July 13, 2011
An award for outstanding contributions to legal writing education for Law Professor Emerita Marjorie Rombauer; honors for a new health care management app created by a team headed by Michael Watt, Mark Haselkorn and Keith Butler; and UW Todays Peter Kelley does a radio mystery.
Marsha Linehan on anonymity in recovery; Leslie Walker-Harding on adolescents and drugs; James Leverenz on medications for elderly Parkinsons patients; 1983 research by Arthur Rangno is cited, and Paul Hill cites Monty Python.
A dreamlike film from Aberdeen is this weeks entry. People walk ceremonially in a circle, children very much in evidence, and a document is burned. Anyone know whats going on here?
University researchers like those at the UW are often required to attend trainings, but they may not always be aware of it. Thats why the Required Training site was constructed in consultation with UW researchers and training providers to identify those courses directly applicable to the conduct of research.
Nancy Pearl is a bibliomaniac and wants others to be the same. In that spirit, she and her husband, Joseph Pearl, have endowed a UW scholarship for Information School students who intend to become librarians.
“The very first thing I say to the class is that they need to begin with this statement: 鈥業 want to tell you a story,鈥� says drama Lecturer Scott Hafso. Four weeks later, each student has a one-act play and a reading by experienced actors.
Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to grow, so forests have long been proposed as a way to offset climate change. But rather than just letting the forest sit there for a hundred or more years, the amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere could be quadrupled in 100 years by harvesting regularly and using the wood in place of fossil-fuel intensive steel and concrete.
Celum directs the UWs International Clinical Research Center, which is conducting multiple clinical trials of HIV prevention interventions in Africa involving thousands of volunteers.
Sodium channels are pores in the membranes of excitable cells 鈥� such as brain nerve cells or beating heart cells 鈥� that emit electrical signals. Researchers have obtained a high-resolution crystal structure showing all the atoms of this complex protein molecule and how they relate in three-dimensions.
July 12, 2011
A new system to send electricity over short distances has been shown to reliably power a mechanical heart pump. The system could free patients from being tethered to a battery or external power source, lowering their chance of infection and improving their quality of life.
July 7, 2011
Earlier this week, NASAs Hubble Space Telescope logged its one millionth science observation during a search for water in an exoplanets atmosphere 1,000 light years away, according to a UW faculty member conducts theoretical interpretation of data from the Hubble.
UW Medicine, Vulcan Real Estate and the National Development Council have announced the start of construction on the third phase of UW Medicines research hub in Seattles South Lake Union neighborhood. Groundbreaking took place July 6.
July 6, 2011
Some top business executives and senior government officials in the region came to the 糖心原创 campus recently as part of the Seattle Study Mission sponsored by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
UW graduate students have designed online lessons to help the blind better experience the wonders of outer space 鈥� complete with instructions on how to build small models of celestial bodies.
Five professors in the Department of Construction Management have won an HP Catalyst Award that will mean real-time collaborations between UW students and their counterparts at universities elsewhere in the world.
The UW Botanic Gardens Vendor Showcase will be held at from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Nearly 50 vendors who have served the gardens rental clients over the years will be on hand.
The UW Emergency Management Office is looking for people 鈥� soldiers, not generals 鈥� who would be willing to volunteer when the Emergency Operations Center is activated.
Continuing our series of “orphan films” from Hannah Palin, film archives specialist with UW Special Collections. This week’s film depicts research at sea in about 1969 — but can you help her learn more?
Historical artifacts found by crews on Seattle-area highway projects tell much about the region’s long-buried past, and are sent to the Burke Museum for storage and later study. Now, a grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation is helping the Burke greatly expand its storage capacity for such items.
Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.
A regents meeting, a statistical consulting service, English language classes and a blood drive.
Anderson, a lecturer, course director and mainstay of the Restorative Dentistry faculty since 1966, received the Rothwell Lifetime Achievement Award. Roberts, associate professor of periodontics since 2004 and dental director of the Regional Initiatives in Dental Education program, received the Rothwell Distinguished Teacher Award.
Wilkinson has been a member of the Graduate Periodontics faculty for 29 years. He is known for his excellence in training residents in sedation and general periodontics — the branch of dentistry concerned with gum and bone diseases.
The public is invited to hear about fascinating genome research and chat with presenters at “Wednesday Evenings at the Genome” this July. Explore adventures in human evolution, rare disease mysteries, your inner microbial zoo and ghosts from ancient infections.
The Seattle region is near the bottom of 26 U.S. metropolitan areas when it comes to preventing skin cancer by being “sun smart.” Learn to protect yourself and your family from harmful rays.
A forest resources professor whos an expert on invasive species and rare plants became director of the 糖心原创 Botanic Gardens July 1.
July 5, 2011
Kelsey Knowles, a masters degree candidate in the Evans School of Public Affairs, has been appointed as the 糖心原创s student regent by Gov. Chris Gregoire. The appointment is for one year.
A study by 糖心原创 psychologists shows some people continue to drink heavily because of perceived positive effects, suggesting a new direction for programs targeting binge drinking.
July 1, 2011
The teens will spend a week in July at the UW exploring the nursing profession and what it takes to become a nurse. The camp is made possible by donations from UW School of Nursing faculty, staff and students, and from local community groups and businesses.
June 29, 2011
A memorial service for Florence Ray Stier, who passed away June 15, will be held July 8 in Seattle.
A joint fellowship at Harvard for Alison J. Head, professional honors for Jon Wellner, Mark Zachry and David Allstot, and a fundraising farewell to Matthew Krashan.
Think you know the campus? Then try your luck with the Mystery Photo. Guess correctly and you might win a prize.
Outcomes of bypass surgery to repair blocked arteries in the legs tend to be better in the roughly one-in-five people who have inherited a specific genetic variation from both parents, according to a study presented at the Vascular Annual Meeting in Chicago on June 18.
Dr. W. Conrad Liles, a 1987 graduate of the UW M.D./Ph.D medical scientist program and an expert in immunity to infection, will become the new associate chair for research in the UW Department of Medicine.
The College of Arts & Sciences has named Michelle Witt as the new executive director of Meany Hall and artistic director of UW World Series. She will begin Aug 1, and work with departing director Matthew Krashan until his September retirement.
Film archivist Hannah Palin,of UW Libraries Special Collections,is back this summer with more mystery footage. Can you help her figure out the who, what, where and why behind these odd little films? This week: Welcome to 1948.
Evidence shows that urban school districts can help close the achievement gap by drawing upon the experiences of high-performing charter schools, according to a new white paper from the UWs Center on Reinventing Public Education.
The exhibit shows the powerful influence of Latino music and culture on the pop mainstream in the years since World War II. Its three UW-based curators could not be more proud (Then comes “American Sabor,” the book.)
CareLink, the UWs set of services to help UW employees balance work and life, just added consultations for child and elder care. You can learn more online or they’ll send you a brochure if you want.
Looking for where to grab lunch on campus during the summer? Housing & Food Services has some convenient dining options.