December 2, 2002
Neuroscientists trying to tease out the mechanisms underlying the basis of human sympathy have found that such feelings trigger brain activity not only in areas associated with emotion but also in areas associated with performing an action
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $9 million grant to the 91探花 to support the newly formed Center for Functional Genomics and Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Liver Disease.
OneWorld Challenge, a Kirkland-based syndicate that will compete in New Zealand next year for the America’s Cup, the world’s premier sailing competition.
November 28, 2002
New research suggests that Jupiter-like planets form in as little as a few hundred years.
November 26, 2002
The 91探花’s new Academy for Young Scholars, like the Marine Corps, is looking for a few good recruits. The academy is seeking outstanding young scholars — high school sophomores — in the Puget Sound area for its fall 2003 class.
November 25, 2002
A pig-roasting pit at a garden used by elderly immigrants and a hanging play structure for an experimental preschool are among the 91探花 projects highlighted in a new book on innovative joint ventures between schools of architecture and local communities.
Researchers at the 91探花 have discovered a cellular basis for what many have long suspected: Men, as well as women, have a reproductive clock that ticks down with age.
November 21, 2002
Man doth not live by bread alone, but also by sodium, calcium, potassium, and magnesium.
Ask Sally Brown to compare her former career as a chef with her current career as a soils scientist and one can expect a simple answer: 鈥淭he cooking smells better.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
James Severson, current president of the Cornell Research Foundation, has been selected to become vice provost for intellectual property and technology transfer at the UW, effective Jan.
Most people get a cake for their birthday; Diane Thome got a concert for hers.
While the average employee is admiring the color of the leaves on campus, at least 30 people are thinking more about how to get rid of them.
SPACE (NEEDLE) TRAVEL: Filmmaker B.
Editor鈥檚 Note: The Combined Fund Drive runs through Nov.
The Faculty Council on University Facilities and Services (FCUFS) has responsibility for policies relating to building needs, space utilization, supplies and equipment, administrative services, and parking and traffic.
The 91探花Board of Regents, meeting on Nov.
The American Cancer Society at the 91探花is looking for participants for the first Relay for Life held at the UW.
The 91探花Career Week was honored with an Outstanding Advising Program Award at the annual National Academic Advising Association conference last month.
The 91探花Dance Program will present its annual composer/choreographer collaborative concert Dec.
A student-organized drive to register bone marrow donors will be held Friday, Nov.
A study involving almost 2,400 women has shown that a vaccine that prevents infection with one of the viruses linked to cervical cancer is generally safe and effective.
Michael Corn, director of research and industry relations support in the School of Medicine鈥檚 Office of Research and Graduate Education, will speak on research-related conflicts of interest at the next program in the series on 鈥淭hings Your Mother Never Taught You,鈥� sponsored by the School of Medicine鈥檚 Office of Industry Relations and the 91探花Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer.
The 91探花School of Medicine received the Association of American Medical Colleges 2002 Award for Outstanding Community Service at the group鈥檚 annual meeting in San Francisco last weekend.
REGENTS MEETING
The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 1 p.
Music for viola by 91探花composers will be featured at a concert at 7:30 p.
Even though it wasn鈥檛 the 鈥渂ig one,鈥� last year鈥檚 Nisqually earthquake caused damage to nearly 300,000 residences or almost one out every four households in the Puget Sound area, according to a new 91探花study.
Washington state may have been more lucky than smart in its recent economic history.
Demonstrating the amount of wealth minority-owned firms contribute to the state even in a sluggish economy, winners of the 91探花Minority Business Awards saw their revenues grow in 2001.
If you鈥檙e one of those people who pays attention to volume and issue numbers on your newspaper, you may notice something unusual about University Week.
People living in the Pacific Northwest will likely face a difficult choice in coming decades as global warming alters the region鈥檚 climate 鈥� they can have water for hydroelectric power or water for salmon runs, but not both.
People living in the Pacific Northwest will likely face a difficult choice in coming decades as global warming alters the region’s climate — they can have water for hydroelectric power or water for salmon runs, but not both.
November 20, 2002
A study involving almost 2,400 women has shown that a vaccine that prevents infection with one of the viruses linked to cervical cancer is generally safe and effective.
November 19, 2002
Demonstrating the amount of wealth minority-owned firms contribute to the state even in a sluggish economy, winners of the 91探花 Minority Business Awards saw their revenues grow in 2001.
Even though it wasn’t the “big one,” last year’s Nisqually earthquake caused damage to nearly 300,000 residences or almost one out of every four households in the Puget Sound area, according to a new 91探花 study.
November 18, 2002
James Severson, current president of the Cornell Research Foundation, has been selected to become vice provost for intellectual property and technology transfer at the 91探花.
November 15, 2002
A national UW-led program that teaches students with disabilities to use technology as a prominent ingredient in their recipes for success is celebrating a landmark birthday with new programs to reach out to university administrators and encourage students to pursue careers in science and engineering.
November 14, 2002
Do Peterson鈥檚 biostatistics dissertation starts out with folk, progresses to bluegrass and continues on through funk, disco, jazz and rock 鈥榥鈥� roll.