University of Washington

Tracking the long-distance travels of dust

2013-04-12 14:29:00

Spring stirs pollen, and also dust — high-flying dust that's blown thousands of miles to reach North America in greater amounts than scientists have known before, with potential impact on the climate and air quality. Mineral dust rises from dry...

Helaman Ferguson's sculpture blends the artistic, mathematic

2012-12-17 06:46:00

The marriage of two disciplines, mathematics and art, may seem an unlikely union given an artist’s innate desire for free expression. Meet Helaman Ferguson, whose sculpture is known for its root in mathematical design. Ferguson, of North Laurel,...

Gene patent case could impact patients, research

2012-09-22 11:52:00

Every time a woman is tested for gene mutations linked to significantly higher rates of breast and ovarian cancer, her blood is sent to a lab in Utah. That's because Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics Inc. owns the patents to the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2...

University of Maryland, Baltimore to revamp teaching on pain

2012-05-26 13:24:00

As part of a federal project aimed at better treating pain, the University of Maryland, Baltimore will begin revamping the way it teaches future doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists. Pain affects approximately 100 million Americans and their...

Five join Edgewood High Hall of Fame

2012-06-06 09:48:00

Five new members were inducted into the Edgewood High School Hall of Fame Tuesday in conjunction with the EHS Class of 2012 commencement ceremonies the same day. The five newest members of the Edgewood High School Hall of Fame are: Retired Maj. Gen....

Study finds residential segregation is far from fading away

2012-06-08 03:00:00

Legally enforced segregation might have ended decades ago, but a new study finds that white families tend to move to white neighborhoods and black families tend to move to black neighborhoods, even as the country's racial diversity keeps expanding. The...

In Baltimore City, more people need help feeding their families

2012-02-23 11:00:00

From 2008 to 2011, average monthly applications for food stamps in Baltimore increased by 66 percent, and applications for temporary cash assistance rose 35 percent, according to the Maryland Department of Human Resources. These numbers are the most...

Median wages in Md. fail to keep up with cost of basic needs, report says

2012-02-23 00:00:00

A family of three in Baltimore County needs about $62,000 just to make ends meet, a new report shows. And, without government assistance, minimum wage barely gets them a quarter of the way there. In Baltimore City, that same family of an adult with a...

Hall of Fame inductees share their love of sport with others

2012-02-01 00:00:00

The Howard County Women's Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1997. Tara Everly, Joan Lovelace, Erica McCauley, Alisha Mosley and Elise Ray join the 59 men and women who have previously been inducted. Everly was a three-sport athlete at Oakland...

More suffer from hearing loss than expected, study shows

2011-12-03 12:49:00

One in five Americans has significant hearing loss, far more than previously thought, according to new research that has scientists warning of an impending public health threat. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University say the growing number of...

LGBT elders grapple with bias, dearth of services

2013-05-19 07:34:02

Dinner still needs to be cooked and the table cleared. There are birds to be identified each day in the backyard, and there are worries, too, about weakening knees, diabetes, money and driving at night. "I'm going to be 80, so I don't think too far...

Labor leader Kenney pushed for farmworker rights

2013-05-19 01:04:02

Former state Labor Council President Lawrence Kenney was remembered last week for his advocacy for farmworkers at a time when such a stance took courage. "He was very committed to working the problems of farmworkers and did much to bring farm laborers...

Dr. Kabir Julka has joined the department of gastroenterology at Dreyer Medical Clinic, and is seeing patients at the clinic's Highland and Rush-Copley Campus. He has special interests in pancreatic and biliary diseases as well as inflammatory bowel diseases.

2012-08-30 11:00:00

Amanda Knox motions to cheering supporters as her mother, Edda Mellas, looks on at a news conference shortly after her arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday in Seattle.

2011-10-04 20:50:00