics for a short course, Injury Research Methods (EPI590TJ), to be held July 11 to 15 at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, 401 Broadway.
Legislature’s higher ed results better than expected
The results of the most recent legislative session may not have satisfied all of the University’s aspirations for enhanced support, but it was certainly better than most experts would have predicted four months ago.
UWT faculty group cites achievements, challenges
Editor’s note: This is one of a series on the councils and committees of the Faculty Senate.
May 3, 2005
Washington students honored for outstanding verbal, mathematical abilities
More than 1,100 fifth through eighth graders from across Washington will be honored Saturday on the Seattle campus of the University of Washington for their outstanding verbal and/or mathematical talents.
Backlog of community college transfers to UW is eliminated
There is currently no waiting list for community college students eligible to transfer to the University of Washington in Seattle.
Color coding by size helps caregivers treat young patients with greater accuracy
Sick and injured children come in all sizes, challenging their caregivers to provide them with appropriate doses of medication and other necessary therapies.
May 2, 2005
Plan to improve accountability of nonprofits to be discussed May 19
WHAT: Briefing on proposals for Congress to improve oversight and accountability of charities.
April 29, 2005
Hans Christian Andersen exhibit planned
To celebrate the 200th birthday of Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875), Suzzallo Library will feature a special exhibition from May 3 to Aug.
April 28, 2005
Was justice served or sacrificed? Play explores famous San Francisco murders
When Dan White was tried for the 1978 murders of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and member of the Board of Supervisors Harvey Milk, was it an execution of justice as in carrying out justice, or was it an execution of justice as in killing justice?
The double meaning is entirely deliberate in the title of the School of Drama’s latest production, Execution of Justice, which opened last night in Meany Studio Theater and will run through May 8.
Dr. Deb Harper heads eastern Washington clinical training programs
Spokane pediatrician Dr.
New state budget draws president’s praise
The Washington State Legislature passed a budget for higher education in the coming biennium that was a compromise between versions passed by the state House and the Senate.
A&S council rethinking how writing is taught
A proposed change in the writing requirement for students in the College of Arts and Sciences will be among the items under discussion next week at a meeting sponsored by the college’s Writing Council.
UW researcher: Public should be educated about growing danger of tsunamis
The tsunami that devastated south Asia coastlines and killed more than 200,000 people last December is a powerful reminder of just how dangerous those waves can be to humans.
The budget will tell: Student Services likely funded but other TRIO programs may be cut
Concerns are heightened on the UW campus over the fate of the federally funded programs grouped under the title TRIO, whose aim is to increase higher education access for low-income students and those who are the first in their families to attend college.
Contest honors outstanding student portfolios
Student digital portfolios have become an increasingly popular means to assess student learning.
McNair Program students and others to hold annual conference in HUB
The UW Office of Minority Affairs’ Ronald E McNair Program/ Early Identification Program and the Graduate School’s Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program will hold their 13th annual spring research conference Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, in the HUB.
Clinton cabinet member to speak at commencement
The Honorable Robert E.
Ground broken for UWT housing, parking complex
UW Tacoma broke ground this week for Court 17, the new housing and parking complex to be developed through a public/private partnership.
Rubber soles ready? Welcome the 2005 Walk In
Aw, just take a walk, why dontcha.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Alaska Salmon Program gets $2 million grant
The UW Alaska Salmon Program, the world’s longest-running effort to monitor salmon and their ecosystems, has received nearly $2.
April 26, 2005
Robert Rubin, former Secretary of the Treasury, to be UW Commencement speaker
The Honorable Robert E.
Alaskan puzzles, monitoring provide insight about North Pacific salmon runs
The University of Washington Alaska Salmon Program, the world’s longest-running effort to monitor salmon and their ecosystems, has received nearly $2.
South Asia disaster shows tsunamis are an ongoing threat to humans
The tsunami that devastated south Asia coastlines and killed more than 200,000 people last December is a powerful reminder of just how dangerous those waves can be to humans.
April 25, 2005
Washington Legislature strengthens booster seat law
Washington’s Child Restraint Law, passed in 2002 as the first such law to be enacted in the U.
April 21, 2005
Newsmakers: Of Tourette’s, adoptions, glaciers and more
THE TIMES ON TOURETTE’S: A Jan.
Benefits in brief: The ride’s on us (in an emergency)
Editor’s note: The UW provides a wide spectrum of benefits for its employees, and you can see them conveniently displayed on the new CareNet Web site, located at <A href="http://www.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY
An open invitation to Chairs, Directors and Faculty (Seattle Campus only)
You are invited to participate in the Academic Procession at the University of Washington’s 130th Commencement Ceremony, Saturday, June 11, in Husky Stadium.
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