UW News
The latest news from the UW
May 27, 2004
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UW Chamber Singers to perform Bach masterpiece
Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous Mass in B Minor, which the UW Chamber Singers will perform in two locations next week, shows off many of the master composer’s finest styles and skills almost as a musical portfolio might, the concerts’ director says.
UW helps students learn Arabic, set goals for future
Genevieve Shaad could be spending her Garfield High junior year taking Spanish like many of her peers.
Don’t laugh — research shows comedy can give candidates a serious boost
Presidential candidates can gain a measurable image boost from going on late-night TV, UW researchers have found.
60 local families needed for childhood depression, conduct disorder study
University of Washington psychologists seeking to understand the causes of childhood and adolescent depression and conduct disorder are looking for 60 Seattle-area 8- to 12-year-olds and one of their parents to participate in a study.
Fair to highlight advocacy for people with disabilities
A special Advocacy Fair, highlighting the policies and legislative priorities of groups that advocate for persons with disabilities, will be held from 9:30 to 11:20 a.
Male susceptibility to disease may play role in evolution of insect societies
A pair of scientists has proposed a new model for behavioral development among social insects, suggesting that a higher male susceptibility to disease has helped shape the evolution of the insects’ behavior.
Giving meters, button sales help homeless youth on The Ave
The University District Youth and Community Project, which began as a pilot program at last year’s University District Street Fair, has matured nicely in its first year and is poised for continued growth, its coordinator says.
Some UW staff to get emergency response training
If you’re a fan of ER or Third Watch, there’s an opportunity to play a role in real life emergencies on the UW campus.
Proposed budget ‘holds it together’; includes pay hikes for some
The UW is poised to adopt an annual budget that, for the first time in several years, manages to avoid general budget cuts.
Academic student employees ratify first agreement between union and UW
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 University of Washington.
May 26, 2004
Denman series tackles menace of invasives
Alien invaders skulking about in the Pacific Northwest face exposure Wednesday, June 2, during “Invasive species: Impacts of invasive plants, animals, insects and diseases in the Pacific Northwest,” at the University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources.
Cost and confusion deprive 17,000 immigrant children and parents of insurance in Washington
Since the elimination of a public medical assistance program in 2002, more than 17,000 immigrant children and parents in Washington state have lost public health coverage as of April 2004.
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome to implement $1.5 million prevention project
A new research program may provide parents and other caretakers the tools they need to prevent shaken baby syndrome (SBS), a form of child abuse that can cause immediate damage to the victim’s brain or be fatal.
Don’t laugh — research shows comedy can give candidates a serious boost
Presidential candidates can gain a measurable image boost from going on late-night TV, University of Washington researchers have found.
May 25, 2004
60 local families needed for childhood depression, conduct disorder study
University of Washington psychologists seeking to understand the causes of childhood and adolescent depression and conduct disorder are looking for 60 Seattle-area 8-to 12-year-olds and one of their parents to participate in a study.
May 24, 2004
Researchers identify gene linked to sperm-producing stem cells in mammals
Researchers have identified the first gene linked to the productivity of the stem cells that produce sperm in mammals.
May 20, 2004
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.
Gene therapy for the retina
Dr.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Sign of caring: Ladner learns parents’ language, contributes to their community
In a way, Richard Ladner inherited his volunteer interests.
Tag(s): American Sign Language • College of Engineering • Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering • Richard Ladner
Artists’ coming out party
A university education, especially at the graduate level, often ends with a paper.
Health Sciences News Briefs
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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.
Ways for recent college graduates to stay covered or find health insurance
- Stay on Your Parents’ Insurance.
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.
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.
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.
Notices
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.Dance concert set
The UW Dance Program presents the 2004 Dance Majors Concert in the Meany Studio Theatre, May 25–28 at 7:30p.
Massive, quiet quake under way — but you won’t feel a thing
Right on schedule, a slow earthquake apparently has started deep beneath western Washington.
Underground lab plan unveiled
A preliminary plan for a national science and engineering laboratory deep underground near Leavenworth is being unveiled this week as a starting point for a formal proposal.
A rare sight: Eruption on the sea floor surprises researchers at Northern Mariana Islands
As one watches the clip of footage from the sea floor one hears the voices of scientists and technicians at the monitors in the control room on board the UW’s research vessel Thomas G.
Decrease in crime, absence of complaints leave police happy
Any campus or city report on crime statistics tends to carry both good and bad news.
Imprisonment a more common ‘life event’ than college or military service, study shows
Being jailed in federal or state prisons has become so common today that more young black men in the United States have done time than have served in the military or earned a college degree, according to new study.
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