Columns, June 2010, pages 20-21.
Despite her intense personal connection to the questions she's investigating, pharmacy professor Mary Hebert is quick to shift the focus elsewhere: "I just wanted other people to have healthy pregnancies."
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Showing posts with label northwest. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Findings, June 2010
Columns, June 2010, pages 22-23.
What Are You Thinking?
A tool for measuring unconscious attitudes and beliefs.
Building Green Roads
UW researchers develop a system to rate the sustainability of road construction and maintenance.
Dinosaurs Grow Older
A fossil find in southern Tanzania pushes back the Age of the Dinosaurs.
What Are You Thinking?
A tool for measuring unconscious attitudes and beliefs.
Building Green Roads
UW researchers develop a system to rate the sustainability of road construction and maintenance.
Dinosaurs Grow Older
A fossil find in southern Tanzania pushes back the Age of the Dinosaurs.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Seeing Red
Columns, March 2010, pages 20-21.
Last fall, Jay and Maureen Neitz, who joined the UW School of Medicine faculty in 2008, reported in the journal Nature that they had cured color-blindness in two squirrel monkeys using gene therapy.
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Last fall, Jay and Maureen Neitz, who joined the UW School of Medicine faculty in 2008, reported in the journal Nature that they had cured color-blindness in two squirrel monkeys using gene therapy.
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Findings, March 2010
Columns, March 2010, pages 22-23.
MRSA Digging in at Beaches
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are gaining foothold in the natural environment.
Micro Microscope
The world's smallest microscope helps diagnose cancer.
Breast Cancer Detection Test
Ultrasound may enable some women to avoid unnecessary biopsies.
Locating Lightning
Creating a real-time map of lightning around the globe.
Getting the Dirt on Climate Change
And helping a forest grow on Vashon Island.
MRSA Digging in at Beaches
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are gaining foothold in the natural environment.
Micro Microscope
The world's smallest microscope helps diagnose cancer.
Breast Cancer Detection Test
Ultrasound may enable some women to avoid unnecessary biopsies.
Locating Lightning
Creating a real-time map of lightning around the globe.
Getting the Dirt on Climate Change
And helping a forest grow on Vashon Island.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
A Welcome Disappearing Act
Columns, December 2009, pages 20-21.
The Vanish program, developed by a team of computer scientists at UW, uses the Mission: Impossible approach to security on the Internet: self-destructing data.
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The Vanish program, developed by a team of computer scientists at UW, uses the Mission: Impossible approach to security on the Internet: self-destructing data.
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Findings, December 2009
Columns, December 2009, page 22-23.
A See Change in Contact Lenses
Electrical engineering professor Babak Parviz is developing bionic contact lenses.
Record Grant Connects Oceans to Internet
UW's largest-ever federal award will enable ocean scientists to access deep-sea study sites anytime, anywhere.
Green Energy Branches Out
Harnessing the power of trees.
A See Change in Contact Lenses
Electrical engineering professor Babak Parviz is developing bionic contact lenses.
Record Grant Connects Oceans to Internet
UW's largest-ever federal award will enable ocean scientists to access deep-sea study sites anytime, anywhere.
Green Energy Branches Out
Harnessing the power of trees.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Findings, September 2009
Columns, September 2009, pages 22-23.
The Genes That Cause Autism
UW scientists contributed to two recent studies that are beginning to unlock the genetic underpinnings of autism and related disorders.
Leading the Response Against H1N1
UW researchers are working to stop the new "swine flu" virus.
Tablets of Mystery
Using computers to help decode an ancient Indus Valley script.
The Genes That Cause Autism
UW scientists contributed to two recent studies that are beginning to unlock the genetic underpinnings of autism and related disorders.
Leading the Response Against H1N1
UW researchers are working to stop the new "swine flu" virus.
Tablets of Mystery
Using computers to help decode an ancient Indus Valley script.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Orca's Best Friend
Columns, June 2009.
Samuel Wasser, head of the Center for Conservation Biology at the University of Washington, enlists the help of extremely playful dogs to save endangered species.
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Samuel Wasser, head of the Center for Conservation Biology at the University of Washington, enlists the help of extremely playful dogs to save endangered species.
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Findings, June 2009
Columns.
Global Warming, Local Consequences
A report on a recent study of how climate change may affect the Pacific Northwest, and a roundup of other research on climate change at the University of Washington.
One Fish, Two Fish, Weird Fish, New Fish
A trippy finned creature discovered off the waters of Indonesia.
Hitting the Sweet Spot
Understanding why kids clamor for sugar.
Global Warming, Local Consequences
A report on a recent study of how climate change may affect the Pacific Northwest, and a roundup of other research on climate change at the University of Washington.
One Fish, Two Fish, Weird Fish, New Fish
A trippy finned creature discovered off the waters of Indonesia.
