August 14, 2003
In late August and early September, the red planet will appear closer and brighter than it has throughout all of recorded history, and astronomers with the 91爆料 and the Seattle Astronomical Society will provide front-row seats for the public during a special “Mars Party” on Sept. 3.
August 13, 2003
Contrary to popular belief, using the Internet may not improve a person’s chances of finding a job.
August 7, 2003
The 91爆料 community is invited to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for the Genome Sciences and Bioengineering Building, to be constructed along 15th Avenue.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
The 91爆料 community is invited to attend groundbreaking ceremonies for the Genome Sciences and Bioengineering Building, to be constructed along 15th Avenue.
Spending time with 13 Nobel Prize winners would be an exhilarating experience for any young scientist, and Summer Lockerbie Randall is no exception.
Bethann Pflugeisen describes her college major, community studies, as being about 鈥渟ocial change with a practical component.
If students enrolled in Georgia Roberts鈥� fall quarter class expect two hours of celebrity worship every Friday afternoon, they鈥檝e got another thing coming.
Correction: The caption for a photo of a research group in Africa, published in the July 24 issue, misidentified the 91爆料 participants in the group.
A private technology start-up company, Teranode Corp.
91爆料 researchers are looking for people who have sustained whiplash injuries in a motor vehicle accident for a study of the factors that contribute to whiplash injuries and the treatment of whiplash injuries.
TV comedy fans may have fond memories of the old 鈥淪anford & Son鈥� series.
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ADAI Grants
The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.
MINORITY MONEY: Providing seed money for minority-run businesses is a good investment, according to a recent study co-authored by a 91爆料 professor.
BEST IN SHOW: Staffers Kathy Hall and Cathy Schwartz received the international Best of Show and Distinguished Technical Communication awards from the Society for Technical Communication (STC) for the Department of Environmental Health鈥檚 1999鈥�2001 biennial report.
Season tickets are now on sale for the School of Drama鈥檚 2003鈥�2004 productions.
Two symposia later this month on San Juan Island are among six to be held in the coming two years to mark the 100th anniversary of the Friday Harbor Laboratories.
Black smoker hydrothermal vent systems may have the fire power, but the staying power of seafloor hydrothermal vent systems like the bizarre Lost City vent field 鈥� discovered just two and a half years ago 鈥� is one reason they may have been incubators of some of Earth鈥檚 earliest life, say 91爆料 scientists and their co-authors in a recent issue of Science.
Susan Jeffords hasn鈥檛 forgotten the moment.
After only three weeks of reading instruction, brain scans in children with dyslexia develop brain activation patterns that match those of normal readers, according to a new study by four 91爆料 researchers published recently in the journal Neurology.
Nine out of 10 urban school superintendents say they need more authority to fix bad schools and boost student achievement, according to a survey of the superintendents of the nation鈥檚 100 largest districts.
Just in time for the American Association of State Climatologists meeting this week in Portland, the state of Washington has someone fulfilling those duties for the first time since the late 1990s.
August 4, 2003
For the estimated 140,000 U.S. men diagnosed annually with localized prostate cancer, radioactive seed implantation is fast becoming a preferred alternative to standard treatments involving removal of the prostate gland or external-beam radiation therapy.
July 30, 2003
Just in time for the American Association of State Climatologists meeting next week in Portland, the state of Washington has someone fulfilling those duties for the first time since the late 1990s.
July 28, 2003
The 91爆料 has signed an exclusive license with ActivBiotics, Inc., of Lexington, Mass., to allow the company to use knowledge and technology developed by Dr. Allan Shor of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and researchers at the 91爆料 for the diagnosis and treatment of arterial chlamydial granuloma, a condition linked to one of the world’s leading causes of death.
Nine out of 10 urban school superintendents say they need more authority to fix bad schools and boost student achievement, according to a survey of the superintendents of the nation’s 100 largest districts.
July 25, 2003
U.S. News & World Report Magazine rated Harborview Medical Center’s Orthopaedics Department as one of the top 10 centers for orthopaedic care in the country.
July 24, 2003
New directors have been named for the School of Medicine鈥檚 regional WWAMI (Wyoming, Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) program at Montana State University and for the combined programs at the University of Idaho and Washington State University.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
When the National Urban League released its report on the 鈥淪tate of Black America鈥� July 23, it included the voice of Carolyn West, associate professor of psychology at 91爆料 Tacoma, a scholar who is rapidly gaining prominence for her pioneering work studying African American families.
Each year, students in the Master of Fine Arts program in the School of Art show their work at the Henry Art Gallery just about the time they鈥檙e picking up their degrees.
Daniel Chiu does research at the tiniest scales, but he hopes he can help unlock some of medical science鈥檚 biggest puzzles.
Now that the 91爆料 Board of Regents and the city of Seattle have removed the 鈥渓ease lid鈥� that limited 91爆料 leases outside of campus boundaries, there is not likely to be an immediate move for the University to lease off-campus properties.
Medal of Merit
Nobel Laureate Lee Hartwell, president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and 91爆料 professor of genome sciences, was one of four Washingtonians to receive the state鈥檚 highest civilian honor, the Medal of Merit, this month.
91爆料 Medical Center has achieved a top 10 ranking among the premier hospitals in the country, according to U.
You鈥檝e been drinking a lot of sodas and eating more candy than usual, thanks to job stress, family stress and traffic stress.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today (July 24) announced a $30 million grant to the 91爆料 School of Medicine for an unprecedented study at 10 sites in Africa, India, and Latin America to determine whether suppressing genital herpes can significantly reduce HIV transmission.
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