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September 23, 1997
Public workshops to help U.S. Department of Energy improve information access
To address the enormous task of declassifying Hanford documents and to improve public access to information, the U.S. Department of Energy is turning to the public for assistance.
Grand opening celebration for UW, Tacoma, set for Sept. 26 and 27
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September 22, 1997
Will your child become an overweight adult? Step on the scale
A child’s chance of obesity in adulthood is greatly increased if he or she has at least one obese parent.
September 19, 1997
Ships depart to launch Ice Station SHEBA in the Arctic Ocean
Two icebreaking ships are expected to depart Tuktoyaktuk, Canada, this weekend to establish Ice Station SHEBA in the Arctic Ocean, launching the largest and most complex science experiment ever supported in the Arctic by the National Science Foundation.
September 18, 1997
Oldest existing New World mound complex identified
The earliest existing mound complex built by humans in the new world has been identified in Louisiana by a team of archaeologists and researchers from around the United States including Jim Feathers, a University of Washington research assistant professor of archaeology.
Oldest existing New World mound complex identified
The earliest existing mound complex built by humans in the new world has been identified in Louisiana by a team of archaeologists and researchers from around the United States including Jim Feathers, a University of Washington research assistant professor of archaeology.
Member of IBM team behind Deep Blue speaking at UW
Murray Campbell, a research scientist at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center where Deep Blue was developed, will address the challenges and implications involved in the 50- year effort to put a computer atop the chess world in a free public lecture at the University of Washington.
September 16, 1997
UW School of Nursing names new head of Nurse-Midwifery Program
The University of Washington School of Nursing has named Aileen MacLaren the director of its Graduate Nurse-Midwifery Education Program.
UW School of Nursing names new head of Nurse-Midwifery Program
The University of Washington School of Nursing has named Aileen MacLaren the director of its Graduate Nurse-Midwifery Education Program.
September 15, 1997
University of Washington scientists look for cellular clues to explain how estrogen replacement therapy may protect against Alzheimer’s disease
Among its many salutary effects, estrogen seems to protect the brain against the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease: numerous clinical studies support that finding. But how does it accomplish this feat? Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle are involved in a number of basic-science studies that are beginning to provide answers.
“The Face of Breast Cancer” exhibit comes to Seattle during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
“The Face of Breast Cancer: A Photographic Essay,” is coming to the Seattle area, sponsored by University of Washington Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Nordstrom.
Local minority youth help UW researchers understand teen smoking
For the past two years, researchers have met with Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) youths to hear their opinions, thoughts and comments on smoking.
UW offers free public lecture series in Wenatchee on Addiction and the Brain
A free public lecture series on “Addiction and the Brain: Beyond Saying No” will be offered in Wenatchee by the University of Washington’s Biobehavioral Nursing Program. A similar series was presented in Seattle last spring.
September 12, 1997
A new state of matter turns a solid world into a melting one
A new form of matter, clusters of atoms, has been oberved in recent years behaving in curious ways. Now research indicates that clusters have another, previously unsuspected property: they can melt at different temperatures from “solid” matter.
September 11, 1997
A new state of matter turns a solid world into a melting one
A new form of matter, clusters of atoms, has been oberved in recent years behaving in curious ways. Now research indicates that clusters have another, previously unsuspected property: they can melt at different temperatures from “solid” matter.
Discovery of a shiny marine fossil is latest evidence that British Columbia was once part of Baja California
Small sea creatures that have lain in pristine condition for eons have given a University of Washington researcher the clearest evidence yet that about 80 million years ago a southern landmass began migrating to the north. And what today are rainy British Columbia and chilly southern Alaska were once the sunny climes of Baja California.
Discovery of a shiny marine fossil is latest evidence that British Columbia was once part of Baja California
Small sea creatures that have lain in pristine condition for eons have given a University of Washington researcher the clearest evidence yet that about 80 million years ago a southern landmass began migrating to the north. And what today are rainy British Columbia and chilly southern Alaska were once the sunny climes of Baja California.
White House honors UW program for mentoring students with disabilities
The University of Washington’s Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology Program, which has enlisted scientific luminaries such as British physicist Stephen Hawking to encourage teenagers with disabilities to pursue careers in technical fields, has won a 1997 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
September 5, 1997
Ice Station SHEBA, Fact Sheet 3: Opportunities for reporters to visit in spring 1998
Flights from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ice Station SHEBA are scheduled about every three weeks next spring to rotate crew and scientists.
Ice Station SHEBA, Fact Sheet 2: SHEBA goal to improve climate predictions
In October a Canadian Coast Guard ice breaker will be frozen in the ice about 300 miles north of Prudhoe Bay and left to drift for a full year as part of the Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) project.
Ice Station SHEBA/Fact Sheet: Establishing ice station in October
Establishing the ice station should take about two weeks with most of the work done by Oct.
