Book details community impact of Exxon Valdez oil spill

The Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath were a case study in environmental disaster response. Evaluating and Communicating Subsistence Seafood Safety in a Cross-Cultural Context: Lessons Learned from the Exxon Valdez Spill addresses the impact of the disaster on human trade, society and culture in predominately native communities of the Prince William Sound and the Alaska peninsula.

In a survey by Child magazine, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle has been ranked third in the nation among the best pediatric hospitals. (Full Story)

Clarence Braddock has been named an associate chair of the Department of Medicine. He joins Associate Chair Henry Rosen. (Full Story)

The Lambright Medical Research Foundation, represented by Jim and Lynne Lambright, last week presented a check for $200,000 to the School of Medicine to support research on Niemann-Pick Type C disease. (Full Story)