Hitting the Sweet Spot
Understanding why kids clamor for sugar.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Findings, March 2009
Columns, the University of Washington alumni magazine, has a four-page section called "Findings" that reports on the diversity of scientific research going on at UW. Since the March 2009 issue I have been writing this section. It consists of a short profile of a UW researcher (for March, that's the article on Richard Ladner linked in the post below), and a roundup of four or so short news articles on various recent research results. Here are the news articles from March:
Too Many Missed Shots
Getting a handle on childhood immunization rates
Knowing the Enemy
Towards better, more individualized therapy for brain tumors
The Healing Arts
An unexpected new approach to improving medical students' diagnostic skills
Warblers Do It, Sparrows Do It...
How birds learn to sing
Too Many Missed Shots
Getting a handle on childhood immunization rates
Knowing the Enemy
Towards better, more individualized therapy for brain tumors
The Healing Arts
An unexpected new approach to improving medical students' diagnostic skills
Warblers Do It, Sparrows Do It...
How birds learn to sing
Lifelines and Vital Signs
Columns, March 2009.
Richard Ladner is helping the blind and deaf feel at home in a wired world.
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Richard Ladner is helping the blind and deaf feel at home in a wired world.
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Monday, December 1, 2008
Brilliance Unleashed
Columns, December 2008.
A rising star in the field of nanophotonics arrives at the University of Washington to attempt to build ever-tinier computer circuits.
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A rising star in the field of nanophotonics arrives at the University of Washington to attempt to build ever-tinier computer circuits.
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Thursday, December 1, 2005
Discovery Island
Columns, December 2005. Vol. 25, No. 4, pages 36-39.
Environmental science took a decisive turn on an obscure island off the northwest corner of Washington. The way we look at—and try to save—our world has never been the same.
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Environmental science took a decisive turn on an obscure island off the northwest corner of Washington. The way we look at—and try to save—our world has never been the same.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Food Writing: Seattle Weekly
Between March 2005 and June 2006 I wrote occasional restaurant reviews for the Seattle Weekly, a local alternative paper. Here are links to some of those articles:
Market to Market: Seafood Fest champs bring a taste of Puerto Rico to Ballard
March 2, 2005
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Deli Delights: A one-man neighborhood improvement project on Greenwood
May 4, 2005
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Breakfast Nook: Fremont Jai Thai
May 18, 2005
Read the full text here.
Nervous Nellie's Espresso Company
October 11, 2005
Read the full text here.
Will Walk for Food: How many trips around Green Lake does it take to burn off a fast-food binge?
November 9, 2005
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BalMar and Less: Ballard's newest lounge offers great, locally sourced plates, but you'll have to pay the price
May 10, 2006
Read the full text here.
A complete list of my articles for the Seattle Weekly can be found here.
Market to Market: Seafood Fest champs bring a taste of Puerto Rico to Ballard
March 2, 2005
Read the full text here.
Deli Delights: A one-man neighborhood improvement project on Greenwood
May 4, 2005
Read the full text here.
Breakfast Nook: Fremont Jai Thai
May 18, 2005
Read the full text here.
Nervous Nellie's Espresso Company
October 11, 2005
Read the full text here.
Will Walk for Food: How many trips around Green Lake does it take to burn off a fast-food binge?
November 9, 2005
Read the full text here.
BalMar and Less: Ballard's newest lounge offers great, locally sourced plates, but you'll have to pay the price
May 10, 2006
Read the full text here.
A complete list of my articles for the Seattle Weekly can be found here.
Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Helping, Half a World Away
Earth Island Journal, Vol. 19 No. 3, Autumn 2004, pages 12-13 of “Disappearing Act: A special section on endangered species.”
How the International Snow Leopard Trust, a conservation organization based in Seattle, Washington, is helping save an endangered species of cat that lives in the remote mountains of Central Asia.
How the International Snow Leopard Trust, a conservation organization based in Seattle, Washington, is helping save an endangered species of cat that lives in the remote mountains of Central Asia.
Saturday, December 1, 2001
Monday, May 28, 2001
Streams of Data
Genome News Network, May 28, 2001.
Scientists are using DNA sequencers in efforts to conserve species of Pacific salmon.
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Scientists are using DNA sequencers in efforts to conserve species of Pacific salmon.
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Monday, August 30, 1999
Salmon and Suburbs Struggle Over a Washington River
High Country News, August 30, 1999.
Part of a special issue on the Endangered Species Act and Habitat Conservation Plans, my first freelance feature article tackled the HCP for the Cedar River, source of Seattle's drinking water.
Read the full text here.
Part of a special issue on the Endangered Species Act and Habitat Conservation Plans, my first freelance feature article tackled the HCP for the Cedar River, source of Seattle's drinking water.
Read the full text here.
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