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January 19, 2006

Official Notices

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES


Pilot project funding available


The Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (CEEH) is offering pilot project funding in broadly defined areas of “gene-environment interactions.” The CEEH fosters basic and applied research into the molecular and genetic basis for diseases with an environmental etiology. The CEEH is also interested in the Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI) surrounding the use of genetic information from a public health context. Up to four scientific research projects including an ELSI-related project, will be funded in 2006 for up to $25,000 each. Applications are due on January 30 for funding beginning April 1, 2006. For applications materials contact Azure Skye, Program Manager/Administrator, Center for Ecogenetics & Environmental Health via e-mail: azure@u.washington.edu or phone: 543-4383, Box 354695. Application information and forms are available at: http://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/index.html.

OTHER NEWS

English Language Courses

The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.

Convenient online courses are available for UW employees who want to improve their sentence-level grammar and vocabulary in academic, business, or technical writing. All of the courses have online interactive exercises and short assignments to be completed each week. Instructors respond to assignments within two business days, giving detailed one-on-one feedback.

Evening and Saturday on-site courses focus on improving conversational skills, grammar, pronunciation, presentations, and preparation for the TOEFL, TPEIC, and verbal parts of the GRE and GMAT. There are also daytime courses in reading, writing, grammar, speaking, listening, and vocabulary and idioms.

UWELP customizes courses in English for the Workplace. Depending on the needs of your group, courses can be designed for such areas as pronunciation and fluency, assisting clients by telephone, presentation skills and the language of meetings, e-mail communication, and job-specific vocabulary and idioms.

For more information, call 206-543-6242 or e-mail uwelp@u.washington.edu.

Blood drives

Friday, Jan. 20, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Health Sciences Lobby, 3rd Floor C-Wing.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. on Stevens Way, across from Lewis Hall.

Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 4745 17th Ave NE, in the Michelle and Stan Rosen Dining Room.

Thursday, Jan. 26, from 11:30 a.m. to

1 p.m. and 1:45 to 5:30 p.m. in the bus parked on NE 41st St, on the north side of Schmitz Hall.

Monday, Jan. 30, from 1 to 3:15 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. in the Pompeii Room at McMahon Hall.

Monday, Jan. 30, from 1 to 3:15 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. in the Gray Lounge at Haggett Hall.

Monday, Jan. 30, from 1 to 3:15 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. in the Main Lounge at McCarty Hall.

Tuesday, Jan. 31, from 1 to 3:15 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. in the Pompeii Room at McMahon Hall.

DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE

PROJECT NAME: Boat Street Marina Redevelopment Project.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: Marina redevelopment includes removal of 140 lineal feet of the existing concrete bulkhead, reconfiguration and reduction in the number of slips from 100 to 72, grated decking to increase light penetration, reduction in over water coverage from 16,500 to approximately 15,500 square feet, reduction in the total number of pilings from 156 to 45 and the installation of a car top boat ramp. The University has incorporated a significant number of conservation/mitigation measures as elements of the project which are stated in the SEPA Checklist.

PROPONENT: University of Washington

LOCATION: 1401 NE Boat Street

LEAD AGENCY: University of Washington

The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030 (2) (c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request.

This DNS is issued under 197-11-340(2); the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from the date below. Comments must be submitted by January 19:

Jan Arntz, Environmental/Land Use Compliance, University of Washington Capital Projects Office, Box 352205 Seattle, WA 98195, 206-543-5200

RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: Richard K. Chapman, Associate Vice President for Capital Projects, University of Washington, Box 352205, Seattle, WA 98195-2205

DATE OF ISSUE: January 6.

COMMENTS DUE: January 19.

DEGREE EXAMS 

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

General examinations


  • Chris D. Bartels, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. (Prof. Jeffrey Bilmes).
  • Deborah R. Bassett, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. Communications Bldg., 102-E. (Prof. Gerry Philipsen).
  • Rachel E. Gibson, Music, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. Music Bldg., 101. (Prof. Patricia Campbell).
  • Marcela G. Gonzales, Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. Wilcox Hall, 243. (Prof. Kannan Krishnan).
  • Kristen Lloyd Helton, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. (Prof. Paul Yager).
  • Jon Patrick Holt, Asian Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20. Gowen Hall, M-230. (Prof. Paul Atkins).
  • Steven Charles Lappenbusch, Technical Communication, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27. Paul G. Allen Ctr for CSE, AE-105. (Prof. Jennifer Turns).
  • Yen-Ling Lee, Education, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 2. Miller Hall, 112-A. (Prof. William Winn).
  • Hen-Tzu J. Lin, Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb 2. Paul G. Alllen Ctr for CSE, 303. (Prof. Linda Shapiro).
  • Amoreena Macfadyen, Oceanography, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. Marine Sciences Bldg., 123. (Prof. Barbara Hickey).
  • Jaideep Mavoori, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27. Paul G. Allen Ctr. for CSE, 503. (Prof. Chris Diorio).
  • Felix Nhanchau Nguyen, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb 2. Benson Hall, 109. (Prof. John Berg).
  • Yi Tang, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. (Prof. David Allstot).

Final Examinations



  • Kimberly K. Comstock, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20. Benson Hall, 117. “Mesoscale Variability and Drizzle in Southeast Pacific Stratocumulus” (Profs. Christopher Bretherton & Sandra Yuter).
  • Jennifer Leila Holsinger, Sociology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. Savery Hall, 202. “Privileged or Deprived? Examining the Residential Patterns of Arab Americans” (Prof. Stewart Tolnay).
  • Sorin Lucian Lerner, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. Paul G. Allen Ctr for CSE, 503. “Automatically Proving the Correctness of Program Analyses and Transformations” (Prof. Craig Chambers).
  • Ian James Loverro, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23. Miller Hall, 112-A. “Toward a Pedagogy of Education Technology for Teacher Education Programs” (Prof. Stephen Kerr).
  • Deepika Singh, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20. Health Sciences Ctr., T-625. “Identification and Function of Connexin43 Interacting Proteins” (Prof. Paul Lampe).
  • Deborah Ann Smith, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., A-114. “Noninvasive Monitoring of Saw Joaquin Kit Foxes (Vulpes Macrotis Mutica): Implications for Carnivore Conservation and Management” (Prof. Stephen Wes