September 4, 1997
UW President Richard L. McCormick names acting dean of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington President Richard L. McCormick today (Thursday, Sept. 4) named Dr. Patricia A. Wahl acting dean of the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine.
September 2, 1997
Dr. William M. M. Kirby, long-time medical school faculty member, dies in Seattle
Dr. William M. M. Kirby, one of the longest-serving faculty members of the University of Washington School of Medicine and a pioneer in the field of infectious diseases, died at his home in Seattle on Sunday, Aug. 31, of natural causes.
August 29, 1997
UW sensors take chemical analysis out of lab and into the field
Doctors needing chemical analyses such as blood tests to make life-saving diagnosis and treatment decisions soon won’t have to lose precious time waiting for results to come back from the lab. New hand-held sensor technology developed at the University of Washington will allow physicians to bring a sophisticated “laboratory” directly to their patients for instant, on-site chemical analysis.
August 25, 1997
Freshman Convocation Sept. 28
At least two thousand freshmen, their parents and guests are expected to attend the 1997 UW Freshman Convocation, to be held at noon, Sunday, Sept. 28 in Meany Hall for the Performing Arts.
August 20, 1997
University of Washington researchers call for routine testing of expectant women
While there is never a good time to acquire a herpes infection, contracting the virus late in pregnancy can prove catastrophic for the newborn child, with a high risk of severe brain damage or death from neonatal herpes.
A ‘CAT scan’ of Mount Rainier provides the first look inside potential earthquake hazards in the volcano’s backyard
University of Washington researchers have made the first detailed study of the possible trigger for a devastating eruption.
August 18, 1997
Is same-sex marriage the death-knell for matrimony?
Reports of the death of American marriage, like the famous pronouncement of Mark Twain’s early demise, may be premature. But exactly where the state of matrimony is headed in the wake of the Hawaiian same-sex marriage case is a question a University of Washington sociologist and commentator on mores will explore when she participates in a symposium at noon today (Aug. 18) in the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers.
Is same-sex marriage the death-knell for matrimony?
Reports of the death of American marriage, like the famous pronouncement of Mark Twain’s early demise, may be premature.
Is Chicago No. 1 or No. 23 among most livable cities? It all depends on how you look at the numbers
Where Chicago belongs on a list of the continent’s best places to live is a matter of statistics and how they are compiled, according to Geoff Loftus, a University of Washington psychology professor and co-author of the 1996 edition of “Places Rated Almanac.”
Intel awards University of Washington $5.9 million in computer equipment and service
The University of Washington will receive $5.9 million in state-of-the-art computer equipment and service from Intel Corp. as part of the company’s $85 million Technology for Education 2000 Program.
August 16, 1997
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August 12, 1997
Learning self-defense teaches women far more than just how to protect themselves, it kick starts self- esteem
Learning self-defense skills benefits women in ways that extend beyond discovering how to protect themselves. It also boosts their self- esteem and positively affects their personality, according to a new University of Washington study.
Learning self-defense teaches women far more than just how to protect themselves, it kick starts self-esteem
Learning self-defense skills benefits women in ways that extend beyond discovering how to protect themselves. It also boosts their self- esteem and positively affects their personality, according to a new University of Washington study.
Warm, unusually calm weather may be reason Bristol Bay sockeye run was far smaller than expected
The return of sockeye salmon to Alaska’s Bristol Bay fell 15 to 20 million fish short of expectations, leading to significant economic and social hardship for fishermen, processors and local communities.
August 8, 1997
First workshop on science education for K-12 teachers to be held in Forks Aug. 18-22
A one-week intensive workshop, designed to help teachers interpret and implement new state and national standards in science education, will be held at the Olympic Natural Resources Center in Forks Aug. 18-22.
August 1, 1997
UW smogmobile is cleaner, safer alternative to gas or electric cars
When engineers at the University of Washington set out to create a vehicle that is cleaner and safer to operate than gas or electric cars, they jokingly named it the smogmobile after a L’il Abner cartoon depicting a car fueled by air pollution. But the vehicle developed by the UW team almost lives up to its name. Running on liquid nitrogen, the smogmobile generates no harmful emissions and actually creates an opportunity for pollutants to be removed from the air as its fuel is produced.
July 31, 1997
Orcas Island Medical Center becomes a family medicine teaching site for the University of Washington School of Medicine.
What’s it like to practice family medicine on a small, rural island in Puget Sound,where the nearest hospital, on the mainland, can be reached only by sea or sky? Some University of Washington (UW) third-year medical students now have the opportunity to find out.
It may be baby talk, but ‘parentese’ is an infant’s pathway to learning the language, international study shows
Parentese, the exaggerated, drawn-out form of speech that people use to communicate with babies, apparently is universal and plays a vital role in helping infants to analyze and absorb the phonetic elements of their parents’ language.
July 29, 1997
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Medical News from the University of Washington
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