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April 4, 2002
The latest news from the UW
As usual, the 91探花did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
CASE BONANZA: As usual, the 91探花did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
As usual, the 91探花did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
CASE BONANZA: As usual, the 91探花did well in the regional competition of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
mystery photo
Kay Morris, administrative specialist in Graduate Medical Education, poses by the shed near the fish pond that she correctly identified when it appeared as a mystery photo.
Marshall Horwitz selected for Presidential Early Career Award
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is naming Dr.
Risk for offspring of cousins lower than commonly believed
Cousins contemplating marriage or concerned about a pregnancy arising from their union have often found it hard to get accurate information about risks to their offspring.
Distinguished staff nominees celebrate
INDIVIDUALS
Richard Andrews, director, Henry Art Gallery
Carolina Anunciation, academic counselor, Office of Student Services
Gary Ausman, director, international services
Michelle Bagshaw, academic adviser, School of Social Work
Gerald Barnett, director, Software Copyright Ventures
Susan Barnhart, associate director, Office of the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Ruth Beardsley, senior secretary, Law School
Christopher Budech, research tech supervisor, Center for Anxiety & Depression, Psychiatry
Rebecca Bullock, assistant director, Office of Risk Management
Ross Bunnell, legal assistant, Attorney General’s Office, 91探花division
Elaine Chang, assistant dean, Daniel Evans School of Public Affairs
Elise Chayet, director, Planning & Regulatory Affairs, Harborview
Linda Christianson, director, Department of Surgery
Michele Conrad, administrator, Sociology
Hung Dang, interim director, Office of Student Affairs
Thomas Dicken, media tech lead, Classroom Support Services
Steven Domonkos, research engineer, Atmospheric Sciences
Pamela Eisenheim, program manager, Electrical Engineering
Amy Feldman-Bawarshi, undergraduate adviser, Electrical Engineering
David Fenner, director, International Programs & Exchanges
Gene Frazier, window cleaner lead, Custodial Services
Deborah Fromm, fiscal specialist, Industrial Engineering
Barbara Fulton, office manager, Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics & Astrophysics
Gabriel Gallardo, director, EIP/McNair programs, Office of Minority Affairs
James Gladden, director, technical services, Chemistry
Marilyn Gray, assistant to the chair, Faculty Senate
Cindy Gregovich, manager, Equipment Inventory Office & Travel Office
Sue Haag, budget/fiscal unit supervisor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Kathryn Hahn, administrator, Zoology
Jason Hansen, program support supervisor, Student Activities & Union Facilities
Gloria Heaton, secretary senior, Electrical Engineering
Felicia Hecker, associate director, Middle East Center
James Herndon, science instructional tech II, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Lenny Hom, office assistant, student services, Law School
Elaine Hudson, program coordinator, student services, Law School
Phillip Hurvitz, GIS specialist/ lecturer, part time, Division of Management & Engineering, College of Forest Resources
David Jaffe, executive director, Harborview
Jennifer Johnston, manager of program operations, MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program
Frankye Jones, graduate adviser, Electrical Engineering
Jean Kallhoff, advanced registered nurse practitioner, Urology
Julie Katz, assistant dean, Nursing
Janet Kime, associate director, Undergraduate Advising
Stephanie Kirschner, program coordinator, Advanced Practice Placement Office, Academic Services
Sandra Kroupa, book arts librarian, Manuscripts, Special Collections & University Archives Division, University Libraries
Carol Langdon, administrator, Women Studies
Betty Low, administrator, Restorative Dentistry
Devota Madrano, academic counselor senior, Chemical Engineering
Denis Martynowych, director of facilities, College of Arts & Sciences
Laura Mason, assistant to the chair, Psychosocial & Community Health Nursing
Jennifer McKinney, parking enforcement officer, 91探花Police Department
Karen McMasters, manager of program operations, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine
Joseph Meno, research scientist II, Neurological Surgery
Dina Meske, counseling services coordinator, Computing & Software Systems
Marc Michelsen, software engineer, Atmospheric Sciences
Paul Moore, musical director, Dance Program
Fred Nick, director, Center for Social Science Computation & Research
Mary Anne Ogle, program coordinator, Nursing, Bothell
Lisa Okubo-Garcila, manager, Information Services Department, Hall Health
