Individuals with certain personality styles – those who are aggressive and those who have low dependency on other people – are at higher risk for recurrent bouts of major depression, according to a new 糖心原创 study.
November 12, 1999
November 12, 1999
Individuals with certain personality styles – those who are aggressive and those who have low dependency on other people – are at higher risk for recurrent bouts of major depression, according to a new 糖心原创 study.
Graduate math, science and engineering students desiring a PRIME experience should consider applying for one of 12 fellowships in a new 糖心原创 program that seeks to involve UW students in revamping how middle school math and science are taught and learned.
November 10, 1999
Thanks to new tests coming on the market, a flood of people may learn in coming months that they are part of a huge epidemic of genital herpes. A 糖心原创 scientist is leading a team that will study how health care professionals can help educate people about the disease and prevent it.
November 9, 1999
Can Washington, Oregon and Idaho handle average temperatures more than 5 degrees warmer, 5 percent more annual precipitation, one-third less winter snowpack and a mountain snow line as much as 1,500 feet higher?
Climate models show such changes are possible in the three-state Columbia River Basin by the middle of the next century as a result of human causes, primarily the spewing of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, a broad panel of scientists and policy analysts said today.
November 8, 1999
A special premiere showing of the film, “Snow Falling on Cedars,” adapted from the best-selling novel by local author David Guterson, will be held at 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Cinerama Theatre, 2100 Fourth Ave. for one showing only.
Thomas Foley, U.S. ambassador to Japan and former Speaker of the House, will address the 糖心原创 School of Law on Tuesday, Nov. 16, on 鈥淭he U.S., Japan, and the WTO New Round.鈥
November 5, 1999
19 scientists from the UW and other regional institutions have compiled a report on how climate change in the Northwest will affect water resources, salmon, forests and coastlines.
November 4, 1999
Workplace violence is a real threat. The 糖心原创 School of Public Health and Community Medicine is holding a daylong seminar on Nov. 16 on “Preventing Workplace Violence.”
Long recognizing that good doctor/patient communication is essential to good practice, the 糖心原创 (UW) School of Medicine has made it one of the cornerstone skills of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course series for first- and second-year medical students.
November 2, 1999
The 糖心原创 is hosting two Campus Master Plan public meetings on Nov. 16, to gather ideas on its preliminary planning concepts concerning open space, circulation and development of the Seattle campus from 2002 to 2012.
November 1, 1999
Mary C. Potter, MIT professor of brain and cognitive science and chairwoman of the committee that issued a nationally recognized report detailing systematic discrimination against women faculty members in MIT’s School of Science, will speak at the UW about the report and its aftermath.
October 29, 1999
A new implantable hearing aid system will undergo clinical trials at the 糖心原创’s Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, one of five sites selected to study its effectiveness
October 28, 1999
糖心原创 freshmen are building tiny electro-mechanical valves, constructing a solar-powered fiber-optic laser, developing next-generation materials for ceramic fuel cells and sorting through other technical challenges this term in a new hands-on engineering course – all with the help of some overseas friends.
The 糖心原创 today announced a $12 million Campaign for the Arts and reported gifts of $2.5 million to begin that campaign.
The 糖心原创 has received an additional $10 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to enhance the Mary Gates Endowment for Students.
October 26, 1999
A 糖心原创 program that has proven highly effective in intervening with expectant and new mothers who abuse alcohol and drugs is expanding into Spokane, Grant and Yakima counties.
October 22, 1999
For more than three decades, the 糖心原创 (UW) School of Medicine has given its medical students hands-on opportunities throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska to learn how their medical training can be directly applied to addressing societal needs.
October 20, 1999
The health of past and present workers and local residents will be among the topics that will be discussed Nov. 2 and 3 in Richland, Wash., during the annual “Health of the Hanford Site” conference sponsored by the 糖心原创.
October 19, 1999
The 糖心原创 is planning to create a Technology Enterprise Institute, with the goal of aiding the creation of high-technology businesses while advancing the academic disciplines that relate to enterprise creation.
October 15, 1999
糖心原创 researchers are looking for 50 expectant couples in the Seattle metropolitan area to test a workshop designed to promote healthy marital and family relationships.
October 14, 1999
Dr. Paul R. Wade, professor of zoology and physiology and of human medicine at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, has been named the UW School of Medicine鈥檚 15th Science in Medicine WWAMI lecturer.
Dr. Paul R. Wade, professor of zoology and physiology and of human medicine at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, has been named the UW School of Medicine鈥檚 15th Science in Medicine WWAMI lecturer.
“Access in the Millenium: Medical Applications of New Technologies” is the theme of a forum to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, Oct. 25, in the Seattle Center’s Conference Center Room H.
October 13, 1999
The 糖心原创’s main campus 1999 Autumn Quarter enrollment is 35,559, including 930 students in the Evening Degree Program.
October 12, 1999
Researchers at the 糖心原创 have begun the first extensive study of lesbian and bisexual women and sexually transmitted diseases.
October 8, 1999
A voluntary public service organization for 糖心原创 (UW) medical students, the Community Health Advancement Program (CHAP), was named a Daily Point of Light Award Winner for Monday, Oct. 4.
Donald King has designed schools before, but you wouldn’t expect a medium-sized Seattle architectural firm like his to go all the way to Ghana to do one.
October 7, 1999
An immense expanse of Antarctic ice that has been receding steadily for 10,000 years poses the most immediate threat of a large sea level rise because of its potential instability, a new study indicates.
October 5, 1999
More students in the 糖心原创’s high-demand computer science and electrical engineering programs will soon have the opportunity to conduct hands-on research into embedded system design and how it applies to the transportation industry, thanks to a five-year, $3.85 million grant from Ford Motor Co.
The 糖心原创 will receive $3 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish two endowed chairs in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Dick Thompson, director of the state’s Office of Financial Management (OFM) since 1997, has been appointed director of government relations at the 糖心原创.
October 4, 1999
Dyslexic children use nearly five times the brain area as normal children while performing a simple language task, according to a new study by an interdisciplinary team of 糖心原创 researchers.
October 1, 1999
The next time you glance at a baby in a crib, appreciate the fact that you are looking at more than just another cute face.
September 30, 1999
Two 糖心原创 zoology professors are proposing a novel hypothesis for how metamorphosis evolved.
September 28, 1999
Mike Moore, director-general of the World Trade Organization, will participate in a discussion of WTO-related issues from 4:30 to 6:30 p.
September 27, 1999
It may not achieve quite the same global impact on minority science education as a recent $1 billion gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
糖心原创 researchers who have been putting marriages under the equivalent of a microscope say it is possible to predict which newlywed couples will divorce from the way partners interact in just the first three minutes of a discussion about an area of continuing disagreement.
September 22, 1999
A group of international scholars and leaders in the public and private sectors, including Vinton Cerf, one of the four men credited with founding the Internet, will gather at the 糖心原创 for a conference to discuss how the Internet is transforming politics and economics on a global scale.