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February 6, 2003

Notices

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

ADAI Small Grants Research Awards

The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards. Proposed research must be in alcohol or drug abuse-related fields. The maximum amount considered for funding is $20,000. The next application deadline is 5 p.m., March 17. Questions concerning the application process or suitability of a potential project should be directed to the Institute at 543-0937. Application guidelines are available on the ADAI website at http://depts.washington.edu/adai or by calling ADAI at 543-0937.

Applicants wanted

The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from UW faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects on ethnic issues in the United States. The deadline for applications is April 15. For more information on application guidelines, please see the IESUS Web site at http://depts.washington.edu/iesus/  or e-mail iesus@u.washington.edu  or call Carol Wong at 206-616-7518 (leave voice mail at ext. #3).



OTHER NEWS

Notice of correction

The University has received a report from the State Department of Health (DOH) regarding their inspection in November 2002 of the use of radioactive materials in University programs. Items of non-compliance may be categorized, according to severity, as a violation, an infraction, or a deficiency. No items of non-compliance were found. A reply to this report will be returned to DOH. More information is available from the Radiation Safety Office, Environmental Health and Safety, Hall Health Center, 206-543-0463. The inspection report may also be reviewed at Health Sciences and Medical Affairs News and Community Relations Office, C-301 HSB, and the UW Visitors Information Center, 4014 University Way N.E.



Blood drive

Monday, February 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:45 to 4 p.m. in the HUB.



DEGREE EXAMS

Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations. Chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.

General Examinations


  • Margaret A. Gabriel, Chemistry, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10. 319 Bagley. (Prof. Hannes Jonsson).
  • Yuheng Huang, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10. 403 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. James Ritcey).
  • Jihyoun Jeon, Applied Mathematics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7. 408D Guggenheim. (Prof. Hong Qian).
  • Darren James Kisgen, Business Administration, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. McCabe Room, Mackenzie. (Prof. Edward Rice).
  • Sheila Edwards Lange, Education, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19. 301 Gerberding. (Prof. Steven Olswang).
  • Giora Kahan Proskurowski, Oceanography, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10. 425 Ocean Sciences. (Prof. Marvin Lilley).
  • Scott Eric Sills, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11. 464 Bagley. (Prof. Rene Overney).
  • Staci Alexis Sorensen, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10. G417 Health Sciences. (Prof. Edwin Rubel).
  • Berkin Toktas, Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. 116 More. (Profs. Zelda Zabinsky and Joyce Yen).
  • Jun Xu, Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11. 339 Chemistry. (Prof. Heinz Floss).
  • Xin Yao, Business Administration, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11. 367 Mackenzie. (Prof. Thomas Lee).


Final Examinations


  • Michael Lynn Adams, Pharmacy – Medicinal Chemistry, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11. T639 Health Sciences. “The involvement of mitochondria in the cell death process: Communication from the mitochondria to the nucleus.” (Prof. Sidney Nelson).
  • George Alexander Barrett, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19. EE-424 Health Sciences. “Kinesiographic lesion monitoring (KLM)” (Prof. Kirk Beach).
  • Erika Dawn Eggers, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14. G417 Health Sciences. “Ethanol modulation of glycine receptors from hypoglossal motoneurons.” (Prof. Albert Berger).
  • Gayle Audrey Garson, Education, Ed.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19. 112A Miller. “Assessing the satisfaction of students in a non-traditional university setting: A case study at Bastyr University.” (Prof. Kenneth Sirotnik).
  • Rachel Gold, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20. F348 Health Sciences. “Assessing the relationship between community characteristics and pregnancy/birth spacing in a low-income cohort in Washington State.” (Prof. Frederick Connell).