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January 14, 1997
UW Medical Center seeks patients for clinical trial of improved cochlear implant to restore hearing
People with severe hearing loss, as well as profoundly deaf persons, may be candidates for a new cochlear implant about to undergo clinical trials at University of Washington Medical Center.
January 9, 1997
UW president appoints search committee for vice president for medical affairs and dean of medicine
University of Washington President Richard L. McCormick today announced the appointment of a search committee for the position of vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine.
January 8, 1997
UW Scholar Center supports South Seattle and Renton students in academics
The Samuel E. Kelly Scholars Center is following the reputation of the man it is named after. Named in honor of the UW’s first vice president for minority affairs who is considered by many to be a legend and a powerful leader in Seattle’s African American community, the center has paid the SAT registration fees for 15 students and driven students to test centers on two occasions.
UW Biology Students From Underrepresented Groups Help Each Other Succeed
Several UW biology students are showing their appreciation of receiving tutorial services by becoming tutors themselves.
January 7, 1997
UW Nursing Students Travel Abroad to Receive Hands-On Training and Life Enriching Experiences
Using money from unrestricted, private gifts given to the School of Nursing, the Dean’s Club Special Scholars program has helped to send more than 50 students around the world to work in areas where the culture is unlike their own.
January 2, 1997
So you made New Year’s resolutions: Now UW researchers want to know what they are and why people do or don’t keep them
University of Washington researchers are looking for a few good New Year’s resolutions. In fact, they want to know about the resolutions made by several thousand Puget Sound residents.
December 31, 1996
Infrared technology makes it possible to “see” breaking waves in open ocean as never before
A new remote infrared imaging technique has given scientists a promising way to better understand breaking waves, according to a report in this week’s issue of Nature.
Infrared technology makes it possible to “see” breaking waves in open ocean as never before
A new remote infrared imaging technique has given scientists a promising way to better understand breaking waves, according to a report in this week’s issue of Nature
Interpreting mammograms: Radiologists less accurate in detecting breast cancer when they know patient’s medical history
Knowing a patient’s medical history has a small but significant impact on radiologists’ interpretations of mammograms and recommendations for followup,a new study shows.
Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 16
A tribute in honor of slain civil rights leader Dr.
December 23, 1996
Engineers celebrate a topping out with a shake, rattle and roll
It was shakes and congratulations all round this week when the University of Washington Structures Laboratory celebrated the topping out of a four-year building project.
December 20, 1996
UW Medical Center selected to participate in national trial of new surgery for emphysema
In a new collaborative effort, the Health Care Financing Administration (administrator of Medicare) and the National Institutes of Health (through its National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute) will fund a clinical trial designed to determine the risks an d benefits of the operation, called lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS).
December 18, 1996
Promising research on gel to prevent most common STD
A University of Washington study may point the way to development of a contraceptive gel to prevent transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis, the most common cause of sexually transmitted disease.
December 17, 1996
Health Source: Medical News from the University of Washington
Medical News from the University of Washington
Health Source: Medical News from the University of Washington
Medical News from the University of Washington
Wasps aren’t automatons; they have individuality, says UW researcher
Certain wasps may be far from the simplistic automatons — blindly doing the same tasks day after day throughout their lives — that most people picture when they think of insects.
December 15, 1996
Methane deep in ocean crust could feed chemical-hungry microorganisms
Evidence is surfacing that searing temperatures and crushing pressures are creating a storehouse of nutrients needed by microorganisms living at the seafloor and, possibly, deep within the earth’s crust.
December 11, 1996
The numbers game: UW psychologist’s urban ardor leads to a better way of rating North America’s cities
Geoff Loftus, a University of Washington psychology professor, is the person behind a revised rating system that ranks Orange County as the best place to live, according to the 1996 edition of the “Places Rated Almanac: Your Guide to Finding the Best Places to Live in North America,” which is being released tomorrow (Wednesday).
December 10, 1996
Research crosses continents, disciplines and generations
It had been a frustrating computer search for Vicki Schroeder, a geophysics graduate student at the University of Washington.
December 9, 1996
Lightning research is charged with finding a rain gauge in space
Lightning research was once the stepchild of atmospheric science because of the belief that it had no connection with climate study. Now, thanks to new research at the University of Washington in Seattle, and to recent data from NASA’s space-based lightning detector, scientists believe that lightning frequency might be a reliable surrogate for tracking precipitation in those regions where direct, ground measurements are not possible.
December 3, 1996
Removing brain chemical helps reduce body fat in genetically obese mice
Mice with a mutation that makes them grossly overweight can be induced to be only pleasingly plump, if they are genetically engineered to lack a certain neurotransmitter.
