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June 16, 1999

21st century population leadership program at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø funded by $2.3 million grant from Bill and Melinda Gates

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø will use a $2.3 million grant from the William H. Gates Foundation to develop a five-year program to train experts in women’s health to improve the lives of women and children around the world.

June 12, 1999

Stimulating growth hormone production in older adults can reduce body fat and increase hormone levels to those of younger adults

Stimulating the production of growth hormone in healthy older men and women can return hormone levels to those found in younger adults and reduce body fat, according to research being conducted at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle.

June 1, 1999

Simply reading about a childhood event people said didn’t happen can alter their memories, award-winning undergraduate research shows

Just being exposed to a story about a fictitious childhood experience can alter people’s memories to the point that half of them believe the incident probably occurred even though they previously said it didn’t, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø researchers will report later this week at the American Psychological Society’s annual meeting in Denver.

May 27, 1999

Dr. Andrew Ziskind named associate dean for clinical affairs and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø associate vice president for clinical specialty programs

Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø) School of Medicine, has named Dr. Andrew A. Ziskind associate dean for clinical affairs and associate vice president for clinical specialty programs.

May 25, 1999

Expanded ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø faculty field tour to introduce new professors to people, places and problems around the state

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s successful 1998 faculty field tour has been expanded to cover more of the state this year. President Richard L. McCormick will lead 30 new professors and librarians from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Seattle, Bothell and Tacoma campuses on an 1,100-mile, five-day bus trip to learn about the people, places, passions and problems of their home state.

Randomized contolled study shows neostigmine is an effective treatment for acute colonic pseudo-obstruction

Researchers at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine have performed the first randomized controlled clinical trial showing that a painful and even life-threatening bowel condition called acute colonic pseudo-obstruction can be effectively treated with intravenous neostigmine.

May 17, 1999

Intermittent hormone therapy for prostate cancer helps preserve bone mass density

It takes just nine months on male hormone suppression treatment for men with prostate cancer to lose a significant amount of bone mass density — a rate comparable to the loss experienced by post-menopausal women, according to new research conducted at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine.

May 14, 1999

Intermittent hormone therapy for prostate cancer helps preserve bone mass density

It takes just nine months on male hormone suppression treatment for men with prostate cancer to lose a significant amount of bone mass density — a rate comparable to the loss experienced by post-menopausal women, according to new research conducted at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine.

May 13, 1999

Scientists use fossilized emu eggshells to discern changes in vegetation, provide additional evidence of human impact on Australian landscape

A report in the May 14 issue of Science, describing a novel approach to reconstructing paleovegetation, presents the first continuous vegetation record from the Australian interior extending back to 65,000 years ago.

May 10, 1999

Endangered species’ recovery plans face comprehensive scientific review

Species recovery plans have multiplied quickly since the Endangered Species Act was spawned 25 years ago. But there’s still a question of how well the more than 900 species listed as endangered or threatened are recovering. Now a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø zoologist is spearheading a national effort to review 200 recovery plans in detail.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø bringing together students from around the world for first Global Business Challenge competition

As ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Business School students prepare to enter the global marketplace, they are bringing peers from around the globe to Seattle for a week of events culminating in the West Coast’s first international business case competition.