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July 8, 2004
Gunn-Loke Lecture brings pain sensitivity expert to campus
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Campus trees get Dutch Elm inoculation: New system to help grounds maintenance staffers monitor trees’ health
You might have seen someone walking around campus over the last few weeks using a large aluminum gun-like apparatus to poke the elm trees in front of Denny or in the Sylvan Garden.
South Lake Union shuttle to begin Monday
A new shuttle service, scheduled to begin Monday, July 12, will link UW Medical Center with the developing research hub at South Lake Union.
Think locally, teach globally: New books help expand musical repertoire in the classroom
Music Professor Patricia Campbell just wanted to build a bridge between the two worlds she occupies.
Rockin’ on: Climbing them, collecting them are Eng’s passions
The dust jacket of a book Ronald Eng glimpsed many years ago first planted the idea of rock climbing and mountaineering in his mind.
Tech Transfer now has office hours at SCC
The Digital Ventures and Invention Licensing units of the UW Office of Technology Transfer are now holding office hours at South Campus Center on Wednesdays.
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Health Sciences News BriefsHonors for primatologists Susan Grant named assistant dean for nursing practiceSusan Grant, senior associate administrator for Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer of UW Medical Center, has been appointed as an assistant dean for clinical nursing practice in the UW School of Nursing. Olsen appointed director of Native American Center of ExcellencePolly Olsen has been named director of the Native American Center of Excellence (NACOE), part of the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the School of Medicine. Minority hiring lags: University makes efforts to help underrepresented groups feel welcomeA recent University report on faculty hiring and retention restates a continuing reality: Though minority faculty are growing in overall numbers, the UW still is falling short of its own stated goals for employing black and Hispanic faculty members. A teacher, a donation, a debt repaidJames Morrison was surprised when Bruce Adee, acting chairman of mechanical engineering, called him and asked him to come meet with Henry Schatz, an alumnus wishing to donate money to the department. Teen binge drinking has lasting effects: Study connects excessive alcohol use to obesity, high blood pressureHeavy drinking during the teenage years begins taking a serious health toll by the time people are 24 years old. Thieves beware: New police tool makes it harder to steal, dispose of cars with tracking equipmentCar thieves beware: There’s a new police tool at the University that might reduce your job efficiency. Etc.TOP ACADEMIC: Law Professor Anita Ramasastry received the 2004 National South Asian Bar Association’s Outstanding Academician Award. A century of excellence: Friday Harbor Labs to celebrate 100 yearsJudging by how well his investment has performed for the University of Washington in the last 100 years, one could argue that Trevor Kincaid might have done well on Wall Street. News MakersCLIMATE CHAOS: Author Charles Wohlforth consulted Gerard Roe, a UW associate professor of Earth and Space Sciences, when Wohlforth researched his book on climate change titled The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change. UW Tacoma’s sustainable design wins certificationThe UW Tacoma’s Phase 2b construction and renovation project has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification from the U. NoticesUW Weekend Homestay English Language Programs is looking for individuals and families to host Japanese university students for the Summer 2004 Weekend Homestay program. UW Bothell names vice chancellorG. UW Medical Center moves up to ninth in U.S.News rankingsUW Medical Center has moved up one place in its ranking among the premier hospitals in the country, according to U. July 7, 2004 Study links obesity, other health problems to adolescent binge drinkingA new UW study has found that people who began binge drinking at age 13 and continued throughout adolescence were nearly four times as likely to be overweight or obese and almost 3 1/2 times as likely to have high blood pressure when they were 24 years old than were people who never or rarely drank heavily during adolescence. July 2, 2004 UW Medical Center ranked ninth among nation’s Best HospitalsUniversity of Washington Medical Center has moved up one place in its ranking among the premier hospitals in the country, according to U.S.News & World Report. June 25, 2004 GEAR UP helps student plan for, succeed in higher edAbout 1,000 middle and high school students from across the state will be spending a week this summer at the University of Washington, taking courses designed and taught by UW faculty, as part of a program to help them plan for a college education. UW Fertility and Endocrine Center to close in SeptemberThe University of Washington’s Fertility and Endocrine Center at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt will close Sept. 24, 2004 following the decision by four faculty physicians to move into private practice this fall. June 24, 2004 Bothell, Tacoma medalists namedThe UW Bothell and the UW Tacoma have announced the recipients of the President’s Medalist Award at their institutions. Campus news and notesJAMMERS JAM: Allow us to be boastful for a moment and note that University Week’s parent department, News & Information, is home to the current champs of the Walk-in Challenge. Reducing pain: Virtual reality changes brain response, not just perceptionVirtual reality appears to dramatically change how the brain physically registers pain, not just how people subjected to pain perceive the incoming signals, according to a new study by a group of UW researchers. A special thank youOn behalf of state employee Jeff Ott, we, his family and friends, would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you at the UW for your generous donations of sick leave through participation in Washington State’s shared leave program. A harvest of fun: Staffer works in technology, plays in a gardenShortly after Ian Taylor arrived in Seattle in 1975, he got a job at the UW. NoticesEnglish Language Courses Departments innovate to help people with disabilitiesThe Internet has opened up Distance Learning to a whole new level, with courses once offered through the mail being delivered instantaneously online — across town or worldwide. Some patients will get blood transfusions with fewer white cellsWhile physicians are able to treat patients who suffer blood loss after major injuries, a large number of these patients go on to develop infections or multiple organ failure, in which the functioning of the body vital organ systems, such as the lungs, heart, kidneys of liver, go awry. Welcome mat is out: ‘U Dub Club’ emphasizes open-door policy with new nameQuick quiz: Which members of the campus community get to use the UW Faculty Club? You could hardly be blamed for answering only “faculty. Wott acting director, Hinckley steps down at Urban HorticultureJohn Wott, professor of forest resources and director of the Washington Park Arboretum for more than 10 years, has been named acting director of the UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture in addition to his duties as arboretum director. Young UW researchers win two of 16 Burroughs Wellcome Awards worth $500,000Two researchers in the School of Medicine have won 2004 Career Awards in Biomedical Sciences from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. Broken chimneys: Is Seattle fault to blame?When the Nisqually earthquake struck western Washington in 2001, brick chimneys in parts of West Seattle and Bremerton were left looking like so much straw after the Big Bad Wolf had gone huffing and puffing through. Norris named vice dean for academic affairsDr. Mystery photoWhere are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus. Industry Relations offers Harborview program on working with companiesThe series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Industry Relations Office, will present “Working with Companies: Corporate Research and Material Transfer Agreements” at noon on Tuesday, June 29, in Harborview Medical Center’s Research and Training Building. Previous page Next page Latest news releases
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