November 27, 1996
Rwandan civil war isn’t just a conflict half way around the world: UW students, staff plan Tuesday benefit concert to aid former student
A group of University of Washington students and staff is coming to the aid of a former UW student living under the constant threat of death in the war-torn African nation of Rwanda.
November 26, 1996
Health Source: Medical News from the University of Washington
Medical News from the University of Washington
November 25, 1996
UW and Siemens develop diagnostic breakthrough with new programmable ultrasound imaging technology
A powerful new technology that allows ultrasound medical imaging systems for the first time to be programmed for multiple diagnostic applications was unveiled today by collaborating engineers from Siemens Ultrasound and the University of Washington.
November 22, 1996
APEC unveils Internet-based “Education Network,” and launches its inaugural project
U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Philippine Foreign Minister Domingo Siazon today announced both the creation of the APEC Education Network, an Internet based network linking all 18 APEC economies, and the launch of its first collaborative scientific project on integrated coastal management.
November 20, 1996
Twenty years of bird songs: It’s a record filled with scientific high notes
While punk, disco and acid rock have given way to new country, rap and grunge over the last two decades, neuroscientists have been making beautiful science studying the melodies produced by some of nature’s sweetest voices — songbirds.
November 15, 1996
Seattle gang study shows small minority of teens responsible for more than half of adolescent crime
A small number of teenagers, the 15 percent who join gangs, account for 58 percent of juvenile crime, according to a University of Washington research team that will report its findings on the first study of Seattle youth gangs at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Chicago on Thursday, Nov.
New marriage therapy treatment achieves extremely high success rate in pilot study, UW and UCLA psychologists report
A new approach to marital therapy that focuses on acceptance and tolerance appears to be significantly more effective than today’s standard treatment where partners often strive to change each other.
November 14, 1996
Dental simulators revolutionize training of future dentists
Students at the University of Washington School of Dentistry will no longer practice root canals on dental molds clamped to work benches or held in the palms of their hands. Instead, students will perfect dental techniques on their own “patients”– dental simulators designed to provide a state-of-the-art learning environment that most closely resembles a real-life clinical setting.
November 13, 1996
State politicians matched with immigrants to gain greater understanding of low-income newcomers’ problems
Twenty-six officials Washington state public officials and an equal number of recent immigrants and refugees will begin a month- long journey this week to learn more about each other’s world and to promote greater understanding of the issues facing low-income newcomers to the United States.
November 4, 1996
UW News Release from Health Sciences News
Do people need hours of training to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation? Or can they learn enough CPR from brief TV messages to save the life of someone in cardiac arrest? Doctors at the University of Washington hope to find out.
November 3, 1996
UW News Release from Health Sciences News
Vacationing UW medical school dean, wife and guides perish in Nepal
Philip J. Fialkow, M.D. and Helen Fialkow found dead in Nepal on Nov. 3, 1996
Obituary information for Philip J. Fialkow
November 1, 1996
Statement responding to questions on the current whereabouts of Philip J. Fialkow, M.D., vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UW School of Medicine
Statement responding to questions on the current whereabouts of Philip J. Fialkow, M.D., vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UW School of Medicine
Statement responding to the whereabouts of Philip J. Fialkow, M.D., vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UW School of Medicine, and his wife, Helen
A team consisting of six experienced Sherpa mountain guides planned to mount a fresh round of search and rescue operations.
October 30, 1996
Computers with “ears” and other user interfaces to be unveiled at UW as part of international conference
Researchers are now developing new technology and software that allows computer users to simply speak or hand-write commands. These and other innovative computer-user interfaces will be demonstrated 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 6 at the University of Washington as part of an international symposium on user interface technology and software.
The following statement responds to questions on the current whereabouts of Philip J. Fialkow, M.D
The following statement responds to questions on the current whereabouts of Philip J. Fialkow, M.D., vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UW School of Medicine, and his wife, Helen.
October 28, 1996
Are dental fillings harmful to kids’ health? UW researchers to begin study examining safety of mercury amalgams in children
Nearly 150 years since dentists started using mercury in fillings, researchers at the University of Washington School of Dentistry are beginning one of the first studies specifically aimed at determining whether such fillings are safe for children.
October 22, 1996
Health Source: Medical News from the University of Washington
Medical News from the University of Washington
Today’s anti-immigrant sentiment isn’t unique
Immigration is one of the hot button issues of the 1990s and that’s nothing new, according to a University of Washington professor and author of a new book that is one of the first to focus on the experiences of women immigrants.
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