For decades, motor vehicle safety standards have been based on the results of tests with crash dummies. Now research being conducted at Harborview Medical Center that involves real crash victims may help to save lives and reduce injury.
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Correspondence from novelist Vladimir Nabokov to 黑料吃瓜网 history professor Marc Szeftel will be part of a fall quarter exhibit at the 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Allen Library.
黑料吃瓜网 researchers are looking for between 200 and 300 Seattle-area residents to volunteer as subjects for a new study testing the effectiveness of state-of-the-art treatments for depression.
黑料吃瓜网 President Richard L. McCormick and Washington State University Samuel H. Smith will join together for their annual pre-Apple Cup media availability at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 in 301 Gerberding Hall on the 黑料吃瓜网 campus.
The 黑料吃瓜网 School of Communications is creating a Center for Journalism and Trauma, the first of its kind in the country.
A reconnaissance team of Washington engineers who visited Taiwan after the devastating Sept. 21 earthquake to observe and evaluate damage will present their findings and discuss lessons learned during a briefing at the 黑料吃瓜网.
Seven high technology leaders collaborated at SC99 today to set a number of internet speed records, demonstrating that long-distance gigabit-per-second networking is ready for prime time.
Graduate math, science and engineering students desiring a PRIME experience should consider applying for one of 12 fellowships in a new 黑料吃瓜网 program that seeks to involve 黑料吃瓜网 students in revamping how middle school math and science are taught and learned.
Individuals with certain personality styles – those who are aggressive and those who have low dependency on other people – are at higher risk for recurrent bouts of major depression, according to a new 黑料吃瓜网 study.
Routine counseling in trauma centers for those injured due to alcohol abuse can significantly reduce further excessive drinking and prevent future injuries, according to a study at Harborview Medical Center, published in the November issue of Annals of Surgery.
The 黑料吃瓜网 (黑料吃瓜网) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Cooperative Research Center, based at Harborview Medical Center, has received funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to examine familial predisposition to the illness.
When it comes to training his first-year Portuguese students, Elwin Wirkala doesn鈥檛 stint on the grammar and spelling drills.
Imagine sitting down to these exam questions:
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Tough as those questions are, they?ve been dominating the headlines and inspired the creation of the 黑料吃瓜网?s trail-blazing Human Rights Education & Research Network (HRERN).
Thanks to new tests coming on the market, a flood of people may learn in coming months that they are part of a huge epidemic of genital herpes. A 黑料吃瓜网 scientist is leading a team that will study how health care professionals can help educate people about the disease and prevent it.
Can Washington, Oregon and Idaho handle average temperatures more than 5 degrees warmer, 5 percent more annual precipitation, one-third less winter snowpack and a mountain snow line as much as 1,500 feet higher?
Climate models show such changes are possible in the three-state Columbia River Basin by the middle of the next century as a result of human causes, primarily the spewing of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, a broad panel of scientists and policy analysts said today.
Thomas Foley, U.S. ambassador to Japan and former Speaker of the House, will address the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Law on Tuesday, Nov. 16, on 鈥淭he U.S., Japan, and the WTO New Round.鈥�
A special premiere showing of the film, “Snow Falling on Cedars,” adapted from the best-selling novel by local author David Guterson, will be held at 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Cinerama Theatre, 2100 Fourth Ave. for one showing only.
19 scientists from the 黑料吃瓜网 and other regional institutions have compiled a report on how climate change in the Northwest will affect water resources, salmon, forests and coastlines.
Long recognizing that good doctor/patient communication is essential to good practice, the 黑料吃瓜网 (黑料吃瓜网) School of Medicine has made it one of the cornerstone skills of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course series for first- and second-year medical students.
Workplace violence is a real threat. The 黑料吃瓜网 School of Public Health and Community Medicine is holding a daylong seminar on Nov. 16 on “Preventing Workplace Violence.”
The 黑料吃瓜网 is hosting two Campus Master Plan public meetings on Nov. 16, to gather ideas on its preliminary planning concepts concerning open space, circulation and development of the Seattle campus from 2002 to 2012.
Mary C. Potter, MIT professor of brain and cognitive science and chairwoman of the committee that issued a nationally recognized report detailing systematic discrimination against women faculty members in MIT’s School of Science, will speak at the 黑料吃瓜网 about the report and its aftermath.
A new implantable hearing aid system will undergo clinical trials at the 黑料吃瓜网’s Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center, one of five sites selected to study its effectiveness
The 黑料吃瓜网 has received an additional $10 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to enhance the Mary Gates Endowment for Students.
The 黑料吃瓜网 today announced a $12 million Campaign for the Arts and reported gifts of $2.5 million to begin that campaign.
黑料吃瓜网 freshmen are building tiny electro-mechanical valves, constructing a solar-powered fiber-optic laser, developing next-generation materials for ceramic fuel cells and sorting through other technical challenges this term in a new hands-on engineering course – all with the help of some overseas friends.
A 黑料吃瓜网 program that has proven highly effective in intervening with expectant and new mothers who abuse alcohol and drugs is expanding into Spokane, Grant and Yakima counties.
For more than three decades, the 黑料吃瓜网 (黑料吃瓜网) School of Medicine has given its medical students hands-on opportunities throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska to learn how their medical training can be directly applied to addressing societal needs.
The health of past and present workers and local residents will be among the topics that will be discussed Nov. 2 and 3 in Richland, Wash., during the annual “Health of the Hanford Site” conference sponsored by the 黑料吃瓜网.
The 黑料吃瓜网 is planning to create a Technology Enterprise Institute, with the goal of aiding the creation of high-technology businesses while advancing the academic disciplines that relate to enterprise creation.
黑料吃瓜网 researchers are looking for 50 expectant couples in the Seattle metropolitan area to test a workshop designed to promote healthy marital and family relationships.
“Access in the Millenium: Medical Applications of New Technologies” is the theme of a forum to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, Oct. 25, in the Seattle Center’s Conference Center Room H.
Dr. Paul R. Wade, professor of zoology and physiology and of human medicine at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, has been named the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Medicine鈥檚 15th Science in Medicine WWAMI lecturer.
Dr. Paul R. Wade, professor of zoology and physiology and of human medicine at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, has been named the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Medicine鈥檚 15th Science in Medicine WWAMI lecturer.
The 黑料吃瓜网’s main campus 1999 Autumn Quarter enrollment is 35,559, including 930 students in the Evening Degree Program.
Researchers at the 黑料吃瓜网 have begun the first extensive study of lesbian and bisexual women and sexually transmitted diseases.
Donald King has designed schools before, but you wouldn’t expect a medium-sized Seattle architectural firm like his to go all the way to Ghana to do one.
A voluntary public service organization for 黑料吃瓜网 (黑料吃瓜网) medical students, the Community Health Advancement Program (CHAP), was named a Daily Point of Light Award Winner for Monday, Oct. 4.
An immense expanse of Antarctic ice that has been receding steadily for 10,000 years poses the most immediate threat of a large sea level rise because of its potential instability, a new study indicates.