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March 4, 2004
Lawmakers have big budget disagreement to solve as end of session nears
Competing versions of the supplemental operating budgets are taking center stage in Olympia.
Family discipline, religious attendance, attachment to school cut levels of later violence among aggressive children
Aggressive 15 year olds who attended religious services, felt attached to their schools or were exposed to good family management were much less likely to have engaged in violent behavior by the time they turned 18, according to a new multi-ethnic study of urban youth by University of Washington researchers.
March 3, 2004
Before symptom onset in inherited paralytic disease, levels of growth factor VEGF fall in the spinal cord
Scientists have discovered that spinal cord levels of a certain growth factor fall in mice just before the onset of symptoms similar to X-linked spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (also known as SBMA or Kennedy’s disease), a form of motor neuron disease.
March 2, 2004
Web site launched today features pioneer EarthDials from around the globe
Join a dozen “EarthDialers” starting today at http://planetary.org/mars/earthdial as the modern marvel of the webcam merges with the ancient technology for marking time, the sundial.
Providence Journal wins 2004 Dart Award
The Providence Journal has won this year’s $10,000 Dart Award for Excellence in Reporting on Victims of Violence for a study of the effects of a rape of a teenager on a small Rhode Island community.
February 26, 2004
Comments on Sound Transit route due March 11
Sound Transit is about to consider another option for a light rail tunnel on or near campus, and the University is poised to provide its opinion.
Feeding behavior: Studying how the cycles and signals work
A table set with china, linen, silverware, and flowers is a civilized garnish for a basic survival mechanism: feeding.
Magnuson Scholars and their projects
Six graduate students, one from each health sciences school, are working on projects as Magnuson Scholars for the 2003-2004 academic year.
Hartwell to present Annual Faculty Lecture
Picture a single yeast cell.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Simplified intellectual property policy includes major changes
Editor’s note: This is one of a series of columns written by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
UW Police find that video in squad cars helps make their jobs easier
About 16 months after installing video cameras in all its marked cars, University Police officers say the money spent on this new technology has proven to be a good investment.
BizTech Showcase: The place to see technological solutions to everyday problems
University staff might want to mark their calendars for March 26, when the very first “BizTech Showcase” is planned at the HUB.
New HR chief says changes are afoot in the University’s labor relations
Editor’s note: Patricia Carson joined the UW as vice president for human resources in the fall.
Murphy Memorial Lecture: Chronic low-back pain and the evidence
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Pilot project begins to enable easier access to contraceptives
The UW School of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology are conducting a study to determine the feasibility of screening and prescribing birth control medication to women in pharmacies, rather than in visits to a doctor or clinic.
Who owns what in your lab?
“Who Owns What in the Lab?” is the topic for the next presentation in the “Things Your Mother Never Taught You” series sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Applicants wanted
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States.
News Makers
CONSPIRACY THEORY: Sociology Professor Pepper Schwartz says that everything in our culture conspires to make women feel physically and sexually inadequate.
Education scholarship in memory of Sirotnik
The UW College of Education has established a scholarship supporting equity, leadership and social justice in education as a memorial to Ken Sirotnik, a professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies who died in January.
Mexican government honors VP Barcelo
Nancy “Rusty” Barcelo, vice president for minority affairs, has been presented with the Ohtli award by the government of Mexico.
Three UW profs to speak on elections
UW faculty members Neil Bruce, Bryan Jones and David Domke will talk about American elections at Town Hall.
CIDR open house March 2 in new campus space
The Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR) will hold an open house from 2 to 4:30 p.
Two new programs join Peace Corps offerings
It may not conform to the stereotype of graduate school, but for growing numbers of UW students, getting their master’s degree involves a two-year stint overseas in the Peace Corps.
Olswang named UWT interim chief
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Trip to Austrailia, New Zealand, Singapore gives birth to international research consortium
President Lee Huntsman and vice provost for international education Steven Olswang recently returned from a trip to Australia, New Zealand and Singapore that generated expanded academic relationships and the beginnings of an innovative international research consortium.
Accounting method could inflate stock earnings, researchers say
A commonly used corporate accounting technique often pumps up reported earnings just before the sale of stock, UW Business School researchers have found in a study that could give investors pause.
Publicly reported earnings may not tell whole story, UW study shows
A commonly used corporate accounting technique often pumps up reported earnings just before the sale of stock, University of Washington Business School researchers have found in a study that could give investors pause.
February 23, 2004
UW feasibility study looks at direct access to birth control for women visiting at eight Bartell and Fred Meyer pharmacies
The University of Washington School of Pharmacy and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology are conducting a study to determine the feasibility of screening and prescribing birth control medication to women in pharmacies, rather than in visits to a doctor or clinic.
February 19, 2004
Got a question about the UW?
The Frequently Asked Question section of Uweek answers questions of general interest to the UW community.
Architectural theorist to speak on the World Trade Center
Architectural theorist and historian Anthony Vidler will present a lecture, to lecture, “Reflections on Architecture and the Public Realm: The World Trade Center 1964-2004” at 7 p.
Arboretum book sale March 6
Thousands of economically priced used books will be available at Arbor-Read-Em, the Arboretum Foundation’s 18th annual used book sale, on Saturday, March 6, 10 a.
Open house provides glimpse of banquet facilities
Housing and Food Services is planning an open house from 2 to 4 p.
Research on tiniest particles could have far-reaching effects
Neutrinos are about the tiniest things in existence, but developing a greater understanding of what they are and how they function is likely to have a huge impact in the next few years.
Breakthroughs in capacity, power consumption set to revolutionize photonics
For years, organic electro-optic polymers have held the promise of vastly improving technologies such as communications, data processing and image displays.
Computer translations of spoken word — the new data source
In the not too distant future, if you miss a meeting, you’ll likely be able to check a database prepared by a computerized secretary that recorded, indexed and stored the event in such a way that you can search for the main topics of discussion, find out who committed to do what, determine participants’ stances on the topics at hand or pinpoint courses of action.
Local, regional governments could take lead in curbing global air pollution
As the world’s population surges, pollution generated in one country more and more frequently invades the air of another country, most often a nation in the same part of the globe but occasionally one that lies thousands of miles away.
Slow economy sends top students to graduate school
The economy’s recent slump prompted growing numbers of top U.
Dirty air from Asia can push U.S. air pollution to unhealthy levels
Increasing evidence clearly documents that air pollution from Asia can get caught up in an express transport system and cross the Pacific Ocean to the West Coast of North America in a matter of days.
Steven G. Olswang selected as interim chancellor at UW Tacoma
Steven G. Olswang, UW vice provost and vice provost for international education, professor of education and adjunct professor of law, has been appointed interim chancellor of the University of Washington, Tacoma.
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