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July 10, 2003
The latest news from the UW
Annual celebration of the arts covers wide ‘Sphere’
The Summer Arts Festival returns to campus July 16鈥�19, with its many events built around the theme of 鈥淪pheres.
Online test shows strong racial bias
Given only a fraction of a second to respond to images of men popping out from behind a garbage dumpster, people were more likely to shoot blacks than whites, even when the men were holding a harmless object such as a flashlight rather than a gun.
Totem pole carver at the Burke
On selected Saturdays this summer, Tlingit carver Stephen Jackson will demonstrate the art of totem pole carving within the temporary exhibition, Out of the Silence: The Enduring Power of Totem Poles.
91探花Tacoma to destroy building, preserve heritage
The UW, Tacoma has announced plans to pull down what remains of the historic Japanese Language School building and hopes the news of this decision will generate ideas for how best to preserve the heritage of the school, which with Tacoma鈥檚 Japan Town became a casualty of World War II.
July 8, 2003
Blacks more likely to be shot than whites even when holding harmless objects
Given only a fraction of a second to respond to images of men popping out from behind a garbage Dumpster, people were more likely to shoot blacks than whites, even when the men were holding a harmless object such as a flashlight rather than a gun.
Youth get opportunity to ‘practice dentistry’ at 91探花Dental Camp
This summer, the 91探花 School of Dentistry will again team up with the Washington Dental Service Foundation (WDSF) to conduct dental camps for junior high school students from across the state.
July 3, 2003
91探花Computer Science & Engineering begins move to new home
The 91探花鈥檚 Department of Computer Science & Engineering has started to move across campus into the department鈥檚 new building.
91探花licenses two technologies for development by Teranode Corp.
A private technology start-up company, Teranode Corp. of Seattle, has licensed two technologies developed at the 91探花: Labscape, which promises to revolutionize how data is collected and analyzed in laboratories, and JSim, which offers cutting-edge simulations of biological systems.
July 2, 2003
Booster Seat Coupons Help young passengers during summer drives
To make the summer a safer time for families with young children, the Washington State Booster Seat Coalition is now offering discount coupons for Cosco booster seats being sold at Target Stores throughout the state.
July 1, 2003
Historic Japanese Language School building could be leveled in late fall
The 91探花, Tacoma has announced plans to pull down what remains of the historic Japanese Language School building and hopes the news of this decision will generate ideas for how best to preserve the heritage of the school, which with Tacoma’s Japan Town became a casualty of World War II.
June 26, 2003
Artist in Residence: 91探花grad at Henry this summer
Starting next week, members of the campus community will have the opportunity to drop in on an artist at work.
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<IMG height=150 alt="" src="http://admin. Oils from fatty fish supported as intervention to reduce risk of sudden cardiac deathAn editorial in the June 3 issue of Circulation calls attention to the clinical implications of research related to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), myocardial vulnerability, and sudden cardiac death. Belding Scribner Memorial service Monday, June 30A memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr. Set change gets applause as student鈥檚 design debutsSo familiar is the amateur theatrical production, that it鈥檚 practically an American rite of passage for young schoolchildren. Black named principal lecturerHealth Sciences News BriefsBrentnall 鈥渁lmost famous鈥� Public Health holds celebration to mark rise in U.S. News & World Report rankingsThe 91探花School of Public Health and Community Medicine held an all-school celebration event this spring to mark its rise, from fifth to fourth, in the rankings of the 33 accredited schools of public health by U. New therapy for blunt trauma victims being tested at HarborviewHypertonic resuscitation 鈥� a concentrated intravenous (IV) dose of saline and dextran, a sugar solution 鈥� has the potential to help survivors of blunt trauma by improving blood flow and delivery of oxygen to the injured brain while decreasing high pressure in the brain, a common problem for patients with brain injury. BabyCues card sets available soonA new tool developed by researchers in the 91探花School of Nursing promises to help parents, grandparents and other caregivers become more tuned in to the infants and young children in their lives. MRI use for low-back pain questionedA 91探花study