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October 2, 2009

UW to explore genetic origins of common heart, lung, and blood diseases in federal project

UW Northwest Genomics Center to explore genetic origins of common heart, lung, and blood disorders

October 1, 2009

Two School or Dentistry department chairs to leave posts

Two departmental chairs at the School of Dentistry have announced that they will be stepping down from their posts.

UW plays leading role in Consortium of Universities for Global Health

At the first annual meeting of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Sept. 14-16 in Bethesda, Md., it was clear that global health was not a fad — that universities were planning on a playing a huge role to match the surge in student interest. UW President Mark Emmert, participating in a panel discussion…

New access ramp smoothes way to UW Bothell from I-405

A project whose gestation period spans nearly a decade reached fruition with a ceremony Sept.

UW’s television station reshapes itself

UWTV, is reshaping itself to portray what happens at the UW to the rest of the world

September 30, 2009

Planet’s nitrogen cycle overturned by ‘tiny ammonia eater of the seas’

Tiny archaea play a huge role in the planet’s nitrogen cycle, according to new research.

September 25, 2009

Surgery provides modest benefit over non-surgical treatment for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

While surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in patients without an indication of severe nerve damage (denervation) provides better outcomes than non-surgical treatment, the clinical relevance of this difference is modest.

September 24, 2009

UW lab demonstrates 3-D printing in glass

Less than a year ago a UW engineering lab was the first to generate ceramic objects in a 3-D printer. Now they’ve done it again, for glass.

September 23, 2009

UW opens “Husky Central” in downtown Seattle

On Thursday (Sept.

September 22, 2009

New links among alcohol abuse, depression, obesity in young women found

There is new evidence that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse or dependency are interrelated conditions among young adult women but not men.

September 21, 2009

Adolescent alcohol exposure may lead to long-term risky decision making

Picture this.

UW poet named MacArthur Fellow

Heather McHugh, Milliman Distinguished Writer-in-Residence in the Creative Writing Program of the English Department of the University of Washington, has been named a 2009 MacArthur Fellow by the John D.

September 18, 2009

UW researchers to study impacts of climate change on health in the Pacific Northwest

UW scientists will evaluate the impact of climate change on human health in the Pacific Northwest

September 17, 2009

Nine international teams operate biomedical robots from numerous locations

UW was among 9 research institutions that operated multiple biomedical robots from sites in U.S., Europe and Asia.

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center to join UW Medicine

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, a 281-bed full service acute care hospital, will expand its program agreement with UW Medicine to become an integral part of the UW Medicine health system.

Freshman Convocation features David Horsey as speaker

David Horsey, Pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist, will be the featured speaker at the University of Washington’s 26th Annual Freshman Convocation, which begins at 10:30 a.

September 16, 2009

The pen may be mightier than the keyboard

When it comes to writing the pen apparently is mightier than the computer keyboard.

September 15, 2009

Gene therapy used to successfully treat color blindness in adult monkeys

University of Washington researchers at the UW Medicine Eye Institute have successfully used gene therapy to cure color blindness.

UW joins other leading research universities to launch futurity.org

Futurity. org covers the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health, and more.

UW royalties top $1 million; top licensees recognized

The University of Washington announced today that its annual trademarks and licensing royalties surpassed $1 million for just the second time in the history of the institution’s licensing program and the first time in over a decade.

Rome was built in a day, with hundreds of thousands of digital photos

The ancient city of Rome was not built in a day.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Get a jump Sept. 16 on covering the 2010 Winter Games

WHAT: An informal backgrounder for reporters on injury prevention and health protection in elite winter athletes.

September 14, 2009

Universities report doubling of students enrolled in global health programs in last three years

The number of students enrolled in global health programs in universities across the United States and Canada doubled in just three years.

September 10, 2009

Seaglider sets new underwater endurance and range records

A University of Washington Seaglider operated for 9 months and 5 days, a record more than double that of any other underwater glider.

New U.S. Census report shows poverty increasing more in West than elsewhere

More people in the West are without health insurance, too.

September 9, 2009

UW medical, public health experts and students provide fodder, facts for health-care reform debate

Medical and public health experts and students from the University of Washington have weighed in on a variety of health-care topics in recent months, including the primary care doctor shortage, public hospital financing, health-care co-ops and how to care for the uninsured.

September 8, 2009

Electrical circuit runs entirely off power in trees

You’ve heard about flower power.

UW experts available to discuss U.S. Census Bureau poverty report

WHAT: “Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008” will be released this week by the U.

September 7, 2009

Rate of teen binge drinking cut more than one-third by prevention system

Rates of binge drinking were 37 percent lower among eighth-grade students in communities in seven states that used a prevention system designed to reduce drug use and delinquent behavior compared to teenagers in communities that did not use the system.

September 3, 2009