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December 4, 2003

True confessions of a volunteer lab rat

I wish I could say that I got into being a lab rat for some noble purpose, like the furtherance of great scientific quests, or a desire to help find a cure for some dread disease that has endangered humanity for countless millennia, or even a wish to find the answer to the great universal Why? To be honest, I wanted the exercise ball.

Faculty representative outlines key issues for higher education

We are just a few short weeks from the opening of the “short” session of the Legislature in Olympia.

Wilson to head OCLC

Betsy Wilson, director of University Libraries, has been elected chair of the OCLC Board of Trustees.

Marine Affairs names Leschine director

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From Wobegon to the Emerald City: Three staffers follow yellow brick road

What are the chances that three people who grew up together in a small town in northern Minnesota would all end up working at the same university 40 years later? Whatever the odds, Jay Johnson, Dorothy Van Soest and Keith Ritala have beaten them.

Wood carver’s works make perfect holiday gifts




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Health Sciences News Briefs

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Children who see mother abused are more likely to have behavior problems

Children exposed to abuse of their mother by an intimate partner are more likely to exhibit aggressive or delinquent behavior as well as other behavioral problems, compared with a representative sample of similarly aged children.

Researcher to report on process to preserve blood platelets longer

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OPEN ADMISSIONS: Members of the University of California, Berkeley’s admissions office recently opened up a part of their complex process to the media in an effort to educate the public.

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SWEDISH SAVVY: The UW’s Swedish Studies Program is one of the two top programs in the world, according to the Swedish Institute, the federal agency in Stockholm responsible for evaluating university programs throughout the world (the other winner is in Europe).

Suzzallo to host medieval choir performance

The Suzzallo Library Reading Room may not have been designed for music, but the room and medieval music are a match made in heaven.

More high-end computers available for students

Student researchers who need access to more than one high-end computer can now use the Computing Resource Center.

e-Learning: A risk that’s paid off

At least one group at the UW has found a way to successfully expand services even during these tight budgetary times.

UW to evaluate national youth program

The UW’s Social Development Research Group (SDRG) has been awarded $19.

Mediation made Hanford safer and could work elsewhere, too, report says

Whistleblowers at the Hanford Nuclear Site got their health and safety complaints resolved fast and at a fraction of the usual cost through a unique mediation group that has gone out of business, according to a new report.

December 1, 2003

UW students heading to Oxford as Rhodes Scholar, London as Marshall Scholar




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UW invites the public to presentations on world health ethics

The John R. Hogness Symposium on Health Care, along with Puget Sound Partners for Global Health invite the public to hear presentations by Dr. Jonathon D. Moreno and Dr. Paul E. Farmer. “Global Health and Justice: the Ethics of Access to Care and Protections from Secret Experiments” will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9, in Hogness Auditorium in the Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center on the University of Washington campus.

Children whose mothers are victimized at greater risk for behavioral problems

Children exposed to their mothers’ abuse by an intimate partner are more likely to exhibit aggressive or delinquent behavior as well as other behavioral problems, compared with a representative sample of similarly aged children. This research, by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center and the University of Washington, is published in the November 2003 issue of Child Abuse & Neglect.

November 20, 2003

Retired Navy captain named to lead Department of Endodontics

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Learning more about how serotonin works

The way you feel right this moment, your ability to remember where you parked the car and even whether you get stressed out when you pay the bills are all dependent on the way your brain produces and releases serotonin.

Mystery Photo

Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.

CFD: She helps cancer patients and their families cope

Editor’s Note: Throughout the Combined Fund Drive, which wraps up this week, University Week has featured UW employees who volunteer at CFD agencies.

Air Force ROTC group named top gun

For the first time since 1991 the Huskies are No.

Find King County photos on new Web site

A unique collection of historical images of King County is now available online, the result of a collaboration involving the UW and 11 other cultural heritage organizations.

Virtual secret agent encourages healthy behavior

It takes a lot of heart to fight evil — just ask Secret Agent Guy Simplant, who in his latest adventure is teetering on the losing edge of a battle with the ultra-naughty Evil Spy, and with his own poor health-care choices.

Welcome to the Baahaus: Staffer cares for neglected animals

Glenda Pearson lives with a cow named Cathy, and a couple of house pigs called Annie and Lewis, and some hogs named Hazel and Ruby, not to mention assorted rabbits ducks, llamas, geese and more pigs.

EarthDial project wants sundials in every time zone

Herbert Hoover reputedly wanted a car in every garage and a chicken in every pot.

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Things your mother never taught you:Success with patents and licenses

“Successful Biomedical Patents and Products” is the topic for the next presentation in the series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations.

Treating depression helps arthritis patients

Treating arthritis sufferers for depression can help with other problems related to their condition, according to a study by researchers with Group Health Cooperative and the UW.

Infant-parent relationships will be focus of new lab

The new Birth-to-Three Research Lab in the UW’s Center on Infant Mental Health and Development (CIMHD) is gearing up to conduct studies on the development of infant-parent relationships in the first year, disruptions or disturbances in these relationships, and the effectiveness of brief interventions by attachment specialists.

New imaging method may predict response of advanced breast cancer

Imaging of estrogen receptors using F-18-fluoroestradiol (FES) positron emission tomography (PET) may predict the response of advanced breast cancer to endocrine therapy by measuring regional target expression.

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    WEATHERING CHANGE: The reading at University Book Store on Nov.

    Third hormone could affect songbirds’ breeding patterns

    Scientists have known for many years that auditory cues such as song can influence hormone release and the growth of gonads in songbirds, but how the brain picks out specific sounds, interprets them correctly and translates them into hormonal and behavioral signals has remained a mystery.

    Quake experts: It’s location, location, location

    Large, deep earthquakes have shaken the central Puget Sound region several times during the last century, and nerves have been rattled even more often by less-powerful deep quakes.

    Program presents annual minority business awards

    Nine of the approximately 54,000 businesses owned by people of color in Washington state were honored last evening at the 2003 UW Minority Business of the Year Awards.

    Mars landers create opportunity for Web-linked sundials around the world

    Woodruff Sullivan, a University of Washington astronomy professor, is teaming up with television personality Bill Nye, “the science guy,” and The Planetary Society on EarthDial, a project to get schools, community organizations and individuals around the world to build their own sundials and display them on the Internet using 24-hour webcams.

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