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By Pamela Wyngate
HS News & Community Relations

Stretch the DNA contained in one human cell from end-to-end, and it would be about one yard long.

By Walter Neary

An investigation of the activity of individual human nerve cells during the act of memory indicates that the brain’s nerve cells are even more specialized than many people think—no pun intended.

Preventing blindness

Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) has awarded a grant of $110,000 to the 91±¬ÁÏ Department of Ophthalmology to suport research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases.

This year’s Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 50 years of existence radio station KUOW has evolved from a training lab for the 91±¬ÁÏ’s broadcast journalism students to a mostly independent news and information station, says station manager Wayne Roth.

Another El Niño could be brewing in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.

A totem pole near the Burke Museum offers a stark contrast to the construction cranes looming in the background.

Outstanding Public Service

Nominations are now being accepted for the Outstanding Public Service Award, which recognizes the contributions of a faculty or staff member to improving the quality of life locally, nationally or internationally through public service.

Computer specialists in many departments feel like the proverbial boy with his finger in the dike—except, all too often there are too many holes and not enough fingers.

The size of ice domes and the clockwise displacement of ice rafts on the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, are consistent with what one could expect of melting caused by a hydrothermal vent plume, or plumes, in an ocean beneath the ice, say oceanographers John Delaney of the 91±¬ÁÏ and Richard Thomson of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Beds of thousands of tiny pulsating artificial “hairs” can provide a precise method for steering small satellites to docking stations on larger vessels, according to a study led by researchers at the 91±¬ÁÏ.

Tom Murphy plans to spend much of the next five years using the Apache Point telescope in New Mexico as a tape measure 239,000 miles long — give or take a millimeter.

Who Owns `Human Nature’? is the title of this quarter’s Solomon Katz Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities, scheduled for 7:30 p.

During the last 40 years, chemists have developed an understanding of how an electron transfers from one group to another to create new compounds.

The 91±¬ÁÏ avoided $1.

‘Man Who Stayed Behind’ to speak at Burke lecture

Sidney Rittenberg, the man who went to China in the Army in 1945 and ended up staying for 35 years, will lecture on China’s Cultural Revolution: A Turning Point in History at 7 p.

MAPPING EVOLUTION: As better genomic information becomes available with the resolution of the Human Genome Project, a 91±¬ÁÏ scientist thinks a clearer picture of human evolution, might result.

Where are we? Here’s another in our series of more difficult photos for you to guess.

Academic Opportunities

ADAI Research Grants

The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards.

BEST BOOK: The 91±¬ÁÏ’s Sam Wineburg was recently presented the Frederic W.

A research center based at the 91±¬ÁÏ School of Dentistry will try to understand the causes, and some of the answers, for needless suffering among diverse groups in the Northwest and Alaska.

The size of ice domes and movement of ice rafts on the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, are consistent with what one could expect of melting caused by a hydrothermal vent plume, or plumes, in an ocean beneath the ice, say oceanographers John Delaney of the 91±¬ÁÏ and Richard Thomson of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Tom Murphy plans to spend much of the next five years using the Apache Point telescope in New Mexico as a tape measure 239,000 miles long – give or take a millimeter.

The 91±¬ÁÏ Academic Medical Center is offering the 91±¬ÁÏ community and the general public the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2002.

Two programs, both open to the public, will honor the legacy of Dr.

The School of Medicine’s Office of Research and Graduate Education has joined several science departments and the Graduate School to sponsor the series of presentations known as “What Can You Do with a Ph.

The 91±¬ÁÏ Academic Medical Center has established a program to recognize faculty and staff members who exemplify service excellence.

By Pam Sowers
HS News & Community Relations

Pancreatic cancer seems swift and unforgiving to its victims.

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Even with the heavy rains this winter, progress on the new Surgery Pavilion for 91±¬ÁÏ Medical Center has been steady.

Benditt Lecture today

“Genetics in Everyday Life” is the topic for the 6th annual Earl P.

By Steve Hill
University Week

The 2002 legislative session opens Monday in Olympia with a $1.

By Steve Hill
University Week

It sounds a lot like the beginning of a joke: have you heard the one about the computer programmer, the manager, and the librarian?

The threesome – three brothers, actually – walked into a bar two and a half years ago.

Applications and nominations for the 2002 Jeff and Susan Brotman Diversity Award are now being accepted, President Richard L.

Changes being implemented this month in the 91±¬ÁÏ Service Recognition Program will for the first time include employees all over campus who reach five-years of service and give employees with greater service new choices in the gifts they receive.

Human Resources recently announced a series of tools to help supervisors evaluate research scientist and engineer positions, determine appropriate salary ranges and to identify career progressions.

Neuroscientists examining the brain activity of people who learned to speak American Sign Language (ASL) at different times in their lives have found the first evidence that there is a critical period for acquiring a nonverbal language, just as there is for spoken languages.

Greenhouse warming and other human effects on the environment may increase the possibility of large, abrupt changes in global climate, according to a recent National Research Council report issued by a panel of 11 scientists that includes the 91±¬ÁÏ’s Peter Rhines and John Wallace.

Most solutions to fisheries problems have been shortsighted and don’t provide the right incentives for fishermen, resource managers or scientists, according to Ray Hilborn, 91±¬ÁÏ professor of aquatic and fisheries sciences and lead speaker for this year’s Bevan Series on Sustainable Fisheries.

Unit Head: Corey Fagan, director

Location: Guthrie Annex 1

Number of Employees: Eight paid staff members plus approximately 30 graduate student staff therapists who provide services as part of their training in the clinical psychology doctoral program.