Gary Olson, assistant dean for student services, School of Social Work
Douglas Parish, police officer, University Police
Sam Park, program coordinator/fiscal specialist II, Center for AIDS & STD, Department of Medicine
Naomi Pascal, associate director & editor in chief, 91探花Press
Melanie Pepin, health services manager/genetic counselor, Pathology
Nona Phillips, research scientist, Comparative Medicine
Dan Poston, executive director, MBA programs, Business School
Sally Ragsdale, flight nurse, Airlift Northwest
Betsy Raleigh, administrator, Business School
Teri Reed, administrator, Electrical Engineering
Sara Reinitz, associate director, Bothell Information Systems
Gwen Rikansrud, dental clinic supervisor II, School of Dentistry Clinic Services
Rebecca Rooney, fiscal specialist supervisor, Environmental Health
Rhey Rosales, stock room attendant, Operating Room
Richard Roth, director of academic services, Geography
Elizabeth Rutherford, assistant to the chair, Psychology
Marilla Satterwhite, associate director of gift planning, Development
Lisa Scharnhorst, library supervisor, Manuscripts, Special Collections & University Archives, 91探花Libraries
Diane Schulstad, administrative specialist, Pharmacology
Margo Segimoto, academic counselor, Mechanical Engineering
Eric Shankland, research scientist, Radiology
John Stoltenberg, advanced labs manager, Physics
Davy Tep, program assistant, School of Social Work
Carol Wagener, graduate program assistant, School of Communications
Marie Walters, assistant to the director, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Keith Ward, copy center lead, Tacoma Copy/Mail Center
Michael Weinreich, research scientist, Immunology
Robert Weller, senior computer specialist, English
Mary Wood, assistant to the chair, Speech & Hearing Sciences
Suzanne Yoshitome, assistant to the executive director, Health Sciences Administration
TEAMS
James Boeckstiegel & Brian Davis, irrigation team, Facilities Services
Deanna Dockter & Susan Treharne, Oncology Pain Center team
Julia Carlson, John Drew & Gerald Sparling, computing & information resources team, Graduate School
Brad Costen & Marc Morrison, computer support group team, College of Forest Resources
Courtney Acitelli, Martha Angel, Vicki Anderson-Ellis, Paul Brown, John Buller, Stanley Chernicoff, Jennifer Dow, Pamela Espinosa-Hill, Dan Farrell, Jason Johnson, Lincoln Johnson, Aileen Kelly, Debra O’Donnell, Mary Pullen, Trevor Whiton & Patricia Wrobel, 2001 Dawg Daze Steering Committee team
Diane Atkinson, Mary Bernson, Mary Cingcade, Nadine Fabbishushan, Felicia Hecker, Chris Kirchoff, Dean LaRue, Tamara Leonard, Marta Mikkelson, Phil Shekelton, Keith Snodgrass & Sara Van Fleet, Jackson School of International Studies Outreach team
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Tacoma research project considers teaching
Kasia Pierzga
91探花Tacoma
Mention the words “teaching and research” and you’ll likely evoke thoughts of juggling time, energy and priorities, unless, of course, your field is education.
Staff Profile: Khandro practices the art of transition
Linda Khandro is a scientist at work and an artist in her leisure time, but her science and her art have something in common: They are both celestial.
Students design Sept. 11 memorials for campus
Many 91探花students are probably trying to forget the images of Sept.
Genetic variants affect warfarin metabolism
Genetic variants in the human enzyme that metabolizes the drug warfarin, the frequently prescribed anticoagulant Coumadin, make some patients more susceptible to serious or life-threatening bleeding.
Public health talks here next week
Two speakers featured at the BioDefense Mobilization Conference being held at the Westin Hotel next week will also be making presentations for the 91探花School of Public Health and Community Medicine.
Clinical Research:April 26 conference will bring many national experts to campus
The School of Medicine, along with Children鈥檚 and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is sponsoring a day-long program on April 26 for clinical investigators.
Statins may also reduce calcium on aortic valve
People who take statins may have at least 60 percent less aortic valve calcium than people who do not take statins, according to a 91探花study in the March 30 edition of The Lancet.
New Keck Center established to focus on microbes that cause disease
The 91探花School of Medicine has established the Keck Center for Functional, Structural, and Chemical Genomics of Microbial Pathogens.
Notices
ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from 91探花 faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects related to ethnic studies.
Oceanography teaching expert to offer innovative tips during quarterly forum
鈥淪o, How Do We Change the Way We Teach? An Answer鈥� is the topic of the spring Quarterly Forum on Teaching and Learning, scheduled for 3:30鈥�5 p.
