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Oct. 29, 2009    Community 
UW smoothes pathway to 3-year bachelor's degree
The new Husky Advantage will allow some students to complete certain bachelor's degree programs in just three years.
Nov. 4, 2009    Campus 
UW first educational institution to offer mobile tool for BlackBerry devices
UW first educational institution to offer mobile tool for BlackBerry devices
The m.UW mobile tool for campus information is now available on BlackBerry devices. The UW is the first educational institution to offer an application for the BlackBerry.
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Nov. 3, 2009    Politics and Government 
Black veterans were vital in the civil rights fight, says book by UW political science professor
Black veterans were vital in the civil rights fight, says book by UW political science professor
They had learned to combat enemies on the battlefield and racism in the ranks. Because of the sacrifices they had made, such veterans believed themselves and the black community entitled to first-class citizenship.
Nov. 3, 2009    Health and Medicine 
Media advisory: UW Medical Genetics Clinic celebrates 50th anniversary
UW Medical Genetics Clinic faculty, leaders and staff will celebrate the clinic's 50th anniversary Friday, November 6, with a symposium and evening reception. The clinic, among the first of its kind in the United States, sees nearly 2,000 patients each year.
Nov. 2, 2009    Health and Medicine 
Media advisory: UW Medicine Tumor Vaccine Group hosts third annual open house
UW Medicine Tumor Vaccine Group hosts third annual open house Thursday, November 5, at South Lake Union
Nov. 2, 2009    Law and Policy 
UW Evans School of Public Affairs to collaborate with X Prize Foundation
Awards of $10 million or more go to teams that solve problems facing humanity and create new opportunities
Oct. 29, 2009    Health and Medicine 
Stress-induced changes in brain circuitry linked to cocaine relapse
Stress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain brain regions can precipitate a low mood and a relapse in cocaine-seeking.
Oct. 29, 2009    Health and Medicine 
Pregnant women risk early delivery from using psychiatric medication
Women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medicine during pregnancy have triple the odds of delivering a premature baby.
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Oct. 29, 2009    Science    Technology    Health and Medicine    Environment 
Cell phones become handheld tools for global development
Cell phones become handheld tools for global development
Computer scientists at the UW are using Android, the open-source mobile operating system championed by Google, to transform a cell phone into a flexible data-collection tool. Their free suite of tools, named Open Data Kit, is already used by organizations around the world that need inexpensive ways to gather information in areas with little infrastructure.
Oct. 27, 2009    Science 
Fortuitous research provides first detailed documentation of tsunami erosion
Fortuitous research provides first detailed documentation of tsunami erosion
For the first time, a group of scientists working in the Kuril Islands off the east coast of Russia has documented the scope of tsunami-caused erosion and found that a wave can carry away far more sand and dirt than it deposits.
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Oct. 27, 2009    Politics and Government    Law and Policy 
New UW poll shows voters in favor of Referendum 71 but undecided about other issues
A good many Washington voters haven't decided their choices for Seattle mayor, King County executive or Initiative 1033.
Oct. 26, 2009    Science 
First evidence for a second breeding season among migratory songbirds
First evidence for a second breeding season among migratory songbirds
Biologists for the first time have documented a second breeding season during the annual cycle of five songbird species that spend summers in temperate North America and winters in tropical Central and South America.
Oct. 22, 2009    Science 
Researchers make key step towards turning methane gas into liquid fuel
UW scientist instrumental in important step to convert methane gas to a liquid, giving the potential of making it more useful as a fuel and as a source for making other chemicals.
Oct. 22, 2009    Health and Medicine    Social Science 
Taking medicine for HIV proves hard to swallow for many people
Two new studies illustrate just how hard it is to make sure people take their HIV medication. One study looked at the effects of drinking alcohol on adherence and showed the risk for non-adherence was double among drinkers compared to abstainers.
Oct. 21, 2009    Health and Medicine 
ResearchToolkit.org provides one-stop web resource for health researchers
University of Washington's Institute of Translational Health Sciences and its partners--Group Health Research Institute, Duke University and Wayne State University--have developed a new web site to help researchers create and sustain successful multisite research collaborations.
Oct. 21, 2009    Science 
It takes two to tutor a sparrow
It takes two to tutor a sparrow
It may take a village to raise a child, and apparently it takes at least two adult birds to teach a young song sparrow how and what to sing.
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Oct. 21, 2009    Health and Medicine 
Infant sucking habits may affect how baby talks
Pacifier, baby bottle, or finger sucking may hamper a child's speech development if the habit goes on too long.
Oct. 21, 2009    Campus 
University of Washington to dedicate Medal of Honor memorial on Veterans Day
University of Washington to dedicate Medal of Honor memorial on Veterans Day
The UW has more Medal recipients among its alumni than any other public university in the country except the service academies.
Oct. 20, 2009    Health and Medicine 
Depression in older cancer patients more effectively treated
Older cancer patients very commonly suffer from depression, which is debilitating both during and after treatment. UW and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance psychiatrists are showing that there are ways to better this situation, and that these approaches can be applied in primary-care settings.
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Post-stroke depression recovery improved by adding brief psychosocial/behavioral intervention to standard treatment  |  Aug. 6, 2009
Study links depression to higher death rate from all causes among Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes  |  Sept. 30, 2008
Team treatment for depression cuts medical costs for older patients  |  Feb. 7, 2008
Team care for older adults with diabetes and depression improves health and saves money  |  Feb. 2, 2006
Oct. 19, 2009    Science 
Research gives glimpse of tectonic history on Puget Sound-region fault zones
New research on the Kitsap Peninsula, at the west edge of Washington state's Puget Sound, finds evidence that land was raised at least 6 feet by ancient earthquakes.
Oct. 14, 2009    Social Science 
Tiny but adaptable wasp brains show ability to alter their architecture
For an animal that has a brain about the size of two grains of sand, a lot of plasticity seems to be packed into the head of the tropical paper wasp Polybia aequatorialis.
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Major improvements made in engineering heart repair patches from stem cells.   Oct. 12, 2009
UW breaks ground on nation's largest molecular engineering building   Oct. 9, 2009
UW oceanographer is a lead scientist in largest airborne survey of polar ice   Oct. 8, 2009
Household robots do not protect users' security and privacy, researchers say   Oct. 8, 2009
Genome-wide hunt reveals new genetic links in autism   Oct. 7, 2009
Pacific Northwest doctors gain more options for end-of-life care training   Oct. 6, 2009
UN Secretary-General to receive honorary UW degree Oct. 26   Oct. 6, 2009
UW's newly named 'Lamborghini Lab' brings composite parts to sports-car arena   Oct. 6, 2009
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