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March 14, 2002
Location of pancreatic cancer genetic defect found
Researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, in collaboration with investigators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, have mapped the location of a gene associated with inherited pancreatic cancer.
Pharmacists learn responses to threat of civil emergencies
“Bioterrorism: What Clinicians Need to Know” is the topic for this year’s annual Don B.
Diplomacy, security part of embassy designs
If the Sept.
Chum salmon returning to Big Beef Creek
The juvenile salmon released last week from the UW’s Big Beef Creek Fish Research Station are offspring of summer chum that returned 900-strong last year to the stream.
New molecular tools make study of tiny phytoplankton more possible
It’s the most prolific plant in the world’s oceans, explains assistant professor Ginger Armbrust.
Labor of Love: Professor wrote book on ‘extraordinary painter’
Lauro Flores just wanted to see that a deserving artist got more recognition.
mystery photo
Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.
Hartwell will give annual Rushmer Lecture for Department of Bioengineering
The Department of Bioengineering’s 14th annual Rushmer Lecture will be given the first week of April by Dr.
In Brief
“The Medicine of Lewis and Clark” will be the topic for the next Healthy U program at 7 p.
Judah Folkman, famed cancer surgeon, to speak here April 4
In research, there’s a very fine line between persistence and obstinacy.
Poll Lecture brings Swedish diabetes expert to UW
next week
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Alcoholism treatment: National study with Seattle site opens enrollment for second group of participants
The UW’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System’s Addictions Treatment Center jointly manage the Seattle site for the COMBINE study (Combining Medications and Behavioral Interventions).
What could you do with Internet 2?
UWired Health Sciences will present the first session of the Health Sciences Advanced Applications Forum on Monday, March 25, from 1 to 3:30 p.
Regulations not best prevention against fraud
The financial value of a law-abiding reputation — not tighter government regulations — is the best way to prevent future scandals like those enveloping energy giant Enron and its auditor Arthur Andersen, a UW researcher says.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
Funding Opportunity
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 related to ethnic studies.
Speakers consider civil liberties in post-Sept. 11 world
In the wake of the post-Sept.
MyUWClass ready to serve faculty
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Initiative expands UWired services
UWired is set, officially, to extend its reach.
Briefly
An 11-week Citizens Academy is being offered by the UW Police Department.
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CAREER AWARD: In recognition of 30 years of service, Terry Nosho of the Washington Sea Grant Program has received the William Q.
Four-Fold Way author to lead workshop for University
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Options abound for flextime scheduling
When most of us think of a job, we immediately think of 8 to 5, Monday through Friday.
Budget debate goes down to wire
The 60-day Legislative session in Olympia ends today after a flurry of activity that will impact the University.
March 13, 2002
UW hosts Pacific Northwest Regionals of national robotics competition
Teams from across the western United States and Brazil will gather at the University of Washington March 29 and 30 to test their mechanical mettle in a regional robotics contest.
March 12, 2002
E-business expert: Executives need to treat symptoms of
The dot-com bust is over and executives need to overcome “dot vertigo,” an inability to adapt to e-commerce, says author Richard Nolan, the featured speaker at the University of Washington Business School’s e-business conference.
Mathers Foundation grant will help study cell growth, differentiation
A grant from the G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation will help scientists at the University of Washington’s Cell Systems Initiative build a prototype to study how cells grow, proliferate and differentiate.
March 7, 2002
Hangin’ in the Quad
The annual turning of the Quad cherry trees has peaked, drawing large numbers of visitors and students to admire the spectacular beauty.
Art School holds open house
Senior Jon Peebles gets some work done during the School of Art’s Open House last Friday.
McDermott talks
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Controlling the body’s response to severe injury
| Pamela Wyngate |
| HS News & Community Relations |
One of the results of training highly skilled paramedics and first responders is a significant increase in the number of severely injured patients making it to the emergency room.
Staffer wrote the book on Kalakala
| Steve Hill |
| University Week |
Steve Russell must have taken the message from his first book project to heart.
UW project measures ‘internal tide’ in Hawaii
Along the 1,600-mile-long Hawaiian Ridge, the moon’s inexorable pull is creating waves that break in the hidden depths of the ocean just as the surf does on the world-famous beaches of Hawaii, Oahu and Kauai.
Mystery Photo
Only three people were able to identify the Mystery Photo from last week, which was of Clark Hall.
News Briefs
An artist’s interpretation of the hands of two UW heart surgeons and the operating field in which they are working appear as part of a public art project unveiled Feb.
Macular degeneration: An age-related cause of lost sight
Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, is a change in the central part of the retina, the thin film coating the back of the eye.
Faculty development workshops scheduled for spring
Three faculty development workshops are planned this spring, sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Department of Medical Education.
WHO leader to speak Tuesday
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Foods with complex sugars and high fiber create gas
The little bubbles in a baby’s tummy might cause a problem with colic, or just a really big burp on Daddy’s shoulder.
Notices
Academic Opportunities
ADAI research grants available
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
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COP SHOP OPEN: The UW Police Department’s annual open house is 2 to 4 p.
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