Volume 8, Number 22

June 4, 2004


		Associate dean Tom Norris named head of academic affairs

	Tom Norris, associate dean of the School of Medicine and executive director of the UW Physicians Network (UWPN), has been named vice dean for academic affairs, effective June 1. (Full Story) Photo by Blayne Vixie

Group identifies gene linked to sperm-producing stem cells

UW researchers have identified a gene linked to the productivity of stem cells that produce sperm in mammals. (Full Story)

Clinical professor of pediatrics named to national committee

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has appointed Washington State Health Officer Maxine Hayes to a national committee dedicated to reducing the infant death rate in the United States. (Full Story)

Two UW researchers honored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Two researchers in the School of Medicine have won 2004 Career Awards in Biomedical Sciences from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. (Full Story)

LoGerfo named to board of health education foundation

James LoGerfo, professor of medicine and health services, has been named to the board of directors of the Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. (Full Story)