featured in the June 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that while the latest technology may be faster than traditional radiograph or X-ray in providing images of the spine, rapid magnetic resonance imaging, or rapid MRI, does not result in cost savings or significant reductions in lower back pain. 91探花studies link iron and manganese intake to Parkinson鈥檚91探花researchers have found that the risk of someone getting Parkinson鈥檚 disease after high consumption of both iron and manganese together is greater than expected. Book PicksAfrican American Women Confront the West: 1600鈥�2000 African American women in the West have long been stereotyped as socially and historically marginal, existing in isolation from other women in the West and from their counterparts in the East and South. 91探花linguist to lead efforts to save languageIt鈥檚 getting harder and harder for the few remaining residents of the Aleutian and Pribilof islands who speak Aleut to hold a conversation in the native Alaskan language. NoticesACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES Staff Forum members wanted The President鈥檚 Staff Forum is looking for seven new members to replace members whose terms are ending. Administrative staff wax poetic in lesson on communicationWhat does poetry have to do with a University center dedicated to developing a new generation of biomaterials for medical implants? And what does it have to do with eight staff members of that center whose jobs vary from dealing with the budget to providing computer support? That鈥檚 a question the administrative staff of 91探花Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB), an engineering research center, was exploring in a light-hearted way recently. Learning sciences scholar to join College of Ed.John Bransford, regarded as perhaps the nation鈥檚 pre-eminent scholar in learning sciences, will be hired as a professor in the UW鈥檚 College of Education, Acting Provost David Thorud has announced. Social program benefits 鈥榮pill over,鈥� study showsSocial-welfare programs may help many more people than previously thought, 91探花research indicates. Study of undergraduate learning probes thoughts, feelings of studentsFor the last four years she鈥檚 been listening, and now it鈥檚 Catharine Beyer鈥檚 turn to speak. Etc.GOING THE DISTANCE: A 91探花professor and a doctoral student, both from the College of Engineering, have been named recipients of the third annual R1edu Awards recognizing pioneering work in the field of distance learning. Discretionary leave gives supervisors another way to reward good serviceWith another year of state budget cuts, 91探花supervisors may be looking around for ways they can reward good employees. Budget cuts to be 3 to 4 percentThe state Legislature has finally concluded its work, with two special sessions, and the 91探花fared pretty well, considering. Charting seismic effects on water levels can refine earthquake understandingThe relationship between seismic activity and hydrology is not well understood and is ripe for serious examination by scientists from the two disciplines, said David Montgomery, a 91探花 professor of Earth and space sciences. June 24, 2003 Internal waves appear to have the muscle to pump up mid-latsIn a novel use of mooring data, a 91探花 researcher has calculated just how much punch waves appear to carry as they travel thousands of miles from where they originate. Memorial service will be held June 30 for Dr. Belding H. ScribnerA memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr. Belding H. Scribner will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 30, in Hogness Auditorium at the 91探花 Health Sciences Center in Seattle. Saving Aleut: Linguist begins new effort to preserve native Alaskan languageThe number of Alaskans who speak Aleut has fallen to around 100 from 620 just two decades ago. That’s a far cry from the estimated 20,000 people who once spoke Aleut in the Aleutians and Pribilofs, which jut out hundreds of miles into the North Pacific Ocean off the Alaska Peninsula. June 23, 2003 Is the cessation of abuse enough to resolve depression for victims of intimate partner violence?Women who have been victims of intimate partner violence experience a decreased likelihood of depression after the violence ceases, according to a study by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the latest issue of the Violence and Victims. June 20, 2003 91探花mourns loss of Dr. Belding H. ScribnerDr. Belding H. Scribner, professor emeritus of medicine in the 91探花 School of Medicine and an inventor whose device has saved millions of lives, died in Seattle on June 19, 2003. June 19, 2003 Social programs may provide hidden ‘spillover’ benefits, study findsSocial-welfare programs may help many more people than previously thought, 91探花 research indicates. |