In the early seventies, the 91探花Faculty Senate began to formally examine the issues that particularly affect faculty women.
January 23, 2003
The latest news from the UW
Grayson named AAAS Fellow
Anthropology professor Donald Grayson has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
HS News Briefs
Two new online teaching tools, the Portfolio Tool and Virtual Case, will be described in a presentation by Mark Farrelly of the UW鈥檚 Catalyst Initiative from 4 to 5 p.
Automatic defibrillator machines now available for home use
You slept well, but you鈥檙e feeling weighed down by crushing fatigue, then by intense chest pain.
Genetic mutation found for inherited nerve damage
91探花researchers have found a genetic mutation underlying one of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders.
Shortell to speak on managing chronic illness
Notices
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be at noon on Wednesday, Feb.
Parker to speak on teaching democracy
Walter Parker, a 91探花professor of education, will give a book talk and sign copies of his latest work, Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life, on Friday from 11 a.
Sea Grant agent stays involved with coastal action
Vacationers on Washington鈥檚 Pacific Ocean coast may get the impression that all is blissfully quiet at the water鈥檚 edge.
Speaker series tackles issue of academic achievement gap
The achievement gap is a very real thing to Steve Fink.
News Makers
NEED TO FEED: A recent story in the San Francisco Chronicle examined the problem of obesity in America.
Etc.
URBAN JOB CHAMP: The 91探花received the Corporate Job Challenge Award from Seattle鈥檚 Chamber of Commerce Urban Enterprise Center recently for its efforts in recruitment and retention of candidates from urban communities.
Brotman award nominees, applications sought
Applications and nominations are now being sought for the 2003 Jeff and Susan Brotman Diversity Award.
January 21, 2003
UW’s new computer science building nearing completion
The new Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering at the 91探花 is starting the new year as a fully enclosed structure.
Research shows NW Indians hunted fur seals on sustainable basis
Archaeological evidence from prehistoric hunters in Washington and Alaska adds new fuel to the ongoing debate over the belief that humans have a propensity to over-exploit their natural resources, and also indicates that early Indians’ harvest of northern fur seals was sustainable.
Children’s injury risk is greater after injury to a sibling
Children are more likely to suffer unintentional injuries in the 180 days following a sibling鈥檚 injury, according to a study by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the January 2003 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics.
January 16, 2003
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Roger Buick: From oldest fossils to newest science
Earth鈥檚 most ancient fossils are hard to find.
Drama students take over as local theater鈥檚 鈥極utsiders鈥�
When The Outsiders opens next week at Seattle Children鈥檚 Theatre (SCT), its cast should look familiar to a lot of people on campus.
Book traces history of American popular music
As a graduate student teaching Introduction to Music, Larry Starr hit upon a teaching method that he found worked really well.
Grants fund travel, learning in developing countries
Leslie Flores dodges hummingbirds as she picks snapdragons in a fragrant mountain field.
Earth faces its end 鈥� in 7.5 billion years
Mathematician鈥檚 theories hold promise for fisheries management
The key to managing fisheries so populations are stable and healthy may lie in the theories of an 18th century Presbyterian minister and amateur mathematician.
Complexities of copyright important for researchers to understand
What’s the difference between a patent and a copyright? And what laws govern them? Ask even productive researchers and you may be regarded with a blank stare.
EE prof鈥檚 students take part in TV robot building competition
Three of electrical engineering assistant research professor Linda Bushnell鈥檚 students will travel to Tennessee next week to test their robot design and building prowess on the new cable television show Robot Rivals.
Tips offered for clearing the air
Every day, we drive about 70 million miles and burn 3 million gallons of gasoline in the Puget Sound region.
January 14, 2003
Heroin and cocaine deaths rebound in Seattle-King County in 2002, while methamphetamine use appears to plateau
Heroin and cocaine-related deaths in the Seattle-King County area increased in 2002, following a dip in numbers in the period between July 2001 and December 2001, according to the semi-annual report titled Recent Drug Abuse Trends in the Seattle-King County Area.
91探花Medicine offers Mini-Medical School to the public
91探花Medicine is offering the general public the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2003.
The 11th Annual Salute Harborview!! Gala
Salute Harborview!! is Harborview鈥檚 biggest annual fund raiser. Proceeds from this year鈥檚 gala will go to the 91探花Burn Center at Harborview and one of its key components The Virtual Reality Pain Control Research Program.
January 13, 2003
‘The end of the world’ has already begun, 91探花scientists say
In its 4.5 billion years, Earth has evolved from its hot, violent birth to the celebrated watery blue planet that stands out in pictures from space. But in a new book, two noted 91探花 astrobiologists say the planet already has begun the long process of devolving into a burned-out cinder, eventually to be swallowed by the sun.
Expert seeks ways to foster development without depleting resources
“Science and Technology for Sustainability,” a free, public lecture by Harvard University’s William Clark, will focus on linking research to policy by, for instance, moving from arguments over statistics and reports generated by hundreds of different businesses, non-profits and government agencies to debates based on mutually agreed-on environmental data.
91探花researchers discover gene mutation associated with a form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, an inherited nerve disorder
91探花 (UW) researchers have found a genetic mutation underlying one of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders.
January 10, 2003
Faculty experts list on world events
Journalists are invited to click on the link above to find 91探花faculty experts who can help with stories on U.S. conflicts with Iraq and North Korea, the domestic ramifications, the aftermath of 9/11 and war on terrorism, and other current events.
January 9, 2003
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Klausner to present Benditt Lecture
Traumatic brain injuries: Finding ways to reduce the damage
All aboard: 91探花staffer is train fanatic
In preschool he was building them out of blocks.
Evidence found that parts of Antarctic ice sheets are melting
Rocks deposited by glaciers on mountain ranges in West Antarctica have given scientists the most direct evidence yet that parts of the ice sheet are on a long-term, natural trajectory of melting.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Faculty Senate
The Faculty Council on Research (FCR) is one of 12 standing councils of the Faculty Senate.