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Health Sciences Center for Educational Resources, University of Washington

Information Agency

Seattle, Washington, USA

Health Sciences Center for Educational Resources, University of Washington
Box 357161 , Seattle , Washington 98195 USA
Director: Jim Barrett Phone: 1 (206) 685-1186 Fax: 1 (206) 543-8051 E-mail: center@u.washington.edu

Mission: The UW Health Sciences Center for Educational Resources is a full-service communications center. Its mission is to promote and support quality education through design, production, evaluation, and presentation of learning materials and programs.

Key Personnel: Jim Barrett, Director, E-mail: barrett@u.washington.edu
John Bolles, Assistant Director, Phone: 685-1170, E-mail: bolles@u.washington.edu
Terry Vest, Administrator, E-mail: ern@u.washington.edu
Chuck Delaney, Senior Computer Specialist, Phone: 685-1178, E-mail: cdelaney@u.washington.edu
Don Jorgensen, Senior Computer Specialist, Phone: 685-1177, E-mail: donj@u.washington.edu
Barb MacFadden, Instructional Designer, Phone: 685-1156, E-mail: barb@u.washington.edu
Joseph Wilmhoff, Electronic Media Producer, Phone: 685-2038, E-mail: joew@u.washington.edu
Jean Meredith, Graphic Designer/Illustrator, Phone: 616-6828, E-mail: jmeredith@u.washington.edu


Web Site: WWW site at http://www.hslib.washington.edu/hsc/hscer/

Publications: Audiovisual programs on primates include: "Nonhuman Primates: Introduction and Taxonomy" -- Taxonomy, emphasizing recognition of characteristics unique to groups, geographic location, habitat, abundance, and density of a variety of prosimians, monkeys and great apes (1993, 68 slides, audiotape, manual); "Nonhuman Primates: Use In Research" -- Historical use of nonhuman primates in research, species most often used, includes current import data, laws and regulations affecting their use and care, and extensive sources for additional information, including Internet resources (1994, 54 slides, audiotape, manual); "Nonhuman Primates: Biosafety" -- Four major classes of health hazards within a nonhuman primate facility, practices, equipment and facility design to help prevent disease or injury from these hazards (1992, 60 slides, audiotape, manual); "Nonhuman Primates: Environmental Enrichment" -- Promotion of psychological well-being by social, nonsocial, contact and non-contact approaches (1992, 61 slides, audiotape, manual).

Entry created: 1998-08-14
Review requested: 2007-02-27
Entry last reviewed: never


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