Study shows fliers are more stressed since 9/11
The number of commercial air travelers who now find flying to be at least somewhat stressful has risen dramatically to 81 percent of passengers, according to the first survey measuring the attitudes of people before and after the events of Sept.
91探花is stage as student delegates debate issues
With terrorism and a Middle East crisis setting the stage, UN 鈥淪ecretary-General鈥� Jasmine Marwaha will convene 450 delegates at the 91探花April 5 and 6 to debate pressing world problems.
Grant will bring chemical scientists together
An unusual grant for the professional development of graduate students in the chemical sciences will both unify and broaden their experience.
Nominees sought for lifelong learning awards
The 91探花is seeking nominations for the second annual Faculty Award for Distinguished Contribution to Lifelong Learning.
Legislative representative nominees wanted
The Senate Executive Committee is accepting nominations for faculty members to serve as Faculty Legislative Representative and Deputy Legislative Representative during the 2002鈥�03 academic year.
Budget discussion begins
91探花tops national primary-care medical school rankings
For ninth straight year U.S.News & World Report ranks 91探花 as top primary-care medical school
For the ninth consecutive year, the <A href="http://www.
April 3, 2002
First cousins face lower risk of having children with genetic conditions than is widely perceived
Cousins contemplating marriage or concerned about a pregnancy arising from their union have often found it difficult to get accurate information about risks to their offspring.
April 2, 2002
Study shows genetic variants put some patients at risk for dangerous drug reactions
Genetic variants in the human enzyme that metabolizes the drug warfarin, the frequently prescribed anticoagulant Coumadin, make some patients more susceptible to serious or life-threatening bleeding.
91探花study links gene to success of a treatment for high blood pressure
Someday, people taking medications for high blood pressure may undergo genetic screening tests that help identify which drug therapies are best for them.
April 1, 2002
Researcher named winner of presidential award
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is naming <A href="http://www.
March 29, 2002
Younger generation takes on world’s problems at April 5-6 Model UN
With terrorism and a Middle East crisis setting the stage, UN “Secretary-General” Jasmine Marwaha will convene 450 delegates at the 91探花 next Friday and Saturday to debate pressing world problems.
Statins may inhibit calcium growth on aortic valve in the elderly
People who take statins may have at least 60 percent less aortic valve calcium than people who do not take statins, according to a 91探花 study in the March 30 edition of The Lancet.
Management Agreement Approved for Harborview Bond Project
The 91探花 Board of Regents unanimously approved a project management agreement authorizing 91探花Capital Projects Office to serve as project manager of the $193 million voter approved bond project to finance earthquake stabilization and bed expansion at Harborview Medical Center.
March 21, 2002
Science close to viewing the beginning of time, 91探花cosmologist says
When it comes to inflation, cosmologists are pondering a future that probably would leave even Alan Greenspan scratching his head.
Number of passengers experiencing air travel stress jumps to 81 percent
The number of commercial air travelers who now find flying to be at least somewhat stressful has risen dramatically to 81 percent of passengers, according to the first survey measuring the attitudes of people before and after the events of Sept. 11.
March 19, 2002
Nasdaq grant to help fund student trading room
Building on a trend to bring Wall Street into the classroom, the Nasdaq Stock Market Educational Foundation has given its first-ever grant to help create a virtual trading room at the 91探花 Business School.
91探花joins Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project cultural caravan
An extensive Internet art exhibit and dozens of educational events presented by the 91探花 will enhance cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project when the international extravaganza hits Seattle starting this month.
Mavis Leno, women’s rights activist and wife of Tonight Show host, talks March 26 about women’s rights in post-Taliban Afghanistan
For the last five years Mavis Leno has used her status as an author and celebrity wife to bring attention to the plight of women under the Taliban rule. Leno will speak about the restoration of women’s rights in post-Taliban Afghanistan in a lecture at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 26 at Town Hall, 6th and Seneca.
March 18, 2002
Mulally to speak on the future of Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will speak about the plans and prospects for the company’s commercial airplane business during an address at the 91探花 Business School.
ADVISORY: 91探花astronomy open house will show off major planetary conjunction
The astronomy open house this year occurs on International Astronomy Day and comes during a major planetary conjunction. Five planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury — will line up in the western sky, with a crescent moon supplying illumination.
March 15, 2002
Sailing icon ready for more adventures with new shoulder
Former Olympic sailing gold medallist Lowell North of Point Loma, Calif., is back at the helm of a sailing yacht, after his painful left shoulder was repaired during a surgical procedure at 91探花 Medical Center in Seattle last month.