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The latest news from the UW
September 23, 2003
UW to study preventing cavities in underserved populations
Researchers from the University of Washington School of Dentistry and health care providers in the Yakima Valley will cooperate on a clinical trial this fall to explore a new way of using fluoride varnishes to prevent cavities in high risk children.
September 22, 2003
Bones from French cave show Neanderthals, Cro-Magnon hunted same prey
A 50,000-year record of mammals consumed by early humans in southwestern France indicates there was no major difference in the prey hunted by Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon, according to a new study.
September 19, 2003
Harvard professor named to Condit chair in business administration at UW
Richard L. Nolan, professor emeritus of The Harvard Business School, will be named on Monday the inaugural Philip M. Condit Endowed Chair in Business Administration at the University of Washington Business School.
September 16, 2003
UW researchers continue AIDS vaccine research with $15 million grant
A team of medical researchers from three Seattle research facilities recently received a grant of over $15 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to continue the hunt for vaccines against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the causative agent of AIDS.
September 15, 2003
This mummy has four feet, few bones and a new climate-controlled home
Archaeologists at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture had no idea what they would learn when they sent Nellie, the museum’s Egyptian mummy, to the University of Washington Medical Center to undergo a CT scan three years ago as the first step in a conservation process.
September 10, 2003
UW Medical Center to give public a preview of new Surgery Pavilion
University of Washington Medical Center will offer the public a preview of its new Surgery Pavilion during a pair of open houses Sept. 19 and 20.
This summer is state’s driest in more than a century
It’s been a hot summer in Washington, but it’s a dry heat. Literally. The state is experiencing its driest summer since at least 1900, with local rain amounts from 70 percent to 85 percent below normal.
September 9, 2003
Researchers turn to virtual reality to treat 9/11 post traumatic stress
A virtual reality researcher from the University of Washington and a Weill Cornell Medical College therapist have engaged the virtual world to treat victims of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.
Depression in the elderly leads to higher health costs
Work done by researchers at the University of Washington and Group Health Center for Health Studies shows that depressed older adults use more health care services and have higher health care costs than their peers who do not suffer from depression.
September 4, 2003
University of Washington leads $50 million Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research
University of Washington leads $50 million Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research
UW Medicine Launches South Lake Union Research Hub
Design and construction planning began this week by Vulcan Inc. on the newest phase of UW Medicine Lake Union, the University of Washington’s new medical research hub that will be located in the heart of Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.
UW announces new transfer admissions agreement
The University of Washington, Seattle, today announced a new transfer admissions agreement with the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC).
September 3, 2003
Smallest whirlpools can pack stunningly strong force
Researchers studying physical and chemical processes at the smallest scales, smaller even than the width of a human hair, have found that fluid circulating in a microscopic whirlpool can reach radial acceleration more than a million times greater than gravity, or 1 million Gs.
Seeing really is believing: study shows virtual demonstrations lead consumers to make real purchases
Companies that offer interactive Web sites to consumers have a two to five times greater chance of selling their products than those that only provide static information, according to a University of Washington professor.
September 2, 2003
Workshop designed to give ‘sleeping’ Indian languages a breath of life
Thirty-six participants from 13 Pacific Northwest Indian tribes will gather at the University of Washington next week for a workshop designed to open the linguistic riches of the UW campus and assist in tribal efforts to revitalize indigenous languages.
Harborview to offer Legs For Life(TM) screening event Sept. 13
Harborview Medical Center physicians and staff will do their part to improve the cardiovascular health of the community by offering free Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) screenings 9 a.
August 29, 2003
Leading cosmologist to speak about ‘dark matter’ and mysterious ‘dark energy’ that make up most of the universe
An internationally recognized cosmologist will explain the latest theories about “dark matter” and “dark energy,” the invisible components that scientists say make up most of the universe.
August 28, 2003
Non-judgmental intervention may help binge eaters overcome disorders
A brief non-judgmental interview and feedback session designed to enhance people’s motivation to change their behavior added to a self-help program appears to be effective in treating some people with two common types of eating disorders –bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.
Disparity in wealth is killing democracy, scholar warns
As Americans begin to tune into another presidential campaign season, they might assume that democracy is alive and well.
August 26, 2003
Children with sickle cell anemia often don’t receive antibiotics to prevent deadly infections
Children with sickle cell disease often do not get the daily dose of antibiotics that they need to protect them from deadly infections, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Washington.
August 22, 2003
Tacoma welcomes light rail
The region’s first light rail line opened Aug. 22 in Tacoma, and the UW Tacoma campus was at the center of the celebration.
August 21, 2003
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Acosta named assistant dean
Tacoma family physician Dr.
Learning how lungs for transplant get damaged
Sometimes transplanted organs do not thrive in their new homes.
Surgery Pavilion on schedule to open in October
Members of the UW community and the neighborhoods around the University will be able to tour UW Medical Center’s new Surgery Pavilion at open houses on Friday and Saturday, Sept.
Writers’ program expands into romance
There’ll be a little romance in UW Extension’s Writers’ Program this fall, but it won’t be among the students.
‘Ice man’ sets up, supplies camps in coldest places
“Showdown in the Arctic: Polar bear attacks nuclear submarine!” blared the headline in the supermarket tabloid Weekly World News last month.
Mysterious organisms dominate Earth’s oceans, researchers find
They are the Earth’s tiniest organisms capable of photosynthesis and, because there are so many of them, they alone are responsible for two-thirds of the carbon absorbed by the world’s oceans each year from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Computer science professor sells photos to benefit charity
An exhibit and sale, opening Sept.
Writers’ program expands into romance
There’ll be a little romance in UW Extension’s Writers’ Program this fall, but it won’t be among the students.
‘Ice man’ sets up, supplies camps in coldest places
“Showdown in the Arctic: Polar bear attacks nuclear submarine!” blared the headline in the supermarket tabloid Weekly World News last month.
Mysterious organisms dominate Earth’s oceans, researchers find
They are the Earth’s tiniest organisms capable of photosynthesis and, because there are so many of them, they alone are responsible for two-thirds of the carbon absorbed by the world’s oceans each year from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Computer science professor sells photos to benefit charity
An exhibit and sale, opening Sept.
Astronomers celebrate proximity of Mars
Late this month, the night sky will brighten with the closest approach of Mars since human ancestors were still living in caves 60,000 years ago.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES ADAI Grants For clinical researchers A new lecture series, called THINK (The Investigator Needs to Know), will begin next month for clinical researchers and their research and administrative staff members. “The Bandwagon Effect” is the topic for the Department of Surgery’s annual Struass Lecture, set for 4 p. The UW community and the public can learn about research at the School of Dentistry on Wednesday, Sept. The School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s Department of Pathobiology is sponsoring a symposium on Tuesday, Sept. The first monthly seminar in the 2003-04 series on “Things Your Mother Never Taught You,” sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Office of Industry Relations, will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
Health Sciences News Briefs
On and off the medical bandwagon
Dentistry’s Research Day set for Sept. 24
Symposium honors George Kenny
Things Your Mother Never Taught You: Changes in tech transfer program explained
