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May 20, 2004
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GENERAL NEWS
English Language Courses
The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.
Research Integrity series begins in June
The Biomedical Research Integrity (BRI) Series, administered by the Department of Medical History & Ethics Continuing Education Program, was developed several years ago by the UW School of Medicine in response to a directive by the National Institutes of Health.
Teach-In Friday on health disparities
The Center for the Advancement of Health Disparities Research, based in the School of Nursing’s Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, is holding a Spring Institute and Teach-In this Thursday and Friday, May 20 and 21.
College graduates may soon join the uninsured
Graduating from college can mark the end of going to classes and the beginning of going without health insurance.
Ways for recent college graduates to stay covered or find health insurance
- Stay on Your Parents’ Insurance.
Presentation at HMC on who owns what in lab
“Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” the popular series sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations, has scheduled a presentation at Harborview Medical Center next week.
Health Sciences News Briefs
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Artists’ coming out party
A university education, especially at the graduate level, often ends with a paper.
Sign of caring: Ladner learns parents’ language, contributes to their community
In a way, Richard Ladner inherited his volunteer interests.
Woods Hole researcher to speak on ocean currents
Large changes in Atlantic Ocean circulation that have amplified abrupt changes in climate in the past — and parallel trends being observed today — are the subjects of a free, public lecture Monday, May 24, just weeks after UW and NASA scientists reported in the journal Science that the North Atlantic circulation system weakened considerably during the decade of the 1990s.
Donated Native American-inspired art to be featured in Burke auction
The UW’s Burke Museum will auction off more than 200 Native American-inspired works of art donated by about 70 artists in its Contemporary Northwest Coast Art Auction, 4 to 8 p.
Benefits in spotlight: Tuition waiver, peer comparison, long-term care on agenda of council
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of columns by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
Campus news & notes
SPJ STARS: Columns magazine and KUOW radio have done well in the annual Excellence in Journalism competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, Western Washington Chapter.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
David Cummings receives Presidential Early Career Award
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to Dr.
Gene therapy for the retina
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School of Nursing organizes community-wide event
As part of National Nurses Week, the UW School of Nursing recognized outstanding nurses and nursing leaders at its 2004 Nurses Recognition Banquet May 12, also National Nurses Day.
May 19, 2004
Author of “The Drake Equation” to deliver lecture at UW
Frank Drake, author of “The Drake Equation,” will speak in June about the current status of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
May 18, 2004
Playwright August Wilson is University of Washington commencement speaker
Playwright August Wilson, who has received two Pulitzer prizes and numerous other awards for his plays, will be the featured speaker at the University of Washington’s 129th annual Commencement ceremonies June 12 at Husky Stadium.
Water-chemistry monitoring company wins business plan competition
Graduate students in chemistry and business pool resources to create viable venture.
May 17, 2004
UW scientists issue preliminary plan for underground lab near Leavenworth
A preliminary plan for a national science and engineering laboratory deep underground in the Cascade Mountains near Leavenworth is being unveiled this week as a starting point for a formal proposal.
May 13, 2004
Scientists hope current silent earthquake will help to understand big quakes
A slow earthquake has apparently begun under western Washington, and UW scientists believe it will provide insight into stresses that eventually will lead to the region’s next major earthquake.
Childhood conduct problems may predict depression among young adults
Preadolescents who reported high levels of conduct problems were nearly four times as likely to experience an episode of depression in early adulthood than were children who reported low rates of conduct problems, according to a new University of Washington study.
Artificial light-dark cycles expose circadian clocks at odds with each other
When jet lag or oft-changing work shifts make you feel out of synch, it’s probably not your imagination.
Physical, sexual abuse leaves American Indian women at increased risk for HIV, study shows
Urban American Indian women endure extremely high rates of physical and sexual trauma and, as a result, may engage in risky behaviors that place them at high risk for becoming infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS, according to a new study focusing on American Indians in the New York City area.
Leading the way: UW Libraries named recipient of top honor
The Husky Marching Band will play, President Lee Huntsman will speak and Red Square will ring with the sounds of celebration at noon on Monday, all because of a high honor — the very highest, in fact — earned by the UW library system.
Five UW faculty elected to society for world-renowned scholars
Five UW faculty members were among those recently elected as fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the highest honors accorded to scholars in the United States.
WRF donation to help create Simpson endowed chair
The Washington Research Foundation has committed to donate $5 million to the UW as the first founding donor in a new matching program designed to stimulate increased giving to the University.
Denton honored by White House
Denice D.
No need for Tums: Penguins ingest mollusk shells to obtain calcium for thicker eggshells
It is virtually impossible for a prospective Magellanic penguin mother to find or build a soft spot to lay her eggs.
Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ plays this weekend
The School of Music’s spring opera is one well known to opera fans.
Questioning reality: Undergraduates present innovative research in May 14 symposium
Are small-scale stream restoration projects successful? What are the most efficient undergraduate business programs in the Pac-10? And by the way, how have novelty records affected British popular culture?
Such questions and scores more will be addressed by UW students in oral and printed presentations at the Seventh Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, to be held noon to 5 p.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
May 12, 2004
Artificial light-dark cycles expose circadian clocks at odds with each other
New research led by a University of Washington biologist shows there are at least two circadian clocks in the mammal brain, one that sticks strictly to an internal schedule and another that can be altered by external influences such as light and dark.
May 11, 2004
Childhood conduct problems may predict depression among young adults
Preadolescents who reported high levels of conduct problems were nearly four times as likely to have experienced an episode of depression in early adulthood than were children who reported low rates of conduct problems, according to a new University of Washington study.
May 10, 2004
Penguins ingest mollusk shells to obtain calcium for thicker eggshells
New UW research shows Magellanic penguin eggs come with extra-thick shells to withstand being laid on hard surfaces and survive being kicked around during penguin fights.
Elevated rates of sexual, physical trauma may put urban American Indian women at increased risk for contracting HIV
Urban American Indian women endure extremely high rates of physical and sexual trauma and, as a result, may engage in risky behaviors that place them at high risk for becoming infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS, according to a new study fousing on American Indians in the New York City area.
May 6, 2004
UW researcher to receive presidential early career award
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will award a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to Dr. David E. Cummings, associate professor of medicine in the University of Washington’s Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition.
New Web-based resource helps college graduates find health insurance
A new online database, “Access to Health Insurance/Resources for Care,” helps people who are uninsured find health insurance and low-cost health-care providers in their area.
UW Dean of Engineering receives presidential award from White House
Denice Denton, dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Washington, is among nine scholars being honored by the White House with a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
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