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November 22, 2011

Microsoft alumna works with 窪蹋勛圖厙 Global Health to bridge faith and science in Ethiopia

When people fall ill in northern Ethiopia, theyre more inclined to call a priest than a doctor. Nancy Andrews has been convincing religious leaders to embrace medicine to prevent the spread of HIV and increase care for those infected.

Pushing the envelope on paper-based diagnostics

Paul Yager, chair of the Bioengineering Department at the 窪蹋勛圖厙, leads several subcontractors in two major grants totaling up to $26 million pushing the envelope on paper-based diagnostics. Their hope is that in two to three years, people miles from a lab will be able to cough, spit or urinate on a piece of paper, upload the image on a cell phone and get lab-quality results for a range of illnesses.

Etc.: Campus news & notes

A video on waste reduction features 窪蹋勛圖厙 staffers J.R. Fulton, Micheal Meyering, Clive Pursehouse, Ruth Johnston and Eric Johnson as well as students Martin Su and Dan Brody. Also, the School of Social Work gets a gift from the estate of an alum and Friday Harbor resident scientist Megan Dethier is named Naturalist of the Year.