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January 21, 2005
UW Bothell helps 5th and 6th graders design a Mission to Mars
The University of Washington, Bothell (UW Bothell)’s very own student organization, Community Science Connection, is making a difference in the community!
Community Science Connection helped twenty-six 5th and 6th graders of Bothell to enter the “Design a Lunar-Based Mission to Mars” contest.
UW Bothell presents biotechnology and regional economic development forum
The Master of Arts in Policy Studies at University of Washington, Bothell is hosting a Policy Forum on February 16, 2005 from 3:30 – 5:30 PM.
January 20, 2005
Experts to probe tsunami aftermath
Throughout her childhood in Sri Lanka and during adult stints working as an anthropologist there, Manjari Wijenaike saw little letup in the island’s ethnic tensions until Dec.
Sessions designed to spark technology use
Technology comes more easily to some than to others.
McCabe, Sheppard pianos to share Meany stage Jan. 25
Talk to pianists Robin McCabe and Craig Sheppard for any length of time and you’ll learn some fascinating historical tidbits.
What can you do with an art degree? Sessions offer answers
Myth or reality? There are no good jobs out there for people with undergraduate degrees in the visual arts.
Going for the jugular: Cartoonist Horsey to speak
David Horsey, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, will speak at 7 p.
Uzbek educators promote partnership with UW
Five educators from Uzbekistan are on the UW campus this week, continuing an exchange of time and talents that will culminate in a conference in Tashkent — Uzbekistan’s capital city — this fall and another in Seattle in spring of 2006.
UW MBA students top dawgs in ‘Rose Bowl’ of case competitions
A team from the UW’s Master’s of Business Administration program won the 2005 Pac-10/Big Ten MBA Case Competition held last weekend at Arizona State University.
UW sends out 850 volunteers on MLK Day
More than 850 volunteers participated in service activities in celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
New evidence indicates biggest extinction wasn’t caused by asteroid or comet
For the last three years evidence has been building that the impact of a comet or asteroid triggered the biggest mass extinction in Earth history, but new research from a team headed by a University of Washington scientist disputes that notion.
New fund to help bring UW innovations to market
A joint project between the University of Washington and the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) will drive the commercialization of five promising UW technologies.
January 19, 2005
In big speeches, Bush cites God more often than predecessors did, analysis shows
In his second inaugural address tomorrow, George W.
UW’s Rosetta software to unlock secrets of many human proteins
University of Washington TechTransfer recently licensed software that will give scientists a huge advantage in the fight against disease.
January 18, 2005
UW is top dawg in nation’s ‘Rose Bowl’ of MBA case competitions
A team from the University of Washington master’s of business administration program won the 2005 Pac-10/Big Ten MBA Case Competition held last weekend at Arizona State University.
Experts to gather Thursday in Kane Hall to explore tsunami aftermath
WHAT: Panel discussion on politics, health consequences, relief efforts
WHEN: Thursday, Jan.
January 14, 2005
From the ashes, Center for Urban Horticulture dedicates Merrill Hall Jan. 19
Merrill Hall at the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture — rebuilt nearly four years after an arson attack ruined the building and set back research, teaching and outreach — is being dedicated during events open to the public Jan.
Alcohol screening and intervention in the trauma setting save health-care costs by preventing further injuries
Brief alcohol counseling sessions for injured patients, already shown to be effective in reducing subsequent alcohol intake and trauma recidivism, can also reduce health-care costs.
January 13, 2005
Throwing a party for 800 kids
More than 800 children who have been patients at Harborview Medical Center attended a holiday party on Dec.
Etc.
REINDEER RANT: A news release about anthropology Professor Donald Grayson’s research on the environmental threat posed to reindeer by continued global warming brought out the worst punning instincts in some headline writers.
Mullin joins UW Medicine Board
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Grant & Contract Accounting reorganizes with the new year
Grant holders on campus shouldn’t have any trouble knowing whom to turn to for help with the financial aspects of their work, thanks to a reorganization in Grant and Contract Accounting (GCA) that was launched with the new year.
Sound Transit access issue occupies council
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of columns by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
Three UW scientists named in Discover magazine’s top science of 2004
Three UW scientists shared the limelight in Discover magazine’s “100 most important discoveries and developments” of 2004, and one of them had a hand in the magazine’s top pick for the biggest science development of the year.
Federal government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 released
Note to News Editors: The University of Washington has dietary and nutrition experts available to discuss aspects of the new guidelines.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Pilot project funding available
The Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (CEEH) is offering pilot project funding in broadly-defined areas of “gene-environment interactions.
News Makers
TO CURE OR NOT?: Is autism a disease that needs treating or simply a variation in the human condition, like left-handedness?
The New York Times quoted Jane Meyerding, program coordinator for the UW’s International Studies Center, in a Dec.
UW to test campus water
Water provided to and used by the UW is regularly tested and found to be safe and clean — but it doesn’t hurt to double-check every now and then.
Urban horticulture to dedicate new building
Merrill Hall at the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture — rebuilt nearly four years after an arson attack ruined the building and set back research, teaching and outreach — is being dedicated during events open to the public Jan.
Patricia Spakes named UWT chancellor
UW President Mark Emmert has selected Patricia Spakes, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, to become chancellor of UW Tacoma, effective April 4.
Symposium to cover research on particulate matter pollution
Recent research on air pollution caused by particulate matter from combustion sources such as woodsmoke, agricultural burning and diesel exhaust will be presented at a one-day symposium this month.
Librarians favored following FIG-gy finale
Way before Christmas, campus librarians got what they had long been wishing for — but it wasn’t quite a dream come true.
Mini-Medical School registration open; classes begin Feb. 8
UW Medicine’s 2005 Mini-Medical School, a six-part series of exciting lectures and demonstrations designed to teach about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research, is open to the UW community and the public.
Photo feature: A squirrelly squabble
Several squirrels were seen and heard squawking up a storm Friday near where the Suzzallo and Allen libraries meet.
Atomic-force microscopy used to watch protein clumping process
UW researchers have identified the mechanism for a protein that can protect against formation of the toxic protein clumps seen in Huntington’s disease.
Chemical engineering at 100: From bubble gum to Pringles, UW department’s alumni have made their mark
Just over a hundred years ago, when chemical engineering made its first appearance at the UW as the new discipline of “industrial chemistry,” students conducted their experiments under the watchful eye of rookie Assistant Professor Henry K.
Study links migraines and stroke risk
Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to experience a stroke, compared to people who do not get this type of headache.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Measuring quality in surgery
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