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June 24, 2004
Health Sciences News Briefs
A regional National Institutes of Health (NIH) seminar on program funding and grants, the first of these seminars to be presented in Seattle, has drawn more that 600 registered participants.
Students GEAR-UP for summer sessions
For five weeks this summer, the University will be home to about 1,000 middle school and high school students from throughout Washington State, here to soak up atmosphere, see the sights and begin considering their college options.
Mary-Claire King to receive Gruber Genetics Prize
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Artificial cornea implanted
A UW eye surgeon performed the Pacific Northwest’s first artificial cornea implant June 9 at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt.
Innovative programs win support from fund: Total of $1.2 million goes to 11 projects from a variety of units
Innovative programs ranging from English language classes for UW employees to an interdisciplinary degree program in humanitarian relief received support from the Fund for Innovation and Redesign.
Parlez-vous Francais? Study shows 14 hours to think in French
Adults often struggle trying to learn a second language, but the process may not be as tedious and slow as commonly believed.
Wott named acting director of urban horticulture
John 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.
Direct deposit, computer access now easier for new UW employees
Attention new employees and those who help them get started at the University: Signing up for direct deposit just got a whole lot easier.
June 22, 2004
USDA study to address obesity and poverty
The major trends in the American diet can be described as more calories, more refined grains, more added sugars, and more added fats. The reasons behind these trends are largely economic, says Dr. Adam Drewnowski, director of the Nutritional Sciences Program in the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Brick chimneys can double as strong-motion sensors in earthquakes
When a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck western Washington in 2001, hundreds of brick chimneys in two neighborhoods were seriously damaged or toppled. New research suggests the shaking in these areas might have been intensified by the Seattle fault, even though it was not the source of the earthquake.
June 21, 2004
Virtual reality significantly reduces pain-related brain activity
Virtual 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 University of Washington researchers.
June 17, 2004
A celestial surprise: Comet Wild 2 unlike any other body in solar system
Scientists expected the Stardust spacecraft to send back pictures of comet Wild 2 showing a chunk of rock and ice coated with dust, obscuring any interesting features. Instead, they got images filled with sharply defined mesas, craters, pinnacles and canyons.
June 16, 2004
Banks in Pacific Northwest, Hawaii prove to be a boon for shareholders
Banks located in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii did a better job of managing operating costs in 2003 than the national average, yielding investors a healthy 12 percent return on equity.
June 15, 2004
Monkey business: Studies show tiny callimicos have unusual characteristics
New findings indicate that the endangered callimicos are not a missing link between small and large New World monkeys.
Light trucks pose greater injury risk to pedestrians
Although pedestrian injuries have decreased in recent years, they still remain a significant health problem, accounting for 13 percent of traffic fatalities in the U.S. The growing popularity of light trucks, a category that includes sport utility vehicles (SUVs), has presented a new challenge for pedestrians and raises an important question: Do light trucks increase the risk of severe injury and death for pedestrians?
June 14, 2004
Brains at work: Learning a second language may not be as laborious as believed
Adults often struggle trying to learn a second language, but the process may not be as tedious and slow as commonly believed.
June 8, 2004
Seventh Annual University of Washington Faculty Field Tour: Five-day journey connects new faculty to Washington’s communities
Thirty new UW professors and librarians will venture on a five-day tour of Washington in order to discover the culture, geography and economics of the state as part of the seventh annual Faculty Field Tour.
Top astronaut Bonnie Dunbar visits campus as UW alum of the year for 2004
Bonnie Dunbar, one of the world’s most experienced women astronauts and a 1970s-era engineering graduate, will be honored this week as the UW’s Alumna Summa Laude Dignata winner for 2004.
Certain symptom patterns may provide clues for presence of ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer has often been called the silent killer because it’s so hard to detect. New UW research indicates that ovarian cancer may not be silent, and both women and their health-care providers should be alert for symptoms.
June 3, 2004
Peer Portfolio
KENTUCKY HEALTH: The University of Kentucky will open a College of Public Health, its Board of Trustees voted on May 4.
Nora Disis becomes new director for General Clinical Research Center
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Brochure will invite UW campus community to donate
Faculty and staff already make a contribution to the University, but soon they’ll be asked to consider a different kind of contribution.
Irl Hirsch receives American Diabetes Association’s top clinician award
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Climate disaster film The Day After Tomorrow wildly incorrect — but fun
A much-publicized new action thriller on the perils of climate change hit theaters last Friday, but UW climate experts who got a sneak peek agree moviegoers can rest assured that a real-life version of The Day After Tomorrow won’t be anything like what they see on the screen.
Notices
Academic Opportunities Summer Institute
Washington Campus Compact (WACC) is sponsoring two professional development programs this summer, “Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Institute,” to be held June 28–29, and “Self-Reflection and Renewal Activity,” to be held June 29–30.
Gene linked to sperm-producing stem cells
Researchers have identified the first gene linked to the productivity of the stem cells that produce sperm in mammals.
Symposium June 23 to explore changes in law and medicine from genetic testing
A symposium exploring the ethical, social and legal implications of genetic testing that predicts future health will be held at the UW Wednesday evening, June 23.
Rehabilitation Medicine hosts 19th annual Lehmann Symposium
The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine will hold the 19th annual Justus F.
UW Tech Transfer now holding office hours at SCC on Wednesdays
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.
On the road again: Technical communication’s senior computer manager likes life in the fast lane
What do a violin and a race car have in common?
For most people, absolutely nothing, admits Paul Nortrom, senior computer manager in the College of Engineering’s Department of Technical Communication.
First TA union contract OK’d
Members of the Graduate Student Employee Action Coalition/United Auto Workers union, representing 4,600 academic student employees, have voted overwhelmingly to ratify the first-ever agreement reached between the union and the UW.
UW Medicine Board includes two new members
Two new members have joined the UW Medicine Board.
Marshaling Pride: Academic parents have unique chance to watch their kids take big step
Kim Johnson Bogart has good reasons both professional and personal to attend and enjoy the University of Washington’s 2004 Commencement Exercises on Saturday, June 12.
Research reinforces evidence for Tacoma fault
Scientists know that tectonic stresses have left dips and folds deep within the Earth’s crust across a large swath of the Puget Sound region called the Seattle uplift.
Health Sciences News Briefs
Fulbright award
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Seasons of a TA’s life
Editor’s note: This year University Week decided to follow the development of one UW graduate student as he learned — through being a teaching assistant — how to be an effective teacher.
Graduates converge for commencement
About 12,000 students will receive their degrees and stroll toward the future in University of Washington commencement exercises this month that will feature two two-time Pulitzer Prize-winners, an author-activist and an astronaut.
Art BFA students to show at Sandpoint Galley
Art BFA students to show at Sandpoint Galley
Graduating students in the UW School of Art’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program will show their work in an exhibit June 9–15 at the Sand Point Gallery, 7527 63rd Ave.
What are you doing on Sept. 11? Pair promotes annual day of discussion
If you were to do something special on Sept.
As summer approaches, so does work on Stevens Way
The signs have begun to appear on campus.
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