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Students at all grade levels will be the beneficiaries of a $500,000 grant to the 91±¬ÁÏ School of Medicine from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

About 60 high school students from across the nation with ambitions to attend college will gather at the 91±¬ÁÏ in July and August for programs filled with typical summer camp activities – games, classes, treasure hunts and late-night pillow fights.

The 91±¬ÁÏ Board of Regents today approved a new graduate certificate program aimed at giving 91±¬ÁÏ bioengineering graduates an entrepreneurial edge as they enter the fast-paced and often high-risk world of commercial biotechnology.

Two Eastside sisters now have more in common than they ever imagined they’d have: they’re sharing one set of kidneys. Dr. Lucy Wrenshall, a transplant surgeon at 91±¬ÁÏ Medical Center, performed the surgery.

A team of transplant surgeons at 91±¬ÁÏ Medical Center has performed what they believe is a first in the annals of transplant surgery: Husband and wife themselves, they retrieved a donor kidney from a wife and transplanted it into her ailing husband.

The only thing worse than waiting for a tardy bus is arriving at the bus stop a minute late and having no clue whether your ride has come and gone, says 91±¬ÁÏ Electrical Engineering Professor Daniel Dailey, whose latest creation can help commuters keep closer tabs on their transportation.

91±¬ÁÏ Medical Center is ranked among the top hospitals in the country in a number of specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 1999 annual guide to “America’s Best Hospitals,” available on newsstands July 12.

The Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, that started blooming in the 91±¬ÁÏ botany greenhouse yesterday began to collapse this afternoon, signaling the end of the bloom’s short life.

A very special series of paintings and other artworks by Anchorage artist Gerry Conaway is on display at 91±¬ÁÏ Medical Center.

The stench of dead and bloated flesh drifted through the 91±¬ÁÏ botany greenhouse this afternoon as an unusual plant called an Amorphophallus titanum began to bloom.

A team of 91±¬ÁÏ scientists working at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) has found a way to grow blood-producing stem cells in the laboratory – opening the door to helping cancer patients overcome major side effects of treatment and creating greater possibilities for genetic cures of illness.

The 91±¬ÁÏ is hosting an international group of technical communication scholars to explore how people interact with the Web and to design guidelines for evaluating the communication effectiveness of Web sites.

Fourteen major North American universities will have a Web site to showcase some of the best distance learning by some of the best institutions. The Web site, R1.edu, will be operational in September and will be hosted by the 91±¬ÁÏ.

It stands nearly 5 feet tall and is still growing, and soon it will smell like rotting flesh, but it’s still Douglas Ewing’s baby.

Five 91±¬ÁÏ (91±¬ÁÏ) clinical faculty members at the Department of Medicine’s regional teaching sites have been selected for 1999 WWAMI Excellence in Teaching Awards.

A free public forum on “Sex and Aging: The New Facts of Life” will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at the Edmond Meany Hotel, 4507 Brooklyn in Seattle’s University District.

How might whales, seals, sea lions, dolphins and other marine mammals fare 100 years from now if our human population and demand on the world’s resources both double? The question will be among those explored during the annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists being held in Seattle for the first time ever.

A series of free public lectures on the nervous system, learning disabilities and mental health issues will be given in July by 91±¬ÁÏ faculty members and other experts.

91±¬ÁÏ President Richard L. McCormick has appointed a task force on gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender (GBLT) issues.

Harborview Medical Center is one of five centers in U.S. to study magnetic stimulation as an alternative to anti-depressant medications and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

The 91±¬ÁÏ will use a $2.3 million grant from the William H. Gates Foundation to develop a five-year program to train experts in women’s health to improve the lives of women and children around the world.

Educators with a gift for making the Middle Ages come alive or relating complicated math to students’ daily lives will participate next week in a statewide project aimed at improving teaching methods for current and future teachers.

Over the past 21 years drowning in King County has decreased by 59 percent, according to a 91±¬ÁÏ study published in this week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

In a program called Project Astro, fourth- and fifth-grade students at Olympic View made 8-inch ceramic discs to decorate a sundial, which was installed on May 22 by Sullivan, a Puget Sound Energy crew and school volunteers.

Stimulating the production of growth hormone in healthy older men and women can return hormone levels to those found in younger adults and reduce body fat, according to research being conducted at the 91±¬ÁÏ and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle.

Dr. Scott Barnhart, 91±¬ÁÏ (91±¬ÁÏ) associate professor of medicine, has been named medical director of Harborview Medical Center and associate dean of the 91±¬ÁÏ School of Medicine.

Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the 91±¬ÁÏ School of Medicine, has named Dr. Andrew A. “Andy” Ziskind associate dean for clinical affairs and associate vice president for clinical specialty programs.

A group of undergraduate 91±¬ÁÏ students have completed the initial design for a nanosatellite that will study the earth’s ionosphere and experiment with flying in precise formation with other satellite.

A memorial service for Neil Jacobson, 91±¬ÁÏ psychology professor, will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Ballroom at the Edmond Meany Hotel, 4507 Brooklyn Ave. NE in the University District.

Fathers are critical in children’s development of emotional control, according to 91±¬ÁÏ psychologist John Gottman, author of “Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child.”

A new study by 91±¬ÁÏ researchers, to be presented later this week at the American Psychological Society’s annual meeting in Denver, indicates that men and women view sexual abuse cases differently and could be poles apart in rendering an actual verdict.

Just being exposed to a story about a fictitious childhood experience can alter people’s memories to the point that half of them believe the incident probably occurred even though they previously said it didn’t, 91±¬ÁÏ researchers will report later this week at the American Psychological Society’s annual meeting in Denver.

Unconscious prejudice towards blacks and the elderly can be significantly decreased by exposing people to images of admired members of those groups, according to a new series of experiments conducted by 91±¬ÁÏ psychologists.

Despite this year’s record snowfall in the Pacific Northwest, the amount of water stored as mountain snowpack is projected to drop significantly in the long run, a change that could repaint the face of the region and drastically alter how water is used and allocated, according to 91±¬ÁÏ researchers.

Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the 91±¬ÁÏ (91±¬ÁÏ) School of Medicine, has named Dr. Andrew A. Ziskind associate dean for clinical affairs and associate vice president for clinical specialty programs.

The 91±¬ÁÏ’s successful 1998 faculty field tour has been expanded to cover more of the state this year. President Richard L. McCormick will lead 30 new professors and librarians from the 91±¬ÁÏ’s Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses on an 1,100-mile, five-day bus trip to learn about the people, places, passions and problems of their home state.

Researchers at the 91±¬ÁÏ School of Medicine have performed the first randomized controlled clinical trial showing that a painful and even life-threatening bowel condition called acute colonic pseudo-obstruction can be effectively treated with intravenous neostigmine.

Clinical studies are underway at the 91±¬ÁÏ to determine the effectiveness of heat therapy to manage pressure ulcers (bed sores).

It takes just nine months on male hormone suppression treatment for men with prostate cancer to lose a significant amount of bone mass density — a rate comparable to the loss experienced by post-menopausal women, according to new research conducted at the 91±¬ÁÏ School of Medicine.

The 91±¬ÁÏ and the Seahawks have reached agreement on the use of Husky Stadium for Seahawks’ home games during the 2000 and 2001 seasons.