Volume 8, Number 46

November 19, 2004


Edwin Rubel wins otolaryngology association's highest award

		Edwin Rubel, Virginia Merrill Bloedel Professor of Hearing Science, has won the Award of Merit from the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO). . (Full Story) Photo by Dan Lamont

Safeway awards $100,000 gift to UW Medicine for prostate and ovarian cancer research

A $100,000 gift to UW Medicine from Safeway Inc. Seattle Division will fund research into ovarian and prostate cancer. (Full Story)

Nelson Fausto elected president of American Society for Investigative Pathology

Nelson Fausto, professor and chair of pathology, has been elected president of the American Society for Investigative Pathology. (Full Story)

Urine test may become alternative method for cervical cancer screening

A urine test could provide an alternative to Pap screenings for cervical cancer, according to a study by Nancy Kiviat, professor of pathology in the School of Medicine and chief of pathology at Harborview Medical Center. (Full Story)

Medical student Trieu Le takes part in leadership symposium

Trieu Le, a second-year student in the School of Medicine, was selected to participate in the third annual Paul Ambrose Health Promotion Student Leadership Symposium in Washington, D.C. (Full Story)