Thursday, December 19, 2002

Vol 8, Issue 24

Science Articles

• 'Don we now sterile apparel ?'
  Scientists will be better able to deliver custom treatment therapies with $3 million Cell Processing Facility, which opens next month
  
  
• Ironing out a mysterious protein
  Strong lab sheds light on function of NGAL, which helps body rob key ingredient from disease-causing bacteria
  
  
• Less aggressive risk
  Large Public Health Sciences study finds hormone therapy associated with increase of rarer, slower-growing form of breast disease - lobular cancer
  
  
• High marks for human-subjects research
  Independent experts praise center conflict-of-interest policy, efforts to centralize and improve operations of clinical trials
  

General Articles

• This holiday tour is truly a-door-able
  
  
• 'Magic in the room'
  Hutch Holiday Gala raises highest-ever $4.5 million
  
  
• BudgeTrak, AP/PO and SPOT will give way next July to an accessible, integrated, Web application called FMS
  
  
• Photocopying a copyrighted work? Survey at selected copiers needs your participation Jan. 6-March 5
  

Briefs

• Santa Seahawk
  
  
• Look up payroll, benefits info on center's Intranet, come Jan. 1
  
  
• Looks like snow? Call the hotline
  
  
• Basic Sciences, Human Biology set seminars for candidates
  
  
• All in the family
  
  
• Online, Outlook directories aim to standardize name references
  
  
• Got Hotbar? Get rid of it, says IT
  
  
• Craft fair nets prize-winners
  
  
• Making the (science) 'zine
  
  
• Visa, green-card holders must have documents outside United States
  
  
• INS adds nations to registration list
  
  
• Boarding-pass rule reaches Sea-Tac
  
  
• Winter weather can affect flights
  
  
• Holiday fun

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