June 2, 2005
UW researchers have discovered that genetic variations may influence how individuals respond to a common coumarin-based anticoagulant called warfarin, according to an article published in the June 2 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
A number of changes to after-hours access in the Health Sciences Building are slated for late June and July, all related to overall security improvements in the building.
UW TechTransfer鈥檚 Invention Licensing group recently unveiled a dynamic web tool that makes searching for UW technologies easier than ever.
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Equal Opportunity Statement
The 乱伦社区 reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran.
Experts on home remodeling projects will be on the Health Sciences campus and at Harborview Medical Center for the UW Home Improvement Fairs in coming days.
The Tall Ships Festival will be held in Tacoma鈥檚 Commencement Bay from June 30 to July 4, and Thad Koza, author, photographer and expert on tall ships, will give a lecture titled Tall Ships: The Fleet for 2005 twice at UW locations during that time.
NATIONAL HONORS: News & Information staffers picked up national writing awards recently from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.
The UW will soon begin implementing more vigorous procedures for preventing computers on the UW network from being used to originate spam.
UW TechTransfer has announced the recipients of the second round of Technology Gap Innovation Fund (TGIF) awards.
Although the information-gathering phase of the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative is far from complete, members of the team are encouraged by the response thus far, both to the online survey and in-person discussion groups.
乱伦社区 researchers have discovered that genetic variations may influence how individuals respond to a common coumarin-based anticoagulant called warfarin, according to an article published in the June 2 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
May 26, 2005
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Got milk?
These days, There are vending machines on campus to make sure you always do.
Five new talents will take turns on the stage of Kane Hall, batons at the ready, to display their orchestral conducting skills in the University Symphony鈥檚 Young Conductors Concert on Tuesday, May 31.
Christine Ingebritsen has been named acting dean and acting vice provost in the Office of Undergraduate Education.
UW TechTransfer Digital Ventures has developed a program to ease the transition of projects from the laboratory to self-sustaining entities.
The UW Board of Regents received a budget proposal for the 2005-6 fiscal year that would enable the University to invest in the excellence of its programs, expand opportunity and promote diversity.
May 20, 2005
A 乱伦社区 theoretical computer scientist whose work includes access technology for deaf and blind people has been named a recipient of this year’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
May 19, 2005
The UW School of Nursing honored outstanding nurses and nursing leaders at its 2005 Nurses Recognition Banquet Thursday May 12.
More than 150 physicians, patients and health-care providers celebrated the launch of the new UW Medicine Spine Center at Harborview during an open house at the end of April.
More than 150 physicians, patients and health-care providers celebrated the launch of the new UW Medicine Spine Center at Harborview during an open house at the end of April.
Wayne Roth, the man who has guided KUOW, the UW鈥檚 public radio station, for a generation of years, has been named the recipient of the 2005 Edward R.
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The mission of the UW鈥檚 Experimental Education Unit is threefold: training, research and service.
MEMORIALIZED: If you鈥檙e on Red Square on Wednesday, May 25, you鈥檒l have a chance to observe Memorial Day a few days early.
The 20th anniversary of the Elisabeth C.
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
Editor鈥檚 note: This is one of a series of articles by the chairs of Faculty Senate councils and committees.
Student Research Day
Student researchers in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences will be featured at the department鈥檚 Student Research Day, Thursday, May 19, from 12:30 to 3 p.
Healthy Aging Spring Lecture
As our bodies age, we require fewer calories but just as many nutrients.
Bodemer Lecture
Implanted medical devices pose some particular problems in clinical research, in part because there can be dangers involved in the surgery to put them in the body and because it can be difficult or impossible to remove them once they are in place.
The Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), a joint project of the UW and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, will hold the first in a planned series of mini-symposia on Friday morning, May 27, in room 316 of South Campus Center.
By Claire Dietz
News & Community Relations
Frontiers in Biomedical Research, an annual symposium sponsored by the School of Medicine, will focus this year on the effects of the revolution in information processing on medical research and patient care.
By Pam Sowers
News & Community Relations
Scientists have mapped the human genome and are hoping to predict who might be susceptible to certain diseases or responsive to certain treatments.
U District Food Bank
The University District Food Bank is seeking dedicated volunteers to fill open positions on its board of directors.
GENERAL NOTICES
English Language Courses
The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.
Legislation now before Congress would prevent the National Weather Service from providing information that the private sector is supplying, or could supply, to the public.
The School of Social Work is establishing a visiting professorship in honor of Henry Maier, a beloved mentor and classroom lecturer whose life will be celebrated at a memorial service this Sunday.