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January 13, 2005

Treating tsunami survivors in Thailand

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Health Sciences News Briefs

Family and friends of Brian Colella, a 17-year-old Seattle-area athlete who has been diagnosed with fascio-scapulo-humeral muscular dystrophy, have organized a new nonprofit organization, the Pacific Northwest Friends of FSH Research, to support research on the condition.

Using fruit flies to study nerve degeneration

Since Dr.

January 11, 2005

Electrical engineering Professor Mani Soma named acting engineering dean

Mani Soma, a professor of electrical engineering whose research involves the design of integrated circuits and bioelectronic systems, has been named acting dean for the University of Washington College of Engineering, the university announced today.

January 7, 2005

180 people with post-traumatic stress disorder needed for UW study

Approximately 70 percent of people in the United States experience a traumatic event during their lifetime and a significant number of these people later develop post-traumatic stress disorder, a chronic and debilitating condition that can persist for months or even years.

January 6, 2005

Copyright is subject of Jan. 12 presentation

“Copyright Myths and Monsters: Authorship, Ownership, Open Source and Fair-Use Pitfalls” is the title for the next presentation in the series “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations.

Money currently the best aid for tsunami-ravaged areas

Cash is the best type of donation just now for the areas ravaged by the Dec.

Patricia Spakes named chancellor of UW Tacoma

University of Washington President Mark Emmert has selected Patricia Spakes, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, to become chancellor of University of Washington, Tacoma, effective April 4, 2005.

Whistles are words to brains of those who speak special ‘language’

The human brain’s remarkable flexibility to understand a variety of signals as language extends to an unusual whistle language used by shepherds on one of the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa.

Environmental Health & Safety a star in Food Bank giving

No matter how you measure it, the UW’s Environmental Health and Safety Department (EH&S) is a powerhouse when it comes to holiday donations.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

Evidence of ancient lakes seen in the Himalayas

Ice dams across the deepest gorge on Earth created some of the highest-elevation lakes in history.

Governor or no, UW and higher ed budgets will loom large in 2005 legislature

The Washington State Legislature will open its session Jan.

Brainy campus campaign urges recycling

Sandwich boards proclaiming “Stop, think, recycle,” and squishy yellow “brains” scattered around campus mark the start of a UW Recycling campaign to promote placing paper and cardboard in the proper recycling container instead of in the trash.

UW first university chosen for emergency training

The UW is the first higher education institution in the country to be chosen for participation in a prestigious emergency management training course offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Waterways recover slowly after volcanic eruption, study shows

Erupting volcanoes are among the most destructive forces in Mother Nature’s arsenal.

School intervention has long-lasting effects, study shows

An elementary school intervention program that taught children impulse control and gave their teachers and parents better management skills has had long-lasting effects extending into early adulthood, showing that the children are more productive and well-adjusted members of society at age 21, according to a new study.

Attend to security or risk Internet ostracism, computer expert warns

Any individual who does not attend to his or her computer’s security could be responsible for having all UW messages banned from major Internet service providers, UW computer experts warn.

Research: Global warming not main cause of sea ice decline

Extreme changes in the Arctic Oscillation in the early 1990s — and not warmer temperatures of recent years — are largely responsible for declines in how much sea ice covers the Arctic Ocean, with near record lows having been observed during the last three years, UW researchers say.

Hudson’s Bay Company policies set stage for modern environmental struggles

The Pacific Northwest has seen its share of major environmental battles.

UW opens office to foster communications on underground lab proposal

The University of Washington has established a special office to support further development of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory-Cascades.

MLK tributes planned at Harborview, Health Sciences Building

Two programs honoring the legacy of Dr.

January 5, 2005

Shepherds whistle while they work and brains process sounds as language

Pinatubo’s rivers show the danger isn’t over when volcanic eruption ends

Erupting volcanoes are among the most destructive forces in Mother Nature’s arsenal.

January 3, 2005

Elementary school intervention boosts positive functioning in early adulthood

An elementary school intervention program that taught children impulse control and gave their teachers and parents better management skills has long-lasting effects extending into early adulthood, showing that the children are more productive and well-adjusted members of society at age 21, according to a new study.

December 21, 2004

Study shows how religious group fended off the Internet — then adapted it

Twenty-first century technology has deeply penetrated even strict, self-contained religious communities that try to shut it out, University of Washington researchers have found.

December 18, 2004

Stroke risk is greater for migraine sufferers, especially those on oral contraceptives

Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to experience a stroke, compared to people who do not get this type of headache.

December 17, 2004

Statement from UW President Mark Emmert and WSU President V. Lane Rawlins on Gov. Locke’s 2005-07 Budget Proposal

We greatly appreciate Gov.

December 16, 2004

Winds, ice motion root cause of decline in sea ice, not warmer temperatures

Extreme changes in the Arctic Oscillation in the early 1990s – and not warmer temperatures of recent years – are largely responsible for declines in how much sea ice covers the Arctic Ocean, with near record lows having been observed during the last three years, University of Washington researchers say.

December 15, 2004